In 2022, Southwestern Community College in Creston received a $1 million grant from the state’s Career Academy Incentive Fund to increase access to career academy programs in high-demand fields through new regional centers, including one in Mount Ayr. At that time, the project stalled. However, in minutes from the February meeting of the SWCC board…

At their regular meeting held Monday, March 10, the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors heard results from the latest round of testing at the elementary, approved e-rate funding for tech projects, and approved the renewal of sharing agreements with neighboring school districts. Assessment results “I’m very excited.” Those were the words used by…

Volunteers are preparing to usher in a new ongoing community meal being called “Open Table,” which will be held on the last Sunday of each month. The goal of The Open Table Project is to provide a free hot meal, and gather friends and neighbors around “the dinner table.” The United Baptist-Presbyterian Church have offered…

The Ringgold County Veterans Affairs office is continuing to work with the Central Iowa VA Healthcare Center out of Des Moines to assist rural Veterans in receiving medical and mental healthcare treatment locally. The Virtual Mobile Clinic (VMC), a 38 ½ foot recreational vehicle modified as a healthcare center, will be coming every other month…