Raiderettes get revenge against Lenox, 7-6
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes won an improbable game on July 3 in Lenox last week. The Tigers are a dangerous team and are a sneaky pick to make a run at the state tournament in Class 1A. The game between the two schools was originally scheduled to be played on June 26, but was postponed…
Read MoreRaiders finish second in POI
The Mount Ayr Raiders captured a second place finish in the final 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference baseball standings. This comes after three POI wins last week over SW Valley, Wayne, and Lenox gave Mount Ayr a final POI record of 13-3. The Raiders finish one-game behind POI champ Martensdale-St. Mary’s who won the league…
Read MoreObituary: DANNY LEE RINEHART
Danny Lee Rinehart, 76, of Davis City, Iowa, was born December 29, 1948, in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Calvin & Leatrice Rinehart. Danny was raised in Diagonal, Iowa along with his siblings Diane, Steve, Jerry, and Debbie. He attended Diagonal Community School. In 1969, Danny was drafted into the Vietnam War, serving in the United…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt Let’s revisit an old mystery that has since been forgotten by most people. During the winter of 1997-98, the Mount Ayr Depot Preservation Corp. members found a gravestone while landscaping the depot grounds. The stone indicates the name of the deceased as Washington Alley. In a bit of irony, the railroad came…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 8, 1925.) Probably never before in the history of Ringgold county was the Fourth of July celebrated with a more appropriate program than on last Saturday when the people of the county and adjacent territory met at Mount Ayr to enjoy the celebration sponsored by the…
Read MoreSheriff launches new mobile app
The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the launch of a new mobile application allowing public access to information regarding county law enforcement. The application’s interface (shown above) includes a series of buttons to direct users to the information they seek. Home screen On the home screen is the first screen users see when they…
Read More1914 an important year in Mount Ayr history
Compiled by Mike Avitt While this year’s sesquicentennial commemorates the founding of the city of Mount Ayr in 1855, the year 1914 alone holds a prominent place in that long history. The new high school building graduated its first class of students, nine girls and eight boys. That year saw the emergence of the first…
Read MoreApp reveals local rain totals
So how much rain did you get? That’s a typical question any two residents of Ringgold County ask each other following another round of rainfall over the county this season. As shown in the chart (above, below, etc.) from the RainDrop mobile application, so far in 2025 Mount Ayr has received 25.72 inches of rain,…
Read MoreIowa Ag Secretary Naig to visit fair on Thursday
As part of his annual visits to every county, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will visit the Ringgold County Fair on Thursday, July 10 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Secretary Naig will tour the fair and fairgrounds with fair board members, visit with fairgoers, and interact with 4-H and FFA students and see their livestock exhibits…
Read MoreCounty fair is underway
The 2025 Ringgold County Fair is in full swing and plenty of activity can be found today through Sunday, July 15. Nightly entertainment Thursday night features Mutton Bustin’ at 6:30 p.m. followed by the rodeo at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for ages 6-12, with kids 5 and under admitted free.…
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