Raiderettes place third at Lenox Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes were paced by three event wins at the Lenox co-ed meet on Monday, April 15 as part of their third-place tying team finish at the 11-team scoring meet. The point total for Mount Ayr was their third-highest of the season. Mount Ayr won the high jump, the 4×400-meter relay, and the…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Grand Valley High School gym
Kellerton High School’s gymnasium was built in 1951 and beginning in 1952, the remaining Ringgold County Girls’ Basketball Tournament games were played here. Prior to that, most of the tournaments were held at Beaconsfield. The first tournament in the modern era was played in 1942 with the Delphos girls as champs. After that the Tingley…
Read MoreRepublicans can’t govern
To the editor: If you have any doubts about the ineffectiveness and inability of the majority party in the House of Representatives to do its job, i.e. govern the nation, take a closer look. Once again, the position of the Speaker of the House has come under attack from ultra-right wing members. Fearful that the…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 30, 1924.) Grant City Bank closes. By order of its directors the Farmers Trust Co. of Grant City closed its doors yesterday morning and wired the state finance department to take charge of the affairs of the institution. The last report of the trust company, made…
Read MoreFour new MACS Hall of Fame inductees
Four new inductees were voted into the Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Game class for this year. The award recipients were announced Tuesday evening. The awards will be presented at the annual Hall of Fame banquet later this year. This year’s inductees include: Curt Braby – Curt Braby son of the late Chuck Braby…
Read MoreSprints shine for Raiderettes at West Central Valley
The Mount Ayr girl’s track team made the trip to Stuart for the West Central Valley co-ed meet on Thursday, April 18. There, the Raiderettes placed fifth out of nine scoring teams with 59 team points. Van Meter claimed the meet title, scoring 149 points followed by Grand View Christian with 72.5 and West Central…
Read MoreEbersole Cattle Company receives grant to expand
Ebersole Cattle Co. was recently awarded a $25,000 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant to help them develop a new food hub in Southwest Iowa and offer home deliveries of beef, pork and poultry. Located just outside of Kellerton, the Ebersole family was one of 26 Iowa farmers, small businesses and non-profits to receive a Choose Iowa…
Read MoreLocal agencies join forces as First MainStreet Insurance
Two long standing insurance companies in Mount Ayr moved under one roof last year, and will soon be using the same name. In 2023, Tyler Insurance account managers Lois Ibbotson and Pam Brokaw, moved into the same building as Ringgold Insurance Services in order to streamline their operations. Beginning May 1, Ringgold Insurance Services and…
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