Looking Back
One Hundred Thirty-Two Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 3, 1892.) The Russian thistle, a most pernicious foreign weed, is spreading rapidly in western Minnesota and the Dakotas, and is causing the farmers great uneasiness. It bears enormous quantities of seed and propagates itself with great rapidity. Local Items~ The speediest way to…
Read MorePetition seeks 6th grade plan reversal
A group of citizens, led by Regan Main, are circulating a petition to force the school board to hold a public meeting on its recent decision to move sixth grade classes from the elementary school to the middle school. Per Iowa Code section 279.8B, if 76 registered voters sign the petition (10% of the last…
Read MoreJay-Lynn-O Tours: Fun, Fellowship, & Philanthropy
By Darrell Dodge Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you’re having fun for a good cause. That could be the motto for Mount Ayr’s Jay-Lynn-O Tours as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of their charitable relationship with Camp Courageous in Monticello, which provides year-round recreation, respite, and travel opportunities for…
Read MoreIowa Secretary of Agriculture addresses local producers
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig addressed a large gathering of area producers at the new commercial building at the fairgrounds Thursday evening. Naig was the Keynote Speaker for the City State Bank Ag Seminar, also sponsored by Iowa Corn and the Ringgold County Corn Growers Association. Naig touched on a number of legislative issues.…
Read MoreFour Raiderettes named to All-Conference teams
The Pride of Iowa Conference released their all-conference list for the 2023-24 season last week after the last POI team was eliminated from the postseason. On the list are four Mount Ayr Raiderettes. Selected were juniors Jaxy Knight and Breya Nickle and freshmen Izzy Gilbertson and Dannie Stewart. Gilbertson, Nickle, and Knight were each a…
Read MoreThree Raiders are named All-Conference selections
The Pride of Iowa Conference recently released their all-conference list for the 2023-24 season. On that list are three Mount Ayr players. Selected were senior Ryce Reynolds, sophomore Jackson Ruggles, and junior Tyler Martin. Ruggles was one of four unanimous first-team selections, Martin was a second-team pick and Reynolds was an honorable mention pick. Bedford…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Methodist Church at Benton
By Mike Avitt The picture with this week’s article shows the Methodist Church at Benton around 1910. It was built in 1890, in part, with money raised by having a livestock auction. It was the first church built in the new town of Benton. Let’s look at the early years in Benton. Before Benton came…
Read MoreSusan Quall
Services for 68 year old Susan Quall of Redding will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Armstrong Funeral Home. Visitation is prior to the service from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Read MoreCindabeth Suzanne (Sims) Morgan
Cindabeth Suzanne (Sims) Morgan was born in New York state on November 20, 1954. At the age of six months, she was adopted by John Albert Sims and Elizabeth Margaret (Potter) Sims, who had long desired to have children. She preserved a letter written by her father to his father, describing the delight they felt…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 12, 1924.) Breezy Briefs of Tingley: There were twenty scholars out of high school on account of the measles last week and the grades were depleted in proportion. Merritt News: Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sickels and daughter Dorothy Rexine spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.…
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