RCDC business survey results announced
The Ringgold County Development Corporation welcomed a new executive director, heard about the Rural Housing Summit, and reviewed business survey results at their regular meeting Wednesday, April 16. Four main initiatives have been identified by RCDC for this year. Housing tops the list followed by leadership training, business retention and expansion, and recruitment of new…
Read MoreTingley announces community building and playground project
The City of Tingley recently announced the launch of the Tingley Community Building and Playground Replacement Project, a major investment in rebuilding town infrastructure. The initiative is projected to cost $830,000, with $755,000 allocated towards a new community building and $75,000 for a playground. The new community building will serve as a vital space for…
Read MoreMount Ayr High School Prom Highlights 2025
Mount Ayr junior senior prom was held on Saturday, April 12. Photos courtesy of Mount Ayr Community School and Shaun Kniep.
Read MoreViola Annette (Annie) Roed
Viola Annette (Annie) Roed, age 95, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Annie was born April 4, 1930, Indianola, Iowa, the daughter of Murrell and Mary (Hamilton) Hickman. She graduated from Indianola in 1947 and then nursing school at Mercy Hospital. She met the…
Read MoreWilliam Thomas Leeper
William Thomas Leeper of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands was born on August 7th, 1971, to Doris Ann (Rittierodt) and David Patrick Leeper. He was brought home to his big sister, Laura Ann Leeper. He later became a big brother himself to Robert Jay, Jeffery Allen, and Jennifer Lynn. Bill, or Billy as he was…
Read MoreRobert Lee (Bob) Sickels
Robert Lee (Bob) Sickels was born at home south of Mount Ayr, Iowa, on October 21, 1936, to Roy Elvis and Edna Elsie (Mosier) Sickels. He was welcomed home by older brother, Carroll, and the family was completed by brother Bill and the twins, Jack and Janice. When Bob was 5 years old the family…
Read MoreBerta Geraldine Morin Quick
Berta Geraldine Morin was born on December 25, 1930, in Parnell-Worth County, Missouri, to Paul and Sybil (Carroll) Morin. She was the sixth of eleven siblings and grew up nurturing the bonds that made her large family so close-knit. From an early age, she exemplified humility, dedication, and a profound love for those around her.…
Read MoreBoys and Girls golf teams win MTSM Triangular meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team won both meets they played in last week in a span of 48 hours. The Raiderettes played at the 18-hole Sidney invitational on Wednesday, April 9, and at Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Thursday, April 10. At Sidney, the Raiderttes played in an 18-hole meet and won it, scoring a team…
Read MoreShields champ, two relays runners-up at Centerville Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girls track team competed at the Centerville co-ed last Thursday, their second meet of the week. Mount Ayr got a event win from Aubree Shields in the long jump and a pair of runner-up relay finishes from their distance medley and 4X800-meter relay teams. Mount Ayr’s Aubree Shields won the long…
Read MoreRelay team leads Raiders at Panorama
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team made the trip to Panorama High School last Tuesday for the Kip Janvrin Invitational along with 12 other teams. The result was a fourth-place team finish and an event win that set one of their relays up in position to be reckoned with. The Raiders scored 57 points at…
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