Raiders compete in at Ron Scott Duals
Raiders compete in at Ron Scott Duals The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team competed in six duals at the Ron Scott Duals last Saturday. There, the Raiders lost to POI foes Central Decatur 54-12, Lenox 33-30, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 57-6, East Union 36-24, and SE Warren-Melcher-Dallas 47-30. The Raiders also fell to Chariton 65-12. The Raiders…
Read MoreUp and down week for Raiderettes
The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team had an interesting week with four games. Due to weather-rescheduled games and a pair of regularly scheduled games, the result was a four-game week for the Raiderettes. Mount Ayr would drop a pair of games early in the week to Stanton and Nodaway Valley, but rebound with late-week wins…
Read MoreMount Ayr splits two duals
The Mount Ayr Raiders split two duals against Pride of Iowa Conference teams. The Raiders beat Lenox 30-28 but fell to SE Warren-Melcher-Dallas 54-18. It was the last night of POI duals during the season. Against Lenox, Mount Ayr won five matches in the dual. There were four weights open at the dual, 106, 120,…
Read MoreMiddle School Raiders finally back in action
The Mount Ayr middle school boys’ basketball teams took to the court for the first time since December 15 and didn’t skip a beat registering two victories against the Wayne Falcons. “We (coaches) were a little concerned about how the games would go since it had been over a month since they had last played.…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Mount Ayr square, west side
By Mike Avitt This is the only photo I have of three business buildings that burned in 1927. The 1927 fire is historic in that it was the last fire on the Mount Ayr square to involve wood-frame buildings. And this fire changed the landscape of the Mount Ayr square. Fire was discovered in the…
Read MoreTake a closer look
To the editor: For those comparing the economy under Joe Biden to the economy under Donald Trump, maybe you should take a closer look at the facts and figures. The latest jobs report for January of 2024, revealed that the economy had added 353,000 new jobs. The jobless or unemployment rate for the past 24…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 13, 1924.) The town of Beaconsfield suffered fire loss aggregating thousands of dollars last evening. The fire, which was of unknown origin, was first discovered in the hardware store on the west side of the street and had gained such headway that it was not…
Read More50 Years of feeding Tingley
For 50 years, Nancy Jarred has helped operate a meal site at the Tingley community building in partnership with Connections Agency on Aging. A celebration in her honor is being held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday February 23 at the Tingley community building. Connections Agency on Aging is asking that people RSVP by calling 800-432-9209…
Read MoreDekko Foundation awards city $250,000 for pool project
The Dekko Foundation, a private family foundation located in Kendallville, IN has announced it will award the City of Mount Ayr $250,000 to support construction of the Judge Lewis Park Pool. This money will go towards closing the funding gap between the estimated costs of the pool and the approved bond issue amount. Mount Ayr…
Read MoreCity to accept proposals for garbage service
At a brief meeting of the Mount Ayr City Council, on Monday, February 5, the council decided to take proposals for city garbage services. After discussing city garbage services during prior meetings, the city received an inquiry from someone offering to submit a bid to provide the service. “I think we should explore,” council member…
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