By Olivia West MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The default speed limit on most of Iowa’s two-lane state highways and rural paved roads increased from 55 mph to 60 mph on July 1, 2026, under Senate File 378 signed by Governor Kim Reynolds. It’s estimated a total of 1,800 signs will be updated, but not all…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — A federal judge ruled on June 29 that states, including Iowa, were not allowed to restrict certain food purchases using the federal government sponsored Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The ruling stated that states do not have the right to redetermine the definition of “Food” under the SNAP…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — An old foe in the cattle world is making an unwelcome comeback across the United States. The New World screwworm fly is once again starting to infect some cattle in the nation. In recent weeks, new cases of Screw Fly infestation have been detected in the United States…
By Olivia West MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Beginning August 1, 2026, Iowa law will allow eighth-grade students to participate in all high school sports. The new law directs the Iowa Department of Education, along with the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union (IGHSAU), to develop rules for…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Although most people have been in summer mode for some time, the official first day of summer arrived last Sunday. Astronomically this day on the calendar represents the start of the summer solstice and subsequently the longest day of the calendar year in the northern hemisphere. Summer is…
Advances in postseason By Ryan Stonebraker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr baseball team made short work out of its first round Class 1A district foe last Friday, beating the Essex Trojans 19-0 in four innings. The Raiders improved to 12-7 overall and hosted SW Valley on Tuesday night in the next round (results…
Postseason Starts This Week By Ryan Stonebraker CORNING, Iowa — The Raiderette softball team enters the postseason with 12 wins under their belt. This comes after a 19-1 win at SW Valley on June 29 to sweep the season series between the two schools. In the other game of the week, Mount Ayr fell to state…
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr baseball team picked up two wins in three games last week to capture win number eight and nine on the season. The Raiders won conference games over East Union and Nodaway Valley decisively, by scores of 11-0 and 11-1. The other game was a tough…
Joyce Ann (Gibson) Kaster was born January 28, 1941, in Kellerton Iowa and passed away July 1, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines Iowa with her two sons by her side. Joyce was the second child of Chet and Doris (Duffield) Gibson. Joyce married Ronald Kaster and to this union two sons were born,…
Edna Louise (Walter) Jones was born at home on April 13, 1930, in rural Ringgold County, Iowa. She died peacefully at Clearview Homes in Mount Ayr, Iowa on June 17, 2026, at the age of 96 years, 2 months and 4 days closing a remarkable life shaped by grit, devotion and quiet strength. Born during…
Gary Clifford Grose was born September 17, 1942, to Bert Clifford Grose and Mary Tennessee Glick Grose on their farm north of Tingley, IA. Gary passed away at home June 5, 2026. Gary fondly talked about being born north of Tingley, IA, moving to what is now known as the Hoover Angus Farm around the age of 6, and later driving the tractor with the…
To the editor: I am the owner of Mount Ayr Apartments and Brick plex and this letter serves as a response to an article that was published approximately a month ago regarding existing leases on the premises and other issues. The leases that were mentioned on the article were never approved by me and I…
To the editor: Is our government trying to make it harder for you to vote? The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would hinder millions of Americans in registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate along with either a passport or a government-issued ID. More than 21.3 million Americans lack immediate…
To the editor: At the town hall meeting with Senator Grassley’s representative, one concern that affected almost every person in the room was changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA). DOGE is planning to shut down hundreds of local and regional offices that assist people with Social Security enrollment and resolving errors. Our closest Social…
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One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 30, 1926.) Dance halls are quite common in rural communities, pavilions for this purpose being erected in groves, on banks of rivers or upon lake shores. Being outside of the incorporated towns or cities they become subject to township supervision and control. County attorneys…
This is the fifth installment of my memories of Mount Ayr from 1970 to 1973. Things were a little different back then. I think it was the winter of 1972 Tom Terry and his friends built a very large snow bunny on the north side of the courthouse. I’d say it was eight to 10…