Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, January 18, 1996

Ringgold County Attorney Arlen HUGHES, 61, died suddenly Monday evening, January 15, at his home at 405 West Madison Street, Mount Ayr, after apparently suffering a cardiac arrest. Probably because of its suddenness, news of the death of HUGHES was received with disbelief throughout Iowa and telephones at local places of businesses and at the Ringgold County Courthouse, particulary at the sheriff's office, were ringing almost nonstop with inquiries that would confirm what had happened.

The Ringgold County Soil and Water Conservation District met Jan. 2 and re-elected Lee FARIS of Mount Ayr as chair. Vicki SICKELS was re-elected as vice-chair and Rebecca TAYLOR was re-named secretary-treasurer.

Ringgold County Sheriff Lyle MINNICK is among the 17 Iowa law enforcement officers who have volunteered to help organize and supervise security as the 1996 Summer Olymics in Atlanta, GA. "This is the first time they have tried having certified law enforcement officers as security personnel," according to Bill SAGE, Cass county chief deputy, who is helping with the Iowa group.

A lawsuit charging Ringgold county with negligence in an accident in which two people were killed in January 1994 has been filed in Ringgold County District Court. The suit is being filed by Leonard D. WITT, father of Matthew A. WITT, who was injuried in the accident, and as administrator of the estate of Suzanne WHITT, one of two people killed when their car went off a bridge and caught fire. The suit charges the county was negligent in the manner in which it maintained the bridge and road about 6.2 miles northwest of Diagonal where the accident took place.

Two Ringgold County communities are among 32 exchanges in Iowa that GTE will convert to digital switching during 1996. Total cost of the work is scheduled to be $17.6 million. Diagonal and Redding will be among the exchanges scheduled for conversion or upgrade during the coming year. GTE provides local telecommunications products and services to approximately 260,000 customers across Iowa.

April 24, a son to Mr. and Mrs. William FRENCH

OBITUARIES in January 18, 1996 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Viola MARSHALL GREGG   Connie Lynne QUICK LYNCH
Lyle William SWANK, Sr.   Kenneth Dean REED   Hazel SHEIL EAGAN

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2010

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