The city’s Old Lake property north of Mount Ayr will officially be given to the Ringgold County Conservation Board (RCCB) after the city council voted unanimously Monday evening to transfer the property.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

Submitted by Ringgold County Supervisors Kraig Pennington, Lyle Minnick and Paul Dykstra (Editor’s Note: This submission is related to a front page story in the July 26 Record News about the current county engineer resigning his position and questions about the supervisors role in the decision to resign.) On Monday, June 23, the county supervisors…

The Animal Alliance presented the city council with a letter from their attorney at Monday evening’s meeting stating their intention to terminate their agreement with the city for animal control unless changes were made.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

A near-capacity crowd filled the assembly room at the Ringgold County Courthouse Monday night to listen to proposals for the renovation of the public swimming pool at Judge Lewis Park.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

Submitted by Dr. Keith Miller President, Ringgold County Fair I would like to explain some of the financial situations with the Ringgold County Fair. The tax returns for years 2010, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 and ‘14 were not filed.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

Registration for students in the Mount Ayr Community Schools is scheduled for Monday, August 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, August 7 from 8 a.m. to noon.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.