MAC board hires music teachers, debates start times
Personnel decisions and school start times were among many items of discussion at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors Monday, April 14. Personnel The board approved a long list of open positions filled since their last meeting. Topping the list was the hiring of the husband and wife team…
Read More‘Breakfast with the Master’ concludes Friday
The Ringgold County Ministerial Association has again sponsored its annual “Breakfast with the Master” series of Holy Week observances at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. The series, entitled “The Nails,” concludes Friday, April 18. On Thursday, April 17, New Life Family Church, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and the Lighthouse will prepare egg casseroles,…
Read MoreGrowing interest in home school, private education options
Iowa families have many educational choices for their children outside of the traditional public school system, however the decision to educate privately or at home is a complex process. Home schooling or private education offers parents a variety of options, including three main avenues according to the Iowa Department of Education. All three options satisfy…
Read MoreCarroll William Taylor
Carroll William Taylor, son of Edward William Taylor and Wilma Beatrice Schafer Taylor, was born May 16, 1938, in Corning, Iowa. At the beginning of World War II, his father enlisted in the Navy and Carroll and his mother moved to Malcolm, Iowa and then to Grinnell, Iowa. ShirleyMae, his only sibling, was born in…
Read MoreCurtis Scott Braby
Curtis Scott Braby, 66, died Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Curt was born on December 16, 1958, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Following his graduation from Mount Ayr Community High School where he was a state champion heavy weight wrestler, he attended…
Read MoreGary Bailey
Gary Bailey, 86, of Winterset, formerly of Creston Afton area, died Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Mt. Ayr at the Clearview Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Jodi Rushing will officiate the service. The burial will be at…
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Ringgold Foundation 2025 grant application available
The Ringgold Foundation is announcing the start of their 2025 grant cycle, and will begin accepting grant applications Tuesday, April 15. This yearly application process runs April 15 – May 15, 2025. Funded grants will be awarded at the Ringgold County Fair in July. Last year, grants were awarded to several non-profit organizations including: Ringgold…
Read MoreThanks for library support
To the editor: If any community member has not been to the Mount Ayr Public Library in a while, you need to stop in. Thanks to the Ringgold Foundation, which is a Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines affiliate, our library has many new updates. Thanks to a 2024 Ringgold Foundation grant, we have two…
Read MoreTo much Trump golfing
To the editor: After declaring a “national emergency” that allowed him to raise tariffs across the board by at least 10% on his so-called “Liberation Day,” April 2, Trump responded by flying off to Florida to attend the Saudi backed Doral golf tournament at his Doral golf club. In the wake of a plunging US…
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