The American Legion, Post 172 in Mount Ayr, will honor our fallen this Memorial Day. Thursday May 25, at 9 a.m. the holes for the flags will be marked at the Rose Hill Cemetery. Later that day, flags will be placed by the fifth grade students from the Mount Ayr Elementary school on Veteran graves.…
A total of 51 seniors crossed the stage Sunday, May 21 at the graduation ceremony for the Mount Ayr High School Class of 2023. Details about the graduates can be found in the Class of 2023 insert in last week’s Record-News. Valedictorian Kaylie Shields and Salutatorians Drew Ehlen and Jaydon Knight addressed their graduating class…
A covered wagon pulled by a three-mule team traveled through Ringgold County on May 16, 2023 as part of a 600 mile journey from Lamoni, IA to Shevlin, MN. Traveling between 4-8 miles-per-hour, Tom Nass and his friend Carlos Ford, are re-enacting the covered wagon ride Tom’s grandparents, Jim and Eunice Zigler, took 90 years…
A group of students from Iowa State University embraced and visited Mount Ayr to better understand how small towns thrive and are now sharing the fruits of their labor with the community. Their final project included a mural design and accompanying toolkit. Their study was part of a design course exploring strategies and methods that…
The Mount Ayr city council voted unanimously Monday evening to hold a special election to fill out the term of Jordan Stewart, who resigned because he moved outside the city limits. County Auditor Amanda Waske said a date for the election had not been set yet as of press time. In order for someone to…
Concrete and personnel topped the agenda items from the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors meeting Monday, May 15. Bid Awarded The board reviewed two bids from Lutrick Construction and Walston Concrete for a new concrete pad by the football field that will support new bleachers. The low bid of $5,094 submitted by Walston…
The Raiderette golf team traveled to Lynville-Sully to play at Diamond Trail golf Club on Wednesday, May 17 where they looked to compete in making a State Tournament appearance. The Raiderettes in the end came up short. Team Scores 1 Grundy Center 350 2 BCLUW 365 3 Woodward-Granger 409 4 Pleasantville 417 5 Colfax-Mingo 424…
The state track meet was one to remember, with great weather and three days of events which were all well executed by the Raider and Raiderette track teams. Starting on Thursday, the Raiderette shuttle hurdle relay team consisting of Tegan Streit, Aubree Shields, Kaylie Shields and MaKenna Jones opened the state meet with a 12th…
The Raider golf team traveled to Crestwood Hills golf course on Monday, May 15 where they looked to compete for a State Tournament berth. The Raiders ultimately came up short, by nine strokes. Team Scores 1 South Hamilton 318 2 CAM 325 3 Montezuma 328 4 Mount Ayr 337 5 Keota 339 6 Fremont-Mills 347…
Graveside services for Cecil and Trudy Shafer will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at the Tingley Cemetery. Frances Gertrude “Trudy” Shafer passed away on November 2, 2022, in Surprise, AZ. She was born in Union County, IA on September 27, 1935, to Elton and Frances Priest. She graduated from Tingley Independent High School…
David Mark Perry, age, 65, passed away at Mosiac Life Care Albany, MO, on January 13, 2023. David was born on December 15, 1957 in Corning, IA to Merrill and Mary Lou (Hulett) Perry. He was born into a musical and artistic family. His first exposure to the piano, as a toddler, was taking a…
Helen Louise Sickels Hunt was born October 14, 1936, to Duane E. Sickels and Leta Mae Jones Sickels in a farmhouse just across the Iowa state line into Missouri. She attended various schools during her school years starting in Mount Ayr and finishing her high school education in Mount Ayr in May of 1955. Helen…
The Mount Ayr Track and Field teams traveled to Corning to qualify for the State Track Meet at Drake University May 18-20. The athletes faced constant precipitation as they attempted to post the best possible times throughout the night in various events. By Friday morning, the Raiders and Raiderettes had 10 events pushed through to…
To the editor: The Mount Ayr Library would like to thank the teachers and the students who came to the library this past week. On Tuesday, we hosted fourth graders and on Thursday, first graders. We are very proud of the updates to the children’s area of colorful new furniture, a new rug and a…
To the editor: May is motorcycle awareness month so I thought I’d enlighten you with some shocking statistics from the DOT regarding motorcycle fatalities. Last year alone there were 49 fatalities involving motorcycles, with there being three deaths already this year, in Iowa solely. A majority of the accidents involved were motor vehicles, and the…
The American Legion, Post 172 in Mount Ayr, will honor our fallen this Memorial Day. Thursday May 25, at 9 a.m. the holes for the flags will be marked at the Rose Hill Cemetery. Later that day, flags will be placed by the fifth grade students from the Mount Ayr Elementary school on Veteran graves.…
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 30, 1923.) Why vote “Yes” on courthouse proposition. Election will be held Monday, June 4, 1923. 1. Rinngold County needs a courthouse. 2. County records should be protected. 3. Value of property affected by the delay. 4. Responsibility is with the voters. 5. Equitable distribution…
BY MIKE AVITT This building in Diagonal was erected in 1909 for A. W. Marts and Dr. A. E. Jessup. After the previous newspaper plant burned, Carson Williams bought some printing equipment and placed it in the Jessup building in December 1917. Williams started a new newspaper called the Diagonal Reporter in January 1918. Thomas…