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Wins were plentiful for the Fairfield JV and freshman volleyball teams at their shared home triangular Thursday.The two teams combined to win six games and three matches against Eddyville-Blakesburg and Holy Trinity.Fairfield?s JV squad opened the evening with a 25-15, 25-9 victory over Eddyville. They then fell to Holy Trinity in match two by scores of 25-23 and 25-18.McKenna Ledger tallied six blocks, five ...

BURLINGTON ? Rarely does school spirit hurt a team.Yet the Fairfield cross country teams experienced one of those unlikely occurrences Thursday at the Grayhound Invite in Burlington.The Trojan girls, missing Homecoming Queen Sage Richmond and fellow court candidate Hannah Sobaski to the pep rally in Fairfield, finished fourth in the seven-team field with 93 points. The boys, meanwhile, were without queen ...

The Fairfield varsity team will be competing at the 33rd annual Grayhound Invitational Saturday in the Carl Johannsen Gymnasium in Burlington.Fairfield will be joining Muscatine, Davis County and Burlington?s gray team in pool B. The other pool of teams includes Burlington?s purple team, Galesburg, Ill., Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant.The Trojans kick off the tournament at 9:45 a.m. against the Mustangs. They ...

The Washington Public Library will be hosting the first Festival of Pumpkins, Oct 6-23. Patrons may bring a pumpkin into the library painted as a favorite book character, or decorated in any other creative way from Oct 6-9. The pumpkin creations will be on display throughout the library until Oct. 23, and will be judged by library patrons. Winners to be announced October 24.Any pumpkins that aren't picked up, ...

AMES ? Mental health experts say spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are not necessary and many times cause psychological side effects. However, there are plenty of effective alternatives, says Malisa Rader, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach human sciences specialist in family life.Parents sometimes underestimate their own strength ? particularly when angry. This can lead situations to ...

The CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity released its 2013 state-specific data on adult obesity prevalence using self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) last week. This new data shows that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States in 2013 remained high with estimates across states ranging from 21.3 percent in Colorado to 35.1 ...

The English River Outfitters will host Alive After 5 from 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Everyone is welcome to attend.Come and see the grounds and learn about what they offer veterans.There will be a wild game feed and fish fry. Potluck dishes to pass and free-will offerings would be welcome. The event also includes raffles, drawings, live music and free camping.English River Outfitters is located at 2564 ...

The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) named Andy Dahl of Washington a ?True Professional of Arboriculture? in August. Dahl is a certified arborist at the University of Iowa (UI), and a longtime volunteer on the Washington Tree Beautification Committee."I've seen some of the past winners and these are big names in the world," Dahl said about the award during a recent interview. "There's been internation...

On Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students and the Washington County Sheriff Department, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will give the public its ninth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the United ...

OTTUMWA ? Indian Hills Community College plans to honor a second wave of individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame.Nominations are currently being accepted for the second class of inductees.The HOF was established last year to honor athletes, teams, coaches and other individuals who distinguished themselves with their contributions to Indian Hills, dating back to the years of Centerville Junior College. Those ...

The Van Buren and Pekin volleyball teams have earned spots in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament finals after finishing runner-up at their respective first round sites Thursday.They will be joined by Mediapolis, Danville, New London, IMS, Holy Trinity and Winfield-Mount Union in the championship round. The games will take place Saturday at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington. Start time ...

The Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at city hall. The board will discuss a tree grant application and a ball field improvement grant.