Year-end review from the pages of the Record-News
With year 2022 drawing to a close, it’s time to look back on the stories that made the pages of the Record-News over the past 12 months. This week we review the months July through December. July New Mount Ayr elementary principal Amy Bautista and new middle/high principal Josh Vanderflught begin their duties July 1.…
Read MoreRYLAND GARNER
Ryland Wayne “Moe” Garner was born on March 20, 1941, to Marion and Mildred Geneva (Mayo) Garner in Rockport, MO. Ryland married Mary Evelyn Cannon in Mount Ayr, IA on October 8, 1961, and they had five children Ronny, Barbie, Rodney Dean, Amy and Marcia. Mary passed away in 1975. Moe married Debbie Dale September…
Read MoreLYLE EUGENE JOHNSTON
Lyle (Gene) Eugene Johnston, 86, of Hermann MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Missouri. Gene was born on September 8, 1936, in Beaconsfield, IA, a son to Vaughn and Mildred Johnston (Maxwell). He was a 1955 graduate of Mount Ayr High School, where he was an All-State Basketball player. Gene graduated from…
Read MoreAnna Greenland takes first at POI
Panorama December Scramble The Southern Tier Wrestling team traveled to Panorama last week where they were one of 29 teams participating. Mount Ayr had three girls competing in Kalee Wise, Anna Greenland and Alexis Greenland. Wise took first place at 144 over Elyn Bartine of West Marshall, defeating her by fall in 51 seconds. Wise…
Read MoreRaiders wrestle at East Union and POI Tourney
The Raiders traveled to Afton to compete on the mat in a quad with East Union, Nodaway Valley and Wayne. East Union The Raiders fell to East Union 39-12 in the team scores, with the Raiders only taking two wins on the day, while forfeiting four matches to unfilled weights. Bracken Collier wrestled at 170…
Read MoreRaiderettes battle for tough wins last week
Mount Ayr 56, Wayne 45 It was a tough outing against the Falcons last week for the Raiderettes but timely halftime adjustments made by the Raiderettes allowed for the Mount Ayr girls to claim victory over the Lady Falcons that was led by a Tegan Streit offensive attack that recorded 15 points, which included two…
Read MoreRaiders defeat Falcons, Tigers
Mount Ayr 69, Wayne 31 The Raiders took care of business last week, downing the Wayne Falcons to improve to 6-0 on the season. The victory was fueld by a Jaixen Frost 24 point game in which Frost was good on 10-of-14 buckets. Braydon Pierson added 12 points on the night to help the Raiders…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
By Mike Avitt This article was interesting to research but also frustrating because I failed to find all the answers. Okay, most of the answers. Let’s look at the three churches of Delphos. The first church built in Delphos was the original Baptist Church in 1884, four years after Delphos was established. It was built…
Read MoreLooking back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 27, 1922.) Jarnagins Weekly: That “good name is more precious than rubies” is the opinion of the Iowa supreme court as well as of Solomon of old. In handing down a decision in the case of Mrs. Christena Stageman against Claus Paulsen, appealed from the…
Read MoreTwo fugitives arrested in Mount Ayr, one in church
Two Fugitives were arrested in Mount Ayr on the evening of December 14. Cris Michael Brehme, of Wadena ,was arrested at 9:30 p.m., at Casey’s general store on an outstanding warrant from Fayetteville county. His vehicle was impounded, and a search yielded more charges. Brehme was booked into the Ringgold county jail to appear before…
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