The latest Student Performance profiles from the Iowa Department of Education took center stage at the Monday, February 3 meeting of the board of directors of the Mount Ayr Community Schools. Elementary report Elementary principal Chris Elwood reported that for the third consecutive year, Mount Ayr Elementary was rated as a “high performing” school, the…

Chloe Saville, a sophomore at Mount Ayr Community High School, scored 297 out of a possible 300 at an archery competition at East Union recently. She placed first among 121 girls competing at the meet. Saville, a member of the Diagonal High School archery team, is the daughter of Joe Saville of Mount Ayr and…

Dem. Candidate    Total SDEs*    %  SDEs* Joe Biden    101    33.7% Pete Buttigieg    75    25.0% Amy Klobuchar    56    18.7% Elizabeth Warren    49    16.3% Bernie Sanders    19    6.3% All others    0    0.0% * SDE – state delegate equivalent GOP Candidate    Votes    % Vote Donald Trump    106    99.06 Bill Weld    1    0.93

What is Pickleball you ask?  Pickleball is a mix between tennis, badminton, and table tennis.  It is one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S.  According to the USA Pickleball Association, the sport has grown 650% in interest and numbers in the past 6 years. It’s such a fun, fast sport that doesn’t require…