Vicki Carson
Vicki Carson 78, of Windsor Heights formerly of Diagonal passed away Saturday morning October 21, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines surrounded by her loved ones. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday October 29, 2023, at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Jodi Rushing will officiate. Open…
Read MoreRaiderettes place 4th at State Qualifying Meet
The Mount Ayr Raiderette cross-country team placed one spot in the final team standings from qualifying for the state meet. Mount Ayr placed fourth with 118 points with the top-3 teams advancing to this week’s state meet in Fort Dodge. Earlham won the meet with a team score of 41 followed by meet runner-up AHSTW…
Read MoreRaiders host Boy’s State Qualifying Meet
The Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club was the site for a Class 1A state qualifying meet last Thursday. There were nine scoring teams and nine other teams represented at the meet for a total of 18 schools represented. Earlham won the meet with 29 points and Council Bluffs St. Albert was second with 35…
Read MoreMount Ayr sees season end after 5-set Lenox match
There is no love loss between Mount Ayr and Lenox. Lenox, the regular season Pride Of Iowa East Division champs and POI tournament champs hosted rival Mount Ayr last week in the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament. In two meetings this year, each team had a victory over the other. Last…
Read MoreRaider season ends, 34-18
7th ranked Chargers comeback to sideline Raiders If football games were scored by the total points scored in the first and last quarters, the Mount Ayr Raiders would be moving on in the Class A football playoffs. However, everyone knows that the sum of the total points in all four quarters is used, thus a…
Read MoreSnapshots of History October 26, 2023
By Mike Avitt This week’s picture features the Mount Ayr High School that was built in 1895. It only lasted seventeen years and I am often asked why a building this beautiful was so seemingly short-lived. This school building replaced the one built in 1875 and sat at the same location as future high school…
Read MoreLooking Back October 26, 2023
One Hundred Thirty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Ringgold Record ,Thursday, October 26, 1893.) Now that the World’s Fair is about over, those people, who early in the season predicted that it would be one of the greatest disease spreaders in existence, now may look back and contemplate the incorrectness of their dire prophesies. The…
Read MoreSchool board seat races set
Several candidates seek to gain public favor in the upcoming school board election on November 7. In an effort to assist voters in making an informed decision, the Record-News invited all Mount Ayr school board candidates to respond to questions pertaining to how they would best represent the community. The following answers are presented as…
Read MoreCity, county to team for pool grant funding
The City of Mount Ayr presented their plan to fund a new aquatic center, to be located in Judge Lewis Park in Mount Ayr during the County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday, October 23. City administrator Brent Wise shared that he is working with Jeremy Rounds from SICOG to apply for a Community Attraction and…
Read MoreHalloween hi-jinks set for this week
A series of fall events and Halloween fun is just around the corner. Trick or Treat nights “Official” trick or treat nights have been set in the following communities: • Kellerton – Saturday, October 28 from 5-8 p.m. • Mount Ayr – Sunday, October 29 from 5-7 p.m. • Diagonal trick or treating will be…
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