The Ringgold County Ministerial Association will again sponsor its 41st annual “Breakfast with the Master” series of Holy Week observances April 14-18 at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. This year’s series is entitled “The Nails.” Each morning different area churches will prepare and serve breakfast from 6:30 to 7 a.m., provide music and…

At the last pool progress meeting, Tuesday, March 25, the contract team working on the new Mount Ayr aquatic center shared they plan to wrap the project up by May 6. Prior to the end of March, the pool deck was completed and pool walls had been sand blasted, and grout rubbed to prepare for…

A group of local families banded together last fall, creating a dynamic home school experience for their kids. Taking a slightly different approach to traditional home schooling, kids in kindergarten through 6th grade have been meeting together two days a week at Living Hope Church in Leon as part of Lighthouse Christian Academy. While the…

[Editor’s note: In recognition of Mount Ayr’s sesquicentennial observance in September, the Record-News will run an occasional feature story recounting the early days of the city and county. Items are told in the vernacular of the day in which they were written, but some have been edited with discretion.] From the October 14, 1925 edition…

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling listening posts in 11 counties from April 7 to April 11. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours. “Too often, Americans feel Congress doesn’t understand the challenges facing their families. The best way to…