BROOKLYNN DAWN EGGERS
Brooklynn Dawn Eggers, daughter of Kenneth Leroy Stewart and Crystal Lynn (Eggers) Eakes was born July 28, 2006 in Des Moines, IA and passed from this life, tragically on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the scene of an accident near Murray, IA at young age of 14 years. Brooklynn grew up in Murray, IA and…
Read MoreRaiderette softball has tough opening week through six games
Softball got off to a fast start with the Raiderettes playing six games in as many days. The season started off strong for the #6 Raiderettes with a big, 9-0, win over the Clarke Indians on Tuesday, May 25. The girls dropped their first contest the following day against the Lenox Tigers, 4-1. The Raiderettes…
Read MoreRaiders win three, drop one in opening week of baseball season
The Raiders had a busy beginning to the baseball season, playing four games in six days. Beginning things on Tuesday, May 25, Mount Ayr dropped its first contest to the Clarke Indians. The Raiders took their first win over Lenox on Wednesday by a score of 5-3. Friday, the Raiders went three innings with Bedford,…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I found some very early information about Ringgold County’s only main line railroad, the Chicago Great Western. This week’s picture shows a typical CGW depot. The Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad was reorganized as the Chicago, St. Paul, & Kansas City Railroad on June 1, 1886. The C,St.P,&,KC soon purchased the Wisconsin, Iowa,…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, June 8, 1921.) At a meeting of the town council held on June 1, 1921, the undersigned was, by resolution of said council, directed to give this public notice that the water furnished Mount Ayr in its water system, is not fit for drinking…
Read MoreWhitson to return to space
Mount Ayr graduate and record-setting astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson is headed back to the International Space Station (ISS), but this time as the commander of the second-ever private planned private mission to the ISS, with the aim of advancing science in orbit. Whitson and veteran GT3-class race car driver John Shoffner, a long-time pilot and…
Read MoreOnline company grades Mount Ayr a ‘B’
An online company dedicated to “connecting colleges and schools with students and families” has some positive comments about Mount Ayr in general and the Mount Ayr in particular. Calculated on a set of 12 criteria, Niche.com grades Mount Ayr a “B.” In its opening statement, Niche reports: “Mount Ayr is a town in Iowa with…
Read MoreUnattended death in county Saturday
The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at approximately 10:45 p.m. on May 29 about a missing male subject in Ringgold County. According to the incident report, it was reported Daniel Clint Ahrens of Adel had gone fishing at a farm pond two miles south of Ellston in the morning and had not…
Read MoreMount Ayr shines on Blue Oval
It had been 735 days since Iowa high school track teams and fans ascended on Drake University to watch friends and family compete on the ‘Blue Oval’ in the largest high school track meet in the nation. In the district meet, a week before the State Meet on Thursday, May 20, Mount Ayr would qualify…
Read MoreRaiderette golf ends season in Anita
It was the end of the road for Raiderette golf in Anita Monday as they competed for a spot at the State Golf Meet. The Raiderettes came in last with a score of 457, with Boyer taking first with a score of 392. Westwood was second with a 399 and Kingsley-Pierson was third with a…
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