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Raider boys take second at POI meet, 4×400 champs
By Ryan Stonebreaker CORNING, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team placed second at last weeks Pride of Iowa Conference. The Raiders, SW Valley and Lennox were locked in a battle for the team title. SW Valley would ultimately win the POI title for the first time in their program’s history, scoring 119…
Read MoreRaiderettes capture second place at NW Missouri State Indoor
By Ryan Stonebraker MARYVILLE, Mo. — Paced by three event wins and a pair of runner-up finishes, the Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team captured second place at the Northwest Missouri State indoor kickoff last Saturday. The Raiderettes, already with a high finish in one indoor meet, added a follow-up act in Maryville, Mo.…
Read MoreReturn of the turkey vulture
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — There are many ways to tell if spring has finally made its arrival known. Tiny green shoots poking out of the garden beds, colorful robins hopping about the yard pecking away at the ground and warm days becoming more the rule rather than the exception. Another way to…
Read MoreGilbertson named 1st Team All-State
By Ryan Stonebraker DES MOINES, Iowa — Mount Ayr junior forward Izzy Gilbertson already has quite a following and is often the focus of opposing defenses. This past season, the Raiderettes leading scorer turned in her best season of her career and people took notice. Recently, the Iowa Print Sportswriters Association named Gilbertson to their…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 27, 1926.) Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bailey and son Clyde were Sunday guests at the Archie Bailey home. The basket shooting of Matthews was too much for the Mount Ayr basketball team when they met Delphos five at Delphos Saturday night. The speedy little…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, November 4, 1925.) A campaign for more rigid enforcement of the Iowa Automobile headlight law is being waged throughout the state and for the purpose of enlisting the cooperation of the people of Ringgold county, Sheriff Marion Stephens calls attention to the following notices received from…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
The second railroad line to enter Ringgold County was certainly an “odd duck.” It began in Keokuk, Iowa in the early 1870s by the Missouri, Iowa, & Nebraska Railroad. It went from Keokuk to Alexandria, Mo. and then traveled west for many miles. The line re-entered Iowa at Appanoose County and finally reached Humeston and…
Read More2025 Ringgold County Fair Results:
Static exhibit and livestock show winners at the Ringgold County Fair SHEEP SHOW Breeding Lambs Champion: Karson Dugan Reserve: Kash Wasteney 3rd Overall: Brittlyn Nickle 4th Overall: Brittlyn Nickle 5th Overall: Ashlynn Allee Market Lambs Champion: Ava Whittington Reserve: Keely Wasteney 3rd Overall: Kash Wasteney 4th Overall: Keely Wasteney 5th Overall: Henry Rich Lamb Pair…
Read MoreDive Team locates missing angler
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the recovery of a body from Three Mile Lake in Union County. The individual, identified as Ryan Woosley, age 41, of Creston, was found June 18 at 3:30 p.m. The DNR was notified at 3 a.m. about a missing person who was last known to be…
Read MoreTrio of wins for Raiders at Central Decatur Co-Ed
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team picked up three event wins at their last meet of the regular season on Monday, May 12, at Central Decatur. The Raiders won the 400-meter dash, the 4×400-meter relay, and the 4×100-meter relay. The meet winner was Chariton with 123 points, while Lenox was second with 118 points. Mount…
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