Obituary: Carl Leroy Lilly
Carl Leroy Lilly (1940-2025) Carl Leroy Lilly, son of Herman “Pink” and Margaret (Miller) Lilly, was born June 2, 1940, at home in Union County, Iowa. Carl grew up at Afton with a strong work ethic. He farmed in addition to working several years at a quarry between Winterset and Greenfield. Carl married Barbara Kenagy…
Read MoreSports shooting to make return at SWCC for 2026-27
Creston, IA—Following a one-year hiatus, the sports shooting program for men and women will return to Southwestern Community College (SWCC) for the 2026-27 academic year. A contract for Mark Johnson of Mount Ayr, SWCC assistant sports shooting coach from 2022-24, was approved at the August 2025 SWCC board of directors meeting, this time as the…
Read MoreMount Ayr goes 3-2 at Clarke Tournament
OSCEOLA – The Mount Ayr Raiderette volleyball team made the trip to the Clarke volleyball tournament on Saturday, September 6. At the event, the Raiderettes played five matches and went 3-2 in five matches to improve their record to 5-4 overall. The Raiderettes will play their first Pride of Iowa Conference triangular meet on Tuesday…
Read MoreMount Ayr cross-country teams begin season at Wayne Invite
CORYDON, Iowa – The Mount Ayr cross-country teams started their season last week at the Wayne Falcon Invitational. There, the Raiderette girls placed fourth and the Mount Ayr boys did not have enough runners to score as a team. On the girl’s side, Mount Ayr had five runners at the meet and placed fourth with…
Read MoreRaiderettes even record with non-conference win over Bedford
MOUNT AYR – The Raiderette volleyball team evened up their overall record at 2-2 after beating non-conference, and former POI member, Bedford 3-0 at home on Tuesday, September 2. The match was the fourth for Mount Ayr in the 2025 season. Mount Ayr won the match by a sweep, 3-0. Bedford fell to 1-2 with…
Read MoreToo much Gordon for Raiders in 44-32 District opening loss
OAKLAND Iowa – The Mount Ayr Raiders faced a tough running back last Friday in senior Jaxon Gordon. The 2024 first team All-State running back in Class A, came into his senior season with 3,714 yards and 52 career touchdowns and rushed for 1,932 yards and 31 touchdowns as a junior. He has rushed for…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt This week’s photo appears on page 183 of the book, “Early History of Ringgold County,” by Mrs. B. M. (Maryann) Lesan. I’m usually pretty good at narrowing down the date of undated pictures, but this one has me buffaloed. I know the date to be between 1917 and 1936, that’s all. I…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 9, 1925.) A pleasant gathering was held at the E.G. Sickels home in the Salem vicinity Sunday when a company of neighbors and friends from the Honey Grove school district, near Grant City, MO, drove up to spend the day with them. Well filled dinner…
Read MoreCancer in Ringgold County – The data
[This article is the second in a series examining cancer in Ringgold County. Today’s installment looks at cancer incidences specific to the county.] As introduced last week, Dr. Mary Charlton, director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, visited Mount Ayr on August 27 as part of her organization’s 99 County Project. The goal of this project…
Read MoreEnrollment, SRO top MACS board meeting
By Darrell Dodge Enrollment numbers, adding a school resource officer, and the naming of district facilities were among topics of discussion at the Monday, September 8 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Enrollment In their reports to the board, elementary principal Chris Elwood and secondary principal Josh Vanderflught shared early enrollment…
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