Phyllis (Smith) Cregeen
PHYLLIS CREGEEN Phyllis (Smith) Cregeen, of Rockford, Illinois, formerly of Diagonal, passed away on April 12, 2024 in Rockford. Her services will be held later this week in Diagonal. Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr is entrusted with her arrangement.
Read MoreJacqueline Sue Davis
JACQUELINE SUE DAVIS Jacqueline (Jacque) Sue Davis, 66 of Weeping Water, Nebraska, passed away on April 14, 2024. She was born on July 16, 1957, in Lee Summit Missouri to Donald and Darlene Bear. On October 18, 1975, she married Arthur William Davis in Kellerton, Iowa. Jacque worked as a para-professional at Heartland Behavioral School…
Read MoreRaymond Wayne Van Laar
RAYMOND WAYNE VAN LAAR Raymond Wayne Van Laar, son of Fredric John & Helen Vye (Baker) Van Laar, was born March 21, 1927, at home near Grand River, Iowa. Raymond grew up on a farm and developed a love for the outdoors, nature, and living off the land. Raymond graduated from Grand River High School…
Read MoreDwight Leroy Jennings
DWIGHT LEROY JENNINGS Dwight Leroy Jennings was born in Muscatine, Iowa, on November 23, 1956 to Norman and Gertrude (Ross) Jennings. He was welcomed by older siblings William, Linda, and Beth. The family moved often around Iowa for Norm’s work as an electrician before finally settling in Ellston, Iowa. Dwight graduated from nearby Mount Ayr…
Read More17 season-best performances at Creston
It was quite a start to the week on Monday, April 8 for the Mount Ayr boy’s track team. The Raiders collected 17 season-best performances on their way to a third-place finish at the Creston Panthers meet. The Raiders scored 108 team points for third, behind meet champion Creston with 139 and runner-up SW Valley…
Read MoreRaiderettes score 82 points at Creston meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s track team opened a two-meet week by placing third at the Creston Panther Track Invitational on Monday, April 8. There, the Raiderettes scored 82 points at the meet, a season-high so far. At the meet, Mount Ayr athletes had 19 season best performances among the events. Atlantic won the meet with…
Read MoreShields wins high jump At Knoxville meet
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes traveled to Knoxville late last week to take part in the 8-team Panther Relays April 11. There, Mount Ayr would score 39 points and place eighth in the team race. The Raiderettes won one event at the meet. Aubree Shields won the high jump with a top jump of 5-feet, zero…
Read MoreRaiderette golf wins pair of meets
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s golf team played in three meets last week, winning two of them. The Raiderettes won their home quadrangular meet last Monday, April 8, and then finished the week winning a dual against Pride of Iowa Conference foe Wayne. In between, the Raiderettes played at a tournament in Shenandoah. This week,…
Read MoreRaider golf wins two of three meets
The Mount Ayr Raiders had a busy week of action and came away with two meet wins in three outings. The Raiders won meets on Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9. In the other meet, the Raiders placed second. The Raiders were at Central Decatur Monday afternoon and were back home on Tuesday, April…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Beaconsfield High School
By Mike Avitt Here’s what the Tingley Vindicator newspaper had to say about sports in its April 2, 1903 edition: “Basketball is becoming as much of a menace to life and limb as football.” The Vindicator was not in the minority on this issue. I have read several articles in local newspapers warning against dangerous…
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