Fall COVID guidelines released
After a successful summer sports season, in which a reported 95 percent of teams finished, the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union and Iowa High School Athletic Association are gearing up for the start of fall sports on August 10, the first day of practice. Both governing bodies have released guidelines on how the season…
Read MoreRaider football begins next chapter under Derek Lambert
The Mount Ayr Raider football team is gearing up for a brand-new season, this time with a few changes. Along with COVID-19, the Raiders will be missing coach Delwyn Showalter, who retired after last season, after 19 years at the helm. Co-head coach Derek Lambert, who was with Showalter for those 19 years,…
Read MoreSave the postal service
To the editor; This letter is addressed to my fellow citizens, regardless of political affiliation and involves our country’s oldest institution, the U.S. Postal Service. Are we going to stand by and allow Donald Trump to destroy the U.S. Postal Service by withholding funds to boost his reelection effort? In an interview with Maria Bartiromo…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 15, 1920.) More than 1,000 public schools in Iowa are serving hot lunches to their students, according to reports from 83 counties covering 1919-1920 collected by the agricultural extension department of Iowa State College. Consolidated schools have the best showing. Of the 242 consolidated…
Read MoreHy-Vee lists prohibited businesses in old store location
As negotiations continue for the sale of the city-owned parking lot to Hy-Vee, thus opening the door for the moving of the grocery store to the former Shopko location, one question remains unanswered: What business might locate in the old Hy-Vee building? In partial answer to that question, Hy-Vee has filed a Declaration of Use…
Read MoreParking lot agreement again postponed
Following a public hearing Monday, August 17 pertaining to the sale of the city-owned parking lot to Hy-Vee, the Mount Ayr city council has yet to finalize a sale agreement. Standing in the way of an agreement was advice from Seth Delutri, the attorney representing the city in the sale negotiations, that a second public…
Read MoreNational Senior Citizens Day yields notable statistics
As first declared in a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, Friday, August 21 is National Senior Citizens Day. In recognition of this day, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled a national data base of 2016 statistics related to Americans aged 65-plus. And the State of Iowa figures prominently in those statistics. For example,…
Read MoreMount Ayr falls to Ogden at State
by Chanse Hall reporting from Fort Dodge The Raiderettes faced a tough loss against the Ogden Bulldogs in the first round of the State Softball Tournament Tuesday night. In a contest that went the distance, the Raiderettes fell 5-2 after holding an early 2-1 lead over the Bulldogs. “It was a little chaotic and that’s…
Read MoreGiles assumes role as MACS athletic director
Mount Ayr athletics will have a different look this year and not just because of COVID-19. Longtime football coach and athletic director Delwyn Showalter retired from Mount Ayr Community High School this past year, but stayed on to help with the transition of the summer sports season. Filling the shoes of Showalter, is longtime MACHS…
Read MoreIHSAA makes changes to fall football season
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has revised their 2020 football schedule which allows for member school adjustments due to COVID-19. August 10 is still set to be the first practice date, while August 27 will remain as the first competition date. Semifinals (November 13-15) and finals (November 20-21) are still unchanged. The IHSAA scheduling…
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