Raiders fall to top ranked Blue Devils, 8-3
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The first meeting with the top ranked Martensdale-St. Mary’s Blue Devils this season went to the visiting team in an 8-3 loss last week for the Raiders. The Blue Devils outscored Mount Ayr 7-0 from the second to the fifth innings to build a lead that was too…
Read MoreRaiders rebound from first loss
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORYDON, Iowa — The first loss of a season stings, but it is what you do with it that tells how a team is built. After falling to top-ranked Class 1A Martensdale-St. Marys earlier in the week, the Raider baseball team got back on the winning ways with a big 10-5 road…
Read MoreUpset City!
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — It was a strange but good week for the Mount Ayr softball team as they had two games played against state ranked teams, and two games wiped out due to weather. Mount Ayr was to play Murray on Monday, June 8 and play SW Valley on June 11…
Read MoreObituary – Gary Clifford Grose
Gary Clifford Grose was born September 17, 1942, to Bert Clifford Grose and Mary Tennessee Glick Grose on their farm north of Tingley, IA. Gary passed away at home June 5, 2026. Gary fondly talked about being born north of Tingley, IA, moving to what is now known as the Hoover Angus Farm around the age of 6, and later driving the tractor with the…
Read MoreObituary – Alan Kurt Force
Alan Kurt Force was born in Mount Ayr, Iowa on March 3, 1957, to Clifford and Cleta Force. He passed on at age 69 on June 8, 2026, in Mount Ayr. Alan was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Cleta; his sister Sharon Hembry Kennedy and her husband’s Larry Hembry and Roy Kennedy;…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 9, 1926.) At the special election held on the day of the primary election, Monday, the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $150,000 for the purpose of building and equiping a court house for Ringgold C ounty carried by a majority of 592…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I will continue my series of how I viewed Mount Ayr from 1970 to 1973 and the experiences I had. Mount Ayr’s first teen center was in the basement of the United Presbyterian Church and opened in 1970. I remember my step-sister Lesa Perry painted the sign, “The Cellar,” that was placed at the entrance of…
Read MoreAnother lake tragedy
By Jeff Snyder LENOX, Iowa — Another water tragedy took place in southwest Iowa this past weekend as the Midwest Regional Dive Team was called into action to respond to a report of a fisherman who went into and under the water in Wilson Lake located just south of Lenox, Iowa. Wilson Lake is a…
Read MorePerfect Weather for the First Farmers Market
The Ringgold County Courthouse lawn was adorned by eager vendors sharing their wares and delicious treats during a the first farmer’s market of the season held last Friday. The event, which had the blessings of the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mount Ayr, had vendors from all over the area set…
Read MoreFamily celebrates first responders
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In what could have been a terrible tragedy, had nearly the best possible outcome earlier this year when Cheryl Anderson, a 78-year-old woman, was reported missing from her Warren County, Iowa location. Area first responders fortunately found Cheryl Anderson and her family came to Ringgold County on Saturday…
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