MARILYN LOUISE PRITCHETT JOHNSON
Marilyn Louise Pritchett Johnson was born to Helen “Lucille” (Clouse) and Ralph Forrest Pritchett on a farm near Delphos, IA on Dec. 29, 1939. She joined sisters, Lois Irene, and Verna “Eileen”. In 1944, brother Ralph Forrest Jr “Junior” and in 1955 brother Jerry Lee were born to complete their family. Unknown to the Pritchett…
Read MoreMiddle school boys face Lamoni, CD
On Tuesday, June 24, the young Raiders played Lamoni at home. The A team lost 15-8. “We started rough but ended with a positive inning, scoring 5 runs in the last inning,” stated coach Josh Vanderflught. Wyatt Collier pitched well the first three innings, but the defense struggled. Collier allowed 2 hits, 9 walks, and…
Read MoreRaiderettes host first round tourney game
Post-season tournament action gets underway Monday, July 7 for the Raiderette softball team as they host Essex in first-round action. Gametime is 7 p.m. As of Tuesday, July 1, the Raiderette record stands at 8-8 while Trojans are 2-15. Both Essex wins came against winless Hamburg. The winner of the Mount Ayr-Essex game will advance…
Read MoreRaiders open post-season Saturday at Bedford
The Mount Ayr Raider baseball team will open postseason play this Saturday, July 5 at Bedford against Sidney. Gametime is 5 p.m. As of Tuesday, July 1, the Raiders will carry a record of 13-4 into the game against the 3-11-1 Cowboys. The Cowboys have wins against Lenox, Hamburg, and Essex. The winner of that…
Read MoreSWCC names new baseball coach
Mike Creason, former Northwest Missouri State University assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator, is headed to Creston to lead the Spartan baseball program at Southwestern Community College. Creason takes over for former head coach Chris Piperno, who moves into the head coaching position for the Spartan softball program next season Piperno is currently coaching the…
Read MoreRaiderettes beat Bedford
It was an interesting week for the Mount Ayr softball team as a promising week of games turned into just two. The Raiderettes had three games on the schedule with only two being played. Add in a scheduled game at home against SW Valley that was canceled before the season started because the Timberwolves are…
Read MoreRaiders stun Martensdale-St. Marys
Beat state-ranked team 5-2 heading into home stretch of season The Mount Ayr baseball team goes into the last week of the season on a two-game winning streak with one of those games an upset of state ranked Martensdale-St. Mary’s at home. The Raiders lost at Bedford 6-5 on June 25 and beat No. 7…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt Last week I wrote about Charles Thorla who had a sixty-foot tapeworm removed from his abdomen and how alarming it was to see such news in the newspaper. This week we’ll look at some other alarming or bizarre accounts in the newspapers. Bounties paid on destructive animals are nothing new, but did…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 1, 1925.) The smooth bunch of highwaymen who made a daylight robbery of the Cottage Grove Bank in Des Moines, all of whom are now in jail, “pulled the wool” over the eyes of Paul Brown, sheriff of Gentry County, MO. Arthur Stanley, constable of…
Read MoreClearfield set for the 4th
The Clearfield Lions Club will host its 72nd annual 4th of July celebration this Thursday and Friday Thursday, July 3 A home run derby is planned for Thursday, July 3 at the ball field. Competition begins at 5 p.m. for adults followed by high school/college players at 5:30 p.m. and kids 15 and under at…
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