Obituary: John Marvin Reynolds (1944-2025)
John Marvin Reynolds, 81, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 8,2025. Born on July 4, 1944, in Creston, Iowa, John was the son of John Reynolds and Dorothy Anderson-Reynolds. He graduated from East Union High School and went on to build a life marked by dedication, kindness, and humor. John married the love…
Read MoreObituary: Donald Liljeblad (1941-2025)
Donald Liljeblad was born on May 15, 1941, at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco, California. Donald was the oldest of the four children of Walter J. & Ida R. Liljeblad. He was raised in San Francisco and at 17 years old, he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in France. From the…
Read MoreObituary: Kathryn Eloise Hughes (1926-2025)
Kathryn Eloise Hughes, age 99, passed from this life on August 30, 2025, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was born on April 3, 1926, in Decatur County, Iowa, the daughter of Alvie Daniel and Louie Sindia Evelyn (Bronson) Durell. Kathryn grew up with her siblings and attended country…
Read MoreRaider comeback falls short at Pleasantville, 33-22
PLEASANTVILLE – The Mount Ayr Raiders were looking to rebound from a week two district opening loss to Riverside on September 5 when they traveled to Pleasantville for a non-district game. It didn’t work out. However, that will have to wait one more week. An early Pleasantville lead and eight Raider penalties were too much…
Read MoreMount Ayr cross-country teams compete at Central Decatur meet
LEON – The Mount Ayr cross-country teams made the trip to Leon last Tuesday to run at the Central Decatur cross-country invitational. Both Mount Ayr teams did not have enough to score as a team. Both teams will run at a meet hosted by Interstate-35 Thursday at East Lake County Park and RV Park in…
Read MoreMount Ayr wins two of three at Shenandoah tournament
SHENANDOAH – The Mount Ayr volleyball team picked up two more wins last Saturday, September 13 at the Shenandoah volleyball tournament. Mount Ayr went 2-2 in four matches at the event. The Raiderettes beat Bedford, Shenandoah, and fell to Fremont-Mills and Missouri Valley. Mount Ayr saw their win total for the week go to six…
Read MoreMount Ayr wins both matches at Pleasantville Triangular
PLEASANTVILLE – The Mount Ayr Raiderette volleyball team hit the road last Thursday, going to Pleasantville to play their second triangular of the week. Mount Ayr beat Pleasantville out of the West Central Conference 2-0 and beat Clarke out of the South Central Conference 2-0. Against the Trojans, Mount Ayr won by twin scores of…
Read MoreRaiderette volleyball improves to 11-6
Raiderettes on a roll with six wins last week MOUNT AYR – The Mount Ayr volleyball team picked up six wins last week in a busy stretch of high school volleyball action. The Raiderettes won their 11th match of the season with the wins. Mount Ayr will be back in action this week on Tuesday…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt A couple of things happened this week that I must mention. Tony Mercer announced that he has succeeded in getting the Ringgold County centennial books online for viewers at no cost. Tony has previously gotten most of Ringgold County’s newspapers and high school annuals online, as well. So, I was poking around…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 16, 1925.) Ellston News: The voting on the electric light system came last Thursday and was carried by 32 votes. As the facilities are so much better our electric light service should be much improved. The following graduates of Mount Ayr high school enrolled September…
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