Mount Ayr wrestlers staying busy
The Raider wrestlers have been busy on the mats as they dive into the 2021-22 season. East Mills Mount Ayr traveled to East Mills in their first matchup this season where they faced Clarke, East Mills, Shenandoah and Southwest Valley. In the meet, the Raiders were 1-3, beating out East Mills 25-24 as a team.…
Read MoreRaiderettes enter break even
The Raiderettes are closing out the first half of their season and split their final two games of 2021 on the road and at home. Wayne 48, Mt. Ayr 36 The Mount Ayr girls traveled to Corydon to face the Wayne Falcons where they fell 48-36 after the Lady Falcons press defense gave the Raiderettes…
Read MoreRaiders on six game roll
The Raiders improved to 5-1 last Thursday night and faced a tough Worth County Tiger team to close out the 2021 season Monday night. Mt. Ayr 63, Wayne 35 The Raiders came out of the gate hot on Thursday in Corydon, leading the Falcons 19-7 after the first buzzer and then heading into halftime with…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT The second story of this week’s picture has a sign for the Mount Ayr Journal. In 1886, the Journal was located at 121 N. Taylor and would remain there for the rest of its life. The Headlight newspaper, begun in 1877 in the interest of railroads coming to Ringgold County, had become…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record -News, Thursday, December 24, 1896.) It is suggested that on January 1, 1900 a new division of the year into thirteen months be instituted. Such a change is not preposterous as most people would be likely to consider it at the first thought. If such…
Read MoreYEAR IN REVIEW: A look at what shaped Ringgold County in 2021
As we close in on the end of 2021, it’s time to reflect on all the people, places, things, and events that graced the pages of the Record-News over the past year. This week we review January through June. Next week we’ll cover July through December January A front-page article details the six Ringgold County…
Read MoregWorks, pump purchase top council agenda
The Mount Ayr city council covered a light agenda in their final meeting of 2021. The meeting was also the last one for councilman Brent Ricker, who has served on the council since 2009. Joining the council in January will be Jessica Bishop, who defeated Ricker in the November general election. Among a handful of…
Read MoreVIOLET LOLETTA WELLING
Violet Loletta “Kay” (Groff) Welling, daughter of Harold Groff and Ruby (Hardisty) Groff, was born January 31, 1929, at the family farm in Taylor County. She departed this life on December 9, 2021, at Mount Ayr Health Care Center at the age at 92. She grew up in the Corning, Carl and Brooks area, attending…
Read MoreAVA JENESSE TULL
Ava Jenesse (Jenny) Tull, 84, of Tingley, IA passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. She was born on Dec 28, 1936, to Ava and Floyd Overholtzer in Tingley, IA. Jenny was the wife of Howard Watson Tull, married June 26, 1955, mother, grandmother and a friend to…
Read MoreGAYLAN LEE BELL
Gaylan Lee Bell, son of Darl and Margaretta (Stutesman) Bell, was born May 8, 1940, in a farmhouse three miles northwest of Clearfield. The family moved to town and he attended Clearfield school. When he was 11 years old, they moved to Creston where his dad got a job as a mail carrier. Gaylan went…
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