RCDC announces plans for new home partnership
Ringgold County Development Corporation, in partnership with the City of Mount Ayr, is pleased to announce the start of the application process for placement of a new Homes for Iowa home at 503 W. Monroe Street in Mount Ayr. The new construction will be a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home totaling 1,203 square feet with an attached…
Read MoreRinggold County fair opens Tuesday
The 2025 Ringgold County Fair – “Cowboy Boots & Buckin’ Chutes” – runs Tuesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 13 with a full slate of activities. This year’s fair features a combination of old favorites with new attractions to draw visitors to the fairgrounds located on the north edge of Mount Ayr. (A special section…
Read MoreShirley Ann Knapp
Shirley Ann Knapp was born March 24, 1951, in Grant City, Missouri to Eldon and Delores (Harlan) Campbell. She passed away on June 22, 2025, at the age of 74. Shirley married Rick Knapp on September 10, 1982, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. She loved her animal mounts and displayed them for all to see. She…
Read MoreRodney Eugene Boles
Rodney Eugene Boles, age 85, of rural Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Russel Doyle and Mary Ermal (Mendenhall) Boles, was born on January 12, 1940, at the Harkin Hospital in Osceola, Iowa. He left this life on June 17, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Rod grew up on farms outside…
Read MoreRaiders sit at third place in Pride of Iowa
Three dominant wins in four games for the Mount Ayr baseball team helped them improve to 11-3 overall and 8-3 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Mount Ayr is tied for second place with Lenox and SE Warren. Mount Ayr opened this week with a game at Bedford on Monday and at Lenox on Tuesday.…
Read MoreRaiderettes even season record, fourth in POI
Three wins in four games for the Mount Ayr softball team saw the Raiderettes even their record to 7-7 last week. The Raiderettes beat East Union at home, Nodaway Valley in Greenfield, and Central Decatur at home. The Raiderettes fell to Class 1A No. 5 SE Warren. Mount Ayr is currently in fourth place in…
Read MoreWIC Conference makes overtures to two POI members
The landscape for high school athletics is changing as small school conferences in Southwest Iowa are looking at their futures in their present conference membership. Recently, the Western Iowa Conference extended invitations to ten schools about the possibility of joining their conference. Pride of Iowa Conference schools Nodaway Valley and Southwest Valley are on the…
Read MoreApartment owner responds
To the editor: I am the owner of Mount Ayr Apartments and Brick plex and this letter serves as a response to an article that was published approximately a month ago regarding existing leases on the premises and other issues. The leases that were mentioned on the article were never approved by me and I…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 26, 1925.) Two of the happiest boys in Mount Ayr are John Freeland and John Williams, who received by express last week three prairie dogs from Imperial, NE. The dogs were sent by John Freeland’s aunt Miss Hattie Kimberling. As a matter of record that…
Read MoreJuly 4th fun, fireworks planned in area
Independence Day is quickly approaching, and several observances are planned around the area. Clearfield The Clearfield Lions Club 72nd annual celebration will include three days of fun beginning Wednesday, July 2 and culminating on Friday, July 4. This year’s theme is “Freedom Rolls On.” Clearfield’s annual festivities will begin with a 5K Glow Run at…
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