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The annual Diagonal Lions Club Labor Day celebration will feature three days filled with activities Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4. Saturday, September 2 Sign-up for the Junior Class UTV Poker Run begins at 12 p.m. at the south end of Broadway (Main Street). The race, sponsored by the Ringgold Outdoor Alliance, will begin…

The Fourth Annual Tingley Memorial Park Celebration brought hundreds of people to the small community on a picture-perfect weather day on a Sunday afternoon and evening. The Ringgold County Cattlemen grilled hamburgers and served over 600 burgers prior to pie and ice cream being served. Hoover Angus of Tingley sponsored the homemade ice cream contest,…

The annual Ayr Days celebration is set for this Saturday, August 26. With the theme “Till the Cows Come Home” this year’s Ayr Days will feature a full day’s worth of fun and activities for all ages. The event is sponsored by the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce. The Mount Ayr Public Library will be…

Ringgold County Deputy Sheriff Chad Hunt urged the Mount Ayr City Council Monday evening to get a Rental Housing Program done and in place. Hunt relayed to the council that a large number of calls to the sheriff’s department are made to such housing where problems with drugs, safety of children, domestic abuse and other…

While some teenagers take on a summer job, stay active in sports, or rest and relax, one Mount Ayr student learned to fly an airplane this summer thanks to the United States Air Force. Aidan Murphy traveled to South Dakota State University, SD this past July to attend a three-week introductory course offered by Aim…

Tickets for the 2023 Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony are now available. The Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Fame was established created to honor graduates, employees, teams, individuals, and friends of the Mount Ayr Community School for their accomplishments and/or service to the Mount Ayr Community School, and to inspire our students…

Online registration, bus routes, IASB annual policy updates, enrollment numbers, and new teachers and staff were reviewed at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors on August 14. Online registration The school board was eager to learn how the transition from paper forms to online school registration went after implementing…

Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens. In certain locale, however, the garden gnomes have become the target of pranks: People have been known to return garden gnomes “to the wild,” notably France’s Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins and Italy’s MALAG (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden gnomes have…

The council revisited how to best address properties that are no longer occupied, in addition to other city improvements at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr City Council Monday, August 7. The council opened the meeting by first renewing an agreement with Lamson, Dugan & Murray LLP to retain the services of Attorney Jason…