Raiderette golfers fall short of State
The Raiderette golf team traveled to Atlantic Monday to compete for a State Meet berth, but fell short. The Raiderettes placed sixth as a team, shooting a combined 440, with Boyer Valley and IKM moving on after shooting a 413 and 422, respectively. Individually, Kaitlyn Dolecheck was one stroke off placing in the top six…
Read MoreFour school records fall to Raiders at State
Another State Track Meet wrapped up Saturday afternoon with the Mount Ayr Raiders placing 11th out of 96 schools in class 2A. Five of the seven relays that competed broke school records at the state qualifier, prelims and state finals. The Raiders did not just compete against other athletes, they also battled the weather. It…
Read MoreGun violence in schools must stop
To the editor: As we celebrate the 2019 graduates, we need to remember that all over the United States, there will be seniors not graduating. And some, by choice, but others because they are part of a grim statistic. Every year in this country nearly 2,900 children and teens (ages 0 to 19) are shot…
Read MoreWho are they serving?
To the editor: With the state focused on the flooding on both sides of the state, the Republican law makers wasted little time furthering their personal agendas and the interests of the industries they serve. The first thing done, under the clock of darkness, was to pass a provision which prevents utilities from voluntarily spending…
Read MoreLooking Back May 23
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 4, 1919.) With the Soldiers at Camp Dodge: The $25,000 appropriation granted by the last legislature for the comfort of Iowa men in hospitals at port cities is not available to aid the returned Iowa soldiers in search of a job, Adj. General L.…
Read MoreBig dig behind schedule
The Mount Ayr city council received an engineering update on the water distribution system update project at their regular meeting Monday, May 20. Mark Fincel, lead engineer on the project from Garden and Associates, provided the council a detailed memo outlining progress on the project so far. Fincel reported work in Division 1 in the…
Read MoreMemorial Day observances set around county
Several Memorial Day observances around the county have been announced. Mount Ayr Members of American Legion Post 172 in Mount Ayr will install flag poles at Rose Hill Cemetery Friday, May 24. Flags will be placed on the poles Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. Flags will remain on display, until 3 p.m. Monday. Breakfast will…
Read MoreMAC Theater Department to receive statewide recognition
Mount Ayr Community High School theater department will participate in the 2019 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, presented by EMC Insurance Companies, in honor of the school’s achievements for its November production of “Mary Poppins.” Produced by Des Moines Performing Arts as the culmination of a year-long education initiative, the Showcase will be…
Read MoreWishard Chapel Methodist Church in 1962.
The Mount Ayr Depot Museum recently received two scrapbooks from the James Pollock family tracing the history of Wishard Chapel. These scrapbooks are full of newspaper clippings, photos, programs, records, and other historical information. Thank you to the Pollock family! Wishard Chapel is located four miles north of Mount Ayr on Highway 169. A few…
Read MoreHARVEY PLOEGER
Harvey Ploeger, 87, of Mount Ayr passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr. Harvey has been cremated and there will be no services. Memorials are to the veterans Honor Flight so other veterans will have the same opportunity Harvey had to visit the veteran’s memorials in Washington D.C. Memorials…
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