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MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Iowa Wesleyan College men?s soccer team will host two free soccer clinics for area youth.Students age 6-13 are invited to a clinic from 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday.A free clinic for high schools students will begin at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 19.The clinics will be hosted by Tiger men?s soccer coach Brock Chatman and members of the soccer team. Clinics will be held in the Ruble Arena of the Howe Student ...

TERRELLArmy National Guard Pfc. Timothy J. Terrell IV has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.During the nine weeks of training, Terrell received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEEThe Jefferson County Republican Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in the First National Bank in Fairfield meeting room.??? JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMENThe Jefferson County Republican Women will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 on the third-floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse.The group will have a tour of the assessor?s office and the courtroom.???

STOCKPORTThe Stockport Public Library has two new large-print books by Patricia Cornwell and Janet Evanovich. New DVDs, including ?Due Date,? ?Stranger than Fiction,? ?Date Night? and ?Cop Out? arrived recently.Librarian Bev Runyon said if the Stockport Library does not have a book a person would like to read, let her know and the library can get it from another library.???Visitors to Stockport Library Monday ...

The following rural churches have made changes to their calendars for Sunday through Feb. 18.Any rural church that would like to have its calendar for the week of Feb. 19-25 printed in The Ledger Feb. 16 should provide information to the newsroom by noon Wednesday.Rural churches must update calendars weekly or monthly or the listing will not be printed. Updates can be emailed to news@ffledger.com, mailed to PO ...

The Fairfield High School music department will present its annual dinner show at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the high school commons.Doors will open at 6 p.m. for seating, with the program and dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.The concert features the jazz band from the instrumental music department and many small groups from the vocal music department. All of the groups will be presenting programs filled with jazz, rock ...

To Tawsha Eklund and Cody Martin, both of Fairfield, a boy, Keiten Kane Martin, 8 pounds, 15 ounces, born Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.He has two half sisters, 2-years- and 5-years-old.Grandparents are Kathy and Jim Eklund of Fairfield and Rebecca and Tony Westercamp of Mount Sterling.Great-grandparents are Charles and Kathy Williams of Fairfield, Doris Eklund of ...

Jefferson County 4-H clubs will have a bake sale from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building.The sale will help support local Jefferson County 4-H clubs because all funds raised will go back to the clubs.According to Jefferson County Youth Coordinator Sunny Allison, the bake sale will be a ?great time to buy that last-minute Valentine gift for your teachers, parents, kids, ...

Three area vineyards and wineries are participating in the third annual Scenic Rivers Wine Trail Chocolate Lovers and Wine Weekend from noon to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.Cedar Valley Winery of Batavia will be offering orange peel scones, wine-soaked chocolate cherries and chocolate-dipped ladyfingers.Crane Winery in Selma will be offering decadent brownies.Whispering Pines Winery in Keosauqua will have a ...

Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra will feature two young artists during its winter concert this weekend.The two talented young artists are clarinetist Surekha Mullangi and pianist Heather Gillis.The music will include: Stamitz - Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B Flat Major (romanze, rondo) performed by Mullangi;Brahms - Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major (allegro appassionato) performed by Gillis;Sibelius - Pohjola?s ...

A bluegrass jam session is planned from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.Pickers, singers and spectators are invited. Acoutic instruments are allowed.Snacks and coffee will be available.Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

In an ongoing effort to ensure every dog and cat in the area has a home, Caring Community Spay Neuter Assistance Program and area veterinary clinics are sponsoring the 12th annual February Spay Neuter Promotion.The Veterinary Clinic, Fairfield Animal Hospital, Richland and Sigourney veterinary clinics and the Village Vet in Birmingham are all offering discounts to anyone who brings in a dog or cat for a spay or ...