GENE ALDEN HUTCHINSON
Gene Alden Hutchinson was born September 27, 1947, the son of Glen and Doris (Vanderflute) Hutchinson in Leon, Iowa. He passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 71. Gene was raised in Mount Ayr and Diagonal, Iowa, with the exception of four…
Read MoreBARBARA ANN WALTER
Barbara Ann Walter, daughter of Gerald and Ariel (Green) Keller, was born December 21, 1929 at Clearfield, Iowa. Barb later helped welcome into the family her younger brother, Phillip. Barb grew up on a farm southwest of Diagonal and she graduated from Diagonal High School with the class of 1949. On July 8, 1956, Barb…
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Raider golf ends as Raiderettes stay alive for one more week
The Raider golf team competed in the district meet in Shenandoah on Friday, placing third overall with a team score of 352. Tri-Center won with a 341, winning the tie with Clarinda who ended up second. The Raiders were led by senior Myles Greene with an 84, followed by Cayden Lambert with an 88. Dalton…
Read MoreCox signs to Dubuque
Senior Raider Josh Cox (center) signs his letter of commitment to wrestle at the University of Dubuque. With Josh are his parents Jay and Lori Cox and coaches John Ford and Kurt Wallace stand behind him.
Read MoreRaiderettes advance two to State
Two Raiderettes were able to squeeze through to compete on the Blue Oval this week at the State Track Meet in Des Moines. Gracie Mobley qualified in the discus after placing fifth overall with a throw of 111-09, while MacKenzie Shields qualified in the high jump after clearing 5-01. The other Raiderette events struggled throughout…
Read MoreRaiders qualify seven events to State
Track athletes received a break last week when their state qualifier was moved to Friday, which turned out to be a beautiful night for track. The Raiders would go on to qualify seven events, all of them happening to be relays which is a first time in school history that the team qualified every relay.…
Read MoreKeeping an open mind
To the editor: Before relocating to Mount Ayr, Iowa my wife and I were reluctant (to say the least) to move to small town Iowa. This was primarily due to the fact that I am a city boy at heart, spending almost 40 years in the cities such as Des Moines, Rockford and Champagne, IL,…
Read MoreLooking Back May 16
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 28, 1919.) Wesley Redhead, an elderly settler of Des Moines, long since deceased, brought the first dandelion seed to this state from his old home in Pennsylvania. In that state and at that time dandelion was grown as a garden herb, the leaves being…
Read MoreMACHS to graduate 43 Sunday, Diagonal to present 9 diplomas
A total of 43 graduates will receive diplomas at Mount Ayr Community High School Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Graduates include Hunter Arends, Timothy Asleson, Andrew Belzer, BrieAnn Byrd, Cade Clymer, Joshua Cox, Tucker Darrah, Amber Davison, Connor Eaton, Myles Greene, Quentin Gregg, Abbigail Haley, Nathan Hauge, Hunter Haveman,…
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