Outdoor Alliance has big showing
by Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa – A who’s who from around the county gathered to ring in another year of accomplishments and good deeds for the community at the Ringgold County Outdoor Alliance annual banquet Saturday night at the American Legion building in Mount Ayr. The Outdoor Alliance oversees the facilities at Loch Ayr…
Read MoreHomecoming: It’s more than a football game
By Olivia West MOUNT AYR, Iowa — There is a certain time every fall when Mount Ayr seems to remember who it is. The signs start appearing. School colors show up around town. Students dress in ways they probably would not dare to on an ordinary Tuesday. Class competitions become serious business. Former Raiders come…
Read MoreRaiderettes host tournament
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball program hosted a tournament this past weekend where there were teams making up two pools with bracket play to follow. Mount Ayr played in the Red Pool with Interstate-35 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Black Pool had Shenandoah, Lamoni, Centerville and Clarke. The Raiderettes lost twice in pool…
Read MoreMount Ayr beats Cardinals in Leon for first POI win
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — Something had to give in the match last week at Central Decatur between the Raiderettes and the home Cardinals. Both teams came in having lost their last five matches and both were looking for a valuable Pride of Iowa Conference win. It wasn’t meant to be for one team,…
Read MoreRaiders prove worth against Chargers, fall District play
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — The Mount Ayr football team gave it everything they had in their district road game at ACGC last Friday night. Mount Ayr was itching to get a shot at the Chargers after losing their last six to ACGC since 2023 including twice in the playoffs. The Raiders nearly got…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 9, 1926.) Investigation of the tragic death of Pansy Turnbull, seventeen-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Turnbull of Diagonal, who was found unconscious on the streets of Clearfield during the street fair the evening of August 26, and who died a few…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I love it when I get a new (to me) photograph. Sandy Moon posted this picture on Facebook and I was all over it! I knew who it was, when it was, and where it was. Let’s start with the woman in front. She was Bernice Marie (Jackson) Moon and was born to Mr. and…
Read MoreFall brings a change of pace
By Olivia West MOUNT AYR, Iowa — There is something about fall in Ringgold County that makes one notice things that might otherwise be overlooked. The mornings become a little cooler. The sun sets a little earlier. Cornfields begin to turn brown, leaves start showing their first hints of color and the familiar smell of…
Read MoreThe changing face of downtown
By Olivia West MOUNT AYR — Downtown Mount Ayr is changing. Not necessarily in the dramatic way that makes headlines about small-town Main Streets disappearing. Instead, the changes are happening one storefront, one business and one building at a time. Some familiar businesses are changing hands. Others are moving to different locations. Historic buildings are…
Read MoreThe price of security
Publisher’s Note: The following is a commentary on the cost of fuel by Record News Chief Reporter Jeff Snyder By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Currently it cost roughly $99 to fill up the tank of a typical half-ton pickup truck. This is the most ever in Iowa history. For those inclined to drive…
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