Raiderettes bow out in loss to Fremont-Mills
The Raiderettes season ended on Friday, February 16 when they lost to Class 1A No. 12 Fremont-Mills in Tabor. There, the Knights stayed unbeaten with a 23-0 record after beating Mount Ayr 59-29. The Raiderettes end the season with a record of 16-7. Fremont-Mills led by four points, 16-12 after the first quarter, but a…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt I first moved to Mount Ayr 54 years ago and have lived in about fifteen different locations here since then. Many of those residences are no longer standing. Sometimes, I grab a large coffee and drive around Mount Ayr looking at houses, especially older houses. I will point out there is one…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 27, 1924.) Chicken thieves caught~Clarence Brace, aged 31, and Glen Butterfield, aged 22, were caught in the act of stealing chickens at the John Clough farm in Monroe township last Wednesday afternoon around 3 o’clock. The officers were notified and the men were arrested and…
Read MoreReappraisal of your property to begin
The Ringgold County Assessor’s Office and the Ringgold County Conference Board have contracted with Vanguard Appraisals, Inc, to complete a reappraisal of all residential and ag dwelling properties in Ringgold County beginning February 27, 2024. The Ringgold County Conference Board approved this reappraisal in 2021 and authorized the Assessor to contract with Vanguard Appraisal. The…
Read MoreShaha finishes third at state meet
Brock Shaha of Mount Ayr finished third in the class 1A 113 pound weight class at the Iowa State High School Wrestling Tournament last week in Des Moines. Shaha is pictured third from the right on the podium. PHOTO BY JILL EHLEN. Two Mount Ayr athletes were among the Class 1A state wrestling tournament qualifiers…
Read MoreFocused on the future
Now in her third year of representing the Mount Ayr FFA chapter, Lillie Curry has set her sights on her future goals, including one she has a chance of achieving next month. Selected as one of 10 individuals on the Iowa FFA South Central District officer ballot, she is competing against one other candidate to…
Read MoreCity ready to let pool construction bids
The Mount Ayr city council moved forward with accepting construction bids for the new pool at Judge Lewis Park and took a stance against barking nuisance complaints at their regular meeting Monday, February 19. Pool Construction Bids Michael Fisher from Waters Edge Design was in town and provided an update on the Judge Lewis Park…
Read MorePamela Joann Crockett
Pamela Joann Crockett, daughter of Barbara Ann and Holmer Vern Harsh, age 76 of Sonora CA, born July 03, 1947, in Barre VT, passed away January 27, 2024 at Doctors Medical Center Modesto CA. Terzich & Wilson Cremation – Funeral Home entrusted with Cremation Services.
Read MoreTwo Wrestlers Off To State!
Shaha District Champ, Stark District Runner-Up A pair of Mount Ayr boy’s wrestlers qualified for the state tournament this week in Des Moines. Qualifying for the state tournament were Brock Shaha at 113 and Conlee Stark at 150. Shaha won the 113-pound weight class and Stark was the runner-up at 150. The state wrestling tournament…
Read MoreRaiders claim 14th win, 5th straight
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team is peaking at the right time as the postseason begins this week. The Raiders wrapped their regular season schedule up last week with a non-conference win over Interstate-35 at home on senior night, 61-39. The win was the fifth straight for Mount Ayr giving them an 8-3 record since…
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