Raiders host annual Ron Scott Duals
The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling program had a great weekend, as the annual Ron Scott duals were held last Friday and Saturday. The Raiders as a team won three duals at the two-day event, all Pride of Iowa Conference teams. Mount Ayr beat East Union 40-36, SW Valley 42-35, and Central Decatur 46-30. Other losses…
Read MoreRaiders fall in three duals
The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team had a tough night on January 14, taking part in three dual meets. The result was an 0-3 night as the Raiders fell to Audubon 38-24, Lenox 42-24, and SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas 52-26. The Raiders next dual meet is on January 27 against West Central Valley and Lenox. Against Audubon,…
Read MoreThree more conference wins for Raiderettes
Remain undefeated on season The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team improved to 14-0 overall and 10-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference last week, winning three big conference games over Central Decatur, Nodaway Valley, and SE Warren. The Raiderettes played the second of five road games Monday night at Murray, winning 47-26. Mount Ayr will…
Read MoreRaiders suffer first conference loss
A promising start at SE Warren turning into the Raiders first Pride of Iowa Conference loss last Thursday in a game between two of the top POI leaders. The Raiders and Warhawks played for the first time this season, making up a postponed weather game from December. The final, 61-40. “SE Warren is good. They…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
This week’s picture was posted on Facebook and I lifted it without recording who posted it. The photo has great historic value because the people pictured are identified and I know the location of the building, 107 S. Fillmore in Mount Ayr. Dr. William Horne is seated at far left in the photo. To the…
Read MoreCompares Trump to Nazis
To the editor: One used to be able to hold some confidence in those whom a president chose for cabinet or other high-level positions in their administration. After following part of the Donald Trump cabinet confirmation hearings, I think it likely each nominee will have the same level of integrity as those who have already…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, January 28, 1925.) Kellerton is to again have a moving picture show. Mr. Kremer, manager of the picture theater at Mount Ayr, has men busy preparing the south half of the building owned by the Slentz Estate, formerly occupied by Frisby & Co., expects to have the…
Read MoreRinggold County a cancer ‘hotspot’
On the health front, the new year brings good news and bad news, especially for Iowa and Ringgold County, specifically. The good news – the cancer incidence rate nationwide is falling. (Incidence rate measures the number of new cancer diagnoses in a given population.) The bad news – Iowa has the second highest cancer incidence…
Read MoreWeekend fires spark action in county
It was a busy weekend for local volunteer fire fighters. The Mount Ayr fire department was called in response to a fire reported near Redding on Saturday, January 18 at 2:45 p.m. . Seven volunteer fire fighters responded to the small corn field fire around the intersection of 310th and 170th, and used roughly 50…
Read MoreCity approves Madison Street work
The Mount Ayr city council approved a change to the Madison Street project, and heard challenges related to residential set back distances at their regular meeting Wednesday, January 15. Public forum Ross King was present to discuss property improvements at 406 West Adams Street in Mount Ayr. King asked the council to consider looking at…
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