Frost’s 38 points puts Raiders over Clarke Indians in season opener
Mount Ayr 76, Clarke 71 The Raiders hosted the Clarke Indians, a year after the Mount Ayr boys lost a 79-43 contest in Osceola last year and had a taste for revenge in this contest. The Raiders came out fast, leading 20-8 in the first quarter before Clarke found rhythm and trailed by only two…
Read MoreRaiderettes run out of time against Indians
Mount Ayr 63, Lamoni 24 The winter basketball season got underway last Tuesday with the Lamoni Demons traveling to Mount Ayr to face the Raiderettes. The Raiderettes started strong, putting up 19 points in the first quarter, while allowing only three to the Demons. Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit wanted to start fast and keep…
Read MoreMount Ayr sees five girls suit up
Girls state sanctioned wrestling is off and running as of November 14 of this year, while the Southern Tier Wrestling team, comprised of Mount Ayr, Central Decatur, Lamoni and Wayne schools, will be seeing its first action this Saturday, December 3 at the Newton Invite at Newton High School at 10 a.m. The Southern Tier…
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This week’s picture comes from an early 1950s postcard. The August 10, 1950 Record-News tells us about the beginning of the Clinton Motel. The motel was owned and built by the McCullough Motor Company which was owned by Clinton “Whitey” Rice and his wife Mabel McCullough Rice. Materials for the 244’ x 25’ motel came…
Read MoreWake up America II
To the editor: WAKE UP AMERICA II Joe Biden and his Chinese partners are rapidly destroying America’s middle class. Joe has purposely created high inflation, economic slowdown, a badly weakened US military divisiveness among Americans and a huge sovereign debt crisis. The Chinese are getting huge dividends on their investments in and corruption of the…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 6, 1922.) The matter of building a new hotel in Mount Ayr was again considered at a meeting of the Commercial Club last Wednesday evening at the town hall and those who have taken the initiative in an attempt to provide this much needed improvement…
Read MoreHoliday Lights in the Park coming soon
Join Ringgold County Conservation and the Ringgold Conservation Foundation for the fifth annual Holiday Lights in the Park event at Poe Hollow Park (2434 State Hwy 2 – Mount Ayr). This year’s displays are the biggest, brightest and best yet. Ringgold County Conservation staff has been working tirelessly to turn our park into a must…
Read MoreAccident claims life of Benton teen
A traffic accident Friday, November 25 has claimed the life of a Benton teen. According to the accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, at approximately 7 p.m. a 2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Abbi Overholser, 15, was traveling southbound on County Highway P33 south of Diagonal when she swerved to avoid a deer in…
Read MoreChristmas in the Ayr coming Saturday, Dec. 3
Titled “A Candyland Christmas,” the annual Christmas in the Ayr celebration will take place Saturday, December 3. The evening kicks off at 4 p.m. with “Sing Christmas,” a concert by Simply Voices at the United Methodist Church. Entries for the lighted parade with line up at the Depot Museum at 5:30 p.m. with the parade…
Read MoreIris’s Beauty Salon 71 Years Young
by Mike Avitt It is common for farms to be passed to children and grandchildren, but less common for retail or service businesses. Iris’s Beauty Salon is one of those rare enterprises that has thrived for seventy-one years in the same location with the same family ownership. Iris Culbertson was born in Knowlton in 1924.…
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