Summer celebrations kick off next week
Today, June 21, marks the first day of summer, a season-long series of community celebrations kicks off next week. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreRONALD LEE MOBLEY
Ronald Lee Mobley, youngest son of Burl and Martena (Vanderpluym) Mobley, was born on February 28, 1951 at Creston Community Hospital. Ron was welcomed into the family by his older brother, Glee. Ron spent his childhood on the family farm near Benton, Iowa. He attended Mount Ayr High School and graduated with the class of…
Read MoreRaiders move to 7-2
The month of June has been a busy time for the Raiders as they finished out three more games on the schedule and winning all of them, including one that headed into 11 innings. The Raiders now sit at 7-2. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreRaiderettes improve to 9-4 after winning five-of-six games this week
A busy week saw the Raiderettes face six opponents. The Raiderettes kept the home field busy with back to back games Monday through Friday before heading to Creston on Saturday for the Creston Classic where they dropped their first game of the week to Bondurant. The Raiderettes improved to 9-4. For more on this…
Read MoreWallace Assistant Coach of the Year
Kurt Wallace has been selected by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches for Assistant Boys Track Coach of the Year. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreWater emergency nearing its end
As of Tuesday at 3 p.m., the water warning/boil order remained in effect in Mount Ayr, but there’s hope that the boil order may be lifted by the time that you read this on Thursday. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreCounty man facing sexual abuse charges
A Ringgold County man has been charged with felony sexual abuse. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreMACS board prepares for 2018-2019 school year
Preparations heading into the 2018-2019 school year comprised the bulk of agenda items at the Monday, June 11 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community school board. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreSHIRLEY MARIE SALTZMAN
Shirley Marie (Evans) Saltzman was born Thursday, February 20, 1936 to Roland Keith Evans (Slim) and Ruth Elizabeth Hathaway in a little house, 403 N Harrison Street, in Mount Ayr, IA. Shirley went to school in Mount Ayr, IA and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1954. She was in Boosters 2-4, FHA…
Read MoreROENA FAYE DREDGE
Roena Faye (Reynolds) Dredge was born May 15, 1932 to Merle and Gladys (McCarty) Reynolds. She was united in marriage to Junior Dredge on July 31, 1948. To this union four children were born Duane Allen, Donna June, Dawnette Jean and Dan Arion. While living on the farm Roena enjoyed having a large garden and…
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