Raider season stats highlight team’s success
The Raider season ended with a record of 8-2, one game shy of a trip to the UNI-Dome at the University of Northern Iowa. The Raiders fell to Lynnville-Sully, who would go on to beat the only other loss for the Raiders, in AHSTW. The Mount Ayr Raiders enjoyed a larger program than in recent…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT The Diagonal newspaper plant burned in December 1917 taking the past newspapers with it. We still know a great deal of Diagonal’s early history because of the coverage in newspapers from Mount Ayr, Clearfield, Shannon City, et al. Most of the information I will share this week comes from the November 17,…
Read MoreAn historic election
To the editor: With the historic midterm elections over, I would like to recall another historic election, the election of 1864, in the midst of the Civil War. Things were not going well for the Administration and Lincoln was facing defeat. Lincoln, who had defined democracy better than anyone as a “government of the people,…
Read MoreCan we take much more
To the editor: Leota, I watch 20 to 30 hours of fair and balanced Fox News each week. You should give Tucker Carlson a fair and balanced chance, ignore his goofy laugh. There is too much propaganda on the other channels. Fox News correctly reported the 51 so called intelligence experts were lying when they…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 15, 1922.) The corn husking bee at Floyd Collier farm, four miles northeast of Ellston, Friday was well attended by his neighbors and the American Legion and Auxiliary, who went in a body and husked out and cribbed 800 bushel of corn. Mr. Collier is…
Read MoreCouncil eyes new square design
At their regular meeting Monday, November 7, the Mount Ayr city council got a sneak peek at artist renderings of what a downtown revitalization project could look like. Greg Roth, with the civil engineering firm of Veenstra and Kimm of West Des Moines, shared a number of options regarding the re imagining of the Mount…
Read MoreMACHS fall musical set for this weekend
by Shaun Kniep The MACHS fall musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” will be presented in three performances Friday and Saturday November 11 and 12 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The production is being directed by Korbie Rinehart and Shaun Kniep and choreographed by Ryann Martin, “Bye Bye Birdie”…
Read MoreVeterans Day observances Friday
Every November 11 our nation recognizes the people who exhibit undeniable patriotism and the willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Veteran’s Day reminds us of the sacrifices made by American veterans and their families for our collective freedoms. The brave men and women who have served and protected this country continue to…
Read MoreRaiderettes receive All-Conference nods
Pride of Iowa All-Conference volleyball was announced last week. The Raiderettes saw two on second-team and on honorable mention. Kaylie Shields was selected as a setter for second-team All-Conference, while Linsie Barnes was also selected, but as a hitter. Kacee Klommhaus received an honorable mention.
Read MoreRaiders fall to Hawks to end season
Lynnille-Sully 62, Mount Ayr 33 The Raider football season ended last Friday in Sully after the Raiders lost a battle with the Lynnville-Sully Hawks. The Hawks showed why they were a run-first team from the beginning after junior Corder Noun Harder rushed for a Hawk single game record of 276 yards, with two touchdowns. The…
Read More