Touching year end tribute
By Larry Peterson The Southwestern women’s basketball team played an inspired game in defeating Grand View JV Monday night after an emotional pregame tribute to a former player. Events were held to honor student-athletes who died in a July auto accident in Union County. Maddie Stewart’s No. 20 jersey was retired and framed jerseys were…
Read MoreAnnabel Walkup
I was born, lived and died a sinner. My hope is to hear “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” I was born March 24, 1927, to John F. and Anna C. (Holms) Haidsiak in a farm home west of Athelstan, IA. I was the youngest of ten, seven girls and three boys. Three…
Read MoreRaiders take winning streak into break
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team will take a 3-game win streak into Christmas break after getting a Pride of Iowa Conference road victory on Tuesday, December 19 at Nodaway Valley. There, the Raiders would score a season-high 81 points in an 81-40 win over the Wolverines. Mount Ayr improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in…
Read MoreMount Ayr humbled at Nodaway Valley, 84-43
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team finished up the pre-Christmas break portion of their schedule on December 19 at Nodaway Valley. Mount Ayr is one of the good stories of the POI this year with a 6-2 team and not a senior in their starting lineup. Nodaway Valley came into the game as the…
Read MoreMiddle school girls have close games with Nodaway Valley
The Mount Ayr middle school girl’s basketball teams’ finished up their pre-Christmas schedule with two games against Nodaway Valley. In the A game, Mount Ayr was challenged on Friday, December 15, to come out with intensity, confidence, and a focus to take care of the ball. “We need to cut down on our turnovers as…
Read MoreJV Raiderettes win two of three games
The junior varsity Mount Ayr Raiderettes improved to 4-1 in the first half of the season, winning two of their three most recent games. The team is now off for Christmas break. The Raiderettes have had some tough luck getting games this year so far as three scheduled games were canceled due to low numbers…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Redding Depot
By Mike Avitt This week’s picture shows the Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot looking north. In the background to the right, a couple of houses can be seen and those houses are in the original town of Redding. I also find it very interesting that the railroad put the depot between Old Redding and New…
Read MoreLooking Back December 28, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 2, 1924.) George L. Bastow, who during the summer and fall has had a force of men at work remodeling the old Mount Ayr house, announces that the new hotel, which will be known as Hotel Mount Ayr, will be formally opened Thursday evening…
Read MoreShea Lynn Woollums
Shea Lynn Woollums was born on July 24, 1980, at the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa to parents Garey Lynn Woollums and Sheila Lynn (Vanderflute) Nauman. Shea welcomed into the family brother Travis Lee in 1982 and sister Kelly Jo in 1984. Shea departed this life much too soon – at the early age…
Read MoreDonella Mae Taylor Jackson Johnson
A wonderful life can be defined in many ways. For Donella Mae Taylor Jackson Johnson, it was the relationships with her family, friends, and the many students she taught in school. She lived a life knowing that love has no end and that God loves every child in God’s world. She passed away on December…
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