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Petition seeks 6th grade plan reversal

A group of citizens, led by Regan Main, are circulating a petition to force the school board to hold a public meeting on its recent decision to move sixth grade classes from the elementary school to the middle school. Per Iowa Code section 279.8B, if 76 registered voters sign the petition (10% of the last…

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Jay-Lynn-O Tours: Fun, Fellowship, & Philanthropy

By Darrell Dodge Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you’re having fun for a good cause. That could be the motto for Mount Ayr’s Jay-Lynn-O Tours as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of their charitable relationship with Camp Courageous in Monticello, which provides year-round recreation, respite, and travel opportunities for…

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Breakfast with the Master begins March 25

Follow Jesus to Jerusalem, the Temple, Upper Room, Garden of Gethsemane and Golgotha during Breakfast and devotion each morning, Monday March 25 through Friday March 29 for this county wide event designed to inspire. Breakfast will be from 6:30 to 7 a.m. with music and devotion from 7 to 7:30. Each day area churches will…

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture addresses local producers

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig addressed a large gathering of area producers at the new commercial building at the fairgrounds Thursday evening. Naig was the Keynote Speaker for the City State Bank Ag Seminar, also sponsored by Iowa Corn and the Ringgold County Corn Growers Association. Naig touched on a number of legislative issues.…

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Hospital unveils strategic financial initiatives

An overview of the 2023 audit and troubling finances were the focus at the Ringgold County Hospital (RCH) board of trustees meeting on Monday, February 26. Marty Dubas, CPA and audit partner with EideBailly, presented preliminary findings from the 2023 audit. Dubas shared a new governmental accounting standard, GASB 96, changes the way subscription based…

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City still seeks rec director

The Mount Ayr city council learned they are still without a summer recreation director at their regular meeting Monday, March 5. Public forum Bobby Kibbe attended the meeting to inquire about what was being done to follow up on nuisance complaints. “I’d like to know what’s going on,” said Kibbe, “A couple years ago, you…

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Candidates filing period for primary election has begun

The county candidate filing period started on Monday, March 4 and will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The four-year terms for Colby Holmes and Steve Knapp who currently serve on the board of supervisors, Auditor Amanda Waske, and Sheriff Rob Haley will end in 2024. The Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4…

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MACHS students encouraged to make a difference

On Tuesday, February 27, Caleb Campbell visited Mount Ayr high school to encourage students to face their truth, offering students hope and courage during an inspiring school assembly. By sharing his own struggles in life, Campbell showed students how open and honest conversations about emotional challenges can be life changing, and demonstrated how they can…

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Working to close pool funding gap

Representatives from the city of Mount Ayr and the pool committee are preparing to return to Des Moines on March 7, to meet with the Enhance Iowa Board, CAT Review Committee and make their final request for funding. The committee working to bring the new pool to completion has been working towards closing a funding…

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MACS taking a stance against vaping

A recent board policy change now prohibits student possession, use, distribution, or dispensing of products containing nicotine, which includes vaping devices, in addition to tobacco, alcohol, and other controlled substances or “look alike” items. Vaping is the process of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol or vapor from a liquid or dry material heated in an…

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