Three event wins help Mount Ayr at Lenox Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team made the trip to Lenox on Monday, April 21 for what turned out to be their only meet of the week. The Raiders competed in the 10-team Lenox co-ed, placing fifth with a team score of 84 points. The Raiders were to compete at the West Central Valley Invitational…
Read MoreRaiderettes fifth at Lenox Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s track team placed fifth at the Lenox Co-Ed meet on Monday, April 21. There, the Raiderettes scored 80 team points. Riverside won the meet with a team score of 138, while Shenandoah was second with 94 points and Griswold third with 92 points. The meet turned out to be the…
Read MoreRaiderettes second in home meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team hosted a five-team meet on Tuesday, April 22. It was the second meet in as many nights for the Raiderettes. In town was Martensdale-St. Mary’s, East Union, SE Warren, and Wayne. The meet would see MTSM claim the meet title with a team score of 188. Mount Ayr was…
Read MoreThree more meet wins for Raider golfers
The Mount Ayr boy’s golf team won their third, fourth, and fifth meets of the season last week as the 2025 season approaches May. The Raiders have only one meet this week at Corning and Happy Hollow Golf Course in a meet with Southwest Valley. The following week, the Raiders will compete at the 2025…
Read MoreMount Ayr State Qualifying Meet at Wayne
The postseason state qualifying meet assignments are now known for track teams after the 2025 state qualifying meet assignments were released last week. The Mount Ayr track teams will compete at meets in Class 1A on Thursday, May 15, with start times of 4 p.m. The Raiders will compete at the state qualifying meet in…
Read MoreShields places 11th at Drake Relays
Mount Ayr junior Aubree Shields competed at the Drake Relays last week in Des Moines. Shields, one of the top high jumpers in the state, joined the rest of the field of top jumpers among all classes this year. Shields would tie for 11th at Drake with a best jump of 5-feet, 2 inches. Shields…
Read MoreLarry Bert Grose
Larry Bert Grose, son of Bert Clifford Grose and Mary Tennessee (Glick) Grose, was born on July 6, 1950, in Creston, Iowa, and passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa, at the age of 74. A lifelong resident of Ringgold County, Larry attended school…
Read MoreGarey Allen Rice
Garey Allen Rice 85 of Rapid City passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Rapid City. A celebration of Garey’s life will be held at a later date. Online condolences can be left at www.osheimschmidt.com Garey was born June 14, 1939, near Mount Ayr, Iowa to Laurence J. and Dency L. (Young) Rice, the youngest of…
Read MoreLloyd James Bishop
Lloyd James Bishop was born at home in rural Elmo, Missouri on October 2, 1932, to Murrell “Casey” and Alverda “Verdie” (Horn) Bishop. On April 26, 2025, Lloyd passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side. Lloyd was raised on a farm in rural Coin, Iowa. He attended country school near Bingham and…
Read MoreMary Lou (Lambert) Cook
Mary Lou (Lambert) Cook, Grant City, Missouri, was born on July 18,1932,2 on a farm southwest of Grant City, Missouri to Owen and Lennis Lambert and passed away on April 17, 2025. Mary Lou attended rural elementary schools until the family moved to Redding, Iowa where she graduated from Redding High School in 1950.…
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