Taylor recognized for ROA service
Steve Taylor was recently named the 2020 recipient of the Ringgold Outdoor Alliance Service Award. ROA was established in 2008, and Taylor played a major role in getting this community-based organization up and going. Each year he donated his auctioneer services for the ROA Annual Banquet as well as donating time for various projects. “We…
Read MoreInstruments sought for MAC music program
The Mount Ayr Community elementary music department is looking for donated, unused instruments people may have in storage such as trumpets, trombones, flutes, clarinets, saxophones and especially guitars, bass guitars, and amps. In addition, Jennifer Rau, MAC K-6 music and 5-6 band, instructor, is currently working to acquire certification for a program called Little Kids…
Read MoreSHIRLEY MCALEXANDER
Shirley Elaine McAlexander was born on April 16, 1951 to Kenneth and Virginia McAlexander and siblings Jerry, Larry and Deborah. She went to her Lord on October 28, 2020. She loved her family, church, friends and horses. Camp Sunnyside was something she enjoyed attending every summer for 49 years. Riding or petting horses or just…
Read MoreJACK O. YEAROUS
Jack O. Yearous passed away peacefully on October 26, 2020, at the age of 82. He was born February 3, 1938 in Gravity, IA, to Lenn and Hazel Yearous. His parents divorced and he spent his youth helping his Dad on the farm. Jack belonged to the New Market Saddle Club and won many awards,…
Read MoreCoach Smith hangs it up after 42 years
The Raider football program will be without its offensive coordinator after 42 years. Coach James Smith, once a math instructor at Mount Ayr Community High School, has decided to call it a day, announcing his retirement after the closure of the 2020 Raider football season. Coach Smith was also a starter/official for the track season,…
Read MoreLarsen finishes 107th in State Cross Country meet in Fort Dodge
Raiderette cross country runner, Karlie Larsen, finished up her season last Saturday in Fort Dodge, where she competed with another 151 runners. Larsen, a sophomore, was the first Raiderette to compete at the state level in cross country since Adrian Richards back in 2012. The sophomore standout finished 107th at the meet, with a time…
Read MoreRoad to the ‘Dome’ comes to an end
Underwood 42, MA 17 Mount Ayr’s road to the Dome came to an end Friday night at the hands of the Underwood Eagles. The Raiders finished out the season as district champions and grabbed some hardware for their participation in the State Playoffs in a season that could have ended in the blink of an…
Read MoreMount Ayr Public Library
We continue going around the square beginning with the Mount Ayr Christian Church. The current church building, at 201 W. Monroe, was built in 1981-82 and dedicated March 21, 1982. The previous church here was built in 1913-14 and burned in February 1980 while being remodeled. To my knowledge, the current building is mostly unchanged…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, November 3, 1920.) Yesterdays election resulted in a sweeping victory for the republican party. In Mount Ayr the returns were received at the Mount Ayr club rooms, a Western Union station having been established there, and the messages as they were received were thrown on…
Read MoreCouncil hears development news
At their regular meeting Monday, November 2, the Mount Ayr city council heard preliminary plans for development of a five-acre parcel of land along Cleveland Street directly south of Caseys and west of the airport. Kelly Main informed the council he had been awarded the contract to building a new USDA/FSA/NRCS office building at that…
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