Police, recycling top city agenda
The future of law enforcement and city recycling topped a long meeting of the Mount Ayr city council Monday, January 19. Law enforcement Discussion of county-wide law enforcement involved county supervisors Ron Landphair, Colby Holmes and Steve Knapp; county auditor Amanda Waske; and county attorney Clint Spurrier, along with sheriff Rob Haley who attended the…
Read MoreTHE CORN PARADE: Orr Fisher’s Wacky WPA Mural
[Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the January edition of The Iowa Source, Iowa’s only free monthly arts and entertainment magazine. Written by Dr. Roy R. Behrens, emeritus professor and distinguished scholar at the University of Northern Iowa, the article is reprinted with permission of the author.] by Dr. Roy Behrens American astronaut Peggy…
Read MoreJEROLD JAMES ADAMS
Jerold James Adams was born July 22, 1956 to Harold Wayne and Anna Marie (Flagg) Adams in Tyndall, SD. Jerold passed away peacefully, at the age of 64, on January 8, 2021 at Mercy hospital in Des Moines from complications of COVID. Jerold was welcomed home by four older sisters, Donna, Charlotte, Sharon and Linda…
Read MoreNORMA DELORIS BEAUCHAMP
Norma Deloris (Olney) Beauchamp was born on a warm Tuesday, September 20, 1932, on a farm in Lotts Creek Township, near Mount Ayr, in Ringgold County, IA. She was the first of three children born to Alfred W. and Cleora (Armstrong) Olney and the first grandchild of Ethlyn Armstrong and H.M. and Ethel Olney. She…
Read MorePHILLIP GLEN FOLTZ
Phillip Glen Foltz was born July 13, 1937 to Grayce (Vanatta) and William Glen Foltz at the family home of his parents and older sister, Peggy. This farm was a few miles north and west of where Phil spent most of his adult life caring for livestock and the land. He spent most of his…
Read MoreDORIS GERALDINE OVERHOLSER
Doris Geraldine Overholser, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Doris was born August 28, 1928 to Beatrice Merle (Everhart) and Vern Francis Brown in Mount Ayr, IA. She graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1946. Doris met the love of her life, William “Bill”…
Read MoreELDON LEE STRANGE
Eldon Lee Strange, son of Walter Eldon and Ocie Laveta (Schlapia) Strange, was born at home near Clearfield, Ringgold County, IA on February 27, 1943. Eldon began his education in a one room schoolhouse. In 1949, the family moved to the farm south of Diagonal and Eldon attended Diagonal school. He graduated from Diagonal High…
Read MoreRaider basketball improve to 8-2 after two POI wins
Mt. Ayr 65, NV 53 Mount Ayr hosted the Nodaway Valley Wolverines Tuesday, January 5. The Raiders came out hot, scoring 18 in the first quarter while only allowing seven. The Wolverines were able to stick with the Raiders throughout the rest of the contest, however, only outscoring Mount Ayr once in the third quarter,…
Read MoreRon Scott Duals this weekend
The annual Ron Scott Duals will be held in Mount Ayr Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16. Seven schools will be participating in the event, with three mats going at one time. Mount Ayr will be on mat one throughout the day and will take on Martensdale St. Mary’s, Central Decatur, East Union, Harlan,…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall to number 5 Wolverines
NV 64, Mt. Ayr 44 The Raiderettes hosted the fifth ranked Nodaway Valley Wolverines January 5. The Wolverines came into the contest at 7-0 and left 8-0 after defeating the Raiderettes 64-44. The Raiderettes led the Wolverines after the first quarter, 10-8, but fell behind heading into halftime after the Wolverines outscored Mount Ayr 25-17.…
Read More