SWARMED!
Bee colony making a home at Nature Center Local beekeeper Heather Gottemoeller found herself in a sticky situation after seeing a facebook post from a concerned person who saw a swarm of bees at Poe Hollow Park. In the interest of public safety, she went out to the park to collect the swarm and took…
Read MoreKids have summer meal choices
Local families have multiple opportunities to provide food for their children free of charge this summer. Mount Ayr The most ambitious meals program is run through the Mount Ayr Community Schools, which provides five prepackaged breakfasts and lunches for each child in a household per week. There are no eligibility requirements other than children must…
Read MoreSun Valley legal dispute ongoing
A prolonged dispute between the Sun Valley Iowa Lake Association (SVILA) and a property owner at the lake has resulted in a significant judgment against the owner. According to a report from the Des Moines Register, owner Joe Romare has been ordered to pay legal fees totaling approximately $700,000 in legal fees incurred by the…
Read MoreRaiderettes face tough sledding on road
The Mount Ayr softball team was road warriors last week, playing three of their four games away from their home field. The results were tough, as the Raiderettes were 1-3 in four games last week with losses at Clarke and Murray and a home loss to Lenox in a one-run game. The Raiderettes won at…
Read MoreRaiders notch four straight victories
The Mount Ayr Raiders are one of the hottest teams right now in the Pride of Iowa Conference. This comes after the Raiders won four straight games that followed their first loss of the season on May 30. The wins over East Union, Clarke, Lenox, and Murray set the Raiders’ record at 6-1 and 3-1…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt Shown this week are five Mount Ayr matchcovers. A matchbook contains a staple and matches; this is the cover only, hence matchcover. These little bits of advertising have historical significance for me as I have no photograph of these businesses. I’m currently selecting images for a picture slideshow to be shown at…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 10, 1925.) Ernest Andrew Barlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Barlow of Diagonal, will graduate June 12 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Ernest is a member of a class which at the beginning of the first, or plebe year,…
Read MoreRecounting history of Ringgold County
Early History of Ringgold County and Settlers By Mrs. B.M. Lesan From the Nov. 25, 1925 Mount Ayr Record News Attention has been called to the following errors in my article printed November 4. Alex McCartney settled southwest of Mount Ayr instead of southeast. John S. Sheller agreed to give half the town lots to…
Read MoreSchool board hears preschool site visit report
The results of the state site evaluation of the preschool program was a main topic of discussion at the Monday, June 9 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. The site visit conducted by two individuals from the Iowa Department of Education was the first since the pre-school program was moved into…
Read MoreREBUILDING
Tingley is hosting a fundraising day of fun on Saturday, June 28 from 3-9 p.m. All proceeds will go directly toward helping fund the new community building and playground. This family-friendly event, hosted by the Tingley Betterment Foundation, is offering kids games, a petting zoo and tie-dying station from 3-6 p.m. A bags tournament will…
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