Raiders sit at third place in Pride of Iowa
Three dominant wins in four games for the Mount Ayr baseball team helped them improve to 11-3 overall and 8-3 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Mount Ayr is tied for second place with Lenox and SE Warren. Mount Ayr opened this week with a game at Bedford on Monday and at Lenox on Tuesday.…
Read MoreRaiderettes even season record, fourth in POI
Three wins in four games for the Mount Ayr softball team saw the Raiderettes even their record to 7-7 last week. The Raiderettes beat East Union at home, Nodaway Valley in Greenfield, and Central Decatur at home. The Raiderettes fell to Class 1A No. 5 SE Warren. Mount Ayr is currently in fourth place in…
Read MoreWIC Conference makes overtures to two POI members
The landscape for high school athletics is changing as small school conferences in Southwest Iowa are looking at their futures in their present conference membership. Recently, the Western Iowa Conference extended invitations to ten schools about the possibility of joining their conference. Pride of Iowa Conference schools Nodaway Valley and Southwest Valley are on the…
Read MoreApartment owner responds
To the editor: I am the owner of Mount Ayr Apartments and Brick plex and this letter serves as a response to an article that was published approximately a month ago regarding existing leases on the premises and other issues. The leases that were mentioned on the article were never approved by me and I…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 26, 1925.) Two of the happiest boys in Mount Ayr are John Freeland and John Williams, who received by express last week three prairie dogs from Imperial, NE. The dogs were sent by John Freeland’s aunt Miss Hattie Kimberling. As a matter of record that…
Read MoreJuly 4th fun, fireworks planned in area
Independence Day is quickly approaching, and several observances are planned around the area. Clearfield The Clearfield Lions Club 72nd annual celebration will include three days of fun beginning Wednesday, July 2 and culminating on Friday, July 4. This year’s theme is “Freedom Rolls On.” Clearfield’s annual festivities will begin with a 5K Glow Run at…
Read MoreDive Team locates missing angler
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the recovery of a body from Three Mile Lake in Union County. The individual, identified as Ryan Woosley, age 41, of Creston, was found June 18 at 3:30 p.m. The DNR was notified at 3 a.m. about a missing person who was last known to be…
Read MoreMount Ayr avoids water supply issues
Several recent news sources report a growing number of Iowa residents being asked to conserve water due not only to dry conditions but also to high nitrate levels in water supplies. Cami Koons with the Iowa Capital Dispatch noted the Central Iowa Water Works issued its first ever lawn watering ban on June 12 due…
Read MoreAnderson hired as assistant city manager
The Mount Ayr city council hired a new assistant city administrator and set a public hearing to borrow money for street and storm water drainage improvements at their regular meeting Wednesday, June 18. Council members Mike Wik and Chandra Poore were not in attendance, leading to several agenda items being tabled. City Personnel There has…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
The gravestone of Washington Alley in Mt. Ayr. Let’s revisit an old mystery that has since been forgotten by most people. During the winter of 1997-98, the Mount Ayr Depot Preservation Corp. members found a gravestone while landscaping the depot grounds. The stone indicates the name of the deceased as Washington Alley. In a bit…
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