Raiders win home meet
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team nabbed four event wins at their home co-ed meet on Tuesday, April 29, in a meet victory for the team. The meet win was the second this season for the Raiders. Mount Ayr scored a team high 116 points out of the 13-team scoring meet. Lenox was second with…
Read MoreMount Ayr sweeps SW Valley in golf
The Mount Ayr boys and girls golf teams traveled to Corning on Tuesday, April 29, for a POI dual meet. Both Mount Ayr teams would claim victories at the meet in the only meet of the week for the teams. The Raiders will play this week at the Pride of Iowa Conference meet. The Raider…
Read MoreRaiderettes win seven events at home meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s track team collected seven event wins at their home co-ed meet on Tuesday, April 29. The Raiderettes won the distance medley relay, 4X400-meter relay, the high jump, the 3,000-meter run, the 400-meter hurdles, the 200-meter dash, and the 100-meter dash events. The Mount Ayr girl’s track team battled Interstate-35 for the…
Read MoreRaiders win 4×200 meter at Van Meter
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team ran at their second meet in a week on Thursday, May 1, at the Dave Tapp Invitational. The Raiders placed seventh at the meet with a team score of 51 points, but the highlight was a season-best time for their 4X200-meter relay team. The relay was the only event…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Kellerton Depot
This picture postcard appeared on Facebook recently and I love it. The picture was posted by Tami Foster and shows, not only the Kellerton depot, but the surrounding rail yard. The photographer was situated in an upstairs window of the Odd Fellows building across the street with the camera pointing northwest. The card was postmarked…
Read MoreSAVE act hinders voting
To the editor: Is our government trying to make it harder for you to vote? The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would hinder millions of Americans in registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate along with either a passport or a government-issued ID. More than 21.3 million Americans lack immediate…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 6, 1925.) Here is a new law that product of the 41st general assembly, effective April 1, 1926: Pasteurization of skimmed milk, ice cream, or buttermilk. Every owner, manager or operator of a creamery or ice cream factory shall before delivering to any person any…
Read MoreMACS Hall of Fame inductees announced
Four new Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. The honorees will officially be recognized at the 2025 Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony held in conjunction with the homecoming celebration in October. This year’s inductees include: Fay Howie In a world that often rushes by, Fay Howie stands out…
Read MoreDiagonal Class of 2025 to graduate Friday
The commencement ceremony for the Diagonal High School Class of 2025 will be held Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the south gymnasium. The DHS Class of 2025 includes valedictorian Amanda Malone, salutatorian Rebecca Hoffman, Will Egly, Rylee Grace, Angie Nell, Braycie Pierson, and Zachary Swank. Prior to the handing out of diplomas, seniors…
Read More‘A DOGGONE GOOD COP’
One of the newer members on staff at the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office is a doggone good cop. That’s K9 Scoty, the six-year-old Dutch Shepherd police dog handled by RCSO deputy Eathon Baker. A Dutch Shepherd is a cross between a Malinois, an agile, high energy breed, and a German Shepherd, a comparatively more docile…
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