Mount Ayr girls qualify for State Golf Meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team will keep their season going another week as the Raiderettes punched their ticket to the 2025 Class 1A state meet this week. The Raiderettes won the Class 1A Regional Final meet in Anita last week, beating out six other scoring teams at the meet. The Raiders dominated the field…
Read MoreRaider golf season ends at Anita district
The Mount Ayr Raiders boys golf team saw their season come to an end on Monday, May 21. The Raiders would place fourth at the Class 1A district meet in Anita, hosted by CAM High School. Advancing to the state were Woodbine, Sigourney, and CAM, who all had team scores of 318. Mount Ayr was…
Read MoreRelays, Baker shine at state track meet
Paced by six relay event qualifiers and Willie Baker with four individual ambulatory event bids, the Mount Ayr Raider boy’s track team ended their season at the place where every track athlete hopes to, the state meet at Drake Stadium. The Raiders were led by a ninth-place finish in the 4X200-meter relay quartet of Drayden…
Read MoreTop finishes for Raiderettes at state
The Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team had a pair of top-5 finishers in individual events to lead the way at the 2025 Class 1A state track and field meet. Mount Ayr had six events qualify for the state meet this season. High jumper Aubree Shields would collect the top finish for Mount Ayr…
Read MoreSnapshots of History By Mike Avitt
I believe this is my first time covering Barton and Laura (Stiles) Dunning, the first residents of Mount Ayr. We are fortunate to have a picture of Mr. Dunning as he died in 1877. This week’s portraits come from page 3 of the Mount Ayr Centennial Book. So, where did these photos come from and…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 27, 1925.)Three thrilling aerial events have been booked as special attractions for next Wednesday’s Bargain Day in Mount Ayr. Contract has been made with Ray Shifflet, world’s champion stunt pilot, and Curly Smith, world’s campion parachute jumper, to present their spectacular flying circus. There will…
Read MoreLAST CALL, After 72 years Lefty’s Club Tavern closes doors in Mount Ayr
An icon of the Mount Ayr business community has closed its doors after nearly three-quarters of a century. Wednesday, May 21 was “last call” at Lefty’s Club Tavern, The business has been located at 111 E. Madison for its entire existence, and to say it carries a great deal of history with it would be…
Read MoreAll in the family
According to the Mount Ayr Track and Field facebook page, in a race 3 years apart, in 2022 senior Adalyn Reynolds competed for the last time at Drake Stadium and achieved a time of 25.93, securing the silver medal in the 200m final and setting a school record. Last week, her sister Emma, matched this…
Read MoreCity considering rate increases
The Mount Ayr city council passed the first readings of ordinances increasing water, sewer, storm water, and garbage rates, accepted a demolition bid, and considered a potential RCDC partnership at their regular meeting Wednesday, May 21. As part of the consent agenda, the council also approved the minutes from a special meeting held Thursday, May…
Read MoreTeddie Ray Bear
Teddie Ray Bear, son of Glenn and Eula (Brockway) Bear, was born August 29, 1945, in Creston, Iowa. Ted attended school in Kellerton, Iowa and graduated from Grand Valley High School. On July 24, 1965, Ted was united in marriage to Bryce Daneen Carl at the Paton Methodist Church in Paton, Iowa. To this union…
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