Legacy lives on at Hoover Angus farm
For 33 years, John Kiburz watched over the annual Hoover Angus sale he urged them to start in February of 1991. The annual sale, held the first Tuesday in February, has since become a celebration of the family’s legacy, as they are just four years shy of celebrating 100 years of breeding Angus cattle. It…
Read MoreKaren Magee
Karen Magee, 79, of Creston, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Her life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Chuck Spindler will officiate. Burial will be at the Diagonal Cemetery near…
Read MoreLaurel Lea (Griffeth) Fekete
Laurel Lea (Griffeth) Fekete, was born February 15, 1971, to James Warren Griffeth and Mary Ethel (Foreman) Griffeth, in Red Oak, IA. She passed away peacefully at her son’s home in Mount Ayr on January 28th, 2024, surrounded by her family. Laurie married Erwin Fekete, February 18, 1989, and were the parents of two children…
Read MoreMary Ogle
Funeral Services for Mary Ogle, 94, of Bedford, Iowa were held Friday, January 26, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Cummings Family Funeral Home. Open Visitation was Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interment was held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed towards…
Read MoreRaiders part of POI second place logjam
It was a tough week for the Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team. Not only did they play three games, but they took two losses in three games. Despite that, the Raiders are in the mix still for second place in the POI, sitting at 7-3, a half-game ahead of Central Decatur (6-3) and SE Warren…
Read MoreRaiderette JV team collects two wins
Raiderette JV team collects two wins The Mount Ayr junior varsity girl’s basketball team finally returned to the court with games recently. The Raiderttes played their first game back from Christmas break on January 19 after seeing five scheduled JV games canceled or postponed due to weather or low numbers. Mount Ayr won two road…
Read MoreTucker Knox signs with SWCC
Tucker Knox signed his letter of intent to join the track and field team at Southwestern Community College in the fall of 2024. Head coach Scott Vicker is looking forward to getting him on campus to start practicing throws including shot put, discus, hammer throw, and javelin. Front row, pictured left to right: Mackenzie Knox,…
Read MoreRaiderettes scorching hot as win-streak continues
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes are playing good basketball right now in part to their defense shutting down teams. Last week, the Raiderettes saw their win streak go to five games with three victories and their place in the POI conference standings rose to a tie for third place at 7-2 with their overall record going…
Read MoreRaiders pick up dual win over Bedford, 30-22
The Mount Ayr wrestling team picked up a Pride of Iowa Conference dual win over Bedford last Thursday, 30-22. The Raiders were scheduled to wrestle last Tuesday in a dual meet with West Central Valley, Clarke, Woodward-Granger, and Lenox, but that meet was canceled. There were five open classes for both teams in the dual.…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Shannon City Methodist Church
My friend Karen Simpson gave me a stack of old newspapers a few weeks ago and in it I found a supplement to the Afton Star-Enterprise about the history of Shannon City. It was dated May 21, 1981 and was written and compiled by David Pugh. Mr. Pugh was a publisher of both the Diagonal…
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