Two students earn Governor’s Scholar recognition
Tyler Martin, a senior at Mount Ayr High School, and Amanda Malone, a senior at Diagonal High School, were recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 23rd Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The statewide program,…
Read MoreRCH trustees hear budget proposal
Ringgold County Hospital’s board of trustees met Monday, April 28. They welcomed new board member Scott Giles, who is completing the unexpired term of Chris Eaton and heard the 2026 Fiscal year budget proposal presented by Clint Reynolds, CFO. With CEO Nicky Gilbertson gone until May 2, Reynolds and Amy Mobley are covering those duties.…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 29, 1925.) John Borroush of Omaha, NE, a brother of Fred Borroush of Tingley, shot and killed his wife Tuesday afternoon and then shot himself, both dying instantly. No cause for the deed is known. On Tuesday of last week while plowing with five horses…
Read MoreStreetscape project receives state funding
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will invest $368,995 toward Mount Ayr’s Town Square Streetscape Reconstruction project. The downtown streetscape project will include water quality improvement features. Through the incorporation of permeable paver surfaces and bioretention cells, water quality will be improved while reducing…
Read MoreMount Ayr CSD leads the way in career and technical education
Career and technical education (CTE) is a hot topic in the world of education, and school districts statewide are developing new programs or expanding existing programs to equip students with the skills necessary for success in an ever-changing employment marketplace. At the Monday, April 14 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors,…
Read MoreSesquicentennial committee seeking donations
The Mount Ayr Sesquicentennial Committee continues its planning for the town’s 150th birthday celebration set for Friday, September 19, through Sunday, September 21. To pull off this ambitious event, the committee has set a fund-raising goal of $60,000 and is currently seeking donations and grants to cover the expense. Jeremy Rounds of the Southern Iowa…
Read MoreHoldfast Farmstead awarded state grant
Value-added grant helps small Iowa businesses expand and diversify Holdfast Farmstead in Mount Ayr was recently awarded a $9,541.50 matching grant to construct a commercially licensed kitchen and expand the availability of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) by growing their on-farm retail location. The local farm was one of 33 Choose Iowa value-added grants recipients selected…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt This week’s photo was taken about 1950 and the photographer gives us a full length view of the Red Crown gas pump in front of the Watterson Store. I can read the words “Red Crown” on the front of the pump. Red Crown was a grade of gasoline sold by the Standard…
Read MoreHelp Pod assisted with 43 service based projects
Diagonal and Mount Ayr Community School students undertook 43 different service projects around Ringgold County Wednesday, April 23. HELP Pod service day projects were requested by various businesses and organizations leading up to the annual event. Diagonal Projects Several large scale clean up projects were coordinated around Diagonal. Students helped with highway trash pickup, Diagonal…
Read MoreMissio Church acquires Mount Ayr meeting space
First service at new location set for May 4 Missio Church has secured a permanent meeting location in Mount Ayr after prayerfully planting the church over three years ago. On Sunday May 4, the congregation will hold their first church service at 10 a.m. in their new location at 1111 E. South Street in Mount…
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