Mount Ayr middle schoolers get season underway
The Mount Ayr middle school girl’s basketball team has begun play this season with a couple of games under their belts. The Raiderettes traveled to Bedford last week and saw two defeats. The 8th graders fell 36-21 and the 7th graders fell 26-21. Mount Ayr played Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Monday, November 20. After playing SW…
Read MoreDarren LaVern Hansen
Darren LaVern Hansen passed away on November 9, 2023 at the age of 74. Darren was born on March 5, 1949, to LaVern and Edith Hansen in Pine City, MN. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, MN in 1967 and went on to attend Mankato State College. He married Marna (Nelson) Hansen in…
Read MoreDonna Mae McDonald
DONNA MAE BATA MCDONALD Donna Mae Bata was born May 30, 1934, to Joseph Frank and Fairy Helen (Jones) Bata at home south of Diagonal in the Toman Hills. She was welcomed home by older sisters Louise and Reva. Later, her adopted brother, Joseph Albert, joined the family. The temperature on Donna’s birthday was 97…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Delphos Baptist Church
By Mike Avitt Delphos was established in 1880 with the coming of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad. Delphos never had a newspaper and was the only incorporated town in Ringgold County to never have a bank. Delphos started small and stayed small. And, yet, it has a big history. The first church here was…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 28, 1923.) Frank Wilson of this city was recently appointed as assistant district attorney for the southern district of Iowa and will assume the duties of his office January 1. In the past 15 years in Iowa the death rate from tuberculosis has been lowered…
Read MoreMAKING MUSIC: Gilliland selected for All-State Orchestra
Brittany Gilliland, a seventeen-year-old student at Mount Ayr High School, was one of 220 students selected to play as part of the Iowa All-State Orchestra this past week. The finest high school musicians across Iowa gathered at Iowa State University Hilton Coliseum for the All-State Music Festival on November 16-18, 2023. Musicians practiced together for…
Read MoreMACS maintains ‘commendable’ rating
Last month the Iowa Department of Education released the results of the online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The website shows updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how they performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2022-23 school year. For the third consecutive year,…
Read MoreShort meeting for city council
The Mount Ayr City Council polished off a short agenda in under 30 minutes Monday evening. With an agenda that mostly approving what had been already decided at previous meetings, little new ground was broken. The council did hear from Jeremy Rounds of the South Central Iowa Council of Goverments (SICOG) about the city applying…
Read More‘Christmas in the Ayr’ set for December 2
The Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce is preparing for their annual “Christmas in the Ayr” celebration on Saturday, December 2. The Mount Ayr Public Library is inviting the community to view the parade and tree lighting while enjoying some goodies. Lighted Parade A lighted Christmas parade will start the evening festivities at 5:30 p.m. Parade…
Read MoreDozen Raiders earn District Honors
The 2023 football season is near its conclusion as the state championship games for all classes are this week. Last week, the honors list for Class A District 6 was released after the final team in the district lost. The Madrid Tigers, who won the District 6 title, advanced to the UNI-Dome and the Class…
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