LAST 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…
Read MoreRaiders, Raiderettes win at Bedford
The Mount Ayr boy’s golf team collected meet win No. 9 this season with a triangular meet win at Bedford on Monday, May 12. Boys’ Team Scores: 1. Mount Ayr 149, 2. Bedford 183, 3. Lenox 188. Medalist: Dylan Graham (MA) 35 Runner-Up Medalist: Tanner Streit (MA) 37 Individual Team Results: MOUNT AYR (149): Dylan…
Read MoreRaiderettes one step away from state
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team sits one meet away from the Class 1A state tournament. This comes after the Raiderettes won their regional meet at Lenox on Wednesday, May 14. The Raiderettes beat five other teams at the meet to finish first with a team score of 390. East Union gave the Raiderettes a…
Read MoreRaider golfers capture sectional title
The 2025 POI champion Mount Ayr Raiders will play for a bid to the state meet this week. This comes after the Raiders captured a sectional meet championship on Wednesday, May 14 at home. The Raiders won the meet with a team score of 232, winning by a landslide over runner-up East Union, which had…
Read MoreWillie Baker a 4-Event State Qualifier
Mount Ayr senior Willie Baker will end his senior track and field season where many dream of getting to, but few do. That place is the state meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. This comes after Baker qualified for four events out of the state qualifying meet at Corydon last Thursday, May 15. Baker…
Read MoreMount Ayr State Meet Qualifiers
Ambulatory Boys Willie Baker, Shot Put, 100m, 200m, 400m Girls High Jump Aubree Shields Girls 200m Emma Reynolds Girls 400m Tatum Friedrich Girls 4×100 Relay Brittlyn Nickle, Emma Reynolds, Jaxy Knight, Aubree Shields Ashlyn Murphy, MaKel Jones, Kyleigh Conklin, Breya Nickle Girls 4×400 Relay Aubree Shields, Tatum Friedrich, Ashlyn Murphy, Emma Reynolds Kate Newton, Jaxy…
Read MoreTrio of wins for Raiders at Central Decatur Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team picked up three event wins at their last meet of the regular season on Monday, May 12, at Central Decatur. The Raiders won the 400-meter dash, the 4×400-meter relay, and the 4×100-meter relay. The meet winner was Chariton with 123 points, while Lenox was second with 118 points. Mount…
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