MAN OF GOD: Fr. David Polich to retire after over 40 years in priesthood
He is an avid baseball fan, speaks fluent Spanish, has a gentle and down-to-earth way of presenting the Word of God (sometimes basing his homilies on Johnny Cash lyrics), has an extremely quick and keen sense of humor, is a graduate of Notre Dame and is a dedicated priest. Those are the words of parishioner…
Read MoreRichards charged with multiple felonies
Acting on a Ringgold County warrant, on June 16 Ringgold County sheriff’s deputies arrested Charles Kelly Richards, 62, at his home in Ankeny. Richards is charged with Ongoing Criminal Conduct Criminal Network (Class B Felony), Theft 1st Degree (Class C Felony) and Dependent Adult Abuse Exploitation Over $100 (Class D Felony). He was transported to…
Read MoreCALVIN ADAMS
Calvin Clayton Adams, son of Luther David and Eva Lena (Pottorff) Adams, was born at Hatfield, MO. Calvin grew up around Hatfield and he graduated from Hatfield High School in 1942. Calvin refused a military deferment because of the need on the farm to enlist in the U.S. Army. On April 17, 1943, he entered…
Read MoreBUTCH CORDELL
A Memorial Celebration of Life Visitation for Butch Cordell, age 85, of Clearfield, formerly of Lenox, who passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston was held Wednesday, June 19, 2019, from 5 to 7 p.m. with a Memorial Service at 6:45 p.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home in…
Read MoreRaiderette Softball Invitational next week
The annual Raiderette Invitational is coming up next week with the first day on Wednesday, June 26 and the second day finishing up on Saturday, June 29. The first game will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday and will feature Bedford versus Lenox. Game two will see Centerville face Wayne at 5 p.m. and…
Read MoreRaiders end week 5-4
Mt. Ayr 6, SWV 3 The Raiders had a three game week which started off with a game against Southwest Valley. The Raiders struggled the first four innings, down 3-0 before the Raiders kicked it into gear in the top of the 5th inning in which they scored four runs. The Raiders would go on…
Read MoreRaiderettes end road trip on high note
Mount Ayr 12, SWV 0 Last week the Raiderettes began a long road campaign at Mormon Trail, in which they won 17-0. Their next stop was in Corning as they faced a Southwest Valley Timberwolf team. The Raiderettes won in five after scoring 12 runs, led by Addy Reynolds who scored three runs, including a…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
BY MIKE AVITT At the Mount Ayr High School Reunion a few weeks ago, Connie (Ryan) Ferguson approached me with a request. Her Class of 1969 would celebrate their fifty year reunion with a walking tour of the Mount Ayr square and would I go along and identify every business as they were in 1969.…
Read MoreOur narcissistic leader
To the editor: Taking questions from reporters at an Oval Office meeting with Polish President Andrzei Duda, our narcissistic leader could not keep from bragging on himself. He boasted that his remarks during a 2017 visit to Poland as “the best speech ever made by a president in Europe.” Trying to appear modest, not an…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, July 2, 1919.) Blockton postoffice robbed..When Postmaster Wildman of Blockton came down to the post office Wednesday morning he found his safe had been literally torn to pieces and the pieces scattered over the floor, together with soap and other evidences of nitro-glycerine. In a…
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