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CENTERVILLE ? It took an entire half for the Fairfield boys? basketball team to get going Tuesday in Centerville, and by then it was too late.The Trojans fell behind 19-9 after eight minutes of play and scored just six more points in the second quarter, dropping a non-conference game to Class 3A eighth-ranked Centerville 62-45.?We came out flat, and we need to be better than that. Playing two nights in a row is ...

The Keota School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in the elementary school library.Items on the tentative agenda include consent items, energy savings projects, DE Site Visit, Secondary Technology Initiative, SBRC Resolution ? Drop-Out Prevention Allowable Growth, district budget cuts (elementary music, career-technical classes, health associate, and central office secretary), nutrition program ...

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its fall 2014 Dean's List.Gabriel Yoder of Wellman is among 2,478 named to the list for academic achievement during the fall 2014 session.

Members of Chapter Iowa J, Wayland, National T.T.T. Society, met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the home of Susan Mast.President Lori Messer called the meeting to order and emphasized ?the reason for the season? in her opening. Sword of Gold was sung and 12 members answered roll call. Minutes of the Nov. 25 meeting were read. The treasurer?s report was given.Georgia gave more information on chapter T-shirts. If ...

Glance Back (From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, Jan. 7, 2005)10 YEARS AGOThe Washington City Council agreed to spend $1,250 for a downtown assessment that would be conducted by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED).Washington High School Principal Francis Johnston received a call at 5:30 this morning that parts of the high school were flooded.Charles Hotle has released his 12th book, ...

Alex Crile scored 11 points and Alex Simpson chipped in 10 Monday to lead the Fairfield JV boys? basketball team past Mid-Prairie 48-44.Cody Craff contributed nine points and Jordan Reid scored seven for Fairfield, which has won two of its past three games.The JV boys also dropped a 78-52 contest to Mount Pleasant at Fairfield High School Friday.Simpson finished with a team-high 17 points as well as seven ...

THORNBURG ? Cardinal wrestling ran into a three-team buzz saw Tuesday at a quadrangular in Thornburg.The Comets fell to Sigourney 42-15, dropped a 54-6 dual to host Tri-County/Montezuma and fell to Albia 54-18.Despite the three losses, Cardinal junior Josh Ramos had a big evening with three pins. Ramos won by fall in 3:30 vs. Sigourney?s Noah Schuster, pinned Tri-County?s Jacob Weber in 1:59 and won by fall ...

The Cardinal boys? basketball team held Maharishi School to three points in the first quarter and got back on the winning track with a 56-40 victory Tuesday in Fairfield.Cardinal received a game-high 19 points from senior Jonathan Pedersen, who shot 10 of 12 from the charity stripe and also tallied 15 rebounds and four assists for the double-double.The win was the third in four games for the Comets, who also ...

Darlene (Sojka) Burich of Riverside will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Jan. 17.In honor of her special day, an open house will be hosted by her nieces, nephew and family members from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, at the VFW Club in Riverside.Everyone is invited. No gifts, please ? just your presence.Cards can be sent to her at P.O. Box 181, Riverside, IA 52327.

A 2014 Farm Bill Computer Lab Workshop is being offered on Jan. 16 to help corn and soybean farmers increase their confidence when making a program choice for their farms.Farmers will have the opportunity to enter production and yield information for their own farms to help them make informed decisions regarding the reallocation of base areas and the ELECTION of a commodity program for the life of the Farm ...

Preschoolers, being naturally inquisitive, seem predisposed to science exploration. To help them explore their interest, the Washington County Conservation Board will be offering a series of STEM programs geared toward preschoolers and an adult friend or relative. The first one in the STEM Wonders series, Exploring Science, will be offered on Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at 10 a.m. at Marr Park?s Conservation ...

Fairfield?s bowling program honored its 17 seniors in a pre-meet ceremony Saturday, then went out and won a pair of matches vs. Southeast Conference rival Washington at Flamingo Lanes in Fairfield.The Fairfield boys? bowling squad topped Washington by 216 pins for a 2532-2316 victory, and the varsity girls edged Washington by 39 pins, 2048-2009.?Coach [Bryan] Marlay and I are seeing strengths and improvements ...