Middle school baseball season update reported
The Mount Ayr middle school baseball team opened the season playing at East Union. East Union 6, Mt. Ayr 3 The A Team started off the morning on June 5 to kick off the season. The Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first half inning with Wyatt Collier singling and scoring and…
Read MoreRaider baseball head coach moves into similar role with SWCC softball
Chris Piperno recently resigned his position as Southwestern Community College head baseball coach, but he’s not going far, just one field to the west, to lead the Southwestern softball program. [Piperno is serving this summer as the Mount Ayr Raider head baseball coach.] Not only will Southwestern retain Piperno, but Danny Jensen, who recently stepped…
Read MoreRaiderettes softball wins two in a row
The Mount Ayr softball team won their second game in a row on Wednesday, June 11 at Central Decatur in an 11-3 win. The win was the fifth straight over the Cardinals for Mount Ayr since July of 2021. The two teams will meet again on January 3. The two teams were locked in a…
Read MoreMount Ayr hanging tough in POI race
The Mount Ayr baseball team has kept pace with the leaders in the Pride of Iowa Conference heading into this week. The Raiders are in second place in the POI going into the week a half-game back from Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Lenox who were tied in the lead with one loss each. The Raiders beat…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt This is a beautiful view of the newly constructed Ringgold County Courthouse in the winter of 1927-28. In two years our courthouse will be 100 years old. Amazing. We should have a celebration or an ice cream eating contest or something like that. The construction of a new courthouse was a major…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 17, 1925.) Notice to Vigilantes: All members of the Ringgold Vigilance Committee are urgently requested to attend the Bankers and Vigilance committee picnic at the Howard Lesan farm four miles east of Mount Ayr on primary #3, Wednesday afternoon, June 24. Matters of special importance…
Read MoreSWARMED!
Bee colony making a home at Nature Center Local beekeeper Heather Gottemoeller found herself in a sticky situation after seeing a facebook post from a concerned person who saw a swarm of bees at Poe Hollow Park. In the interest of public safety, she went out to the park to collect the swarm and took…
Read MoreKids have summer meal choices
Local families have multiple opportunities to provide food for their children free of charge this summer. Mount Ayr The most ambitious meals program is run through the Mount Ayr Community Schools, which provides five prepackaged breakfasts and lunches for each child in a household per week. There are no eligibility requirements other than children must…
Read MoreSun Valley legal dispute ongoing
A prolonged dispute between the Sun Valley Iowa Lake Association (SVILA) and a property owner at the lake has resulted in a significant judgment against the owner. According to a report from the Des Moines Register, owner Joe Romare has been ordered to pay legal fees totaling approximately $700,000 in legal fees incurred by the…
Read MoreRaiderettes face tough sledding on road
The Mount Ayr softball team was road warriors last week, playing three of their four games away from their home field. The results were tough, as the Raiderettes were 1-3 in four games last week with losses at Clarke and Murray and a home loss to Lenox in a one-run game. The Raiderettes won at…
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