Area Celebrations: Clearfield 4th of July Parade winners
The area celebrated our nation’s birthday last week with parades, fireworks and family gatherings. One of the fireworks celebrations were captured by Kim Scharfenkamp (above) at Loch Ayr Lake while Darla Sobotka took this picture from the Clearfield 4th of July parade. Clearfield 4th of July Parade winners Here are the parade judging results from…
Read MoreMurder charge in Clearfield
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing a 19-year-old man at a bar in Clearfield, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a press release. 37-year-old Alan Schultz of Bedford is charged with Murder in the First Degree in the shooting death of Colby Nelson of Lenox. Taylor County reports a…
Read MoreReynolds is Gatorade track player of the year
In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade has announced Ryce Reynolds of Mount Ayr High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Iowa Boys Track and Field Player of the Year. Reynolds is the first Gatorade Iowa Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Mount…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall to Moravia in only game of the week
There was only one game on the schedule last week for the Mount Ayr Raiderettes. It was Monday, June 24 at home against Moravia. There, the Mohawks would take a 13-3 win in five innings. The loss dropped Raiderette’s record to 7-11 while Moravia improved to 13-18. Mount Ayr came into the game having snapped…
Read MoreRaiders end regular season with two losses
The regular season has come to an end for the Mount Ayr baseball team, an end that they had hoped to avoid as the Raiders fell in both games they played last week with a close loss, 11-8 at Interstate-35, and another road loss at CAM 19-10. The Raiders record sits at 7-10 overall and…
Read MoreSnapshot of History: Clinton Motel
McDonnell Appliance donated an item to the Mount Ayr Depot Museum this week. It is one of those little metal racks that hold non-personalized checkbooks. In the 1980s and before, local businesses offered counter checks to its customers with the names of local banks on the checks. No account numbers needed. The banks identified the…
Read MoreWarren Gary Giles
Warren Gary Giles, son of Warren Giles and Raola (Feeback) Giles, was born on October 19, 1944, in Creston, Iowa and passed away May 31, 2024. Gary spent most of his youth growing up on a farm in Tingley and Ellston, Iowa. He moved to Cedar Rapids Iowa in 1965. Gary married Marilyn (Combs) Giles…
Read MoreBetty Marie Gage
Betty Marie Gage, daughter of Doyle Vern & Joan Hope (Grannaman) Konopasek, was born January 23, 1957, in Hatfield, MO. Together with her siblings, Linda, Glen, and Jeannie, she grew up in a loving home. Betty lived in Eagleville, MO until the 6th grade when the family moved to Kellerton, IA. Betty attended and graduated…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 9, 1924.) Arrested on bootlegging charge. Tom Clark, who resides on the Jesse Wion farm 3 one-half mile northeast of Mount Ayr, was placed under arrest by Sheriff Stephens and Deputy Sheriff S.V. Hale the evening of the fourth. One and one-half gallon of liquor…
Read MoreHousing ordinance postponed
The Mount Ayr city council welcomed council member Matt Henle and established a new Urban Renewal Area at their regular meeting Monday, July 1. After approving the consent agenda, the council began their official business by swearing in new council member Matt Henle. He then began his official duties immediately, as he is filling out…
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