STATE CHAMP!
Shaffer wins state golf title for Mount Ayr Shaffer Is State Champ! Raiderettes Place 7th As A Team Mount Ayr sophomore Jaylee Shaffer is at the top of the Class 1A state mountain after last week’s state golf meet in Marshalltown. Shaffer claimed the top individual spot as the Class 1A state champion, a year…
Read MoreRaiderettes win opener in thriller
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes began the 2025 softball season last week, highlighted by a comeback win at East Union to earn their first win in their first game. The Raiderettes beat East Union 8-7 in the first of three games last week against Pride of Iowa Conference teams. The Raiderettes fell 12-9 in nine innings…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt This week’s photo was loaned to me twenty years ago by Lucile (Buell) Jackson and shows her brother, Ernie, and father, Lynn Buell at the Buell Service Station in Ellston. My research yielded very little info, but let’s see what I found. Before I begin I want to point out the restoration…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 3, 1925.) Sam Goodwin, 54 years of age, was killed by lightening on his farm 2 miles east of Denver, MO, during the electric storm Monday afternoon. Mr. Goodwin had gone to the pasture to look after a pair of newly born twin mules and…
Read MoreWhitson into Astronaut Hall of Fame
Will return to space this weekend This week is a memorable one for Beaconsfield native Peggy Whitson. On May 31, Whitson was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame located at the Kennedy Space Center at Merritt Island, FL. Just eight days later, she is scheduled to return to space as commander of the…
Read MoreMajor drug bust executed
Two face charges after Ramsey Farm house raided The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two individuals on a number of drug-related charges. According to the arrest reports, RCSO has been investigating possible criminal activity on four properties known locally as “Ramsey Farms.” The properties were suspected as a “drug hub” and hangout for individuals…
Read MoreDIVE IN!
New Judge Lewis Pool finally opens After 18 tumultuous years of planning to replace the original pool in Mount Ayr, a ribbon cutting and open house was held at the new pool on Friday, May 30. Members of the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, The City of Mount Ayr, and the aquatic center committee gathered…
Read MoreJerome excels in math
Mount Ayr student eligible for Math Stars program A third-grader at Mount Ayr Elementary has been recognized by an exclusive mentoring program for her achievement in mathematics. Jovie Jerome, daughter of Karl Jerome and Regan Main, scored in the top two percent of all third grade students in mathematics in the most recent Iowa Statewide…
Read MoreOutsourcing rehab triggers controversy
by Brenda Grose Ringgold County Hospital’s board of trustees met Tuesday, May 27 in front of a packed room of concerned citizens in response to recent information expressed in a press release from RCH CEO Nicky Gilbertson. The topic of the press release was a newly signed contract with Inspire Rehab to provide rehabilitation services…
Read MoreSHERRY EXLEY GREENE
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Sherry Exley Greene, who died peacefully on May 23, 2025, at the age of 67, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. A celebration of life gathering will be held on Friday, May 30th, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., at Pierschbacher’s in Knoxville, Iowa. In…
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