Raider football season stats compiled
The Raiders ended their season 7-3 after a loss to South Central Calhoun in Lake City recently. The Raider season had ups and downs yet the offense and defense alike put up numbers that show a successful 2019 campaign, despite falling short of a State Title. The Raiders outscored their opponents this season 272-144, outscoring…
Read MoreTrumps never served in military
To the editor: As we pause to remember and honor America’s veterans, here in Mount Ayr, we can be proud of the beautiful Ringgold County Veterans Memorial. This beautifully carved black granite monument and the benches that surround it, honors the service of veterans from the Civil War through Desert Storm. Carved onto the black…
Read MoreSupport Wounded Warriors
To the editor: The other day, my wife and I were watching television. A commercial came on and they were looking for sponsors for the Wounded Warrior Project. This is a wonderful organization that helps our veterans. I told my wife though that there should not be a need for this sort of organization. She…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, November 14, 1919.) With the thermometer registering 22 degrees below zero and no prospect in sight for securing more coal within a month; with a splendid system devised in operation for the relief of the situation in Mount Ayr, but with insufficient wood choppers to…
Read MoreMAC fall play Friday, Saturday
The Mount Ayr Community High School fall play will be presented Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. both nights. The annual pie auction will be held at intermission. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. A total of 94 students are involved in the production of “The Island of…
Read MoreOfficial election results
Mount Ayr Mayor Steve Fetty 151 Council (3) Brad Elliott 144 Ken Robertson 128 Jordan Stewart 148 School board Brandi Shay 422 PJ West 407 Craig Winemiller 419 Diagonal Mayor Lowell Johnson 49 Council (3+1) James Norris 49 Shon O’Kelley 48 Doug Ruby 48 Bradley Bentley (fill vacancy) 48 School board Becky Stamps 91 Pam…
Read MoreMAC board holds hearing on lighting project
A public hearing on the athletic complex lighting project and details about current enrollment numbers were main items of discussion at the Monday, November 11 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Public hearing Due to a new state law, a public hearing was required before the district could use any portion…
Read MoreCHARLES WILLIAM HOGUE
Charles William Hogue, 92, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home in Toledo under the care of his family and Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services were held Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor John Christianson officiating. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in…
Read MoreTimmerman 38th at State
Isaac Timmerman placed 38th in his final cross country appearance as a Raider on Saturday in Fort Dodge at the State Cross Country Meet. Timmerman finished in a time of 17:30 Taking the top spot for the first boys cross country championship in school history was Josh Baudler, with a time of 16:11. Timmerman has…
Read MoreRaiders put on show in last outing of the season
SCC 56, Mount Ayr 22 The Raiders season came to an end Friday night after a tough loss to a South Central Calhoun team in Lake City. For the first time this year, however, the Titans of South Central Calhoun went into the second quarter trailing. Mount Ayr led 14-9, but by halftime, the Raiders…
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