Annual Sales Tax Holiday observed August 4-5
The first Friday and Saturday of August are known as Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday or “tax free” weekend, although Sunday is not included. This yearly holiday applies to each article priced under $100.00 regardless of how many items are bought on the same invoice. No sales tax, including local option sales tax, will be…
Read MoreKnight to play in Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star game
Jaydon Knight, a 2023 graduate of Mount Ayr, will be participating in the 51st annual Iowa Shrine Bowl on Saturday July 22 at 4 p.m. at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. The Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star game is a football game played in July of every year that features 92 of the best football…
Read MoreBOBBY RAY POTTORFF
Bobby Ray Pottorff, Sr. was born on December 6, 1936, to Glenn and Leona (Cook) Pottorff at the family’s home in Mount Ayr, IA. He was the third of six children. He passed away peacefully on July 12, 2023, at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, IA. Bob graduated from Mount Ayr High School in…
Read MoreANNA YVONNE GALLOWAY
Anna Yvonne (Austin) Galloway was born on February 23, 1933, to Glenn and Maggie (Scammahorn) Austin at her family’s home near Redding, IA. She was welcomed into the presence of her Savior on July 10, 2023. As the first of four children, she later welcomed brothers Marvin, Bill and Doyle. Since she was the only…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
BY MIKE AVITT I took this week’s picture with a black and white disposable camera in 2004. The scene has changed a great deal since I took this photo and it is changing again soon. Ground was broken on Wishard Chapel’s new church building the second week of July 2023. The current church building was…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 25, 1923.) The housewives who have electric washers were disappointed this morning. Got all ready to wash and found there was no power. The American Legion had charge of the 4th of July celebration in Grinnell and Storm Lake. Each took out rain insurance. At…
Read MoreMACS revenue purpose plan will be on November ballot
The Mount Ayr Community School District’s revenue purpose statement was reviewed and approved at the July 10 regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Approving the statement now allows the district to put it on the November 7, 2023 ballot for public vote. The Mount Ayr CSD revenue purpose statement will…
Read MoreCouncil makes move on city nuisance properties
The council discussed alternative ways of remedying four properties that are no longer occupied in addition to other city projects at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr City Council Monday, July 17. Nuisance Properties City superintendent Brent Wise presented four vacant properties to the council, noting there were more houses that will need to…
Read MoreTwo vie for open council position
Two local residents seek to gain public favor in the upcoming special election on August 1. Chandra Poore and Warren Angus will both appear on the special election ballot to fill a single vacant seat on the Mount Ayr City Council. The position became open when councilman Jordan Stewert moved outside the city limits. In…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
Most people remember this building as either Main Motor Co., Western Auto, or Farm & Home. This week we’ll look at several short-lived businesses that also called this building home and there were many. The building was constructed in 1946 for Gail Dalton and Wilbur Lynch as D & L Motor Co. at 116 N.…
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