Getting ready to start the fall sports season
The Mount Ayr fall sports teams have begun practice in anticipation of their upcoming season openers. The Raider football team will have a scrimmage against Shenandoah tomorrow (Friday) before opening the season August 25 in Greenfield against Nodaway Valley. The Raiderette volleyball team begins their season August 24 when they host Bedford. See complete schedules:…
Read MoreJane Schnoor
On August 1, 2023, Jane joined the Lord, passing quietly in her home. She was peaceful, surrounded by her family. Jane was born in Dwight, IL on June 28, 1935, to Clifford Clement Steichen and Margaret Irene (Bannon) Steichen. Her family of four sisters; Anne, Jacelyn, Marilyn and Gretchen and three brothers; George, Clifford and…
Read MoreSheryl Craft
Sheryl Craft, 90, of Creston, died on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at her home in Creston. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Burial will be at Hickory Grove Cemetery, south of Mt. Ayr, at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Chuck Spindler will officiate. Open…
Read MoreSnapshots of History August 10, 2023
By Mike Avitt Today we will look at 117 North Taylor Street in Mount Ayr. The building is currently That’s What She Read, a romance bookstore and event venue. The building was constructed in 1893 for Eugene Vorpe. Mr. Vorpe did the carpentry work and George Smithson laid the brick. Smithson’s other works include the…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK August 10, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 15, 1923.) The town of Redding was a scene of terror between the hours of 12 o’clock midnight Saturday night and 3 o’clock Sunday morning, while a gang of 5 bandits was engaged in looting the Redding bank. The bandits succeeded in their attempt to…
Read MoreMadalynn Stewart
Madalynn Mae Stewart was born on December 31, 2003, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Madalynn was welcomed home by her parents Kevin and Julie (Graff) Stewart and her older sister, Samantha Ann Stewart. Six years later, Madalynn was blessed with her little sister, Danielle Lynn Stewart. Madalynn was a loving daughter, sister,…
Read MoreVacant properties, square revitalization top agenda
The council revisited how to best address properties that are no longer occupied, in addition to other city improvements at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr City Council Monday, August 7. The council opened the meeting by first renewing an agreement with Lamson, Dugan & Murray LLP to retain the services of Attorney Jason…
Read MorePrincess Theater gets a make-over
Volunteers continue to work on painting the mural on the east side of the Princess Theatre building. Donna Watson, John and Betty Newton, Martha Landphair and Ron Landphair added color to the mural since last week. The design originated by the Iowa State University’s “Rural Shrink Smart” program which helps small towns develop projects that…
Read MoreUneven rainfall creates disparities in soil moisture
By Jared Strong Iowa Capital Dispatch About 8.5 inches of rain fell in western Iowa’s Little Sioux last week — a record amount in seven days for the town that has been suffering from severe drought. In much of northeast Iowa, there was little or none. That contributed to a growing disparity in soil moisture…
Read MoreHalsie Lynn Barnes
Halsie Lynn Barnes was born on February 5, 2004, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines in the middle of a blizzard. She was welcomed by her parents, Shannon and Tracy (Henry) Barnes. Fifteen months later she was blessed with her sister, Linsie, and three years later another sister, Kensie. Halsie was like a little mother…
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