BETTY CRITTENDEN
Betty Crittenden, 86, of Afton, died Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home west of Afton. Celebration of life funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2020 at Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Rev. Jim Morris will officiate the service. Social distancing will be observed and masks are highly recommended. The service will…
Read MoreRaiders to face Albia Blue Demons in week one
Raider football is back and will be beginning the season against the Class 2A Albia Blue Demons. Albia will travel to Mount Ayr for week one under the Friday night lights on August 28 at 7 p.m. The two teams have not faced each other since 2015, in which Albia defeated the Raiders 36-6. In…
Read MoreFall 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…
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