Raiderettes start new year off in the win column Monday
Mt. Ayr 54, SW 16 Mount Ayr made the 65 miles drive to Seymour to kick off the 2021 year with a little game of basketball. The Raiderettes handled the rust from winter break well as they powered their way to a 54-16 win over the Seymour Warriors to improve to 8-1 on the season.…
Read MoreFrost ties school record in win Monday night
Mt. Ayr 85, SW 53 The Raiders traveled to Seymour Monday night in the first contest of 2021 to help shake-off some rust from winter break. In what was thought to be an easier win against a Seymour team with only eight players, the Warriors put up a fight with Carter Houser leading the way…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT This week’s picture comes courtesy of Douglas Harding and shows the Delphos depot in all its glory. This photo gives us a clear view of a manual train order signal and I’ll explain the how and why. Delphos was established in 1880 when the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy extended their railroad line…
Read MorePlease bring back recycling
To the City of Mount Ayr: I am asking you to please bring recycling back to Mount Ayr. I feel so bad throwing things away that should be recycled. If I understand the amount of money it will cost each household, it would hardly buy a bag of chips. To my knowledge, all the towns…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 5, 1921.) Governor Harding is sending out invitations to a National Conference on Parks to be held at Des Moines, January 10-12, 1921. This is done in cooperation with Hon. John Payne, Secretary of the Interior, and in recognition of the public parks movement…
Read MoreCounty sites on NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Many may not know Ringgold County is home to six listings on the National Register of Historic Places. The first to be registered was the former county jail, which until recently was occupied by the James Pederson Law Office. It was added to the list in 1979. The most recent addition was the birthplace of…
Read MoreCounty’s 7-day COVID rate near state average
According to latest statistics compiled by the Iowa Department of Public Health, the percentage of positive cases of COVID-19 in Ringgold County is near the state average over the past seven days. The county recorded a positivity rate of 11 percent among those tested, slightly lower than the 12 percent state average. With exception of…
Read MoreCity says ‘buy local’
The Mount Ayr City Council approved several equipment purchases during a relatively short meeting Monday evening. It was the consensus of the council to purchase a Bobcat compact excavator from Vetter Equipment in Mount Ayr for $56,005.11. The city also received excavator bids from Titan Machinery of Des Moines ($77,800) and Ziegler Cat ($55,788). There…
Read MoreThree more Raider football players receive awards
Academic All-State for the fall football season was announced recently, with Mount Ayr receiving three nods. Bryce Shaha, Trae Ehlen and Rhett Larson were all selected. The last selection for Mount Ayr came back in 2018 when defensive standout, John Shields, was selected. This is also the first time in school history that Mount Ayr…
Read MoreRaiderettes end 2020 with a win over Worth County
Mt. Ayr 45, WC 37 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes ended the season on a win after crossing the border into Missouri to face the Worth County Tigers. Mount Ayr came out strong, leading the Tigers 14-3 before heading into halftime up 27-7. Worth County came out of the gate in the second half ready to…
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