School checking radon levels
Mount Ayr Community Schools are currently monitoring radon levels in their buildings, as part of a state wide effort. The reason behind this stems from a recent study by the EPA. A federal EPA report says Iowa’s soil has the nation’s worst concentration of radon, and Ringgold county has some of the highest in the…
Read MoreShaha on to State
Raiders advance one to State Wrestling from Districts The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Truro to compete in the Class 1A District 4 wrestling tournament on Saturday, February 11. The top two wrestlers at each weight would advance to the State Meet that began this Wednesday, February 15. At 106 pounds, the bracket was light,…
Read MoreFrost sets high bar in career points
Frost surpasses 1,500 career basketball points Jaixen Frost was recognized last week before the basketball game against Red Oak for an achievement not many in Mount Ayr history can say they have reached. In his basketball career, Frost surpassed 1,500 total points. The announcement made it known that it is believed it is the highest…
Read MoreRaiders down Red Oak, advance in districts
Mount Ayr 76, Red Oak 52 The Raider basketball team finished out the season with a record of 19-2 after adding a victory over the Red Oak Tigers last week. It was a slow start for Mount Ayr, trailing the Tigers 11-9 after the first eight minutes as the Raiders top shooters struggled to get…
Read MoreDon’t ban books
I would like to address the concerns of helicopter parents and Senate President Jake Chapman and his fellow Republican lawmakers on their determination to control books in school classrooms and libraries by allowing parents to sue districts over books they believe are obscene. The books they would ban are mostly written by Black, Hispanic and…
Read MoreThoughts on school bill
A recent piece published by the Mount Ayr Record News highlighted the problems with the Iowa legislature considering a bill that would allow parents to choose their children’s place of education. In doing so, the legislature would grant a parental reallocation of per student funding to a private school of their choosing rather than automatically…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 21, 1923.) The Des Moines Bible Association will present a bill to the legislature in the very near future which will have for its object the prohibition of the teaching of any theory that questions the authenticity of the Bible. The burning out of a…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
BY MIKE AVITT I’ve written about this photo before but I have further information. The picture comes from the Orr Fisher collection and was taken in 1939. The December 2, 1875 Ringgold Record newspaper describes the construction of this building, the buildings to the west, and the occupants. There were three buildings built at the…
Read MoreSchool Board addresses lunch program concerns
The recent concerns with the school lunch program, several resignations and hirings, and necessary budget expenses were the main topics of the February 13 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community School Board. Discussion of the school lunch program, stemmed from a report that appeared on KCCI news on January 26. At the time, a mass…
Read MoreShipley, Wood face local constituents
Senator Tom Shipley and Representative Devon Wood were present for the legislative coffee presented by the chamber of commerce on Saturday February 11. A crowd of approximately 25 people attended, and there was significant audience participation. Both the senator and the representative began by giving a synopsis of their personal history and their accomplishments in…
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