New COVID cases continue to rise
New COVID cases over the past seven days have reached double digits in all six area counties, according to statistics compiled by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). On Monday, IDPH reported the following numbers of total cases since the beginning of the pandemic along with the number of new cases for the…
Read MoreCity moves ahead with two grants
The Mount Ayr city council formally pledged their support for two grant applications targeted for renovations of the former Odd Fellows Hall building at 106 E. Madison Street. Catalyst grant At their December 20 meeting, the council had approved a project submitted by Matt Hudson as the city’s applicant for a $100,000 Community Catalyst Remediation…
Read MoreLISA ANN SCHWALBE
Lisa Ann Schwalbe, 58, of Grand River, IA, passed away on January 4, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA due to complications of pancreatitis. She was beloved mother to Erin Elizabeth Campbell of Des Moines, as well as devoted daughter, sister and doting aunt to 17 nieces and nephews whom she…
Read MoreRaider wrestling competes at Albany, North Mahaska
The Raider wrestlers traveled across the border to face Albany, South Harrison and North Andrew last Thursday. The Raiders lost to Albany and South Harrison while defeating North Andrew. Against Albany, The Raiders saw Jaydon Knight take the win over Kyle Burke by fall in 1:53 at 170 pounds, while Keaton White at 182 defeated…
Read MoreBowlers take second at Clarke, first at home over Nodaway Valley
The Raider bowlers finished second at the Kenny Brammer Inviational in Osceola last week where they competed against Clarke and Lamoni. The Clarke Indians finished first with a pin total of 2,973 and the Raiders finished second with 1,993. Lamoni came in third with a 1,455 pin total. In total pins, Brandon Lane finished fifth…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall at Wells Fargo, pick-up two wins at home
NV 50, Mt. Ayr 30 It was a tough outing for the Raiderettes last Tuesday at ‘The Well’, falling to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines 50-30. Maddie Stewart led the team in points with 10, the only Raiderette in the double digits, however, eight Raiderettes put points on the board in the team effort. The Raiderettes…
Read MoreRaider basketball sees big milestones reached
Mt. Ayr 64, NV 41 The Mount Ayr Raiders took to the big stage at Wells Fargo Arena last Tuesday, where they defeated POI rival, Nodaway Valley. The Raiders came out ahead 16-6 after the first quarter, but the Wovlerines kept the game interesting in the second and third, scoring 28 to Mount Ayr’s 30.…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT Last week we left off in the year 1912 when Mount Ayr went back to having two newspapers. In 1913, the number went back up to three. In May 1913, Weldon Laughlin published the first issue of The Independent, a newspaper aligned with the Progressive Party. Mr. Laughlin was an attorney, banker,…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record -News, Thursday, January 18, 1922.) A distressing accident which resulted in the fatal injury of Harvey Johnston happened Friday evening about 4:30 o’clock on Deport Street near the Snow White Bakery. John Spencer and Paul McCandless, high school boys, were driving through town advertising a basketball…
Read MoreNew COVID cases in double digits
New COVID cases over the past seven days have reached double digits in all six area counties, according to statistics compiled by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). On Monday, IDPH reported these numbers of total cases since the beginning of the pandemic along with the number of new cases for the six-county over…
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