Obituaries

The Mt. Pleasant eighth grade football team finished its season last week.Coaches John Pullis and Tim Taylor have noted that they were very impressed with the way that this team was willing to make themselves better by being at practice and listening to their coaches, in order to be prepared for high school football.Pullis and Taylor told their team after the final game, ?Ninth grade football begins tomorrow.?T...

MONDAYBlood Drive, Packwood Community Room, 3-6:30 p.m.Square Dance Class, Fairfield Eagles Club, 6:30-8 p.m. Information: 472-6069 or 233-1331.Dual Recovery Anonymous, Optimae Wellness Center, 7 p.m. Information: 919-2510.Alcoholics Anonymous, 107 Market St., Keosauqua, 8 p.m. Call 641-777-4700. TUESDAYRecycling Collection, in the assigned area within the city of Fairfield. Place recycle carts curbside by ...

Maxine Bates Circle will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church. Margaret Stephens will be hostess. Women will tie a quilt and putting together bingo prizes for SunnyBrook. Please bring bingo prizes. All women are welcome to attend.

Each school month, Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of the students, such as assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-lev...

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church will host a community blood drive from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Monday in Parish Hall.Donors who last gave blood on or before Dec. 11 are eligible to give at this drive.For an appointment to donate, contact Marianne McGregor at 469-3241 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5351 to locate the drive.Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old can ...

The JV team claimed a 55-50 win over Washington on Friday night before dropping a narrow game against Burlington, 52-49, on Monday.Against rival Washington, the Panthers took an early lead.?We played a great first half but came out a little flat in the second half for the second game in a row,? Coach Tyler Rodgers said. ?Fortunately, we were able to make free-throws and some key defensive stops when we needed ...

Graceland UniversityLAMONI ? The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2017 fall term have been announced, and Madison Fears of Hedrick has been named to the Honors List.Graceland University students with a grade-point average between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list.

P.E.O. Chapter MBP.E.O. Chapter MB will have its traditional Yule Log Ceremony at noon Dec. 12 at the home of June Lowenberg.

Anna Jones scored 28 points and Iowa Wesleyan College held William Penn University to 15.7 percent shooting for the game in a 57-27 win Saturday afternoon in a Midwest Collegiate Conference game at Ruble Arena.Jones single-handedly outscored the Lady Statesmen, pouring in 28 points and adding nine rebounds and seven steals as the Tigers won their fourth straight game. IWC has now reached the .500 mark for the ...

WASHINGTON ? Regan Enfield stuffed Mt. Pleasant senior Taylor Shull?s last-second full-court heave, and No. 13 Washington held off the rival Panthers for a 47-46* win on Friday night.?It feels pretty good to block Taylor Shull,? Enfield said.Washington junior Johannah Vittetoe put back a missed shot with 1:27 remaining to give the Demons a five-point lead ? their largest of the game ? and they held on in the ...