Wants Biden to tell truth
To the editor: Joe was on Fox News last week lecturing his subjects about telling the truth. Just tell the truth! He went on and on. Now that he is leaving the spotlight he wants the truth! I remember when he said repeatedly he would not pardon his son! I still don’t understand that. Adoption?…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, January 21, 1925.) The train service on the Great Western railroad has been considerably improved, effective January 18 by the addition of train #5 which arrives in Diagonal at 1:49 p.m. leaving Des Moines at 11:25 a.m. This train is a mail train and brings the…
Read More105 in 2025: Centenarian still working, driving…thriving
On a farm just three miles east of Redding, one of Ringgold County’s oldest residents lives on the farm she and her late husband bought after they got married eighty years ago. Born and raised in Allendale, MO, Denzil D. Monday married his high school sweetheart, Doris Miller, in 1945 after he returned from World…
Read MoreMACS looking into CTE center
The Mount Ayr board of education learned of a potential CTE center partnership, and two early retirement requests at their regular meeting on Monday, January 13 at 4:30 p.m. CTE Partnership Superintendent Jason Shaffer reported that he has been in contact with Southwestern Community College (SWCC) about utilizing the Iowa Department of Education grant that…
Read MoreCounty agrees to continue Mount Ayr law enforcement
At their regular meeting Monday, January 13, the Ringgold County board of supervisors approved a new four-year law enforcement contract with the City of Mount Ayr. (The contract will come before the Mount Ayr city council for its approval at its meeting Wednesday, January 15, but due to publication deadlines, the decision of council was…
Read MoreIowa Supreme Court sidewalk ruling may have impact here
A recent ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court has resulted in some confusion about liability in cases involving accidents caused by uneven or snow-covered sidewalks. And the Court’s ruling could have an impact on city governments in any Ringgold County towns with sidewalks. Background In reversing an earlier decision that held that cities could hold…
Read MoreGood News, Iowa: The Gloomiest Day of 2025 Is Already Over
January is often regarded as the most dismal month of the year—indeed, almost the entire country has experienced Arctic conditions to ring in the new year. While some Iowans may have started January on an optimistic note, viewing the year ahead as one full of promise, the novelty of Christmas gifts has worn off, and…
Read MoreTingley establishes Betterment Foundation
The Tingley Betterment Foundation has announced its official launch. The Foundation’s application for 501(c)(3) status is currently pending with the IRS. Once approved, donations will be tax-deductible. Any donations made during the pending status will be retroactively tax-deductible, effective as of the date the application was filed. According to the group’s mission statement, “The Tingley…
Read MoreDean Leo Stuck
Dean Leo Stuck, age 92, of Chandler, Arizona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Dean, the son of Leo and Edna (Milligan) Stuck, was born at home on February 21, 1932, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Dean grew up in Mount Ayr and attended Mount Ayr High School, where he played football and basketball,…
Read MoreBeverly Sue Redlinger
Beverly Sue Redlinger, 70, passed away peacefully on December 28th, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Beverly was born on July 24th, 1954, to Chester and Doris Wallace, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1972. In the following years, she began a self-employed career in the cleaning business alongside…
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