City votes to continue supporting Ringgold County Development Corporation
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr City Council voted unanimously to continue its support of the Ringgold County Development Corporation at it’s regular meeting Monday night. RCDC Development Director Nicole McGinnis made a presentation to the city council outlining the status of the ongoing development projects and the preliminary plans going…
Read MoreDrive for life tour visits Mount Ayr
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Iowa Donor Network paid a visit to Mount Ayr this past week and was represented by Liz Markert, mother of Emily Markert, one of the foundations original inspirations. Liz Markert’s motivations stem from a promise she made to her daughter Emily during the final days of her…
Read MoreRaiderettes play at 15-team Fillie Golf Invitational
By Ryan Stonebreaker SHENANDOAH, Iowa — The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team took part in their biggest meet of the season as they competed in the Fillia Golf Invitational last Friday in Shenandoah. The meet was one of 18-holes and the Raiderettes placed 8th with a score of 433. Council Bluffs Lewis Central won the…
Read MoreBoys track and field round-up
By Ryan Stonebreaker The second meet of the week for the Mount Ayr Raider boys track team saw them run at the Creston Panther boys relays. Glenwood won the meet followed by Creston in second and Southwest Valley in third. The Raiders did well in their relays, placing runner-up in three relays. The shuttle hurdle relay team…
Read MoreFour wins pace Raiderettes’ third-place finish
By Ryan Stonebraker CRESTON, Iowa — The Raiderette’s track and field team was one of three teams last Tuesday to score over 100 team points at the meet in Creston. Mount Ayr placed third with 101 points. Atlantic won the meet with 179 points and Creston was second with 143 points. The Raiderettes won the high…
Read MoreRaiders place second at Guy Clark Relays
By Ryan Stonebreaker LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team had a great performance as they were the runner-up at the Guy Clark Relays last Thursday in Leon. The Raiders had a second place team score of 85 points in part powered by winning a pair of relay events in the…
Read MoreMount Ayr golf teams win meets
By Ryan Stonebreaker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr golf teams each picked up meet wins last week. The Mount Ayr girls won by a landslide 210 to 300 over Wayne, while the Raider boys won a triangular meet over Melcher-Dallas and Wayne. On the boy’s side Mount had the winning score of the three-team meet…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 21, 1926.) Taking note of the statement recently made by the farm agent that Clayton County is the only one in Iowa that has had no bank failures, Howard H. Tedford, of Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, raises the remark “This statement leaves the impression that…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I took this week’s photo in September 2004. It shows the ice house that sat behind the old Watterson Store. It was probably Neil Johnston who directed my attention to an outbuilding that I would most likely overlook. I took a photo of the front of the store the same day. Everything in both those…
Read MoreStyle Show to be held for Breast Cancer Awareness
By Ken Garner MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In what has become an annual event and not just a rallying call, the Nobody Fights Alone annual Breast Cancer Awareness Style Show will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday May 3 at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. The style show, which features women modeling clothing,…
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