Looking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, January 7, 1925.) Peter Westevelt, an aged man living with his sister in the Grand River neighborhood, was robbed recently of a sum of money and a quantity of Liberty Bonds. Mr. Westevelt was in the habit, it was said, of keeping considerable money around the…
Read MoreNew year brings rental housing inspections
The Mount Ayr city council approved the third reading of the rental housing ordinance and discussed next steps at their regular meeting last month, Wednesday, December 18. While the council formally passed the new Rental Housing Code, it now moves on to Mayor Steve Fetty for his signature of acceptance or veto. Council member Jessica…
Read MoreMount Ayr by the numbers
The changing of the new year marked the halfway point between the most recent U.S. Census in 2020 and the next one in 2030. However, the Census Bureau periodically updates its estimates, and below are the latest numbers pertaining to the demographic statistics for Mount Ayr. Residents Mount Ayr has a population of 1,626 within…
Read MoreDental care returns to Mount Ayr
Rodney Gold, DDS initially began providing dental care in Mount Ayr and Leon on June 1, 2023 before taking a short break. Dr. Gold returned to Infinity Health roughly four months ago, and has been providing dental services in Mount Ayr every Monday and Thursday. As a federally qualified dental center, Infinity Health serves patients…
Read MoreWhen saloons were the curse of Mount Ayr
[Editor’s note: In recognition of Mount Ayr’s sesquicentennial observance next year, the Record-News will run an occasional feature story recounting the early days of the city and county. Items are told in the vernacular of the day in which they were written, but some have been edited with discretion.] by L.O. Imus April 22, 1925…
Read MoreLittle red wagon tradition continues
The night before Christmas, two little red wagons were delivered to the winners of the thirteenth annual wagon giveaway. Sophia Zollman in Bedford was the lucky recipient of the first wagon, and a second wagon was delivered to Owen Still in Mount Ayr. John Campbell and Dan Cunning started the little red wagon giveaway in…
Read MoreRaiderettes split POI duals
The Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team split a pair of POI duals last Thursday in the lead up to the POI conference meet last Saturday. The Raiderettes beat Wayne 24-12, but fell to East Union 30-18. Against Wayne, Mount Ayr won four matches to double up the Falcons. There were many open weights in the…
Read MoreShaha wins POI title at 126, Martin runner-up at 132
The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team traveled to Corydon last Friday for the annual Pride of Iowa Conference wrestling meet. There, the Raiders crowned one champion and had another place second to lead Mount Ayr finishers. The Raiders saw Brock Shaha win the 126-pound weight class while Bryson Martin was the runner-up at the 132-pound…
Read MoreRaiderettes unbeaten at Christmas break
The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team is going into the Christmas holiday break with an 8-game win streak and a state ranking in Class 1A. The Raiderettes won all three of their games last week to improve to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Mount Ayr is the only team in…
Read MoreRaiders back on track
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team picked up three wins last week to improve to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the POI heading to Christmas break. The wins come after the Raiders only loss this season, a 47-45 setback to Bedford, on December 12. Mount Ayr will be off for Christmas break until their first…
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