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NEW LONDON ? Despite scoring 43 points, the New London Tigers dropped their Saturday game to Wapello. The final score was 59-43.It was the Tigers? second loss of the weekend. They were on the low end of Friday night?s final, 52-23, against Central Lee.The Tigers managed only two points in the first quarter and five in the fourth against the Hawks on Friday.Matayo Christianer and Cameron Watson put up seven ...

Editor's note: The To Your Heath column is a venue for Jefferson County Health Center to provide health information that will benefit The Fairfield Ledger's readers.To suggest ideas for future articles or to obtain information, call Jefferson County Health Center community relations manager Wanda Bagby at 469-4198.Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs. Using antibiotics wisely is the best way to preserve their ...

Senior guard Adilene Villalobos, from Tucson, Ariz., has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Women?s Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the MCC on Monday.Villalobos posted a pair of strong performances off the bench last week as IWC split a pair of games at the La Quinta Stritch Holiday Classic hosted by Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) University on Dec. 19 and 20.She averaged 13.5 points and ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-quarter honor roll for the 2017-18 academic year. Eighth-gradeEighth-graders on the Straight A honor roll include: Bergren, Hannah L; Breen, Danielle P; Dunlap, Anna I; Henderson, Ella R; Paton, Katrina T; Thompson, Carter A.Eighth-graders on the A honor roll include: Allison, Brynley M; Allison, Zoey M; ...

SolitairesSolitaires will meet for lunch at noon Sunday at Riverside Family Restaurant III in Fairfield.All widows are welcome to attend.For information about Solitaires, call 469-6034.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Fish Iowa! angler education program has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation's Vamos A Pescar program to provide $1,000 grants to local 501(c)(3) organizations to support local efforts to educate and engage families in high-density Hispanic communities through programs, classes and fishing activities.The George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education ...

ST. LOUIS, MO. ? The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) announced today that Iowa Wesleyan College has been approved for membership in the Conference upon the institution?s successful completion of the NCAA exploratory year and acceptance as a provisional member of the NCAA.Iowa Wesleyan, currently a member of the NAIA?s Midwest Collegiate Conference and Mid-States Football Conference, will ...

A group of local volunteers recently packed more than 30,000 meals for Take Away Hunger, an organization which has provided millions of meals to people in countries as far away as Guatemala and Nicaragua.The group made up of volunteers from several local churches, packed the meals Sunday, of black beans and rice for the victims recent hurricanes and floods in Florida and Texas.?In a record time of two hours and ...

Fairfield First Presbyterian parishioner Betty Mayer will present an organ concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Mayor plans to perform a variety of music, and enlist the audience?s participation.An accomplished musician, Mayer has been the church?s organist for around five years. Prior her work at First Presbyterian, she served as organist for First United Methodist Church for 12 years. Mayor has been an ...

Take Away Hunger helps Florida, TexasTake Away Hunger is preparing its annual kickoff Sept. 24 and is seeking volunteers to help pack meals for those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.The packing event will be held at the Word of Life Lutheran Church gymnasium.?Our packing goal for this session is 30,000 meals,? said Fairfield?s Take Away Hunger event coordinator Don Henderson.?We need all of the ...