Raiders fall 57-41 to POI leading Bedford
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team welcomed the Pride of Iowa Conference leading Bedford Bulldogs to town for a POI showdown last Tuesday. The Raiders had come into the game off of a non-conference game with Murray the previous night, but the game was postponed due to weather. The Murray postponement was the third straight…
Read MoreMiddle school girls play two POI teams
The season resumed last week for the Mount Ayr girl’s basketball middle school team. The squads played a pair of Pride of Iowa Conference teams in Lenox and Wayne. Last Tuesday, January 16, Mount Ayr played Lenox. The first game started great with intense defense and good rebounding. The third quarter was their undoing as…
Read MoreTwo place winners at Harris Invitational
The Mount Ayr boys’ wrestling team made the trip to Corning last Friday and Saturday to compete at the annual John J. Harris Invitational, hosted by SW Valley. The meet is considered one of the premier meets in SW Iowa. There, the Raiders scored 34.5 team points and placed 19th. There were 27 teams at…
Read MoreClinton Earl Kniep
Clinton Earl Kniep was born on June 29, 1968, in Creston to Donna Moore and Ron Kniep. Clint was “somewhat welcomed” home by older sisters Diane and Karla. We say somewhat welcomed because oldest sister Diane loved having a baby brother and defended him to the death. While middle sister, Karla loved him, but would…
Read MoreJoseph Mark Murphy
Joseph Mark Murphy was born June 8, 1943, in Blue Earth, MN to the parents of Wallace and Mary Veronica (Guerber) Murphy. He was welcomed home by brothers, Edwin and Michael then was later joined by Kathleen, Patrick, and Stephen. Joseph grew up on a farm and went to catholic school in Blue Earth until…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Wilson Grocery
By Mike Avitt Last week I mentioned several of Mount Ayr’s grocery stores in the 1930s. This week we’ll look at some earlier than that. The building in this week’s article was built in 1891 for grocer H. H. Wilson. Mr. Wilson passed away in 1922, but many readers will remember his son, Attorney Frank…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, January 30, 1924.) Reports that seed corn in southern Iowa was badly damaged by the severe cold weather early in January which reports have been confirmed by tests made, has caused apprehension lest there should be difficulty in obtaining seed for the coming season. It is…
Read MoreLoch Ayr fees increased, recycling decreased
Loch Ayr lease agreements, employee PTO policies, and recycling were discussed during the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr city council on Tuesday, January 16. Loch Ayr lake lot leases Council members started the meeting off by discussing whether to raise the fee to rent a lot at Loch Ayr from $800 to $1,000. The…
Read MoreNew budget procedure begins this year
Cities and counties are now required to take additional steps for their budget approval process as part of new legislation passed last year. All property owners or taxpayers in the county will receive a budget statement from the county auditor at the end of March, as part of changes coming from House File 718, (HF…
Read MoreSpecial education funding shift proposed
For over 50 years, Iowa’s schools have depended on the statewide network of Area Education Agencies (AEAs) to provide special education support, and related services. Now, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her intent to reform Area Educational Agencies (AEA), by giving state funds directly to school districts, rather than the regional AEAs, so they…
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