Mount Ayr golf teams win meets
By Ryan Stonebreaker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr golf teams each picked up meet wins last week. The Mount Ayr girls won by a landslide 210 to 300 over Wayne, while the Raider boys won a triangular meet over Melcher-Dallas and Wayne. On the boy’s side Mount had the winning score of the three-team meet…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 21, 1926.) Taking note of the statement recently made by the farm agent that Clayton County is the only one in Iowa that has had no bank failures, Howard H. Tedford, of Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, raises the remark “This statement leaves the impression that…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I took this week’s photo in September 2004. It shows the ice house that sat behind the old Watterson Store. It was probably Neil Johnston who directed my attention to an outbuilding that I would most likely overlook. I took a photo of the front of the store the same day. Everything in both those…
Read MoreStyle Show to be held for Breast Cancer Awareness
By Ken Garner MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In what has become an annual event and not just a rallying call, the Nobody Fights Alone annual Breast Cancer Awareness Style Show will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday May 3 at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. The style show, which features women modeling clothing,…
Read MoreIowa investing in rural tourism
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Development Corporation hosted an event by the Iowa Tourism Office, which is a part of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The event was held last Tuesday at the Ringgold County Senior Center. The Iowa Tourism Office’s mission is to elevate Iowa’s unique visitor experiences and hidden…
Read MoreA look at a Mount Ayr golf phenom
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Hard work and perseverance are qualities shared by many successful people. The ability to capitalize on a God given talent and gift is not always a guarantee for future success. Some excel in academics, others go down this path via athletics, and then there is Jaylee Shaffer. Shaffer…
Read MoreEarth Day celebrates 56 years
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Earth Day 2026 marked 56 years since the first earth day celebration in 1970. The first Earth Day was spearheaded by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin who was inspired to create this day after witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbera, California in 1969. Nelson was credited…
Read MoreRCH holds first-ever gala in honor of 75 year anniversary
By Ken Garner MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Hospital celebrated its 75th birthday in style with its first ever gala last Saturday night at Homestead Hall located at the Ringgold County Fairgrounds in Mount Ayr. “The inaugural gala was a wonderful success,” RCH Chief Executive Officer Nicky Gilbertson said of the sold-out event.…
Read MoreRain shortens Raiders meet
By Ryan Stonebreaker CLARINDA, Iowa — The Mount Ayr Raider boy’s track team competed at the rain shortened Clarinda Cardinal Relays last Thursday. The meet was the first for the Raiders last week after their early week meet was washed out due to weather. The Clarinda meet would start, but not finish as the meet was…
Read MoreRaiderettes Compete At Rain Soaked Clarinda Relays
By Ryan Stonebreaker CLARINDA, Iowa — The Raiderette girls track and field team traveled to Clarinda last Thursday for the Cardinal Co-Ed Relays. The meet would getting rained out before its completion, but before that happened, Mount Ayr had a good thing going. At the time of the meet being called, the Raiderettes claimed three…
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