Suspects arrested in rash of local burglaries
At approximately 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, the Decatur County dispatch center received a call from a Leon resident that there were two suspicious individuals at his residence. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreDORIS MARIE HANNON
Doris Marie Hannon, daughter of Harry Glen and Lois Pearl (Buck) Trimble, was born December 30, 1924, at home in Rice Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. Doris attended Delphos Community School until her senior year; graduating from Mount Ayr Community High School. On March 5, 1946, Doris married Paul Donald (Pill) Hannon in the vestibule of…
Read MoreRONALD DALE JOHNSTON
Ronald Dale Johnston, age 87, of Osage, formerly of Mount Ayr, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March…
Read MoreDORIS MAYE CRECELIUS
Funeral services for Doris Maye Crecelius, who passed away February 26, 2018, at the Bedford Nursing and Rehab center in Bedford, were held Friday, March 2, 2018, 11 a.m., at the Cummings Family Funeral Home in Bedford. Visitation was held Friday from 9:30 until service time. Interment was held at the Maple Row Cemetery in…
Read MoreDALE EDWARD ARNOLD
Dale Edward Arnold, age 89, of Grand River, Iowa, the son of Forest Lee and Hazel Manila (Audelhelm) Arnold, was born October 21, 1928, in Clarke County, Iowa. He died at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Dale grew up in Iowa’s Clarke and Decatur Counties. After school, he…
Read MoreRaiders compete at ISU Boys Classic
The Raiders took to the track at Iowa State University on March 14. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreRaiderettes compete at ISU Girls Classic
The 2018 track season is officially underway as the Raiderettes traveled to Ames last week to participate in the Iowa State University Indoor Meet. All 4A-1A teams competed against eachother. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreCouncil narrowly votes to reopen pool
Opening the swimming pool and repairing city streets were main topics of discussion at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr city council Monday, March 19. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreFiling deadline next week for county offices
The deadline to file nomination papers to seek county office is next Wednesday, March 28. For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.
Read MoreHospital sets tax levy asking
A tax levy asking of less than $4 per thousand taxable valuation and a positive bottom line of $75,000 are two items discussed when a new budget ending June 30, 2019 was presented to the Ringgold County Board of Trustees at their annual budget meeting, held Monday, March 12,. For more on this story,…
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