Bull sales honor family heritages
Bull sale season is just beginning, with several upcoming sales announced in January and February. Southwestern Iowa is preparing to showcase the best of their bulls beginning this weekend. Nichols Farms Sale The private treaty bull season opens on Saturday, January 25 at the Nichols Farms Bull Barn in Bridgewater, IA. Over 450 bulls from…
Read MoreKathy Irene Rains
Kathy Irene Rains, 73, of Kirksville, MO, passed away on December 20, 2024, at Boone Health Hospital in Columbia, MO. Kathy was born on May 11, 1951, in Mount Ayr, IA, to William “Billy” Duffield and Daisy Duffield (Davis). She grew up in Mount Ayr, where she developed her strong work ethic and love for…
Read MoreMount Ayr sweeps Lenox
The Mount Ayr hoop teams picked up a key Pride of Iowa Conference sweep over Lenox last week in the first meeting of the season between the schools. The Raideretttes survived a spirited effort by the Tigers to take a 55-51 win while the Raider boys team also beat Lenox, 57-42. Both Mount Ayr teams…
Read MoreRaiders pick up big road win at MTSM
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team picked up a big road win last Friday at Martensdale-St. Mary’s after a cold shooting first half, winning 40-32 to stay unbeaten in the POI. The meeting was between two of the top-4 teams in the league so far. MTSM has surprised the league with eight overall wins and…
Read MoreRaiderettes nab two third place finishes at Panorama
Led by a pair of third place finishes, the Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team placed 8th at the Panorama girl’s wrestling tournament last Tuesday, January 7. The Raiderettes scored 41 team points. SWAT won the event with 142 points while Perry was the runner-up team with 109.5 points. Mount Ayr took six wrestlers to the…
Read MoreMount Ayr girl’s place 6th at tournament
The Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team made the trip to New Sharon for the North Mahaska wrestling tournament as the Raider boys also were there. The Raiderettes were one of ten scoring teams at the girl’s tournament. Mount Ayr placed sixth with a team score of 60 points. Cardinal of Eldon, Iowa, won the tournament…
Read MoreRaiders place 9th at North Mahaska tournament
The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team made the trip to New Sharon last Saturday to wrestle at the North Mahaska invitational. At the event, there were 12 scoring teams. Mount Ayr placed 9th with 50 team points. The Raiders took ten wrestlers to the event. Solon won the tournament with 245.5 points followed by Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Mount Ayr Post Office
By Mike Avitt A new post office was built in Mount Ayr in 1939-40. I find this very interesting because the old post office was only eight years old. In 1931, a building was erected at 111 S. Fillmore, the current location of First MainStreet Insurance, and the Mount Ayr Post Office opened there on…
Read MorePondering puzzles, life and learning
A local puzzle competition is bringing people together at 209 Broadway in Diagonal on Saturday, January 18. Beginning at 6 p.m., teams of four will be assembling a puzzle together while enjoying pizza and beverages, which all come with the $100 entry fee. First, second and third place winners of the puzzle competition will be…
Read MoreTrump fills top spots with super wealthy
To the editor: As Trump fills the top positions in his administration with super wealthy individuals, it seems appropriate to define exactly what that means. The term used to describe this type of government is Plutocracy, or rule by people of great wealth [i.e. Elon Musk]. In a Plutocracy, government policies often benefit the wealthy…
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