Shaha takes second at North Mahaska Wrestling Invite
Albany Quad The Mount Ayr Raider wrestlers traveled south of the border last Thursday night to compete in the Albany Quad. In the duals, Mount Ayr fell to South Harrison, 54-18, with the Raiders winning three matches on the night and forfeiting six matches. Brock Shaha, ranked second in Iowa in Class 1A at 106…
Read MoreGreenland gets win at first home meet for Southern Tier
The Southern Tier wrestling team hosted its first home meet last Thursday night in Leon at Central Decatur Community Schools. It was a tough outing for the girls with most matches ending after a dominant showing from the home team before one move put them in bad positions and ending the match. Mount Ayr saw…
Read MoreRaiders fall to Bedford for second POI loss
Bedford 55, Mount Ayr 44 Mount Ayr had a tough outing last Friday night against the Bedford Bulldogs, falling 55-44 to bookend their winter break with a pair of Pride of Iowa losses. The Bulldogs came out fast Friday night, putting the Raiders down early, 16-11 after the first eight minutes. The first quarter ended…
Read MoreKnight scores 11 in victory over POI rival
Mount Ayr 49, Bedford 23 Winter break came to an end and the Raiderettes were able to shake off the rust and take a 49-23 win over the Bedford Bulldogs last Friday night, improving to 8-2 on the season. It was anyone’s game int he first half as both teams struggled to gain any traction,…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT It’s 2023. Mount Ayr is less than two years away from its sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). I’m often asked when Mount Ayr was established. It was established in 1855 with the opening of the Mount Ayr Post Office. But it wasn’t incorporated until 1875. Mount celebrated its centennial in 1975, one hundred years…
Read MoreMcNutt takes over as Diagonal Superintendent
Beginning 2023, Diagonal administration looks a little different, yet familiar as Karleen Stephens stepped down as superintendent after 45 years in education. Assuming the role of superintendent is Larry McNutt, a 1991 graduate of Diagonal. McNutt has always wanted to be in education since he was young, pursuing that aspiration after high school through Buena…
Read MoreFARMLAND PRICES SETTING RECORDS
Land Prices in Ringgold county, and across the state, have seen a dramatic increase over the past ten years. Local Realtor Wanda Hosfield with South Central Iowa Realty agrees. “I thought I was seeing peak farm prices a year ago when nice parcels were selling between $5,500 and $6,000 per acre. We were asking top…
Read MoreLocal child found after a lengthy search
A child was located safe in Missouri on January 6th, after being reported missing on December 30th 2022. 3-year-old Fallon Wells, of Ringgold county, was reported missing at the end of last month. An endangered person advisory was issued on the morning of January 6th. Wells was believed to be with Michelle Grady, 54 and…
Read MoreUkrainian couple shares experiences
Volodymyr (Vova) and Laura (Galloway) Kisarets of Rivne, Ukraine will be at the Mount Ayr Senior Center Saturday, January 21 at 2 p.m. to meet with members of the community. Laura, Formerly of Kellerton, and a 1998 graduate of Mount Ayr Community High school, has been living in Ukraine since 2002 and serving with Hope…
Read MoreBoard discusses extracurricular activities
A relatively small crowd was present for the January 9 School board meeting for Mount Ayr Community School. The agenda item that received the most discussion, was the motion to allow the high school gymnasium to be open on Wednesday evenings. The purpose of the opening is for the use by the Southwest Iowa volleyball…
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