Walter Joseph Sobotka
Walter Joseph Sobotka, son of Andrew Joseph & Eva Marie (Driskell) Sobotka, was born April 8, 1929, at home south of Diagonal, Iowa. Joe grew up in the Diagonal community and he graduated from Diagonal High School in 1948. Joe began serving his country in the U.S. Army in 1951. He was an office worker…
Read MoreBaseball state tournament sites set
Locations for the next four years of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament are set following extensive planning for the upcoming 2025 postseason and beyond. The split site tournament will head west this summer to Sioux City and Carroll, then return to Cedar Rapids and Carroll from 2026 through at least 2028. Sioux City’s Lewis &…
Read MoreRaiderettes back on the mat
Six Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling members began the unofficial second half of the season last Saturday at the Clarinda Girls Tournament. There, the Raiderettes placed 15th out of 18 scoring teams. Creston won the tournament with 172 points and Clarinda was the runner-up with 158.5 points. West Central Valley placed third with 99 points. Brylee…
Read MoreRaiders rout East Union, 81-32
The result may have been known before the game began, but don’t tell Mount Ayr coach Bret Ruggles that. Ruggles knows that you still have to play the games, and a conference win is a conference win. The Raiders picked up their 5th POI win last Friday at home in an 81-32 win over East…
Read MoreRaiderettes return from break with easy 66-10 win
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team has an opportunity to take control of the Pride of Iowa Conference girl’s basketball race this week with games over the second and third-place teams in Lenox and Martensdale-St. Mary’s. First, however, they had a home contest last Friday against East Union, a team that was still looking…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt The building in this week’s article sat where the Diagonal bank building and post office sit today. A fire on December 11, 1917 destroyed this building and most of its contents. The building was erected in 1896, in part by the Knights of Pythias. The Pythian Hall (upstairs) was dedicated December 29,…
Read MoreSaid he wouldn’t pardon Hunter
To the editor: I heard and saw my president on multiple occasions say “I will not pardon my son.” Being a loyal subject, I believed him. He then pardoned Hunter! Does he know something we don’t? They sure do look alike! Sound and act alike! Mack Sickels DVM Mount Ayr
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Twenty-Nine Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, January 16, 1896.) National News~For many years the people of this country have been startled at intervals with rumors of war in Europe which the ever-alert correspondents have said was an event of the near future. The years have come and gone and yet no…
Read MoreProperty reappraisals to continue
The reappraisal of all residential and ag dwelling properties in Ringgold County that began early last year will continue through the end of 2025. According to information provided on the county assessor’s web page, the Iowa Department of Revenue recommends a complete revaluation be completed every 10 years. The last door-to-door reappraisal in Ringgold County…
Read MoreTax levies likely to change due to recent legislation
At the halfway point in the current fiscal year, local governments are already preparing to put pencils to paper to formulate their budgets for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1. County and city governments are having to wrestle with legislation that came out of the Iowa legislature last session that puts certain caps on…
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