Area News
Still no Farm Bill passed
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Farmers across the nation, which include Ringgold County farmers will once again have to wait to see if Congress can pass a bipartisan Farm Bill this year. The current farm bill has been in effect since 2018 and has been extended multiple times, but has not been significantly…
Read MoreKid’s Library Club
by PRISCILLA ALVIK MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr Kids Library Club met with Librarian Mary Kathryn Gepner and Rick Bender representing the “Community Breakfast” chefs last Tuesday to present a generous donation to the library. The kids volunteered to help out with the Sunday, July 5 breakfast at the American Legion. They served…
Read MoreMental health is a growing problem
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors learned about some of the growing mental health issues in the area during a presentation by Miranda Wachter, who is the District Leader for Iowa Primary Care Association at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday at the Courthouse. Iowa Primary Care Association’s mission…
Read MoreMACS Board discusses athletics, facility upgrades
By Olivia West MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr Community School District Board of Education discussed student athletics, building improvements and changes within the district during its monthly meeting on August 10. Board member Samantha Elliott brought up concerns from parents regarding eighth-grade girls potentially moving up to participate in high school volleyball. Because…
Read MoreCity Council hears airport funds request
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr City Council heard a funding request from the city’s Airport Commission during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday at City Hall. The agenda was packed with time sensitive items, the airport among them. Mount Ayr has had a municipal airport since September of 1969 and…
Read MoreAirport hopes for upgrades
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Airport Commission finally had a chance to get together after several attempts to hold a meeting that had been delayed due to various scheduling conflicts. Commission members gathered on Monday in the Mount Ayr City Hall conference room to discuss the immediate future of the airport facilities.…
Read MoreNew fiber optic install causes a stir in town
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Several residents of Mount Ayr are up in arms about the installation process of a new fiber optic cable system being installed throughout the area by Kinetic by Windstream. It’s not actually the new system they are concerned with, rather it is the method by which the provider…
Read MoreBoard considers Judge Lewis Park changes
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Estimates to repair the little league baseball fields gave the Mount Ayr City Parks Board pause at its most recent meeting. The board discussed bids it received for leveling the ball fields and the numbers were somewhat shocking. One bid came in at north of $450,000 while another…
Read MoreKellerton’s Day of Fun
By Olivia West KELLERTON, Iowa — The Kellerton community hosted its second annual “Kellerton Dayz” last Friday, with events and festivities that started late in the morning and lasted until midnight. The day contained a full schedule of vendors and activities for visitors of all ages. In years past, Kellerton hosted an annual Fourth of…
Read MoreHospital adds an executive to the staff
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Hospital has added a new member to its executive team. Trevor Toft, an Iowa native will fill the seat of Chief Financial Officer. The position was left vacant after the June 1 announcement on that Ringgold County Hospital and its affiliate partner MercyOne were going…
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