Raiderette complete season stats compiled
Girls Basketball Season Statistics (Bold denotes team leader) Pts FG 3Pts FT Rebounds Asst Stl Blk Sam Stewart 568 244-411 12-39 68-107 82 70 106 6 Channler Henle 220 81-219 26-99 32-47 113 53 41 15 Rachel Sobotka 202 74-167 9-25 45-68 155 40 29 11 Maddie Stewart 149 48-146 11-44 42-71 58 56 53 …
Read MoreRaiders fall short of state tourney bid
MStM 46, Mt. Ayr 41 The Raiders season came to an end Saturday night in Creston with a close battle against Martensdale-St. Mary’s. Mount Ayr trailed for most of the game, but led the second half in scoring, tying the game in the fourth with just a few minutes left on the clock. “The goal…
Read MoreBuilding at 102 N. Fillmore
Taylor (Still) Greene recently purchased this building and asked me about its history. Let’s get started. This building was erected in 1938 by Dr. J. W. Hill. Dr. Hill first came to Ringgold County in 1915 when he opened an office in Ellston. In 1923, Dr. and Mrs. Hill came to Mount Ayr to establish…
Read MoreMount Ayr man facing drug charges
On February 26, while conducting a joint investigation with the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Leslie John Smith, 35, of Mount Ayr. Smith was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (methamphetamine) (Class B felony), failure to affix a drug tax stamp (Class D felony),…
Read MoreDNA solves Leon cemetery vandalism
Authorities say DNA evidence has solved a case involving vandalism to a veterans’ memorial and gravestones at a Leon cemetery last August. Damage to the Leon Cemetery was reported to police on August 18. Five headstones, along with the memorial had been damaged. In February, Police Chief Julie Gfeller said they learned DNA evidence collected…
Read MoreQuestions county budget
To the editor: Your 27 February front page news article regarding budget objections and approval was of particular interest because the budget was not approved until sometime in the afternoon following the public hearing, was approved as written in spite of the objections, and the Supervisors minutes are still nowhere to be found* “.,.contributions to…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, March 31, 1920.) W. Moore, of this city, received a letter last week bearing the Madrid, Spain post mark. The letter imparts the information that the writer is in prison in Spain and aid is solicited in securing release that he may raise the…
Read MoreBringing new life to business district
by Molly Murphy A group of local citizens banded together to help ensure the community has the mainstay resources needed to shop local and support our rural economy. This taskforce – Ringgold Holdings – is pleased to announce progress on a new pharmacy option in the county, with grocery and retail offerings to follow. The…
Read MoreCity approves budget, sees pool report
Approval of the FY2021 city budget and a first look at the results of a feasibility study for a new pool and/or wellness facility were main items on the Monday, March 3 agenda of the Mount Ayr city council. Budget Following a public hearing at which no one appeared, the council approved the city budget…
Read MoreMAC elementary ranks among state’s highest performing
In the latest Student Performance profiles from the Iowa Department of Education, for the third consecutive year Mount Ayr Elementary was rated as a “high performing” school, the second highest rating attainable on the state report. With a composite score of 64.23, principal Chris Elwood reported Mount Ayr Elementary ranked 68th overall among all 1,295…
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