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WEST BURLINGTON ? Southeastern Community College will be holding baseball camps over the holiday break for children ages 7-18.Camps will take place Dec. 28-29 at Loren Walker Arena on the Southeastern campus in West Burlington.Pitching camps will be held Dec. 28 and split up into three age groups: 7-10, 11-14 and 15-18.Then, skills camps will be scheduled Dec. 29 for ages 7-10 and 11-15.For information about ...

DUBUQUE ? The 2013 Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games will bring approximately 413 athletes from across the state to Dubuque to compete in the 28th annual event Jan. 14-16.Competition will include alpine and Nordic skiing, figure skating, snowshoeing and speed skating. Additionally, there will be a sports banquet at the Grand River Center, a dance and pool party.?We have more than 170 coaches and chaperones, as ...

PACKWOOD ? The young Pekin girls? basketball team struggled to find its groove in a 43-23 loss to Winfield-Mount Union Tuesday in Packwood.The Panthers, who were led by freshman Gwynne Wright?s 12 points, started slow out of the gates and quickly found themselves in an 8-0 hole.Pekin scored its first bucket of the night with two minutes to go in the first quarter and trailed 11-4 headed into the second period. ...

EDDYVILLE ? Outmanned and outgunned, the Comet wrestling team dropped a pair of duals to Eddyville-Blakesburg and Davis County at Tuesday?s triangular in Eddyville.Cardinal lost to Davis County 52-18 and fell 72-9 to the second-ranked Class 1A Rockets.The bright spot for Cardinal was its junior state-qualifier Ryan Cale, who finished the day 2-0. The 113-pound Comet pinned Davis County?s Kody Smith in just 19 ...

The calendar may say it's spring, but as Iowans we know that doesn't mean too much. Just look out the window and the snow that's falling around us.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsState Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, has announced that he will seek a second term to the Iowa Senate.?I am running for re-election to the Senate so that I can continue to help create more opportunities for the people of southeast Iowa,? Taylor said. ?I will continue to work hard at creating quality jobs in our communities, improving public safety and raising the minimum ...

The Mt. Pleasant Community School District Board of Education will be holding a work session on Tuesday, March 15.The work session will be held at the District Office and will begin at 5 p.m.Items on the work session agenda will be the Fiscal year 2017 budget, analysis of the district?s financials and the discussion of cost containing options.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsFor years, the City of Mt. Pleasant and Henry County have worked hand-in-hand on snow removal and maintenance on a number of streets and roads, which pass through both jurisdictions.The pact has been a ?gentlemen?s agreement,? containing no written documentation ? until Tuesday.That?s when the Henry County Board of Supervisors, during its regular meeting, approved a 28E ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsHow can building a birdhouse be an example of literacy? Well, for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District, it?s just one example of a shift in instructional practices.With changes in Iowa Core Standards, Mt. Pleasant?s Interim Director of Instruction Pat Shire says there will also have to be shifts in instructional practices.?Because the Iowa Core Standards changes the ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Health is bracing for serious health repercussions from issues between RUSS and the City of Mt. Union regarding unpaid septic system bills by some residents in Mt. Union.However, after repeatedly turning to state officials for direction, the board is still unclear as to what their role would be should systems be turned off. The Board of Health met on ...