Candidates for city council
Matt Henle Please give your name and occupation Matt Henle. I am self-employed in construction. Why are you uniquely qualified for a seat on the Mount Ayr city council? I was on the park board for seven years and involved in several projects with the city. Running my own business I am faced with daily…
Read MoreCity council votes to move Beggars Night to Saturday, Nov. 1
by Jeff Snyder During the regular city council meeting October 27, the council covered a variety of topics. Among the most important was a proposal to move the annual Halloween Beggars night to Saturday night November 1. The discussion was centered around the Mount Ayr High School’s football team that advanced in the playoffs due…
Read MoreRinggold County Gears Up for Nov. 4 City and School Elections
RINGGOLD COUNTY, – The 2025 city and school election will be held on Tuesday, November 4. Polls across Ringgold County will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in seven locations (see adjacent map): Athens: Includes cities of Beaconsfield and Kellerton with polling at Kellerton City Hall, 108 S. Decatur St. Kellerton, Iowa 50133;…
Read MoreGreenfield places in Top 10 at POI
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GREENFIELD, Iowa The Mount Ayr boy’s cross-country team made the trip to Greenfield last Tuesday, for the 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference meet, hosted by Nodaway Valley. The Raiders were led by three runners at the meet. Braylon Greenwell was the top Raider to finish, capturing a top-10 finish. Greenwell placed seventh in…
Read MoreDoolittle leads Raiderettes runners at POI meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GREENFIELD, Iowa – The Mount Ayr girl’s cross-country team had a pair of medalists at the 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference meet last Tuesday in Greenfield. Addison Doolittle collected a top-5 finish placing fifth in 21:59 to medal. Ryley Greenwell placed 13th in 23:52 to also earn a medal as the Raiderettes…
Read MoreChanges announced for girls softball season
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors approved the following softball changes at its Oct. 14 meeting. These changes will go into effect for the 2026 season. Beginning in 2026, softball teams may begin competition in Week 46 (May 18). With the implementation of 10 allowable hitting days and five fielding days during…
Read MoreShields signs with Northwestern College
By KEN GARNER MOUNT AYR, Iowa – Aubree Shields has always known she wanted to compete in college athletics. It wasn’t a matter of competing it was in what sport the Mount Ayr standout wanted to take part in and where she wanted to go to school. Although, she made a verbal commitment in the…
Read MoreMount Ayr falls in POI Finals
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MARTENSDALE, Iowa – The Mount Ayr volleyball team saw its run for a Pride of Iowa Conference tournament title come up short last Tuesday when they played SE Warren for the second time this season. The Raiderettes beat the Warhawks on September 30 2-1 to claim the regular season title in the…
Read MoreRaiders march into playoffs
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa – The Raiders left no doubt about their postseason plans after a big 43-0 shutout win over Southwest Valley last Friday at home. With the win Mount Ayr clinches the third seed in the upcoming District 7 playoffs. There was a scenario where if the Raiders would have lost to…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
Hardware stores are a very broad topic. There are an abundance of categories that fit under the “hardware” umbrella. And hardware stores used to be so common, we forget how many there were. I will solve that issue right now. For a brief amount of time, there were four hardware stores on the north side…
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