MARION ELAINE HERVEY
Marion Elaine Allenspach was born May 7, 1927 in Lynton Devonshire England and passed away at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 13 days at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, IA. Marion lived in Lynton England, the only child of Walter and Lucy. She attended school through high school and later went…
Read MoreKENNETH GLEN JENNETT
Kenneth Glen Jennett, oldest son of Glenn and Esther (Bahr) Jennett, was born July 30, 1935 in Muscatine, IA. Ken attended school in Muscatine and graduated from Muscatine High school in 1953. After graduation, he attended Muscatine Junior College for one year. Ken transferred to Iowa State University for the next five years of study…
Read MoreJESSIE M. MOHR
Jessie M. Mohr, 90, of Gowrie, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care in Jefferson. Funeral services was held on Tuesday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Gowrie with Rev. Susan Rohden officiating. Burial was at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation was on…
Read MoreCARROLL JACK MANNING
Carroll Jack Manning, son of Cairo and Esther (McCleary) Manning, was born September 24, 1930 on the Beaconsfield family farm. He was welcomed home by11-year-old brother, William Jean. He grew up on the farm helping his dad and older brother with raising cattle and hogs, milking cows and attending school in Beaconsfield, (walking to school…
Read MoreLambert resigns coaching position
Last Monday at the Mount Ayr Community School board meeting, Derek Lambert’s resignation as head football coach was accepted, just months after his co-head coach, Delwyn Showalter, announced his retirement from all MACS activities, leaving the Raider football team looking for its first head coach in 19 years. Lambert, a Worth County High School…
Read MoreAcademic All-Conference announced; Mount Ayr well represented
Mount Ayr was well represented across all sports in the Academic All-Conference teams. Seven Raider basketball players were named including: Erik Trujillo, Payton Weehler, Rhett Larson, Isaac Grose, Dawson Frost, Dalton Elwood and Jordan McAlexander. The Raiderette basketball girls had eight named: Jaycee Knight, Sam Stewart, Alexa Anderson, Rachel Sobotka, Hope Whittington, Halsie Barnes, Payten…
Read MoreSolliday finishes third at Minnesota State tourney
An athlete with ties to the community finished strong in his junior season at Saint Thomas Academy. Garrison Solliday of Eagan, MN placed third in the 220 lb division of Minnesota State Wrestling. His lone loss was to a nationally ranked wrestler. He also helped lead St. Thomas Academy to its second consecutive state runner-up…
Read MoreSpring sports season on hold amid coronavirus fears
Following Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announcements on Sunday to suspend school classes for four weeks, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and Iowa High School Athletic Association have decided to suspend any sporting activities for the time being. “Based on new information today from the Iowa Department of Public Health, now is the time…
Read MoreSnapshot of History by Mike Avitt
Another high-quality picture postcard donated by Mari McGehee. Notice the streetlight hanging from a wire above the street. That was Mount Ayr’s first form of street lighting as electricity came to town in 1909. On the corner is Iowa State Bank with Bevis Bros. (insurance, real estate, farm loans) located upstairs. The building housing Iowa…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, March 31, 1920.) Whiskey sent to state institutions. The four hundred and eighteen pint bottles and sixteen quart bottles of whiskey seized by Sheriff E. L. Nicholas when he captured a Cadillac automobile last summer and which has since occupied a cell in the…
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