Raiders defeat Wildcats to take homecoming win
Mount Ayr 41, WCV 0 The Raiders only got one half of play in on Friday night, after a lightning delay came around after halftime was over. After 30 minutes, the light show was still going strong, and both teams decided to call the game with Mount Ayr winning 41-0, the score after the second…
Read MoreRaiders seek first 6-0 start since 2012 against 5-0 Panorama Friday
The Mount Ayr Raider football team will travel to Panorama this Friday night, seeking their first 6-0 start since the 2012 season, in which they won 11 straight games before falling to Countil Bluffs-St. Albert in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. The Raiders are coming off a 41-0 win over West Central Valley (after…
Read MoreMount Ayr cross country runners improving times and places
Pleasantville XC The Mount Ayr cross country teams recently competed at Pleasntville. “We had a great night as a team. It was a warm night, but our runners came to compete,” said coach Deb Larsen. “MaKenna Jones and MaKayla Jones led the girls team to a third place finish. We are very proud of how…
Read MoreRaiderettes struggle at Bedford Tournament on Saturday
The Raiderettes traveled to Bedford this past weekend for a tournament in Bedford. The girls struggled to get going, falling to Bedford, Sidney and East Mills, but getting a win over Central Decatur. The girls move to 10-9 on the season before facing Lenox on Tuesday. Bedford 2, MA 0 The Raiderette volleyball squad faced…
Read MoreSnapshot of History by Mike Avitt
BY MIKE AVITT I talk to people often about Ringgold County history and there are a few businesses and buildings that very few people remember, even though they are somewhat recent. This church building is very near the top of that list. In March 1938 a house was torn down across the street east of…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 15, 1919.) Announcement is made that Hon. F.E. Sheldon, Clyde Lesan and Harry Laird of this city and Grant McPherrin of Des Moines, have purchased from M.D. Welsh a controlling interest in the stock of the Kellerton State Bank. A warning has been issued…
Read MoreHomecoming royalty crowned
The 2019 Mount Ayr Homecoming court includes (front row, L-R) prince Garrison Reynolds, King Issac Grose, Queen Abigail Barnes and princess Kallie Larsen; (standing, L-R) Alexis Main, Keelan Klommhaus, Jaycee Knight, Dawson Frost, Rachel Gregg, Cayden Lambert, Samantha Stewart, and Reas Knapp.
Read MoreOff road machines OK’d for county roads
The Ringgold County board of supervisors recently passed an ordinance that allows operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and off-road vehicles (UTV) on county roadways under certain circumstances. At its most basic, ordinance RC19-162 allows operation of ATVs and UTVs on any gravel or hard surface roadway in Ringgold County under these provisions: • pertains only…
Read MoreMemorial Park new to Tingley
Thanks to the efforts of a group of community leaders, a new memorial park is taking shape in Tingley. The park is the brainchild of life-long Tingley resident Bob Johnson, who wanted to honor “people from the past who made the town of Tingley.” The project first got off the ground when Carl Jerome purchased…
Read MoreDiagonal Yarn Club evolves into new business
by Jackie Hopkins What started as a school Mother’s Day project has blossomed into a community business. Background The Diagonal Yarn Club was formed in April of 2017. A HELP Grant of $275 was received to fund a Mother’s Day Project. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade were taught crochet and weaving skills, which were…
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