Greenwell leads Raiders at I-35 meet
By Ryan Stonebraker TRURO – Mount Ayr senior Braylon Greenwell led Mount Ayr finishers last week at the Interstate-35 cross-country invitational. Greenwell, ran to a 17th place overall finish in 21:00 to lead three Raider finishers. Earlham won the meet with 27 points followed by Creston in second with 51 points and Des Moines Christian…
Read MoreObituary: Mary Sue Gehrke
Mary Sue Gehrke (1942-2025) Mary Sue Gehrke, 82, of Creston died Friday, September 12, 2025, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Jim Morris will officiate. Services will be livestreamed. Family will receive friends from…
Read MoreObituary: Vern Junior Brown
Vern Junior Brown (1928-2025) Vern Junior Brown was born December 16, 1928, at a country farmhouse near Clearfield, Iowa. His parents were Vern Francis Brown and Beatrice Everhart Brown. He was welcomed into the family by two sisters, Bertha and Doris. Three more sisters Evelyn, Janis and Donna were added to the family in the…
Read MoreObituary: Max Everett Smith
Max Everett Smith (1942-2025) Max Everett Smith was born September 22, 1942, in Osceola, Iowa to Wonda Lucille Boles and Mansel Leon Smith. Life began on the farm in the Elk Chapel area north of Lamoni, Iowa. Later they moved to a home north of Leon, Iowa where Max attended country school; then to an…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt The Mount Ayr Sesquicentennial Celebration committee asked people to bring their historic Mount Ayr artifacts to be displayed in the courthouse during the event and many did. This week’s picture came from the Rideta Electric Cooperative table and shows their two buildings at 111 and 113 South Fillmore Street. I know that…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 23, 1925.) The fellow who hereafter disregard the laws to the extent that it becomes necessary for the courts of Ringgold County to impose jail sentences will not find it possible to spend the period of incarceration in relaxation and sleep. At the meeting of…
Read MoreCouncil revisits tree removal
By Jennifer Kellner The Mount Ayr city council heard from several members of the public and set Beggar’s Night at their regular meeting Monday, September 22. Public forum There were three citizens in attendance to address the council Monday. Ed Minnick was the first to address the council about the $20 capital improvement fee that…
Read MoreMACS 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
By Jennifer Kellner Four new Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at the 2025 Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony held in conjunction with the homecoming celebration starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. This year’s inductees include: Fay Howie In a world that often rushes by, Fay…
Read MoreMAC Elementary rates ‘exceptional’
[Last week the Iowa Department of Education released the latest results of its online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The website shows updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how its students performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2024-25 school year. This week’s article…
Read MoreObituary: Charles Dwain Tull (1934-2025)
Charles Dwain Tull, 90, of Osceola, IA (formerly of Mt. Ayr, IA and Hatfield, MO) passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025, at an Osceola, IA nursing home. He was born on December 25, 1934, in Hatfield, Missouri the son of Willie Muriel and Lillian Angeline (Hall) Tull. On May 19, 1954, he married Jannie Ilene…
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