Raiders win three straight
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiders go into the holiday break on a high note as winners of three straight to improve 6-2 as the calendar for 2025 comes to a close. Mount Ayr defended its home court with a closely contest cross-border shootout against Worth County (Missouri) 75-72. Jackson Ruggles scored…
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Raiderettes crack state rankings By Dalton Shadle CORYDON, Iowa — For the first time this season the Mount Ayr has cracked the statewide rankings as the No. 15 team in Class 2A. The Raiderettes backed the ranking up with a 60-29 victory at Wayne last Tuesday. “It’s nice to be recognized, but we got a…
Read MoreRaiderettes remain undefeated
MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderettes ended the 2025 portion of their season with a hard-fought 58-47 victory over Worth County last Friday night in a Iowa vs. Missouri border battle held in Mount Ayr. The game would be back-and-forth early as Mount Ayr held a two-point advantage after the first quarter 12-10. The Tigers…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Three Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, December 27, 1922.) Stories of Great Indians: By Elmo Scott Watson Warrior Tecumseh Became A British General. (I found this very interesting because my family can trace Chief Tecumseh back in my families ancestry on my paternal grandmother’s side of the family.) In the…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
Tuskeego is in Decatur County between Lamoni and Kellerton. I took several photos of the last two original buildings at Tuskeego around 2016. Both are gone now. Tuskeego is an unusual name and as such, it is easy to research in the digitized newspapers. The digitized newspapers have a search feature that works well with…
Read MoreRinggold County Hospital serves up for the holiday
by Jeff Snyder The Ringgold County Hospital opened it’s doors in 1951. Over the years the facility grew with increased capacity and added services largely due to its coordinated merger with Mercy One Health Systems. Currently the hospital stands as a modern full service medical care facility serving the Ringgold County community and surrounding small…
Read MoreToddler time at the library
By Priscilla Alvik MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The residents of Mount Ayr and surrounding communities are fortunate to have a library that provides multiple events throughout the calendar year. ThisOn December 2, “Toddler Time” saw Santa and Mrs. Claus come to visit the children. The event was co-hosted by the library and SWCC’s Parent as…
Read MoreBeaconsfield hosts open house to discuss non-profit
On Tuesday, December 16, Members of Beaconsfield City Council, Ringgold County Board of Supervisors and Ringgold County Historic Preservation Commission hosted an open house in the Beaconsfield Community Building, also recognized as the “First Hy-Vee Store.” The purpose of the open house was to drum up public interest in forming a new non-profit organization that…
Read MoreRinggold Development home nearing completion
by Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Development group saw one of its projects take another step toward completion on December 16. A nearly complete new manufactured home was delivered to the recently cleared site at 503 West Monroe Street in Mount Ayr. Crews from Homes for Iowa eased the three bedroom,…
Read MoreObituary: Merry Ann Swank
Merry Ann (Nichols) Swank was born in Creston, IA on January 19, 1948, to Arthur Franklin and Wilma Charlene (Borrusch) Nichols. She joined an older brother and sister. The family lived on a farm near Tingley for more than fifty years. She attended school at Tingley and Mount Ayr. On August 24, 1964, Merry Ann…
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