A number of local residents helped plant the Hy-Vee One Step Community Garden at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Ayr on May 14.  Those working on the project include Jane Lawhead, Shirley Wallace, Cindy Mitchell, Allison and Krishna Carr-Anderson, Doug and Theola Bullock, Crystal Storhoff, Sue Larsen, Roger Townsend, Amanda and Riley Waske, Chris Doster […]

The Food System Coalition, a subdivision of the Ringgold County Wellness Committee, successfully applied for a $750 One Step Community Garden Grant from Hy-Vee Food Stores. The grants are awarded to organizations whose core focus teaches those in need about health and nutrition through the process of planting, tending and harvesting their own fruits and […]

The Live Healthy Iowa (LHI) 5K run/walk and Kids 1K was held April 12 in Mount Ayr. There were 164 registered participants. This event was held in 10 cities around the state of Iowa, all on the same day. Mount Ayr was the town with the smallest population to host the event, yet we had more participants […]

What Do Sodium and Processed Food Have to Do with Heart Health? Eating too much sodium can lead to increased blood pressure, which in turn contributes to heart disease and stroke.  Reducing sodium intake to recommended amounts is important to maintaining heart health. It may surprise you to learn that more than 75% of the […]