Obituaries

Fairfield was supposed to host a pair of softball and baseball games against Fort Madison Monday but torrential rains in the afternoon forced the games to be postponed.The home varsity baseball doubleheader has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.The home varisty softball doubleheader will be played at 5:30 p.m. July 2.The junior varsity squads were supposed to play in Fort Madison Monday but their games ...

Fairfield has been chosen to host postseason baseball and softball games.The baseball diamond will host a series of district games beginning Friday, July 19. The 3A District first round doubleheader starts that day at 5 p.m.Fairfield will host the 1A District final 7 p.m. July 20. It will host the 3A District final at 7 p.m. July 22, and the 2A Substate final at 7 p.m. July 23.The softball diamond has been ...

IOWA CITY ? The Trojan softball game ran into a proverbial buzzsaw Friday and Saturday at the Clear Creek-Amana Softball Classic with games played in Iowa City.Fairfield went 1-3 in the four games against stiff competition. The Trojans lost to No. 2 Solon in 4A on Friday by a score of 12-3. The Trojans defeated Williamsburg 13-3 on Friday.Fairfield faced another tough customer in No. 3 Mid-Prairie Saturday, ...

The Fairfield 10-and-under Crush team earned second place at the Kalona Softball Tournament June 1-2. Pictured are, from left, front row: Chayse Gilchrist, Ellie Shepherd, Coty Engle and Brooke Miller; middle row: Hailey Pohren Gevock, Danielle Breen, Jenna Norris and Rachel Thomas; back row: Olivia Jones, Hannah Simpson, Delaney Breen, Brynley Allison and Averi Henderson. The coaches are Tina Breen, Amy Jones ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? All three facets of the game were working for the Fairfield softball team, which stretched its win streak to 11 games with a Southeast Conference sweep of Mount Pleasant at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex on Monday night.The Trojans won game one 11-0 and took the nightcap 12-0.?We came out and hit the ball real well tonight,? Fairfield coach Bob Bradfield said. ?We?ve been good off and on, but ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Fairfield?s Austin Gridley threw a no-hitter in game one to lead the Trojans to a 6-0 Southeast Conference victory over host Mount Pleasant, but the Panthers? Dustin Amos came back with an impressive pitching performance of his own in the nightcap and, with plenty of run support, the Panthers claimed a 11-1 victory to split the doubleheader against their conference rivals.Gridley was just one ...

The Fairfield JV Black softball team was hit with seven errors in the nightcap Thursday, and Ottumwa saved its best for last to sweep the host Trojans 2-1 and 16-8.Fairfield led the first game 1-0, but Ottumwa took the lead with two runs scored in the top of the fifth. The Trojans put runners on second and third in the bottom of the fifth but weren?t able to capitalize.?Our offense had a couple of opportunities,...

Mt. Pleasant Police officers have investigated a pair of accidents in the past four days.Officers were called to the Calvary Baptist Church parking lot at 803 Mapleleaf Drive to investigate a two-vehicle accident on Sunday, July 31.It was determined that a 2006 Toyota, owned and operated by Lillian Reese, of Washington, was backing from a parking stall. A 2009 Kia Optima, owned and operated by Linda Burden, of ...

One motorist was cited for an offense following a two-vehicle accident on Monday, July 27, at the intersection of North White Street and West Broad Street in Mt. Pleasant.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, a 1992 Chevrolet truck, registered to Chris Parker and operated by Shawn Hendricks, of Mt. Pleasant, was stopped at the stop sign facing west at the aforementioned intersection....

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDespite the drastic heat and humidity that kicked off an all-around warm weekend, vendors at the Market on Main, in Mt. Pleasant, had largely positive thoughts about the second-time event that took over Mt. Pleasant?s downtown square.With roughly 15 to 20 vendors present, from local produce farmers to craftsman and local businesses, the Mt. Pleasant square was alive with energy ...