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May 30

Quality Child Care Informational Meeting to be Held June 4

An informational meeting regarding quality child care is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, at 5:30 pm at the ISU Extension Meeting Room, 101 N. Polk Street, in Mt. Ayr.  Parents, child care providers and other interested community members are encouraged to attend.  Tips on choosing a child care provider, information on how parents can learn about […]

May 30

Public Health Nurses to Visit Area Mealsites in June

Ringgold County Public Health nurses will be visiting the Mt. Ayr Mealsite on Thursday, June 20, and the Tingley Mealsite on Friday, June 28, from 11:00-noon.  Mealsite visits are scheduled each month to offer food tastings and healthy eating information.  A monthly newsletter containing health tips, recipes and brain teasers is handed out to those in attendance. […]

May 17

Dailey and Snethen are Lifetime Walkers

Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) staff recently caught up with two local residents Donald “Jake” Dailey and Joe Snethen. Jake, age 91, and Joe, age 90, both spoke highly of their regular walking routines. Dailey said he might miss five days a year if the weather is really bad. “I’ve always […]

May 13

Bike to School Events Draw Large Crowds

Did anyone see a long parade of kids, parents, and community members biking and walking last week in Mount Ayr or Diagonal? You weren’t seeing things. Those long lines of people having fun using active transportation — that is using our own two feet to travel — was in celebration of National Bike and Walk to […]