Raider e-sports fifth at state
The Raider E-sports team placed fifth at the winter state competition held last week in Marshalltown. Team members include Rolland Adkisson, Trace Knapp, Calvin Main, and Rylan Larsen. In the first round, the Raiders fell to Okoboji, 3-0, to send them to the consolation bracket. “The kids played really well,” said coach Isaac Vos.…
Read MoreFour Raiderettes earn POI honors
The annual honors list by the Pride of Iowa Conference was released last week as the POI All-Conference girls basketball honors list was sent out. On that list were four Mount Ayr Raiderette basketball players in sophomore Izzy Gilbertson, senior Breya Nickle, senior Jaxy Knight, and sophomore Dannie Stewart. Mount Ayr finished the season…
Read MoreDreams of District title dashed
Raiders fall to Coon Rapids-Bayard, 67-41 For the seventh time under Raider head coach Bret Ruggles, a Mount Ayr team played for a district title. Coming into the latest District Final game in Ruggles 18th season, the Raiders were 3-3. Now 3-4, as the Raiders couldn’t overcome 6th ranked Coon Rapids-Bayard, 67-41 at West Central…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
By Mike Avitt I knew where this house was as soon as I got the photo in my hands. I used to work on houses and I have driven all over Mount Ayr looking at the style, construction makeup, and age of houses for many, many years. The house in this week’s article is that…
Read MoreTrump supports Russia
To the editor: Friday’s “ambush” meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky, which saw Trump and Vance playing the role of school yard bullies against a people trying to defend themselves from Putin’s aggression, was just another day at the office for the current administration. I would point out that the Russian government from Stalin to Putin…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 4, 1925.) A new electric sign, advertising the Kelley Springfield tires, was installed recently at the Tingley Service station. It shows up nice only when it rains a little dampness seems to put out our lights. Last reports from the horseshoe pitching tournament at Fort…
Read MoreJohns accepted at exclusive camp for deaf
An exclusive camp devoted to preparing young people with hearing impairments for leadership roles in the deaf community has extended an invitation to a former student in the Mount Ayr schools. Kaitlyn Johns, a junior at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, is one of only 64 applicants who have been accepted…
Read MoreRecent legislation impacts county budget
As published on page 8 of today’s Record-News, the property tax hearing for Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) is set for March 24 at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors office in the Ringgold County courthouse. Understanding the numbers included on the proposed tax levy notice can be confusing,…
Read MoreSchool levies explained
The public hearing for the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 property tax levy for the Mount Ayr Community School district is scheduled Monday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the board room. As published on page 8 in today’s Record-News, the legal notice for the proposed levy is broken down into six separate line items. Below…
Read MoreHistory comes alive in Benton
While most museums connect people with the past, the Benton Museum not only showcases the history of the town, it is where present day residents continue to connect and discuss the town news. Each morning, a jovial group starts their day drinking coffee at the community center, conversing and reminiscing about members who once gathered…
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