Looking 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…
Read MoreSnapshots of History November 16, 2023
Did you ever lie awake at night wondering how many “chain” restaurants Mount Ayr has had? Yeah, me too. Today, we’ll look at number 3 in the order….Breadeaux Pisa. I took this week’s photo in November of 2006, the month Breadeaux moved from its original building. I wanted to get the sign in the photo,…
Read MoreLooking Back November 16, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 21, 1923.) Bank robberies in Iowa have been cut from $500,000 a year in 1920 to $15,000 in 1923 Ben Gibson, attorney general of Iowa announces. Several arrests for reckless driving have been made by the officers in Mount Ayr during the past week and…
Read MoreRecount flips council-elect seat
One precinct overlooked in election night count After discovering one precinct was not included in total counts, Ringgold County Auditor Amanda Waske requested an administrative recount for both Mount Ayr precincts, in accordance with Iowa Code section 50.50. In a letter to the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors, Waske stated that a flash drive from…
Read MoreSixth grade to be part of middle school
Mount Ayr board of education members welcomed Samantha Jo Elliott to her first unofficial meeting, while Brandi Shay made her final appearance as a representative of the board, at their regular meeting Monday, November 14. Sixth grade move During the secondary principal board report, superintendent Jason Shaffer reported that they have developed a schedule and…
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