Teddie Ray Bear
Teddie Ray Bear, son of Glenn and Eula (Brockway) Bear, was born August 29, 1945, in Creston, Iowa. Ted attended school in Kellerton, Iowa and graduated from Grand Valley High…
Raiders, Raiderettes win at Bedford
The Mount Ayr boy’s golf team collected meet win No. 9 this season with a triangular meet win at Bedford on Monday, May 12. Boys’ Team Scores: 1. Mount Ayr…
Raiderettes one step away from state
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team sits one meet away from the Class 1A state tournament. This comes after the Raiderettes won their regional meet at Lenox on Wednesday, May…
Raider golfers capture sectional title
The 2025 POI champion Mount Ayr Raiders will play for a bid to the state meet this week. This comes after the Raiders captured a sectional meet championship on Wednesday,…
Willie Baker a 4-Event State Qualifier
Mount Ayr senior Willie Baker will end his senior track and field season where many dream of getting to, but few do. That place is the state meet at Drake…
Mount Ayr State Meet Qualifiers
Ambulatory Boys Willie Baker, Shot Put, 100m, 200m, 400m Girls High Jump Aubree Shields Girls 200m Emma Reynolds Girls 400m Tatum Friedrich Girls 4×100 Relay Brittlyn Nickle, Emma Reynolds, Jaxy…
CBO analysis shows U.S. House GOP budget measure tilted toward upper-income taxpayers
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — As House Republicans continue to wrangle over the “one big beautiful bill,”…
Trio 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…
Raiderettes win 4X400 relay in final regular season meet
The Central Decatur girl’s track team ran at their last regular season meet last Monday at Central Decatur. The Raiderettes would place fifth at the 10-team meet, scoring 65 points.…
Raiders load up relay events to send to State
The Mount Ayr boy’s track team loaded up its relay events at last week’s state qualifying meet, and it paid off. Six of the seven relay events for the Raiders…
Cropland Rental Rates in Iowa Down Nearly Three-Percent This Year
Iowa State University Extension’s annual survey shows the first statewide decline in cash rental rates for farmland since 2019. Rental rates went up nine percent in 2023 and were stable…
Seven events off to State Meet for Raiderettes
Seven Mount Ayr girl’s track events will make the trip to Des Moines this week for the 2025 Class 1A girls state meet. This comes after a night of good…
Clinton Fire Department responds to vacant train depot fire
Clinton firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant building this morning. An email from the city says Clinton Fire Department crews responded to the old train depot in the…
One Hundred Fifty Years Ago
(From the Ringgold Record, Thursday, May 13, 1875.) We have been having some pretty warm weather of late, the mercury reaching 100 degrees on last Friday afternoon. Corn planting will…
Martin, Clark address class of ’25
Valedictorian, Tyler Martin, gave the commencement address last Sunday. Salutatorian, Aubree Clark, also addressed her fellow graduates after being recognized for her academic achievement.