DANIEL G. SHEPHERD
Daniel G. Shepherd, 76, passed from this life on April 4. 2019. He was born March 31, 1943 to George and Audrey Shepherd in Union County, IA. He grew up in the Thayer and East Union School District, where he began to date his future wife, when she was a freshman and he a junior.…
Read MoreRaiders showing speed early in season as they win in Afton
The Raiders opened their season with a meet win at the Eagle Relays in Afton last week. Chase Henry saw himself take first in the shot put and discus for the best finishes of the Raider field events. On the track, the Raiders saw Nathan Hauge take first in the 800 meter with a time…
Read MoreGolfers take first win of the season
The Mount Ayr golf teams hit the links for the first time this year and fought a decent northeasterly wind. The Raiderettes found their first win of the year at home against Nodaway Valley and Martensdale-St. Mary’s Monday night. The Raiderettes shot a 217, beating out Nodaway Valley who had 270. Kaitlyn Dolecheck took top…
Read MoreRaiderettes take second in Truro, first in Creston
The Raiderettes went north to Truro for the I-35 Girls Relay. Mount Ayr finished second with 108 points while Nodaway Valley took the meet win with 121 points. Adalyn Reynolds showed her speed with a first place finish in the 100 meter dash in a time of 13.94 and a first place finish in the…
Read MoreKokesh Farm and Supply Store
I got a letter from Illa Heslop of Creston with some interesting newspaper clippings. I will focus on one of those clippings this week. In the 1970s, Harold Roberts, editor of the Creston News Advertiser, penned a column called, “’Round the Community.” Illa sent me one of his columns from 1978 about Pearl Kokesh, a…
Read MoreLooking Back April 11
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 23, 1919.) Work of the Iowa Legislature-Minimum wage for school teachers-All attempts to get a teacher’s pension bill through this session of the general assembly failed. Just as the same effort has failed for the past ten years, but instead of pension the legislature…
Read MoreSticker shock on valuations
Last week property owners in Ringgold County received their updated tax valuations from the assessor’s office, and while some received a degree of tax relief, others were hit with double-digit increases which triggered many to question the causes behind the new valuations. The Record-News reached out to county assessor Melinda England for answers to several…
Read MoreProm is Saturday
This years prom theme at Mount Ayr High School is “A Black Tie Affair” and is set for this Saturday. A live feed on the school website will start around 4:15 p.m. for viewers to watch the walk-ins which beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting until 6 p.m. If the weather is uncooperative or you…
Read MoreSuperintendent options explored
Following the announcement last week of the retirement of superintendent Joe Drake at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year, the Mount Ayr Board of Education took the first steps in the long process of finding a replacement at a special meeting held Wednesday, April 3. Harry Heiligenthal, Associate Executive Director for Board Development from…
Read MoreBoard approves budget, makes personnel decisions
At their regular meeting Monday, April 8, the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors approved the district budget and handled several personnel decisions for the 2019-2020 school year. Budget Monday’s meeting opened with a public hearing on the district’s proposed budget for 2019-2020. During the hearing, superintendent Joe Drake provided a thorough review of…
Read More