Obituaries

After seeing Iowa City Regina jump out to a 21-3 first quarter lead in the girls? contest, the Regals pushed a similar fate on the Fairfield boys.6-foot, 7-inch big man Braden Lehman scored nine of his game-high 18 points in the first quarter and helped make Regina (12-5) a 72-26 winner by the end of the night.?We just didn?t play very hard, and it?s frustrating to be this late in the season and roll over and take

BURLINGTON ? One game removed from seeing its undefeated season ruined at 15 games, the Van Buren girls? basketball team was back with vigor.The Warriors (16-1, 12-1 SEISC south) scored the first 13 points of the game and never looked back on their way to a 52-38 victory at Burlington-Notre Dame (5-10, 4-9).Junior Makenzie Zeitler scored nine straight points as part of the run and finished the game with 18 points

Keokuk was hitting on all cylinders to hand Fairfield a season-opening loss in December, but the Trojans found their groove Saturday to avenge the loss and pick up another win.The boys? squad ran away from Keokuk in the round two baker games to win its second meet of the year by a final score of 2479-2344. The JV boys? team also won by a score of 2048-1956.The girls? team, however, couldn?t build on last week?s win

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren?s foul trouble started early, and it ultimately caught up with them in the second half against Holy Trinity.After hanging close for the first two quarters, the Warriors (5-7, 5-6 SEISC south) were never able to wrangle control, and the Crusaders (11-3, 9-3) ran away with a 68-49 victory Tuesday night.Van Buren big men Colin Weaver and Ryne Smith were saddled with three fouls entering the

ELDON ? The Cardinal wrestling team split the double dual on its home mat Thursday evening with a win over West Burlington-Notre Dame and a loss to Mediapolis.The Comets beat WB-ND 59-18, but fell to Mepo by a final tally of 53-15.Andrew Hemm added two more wins by fall to his season total with first-period pins in both 189-pound matches. Josh Fuhs (160) and Austin Cassat (215) also picked up two victories on the

Boys: Centerville 63, Fairfield 54CENTERVILLE ? Fairfield made 29 trips to the free-throw line ? compared to Centerville?s 10 ? but converted on less than 50 percent and suffered a nine-point loss to the Big Red Tuesday night.Centerville (9-2) made six of its 10 attempts en route to the 63-54 victory over the Trojans (1-11).Grant Curran scored 19 and Davis Lowenberg tallied 18 for Fairfield, but couldn?t hold off

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to two, two-vehicle accidents over the weekend.On Dec. 13, at approximately 6:53 p.m., the Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of N. Grand Ave. and E. Winfield Ave. According to police reports, it was determined that a 2013 Nissan Sentra, driven by Jasmine Howell, of Riverdale, Ill., was traveling ...

PACKWOOD ? IMS handed Pekin its first loss of the season back on Dec. 3, and the Panther weren?t shy about exacting their revenge Friday night.Pekin (10-3, 9-3 SEISC north) broke a 14-14 tie early in the second quarter with a 24-8 run to close the period to get away from IMS (3-9, 3-9) by a final score of 62-40.Fast break points were the main weapons for Pekin, which racked up 15 steals in the game and turned many

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsCommunity Action of Southeast Iowa (CASI) had another busy month with November now in the books. According to a CASI report given by Henry County Supervisor Marc Lindeen, the organization spent approximately $122,955 on projects specifically in Henry County.About $58,320 was spent on weatherization projects in the county while about $57,960 was spent on energy assistance. ...

KEOKUK ? Fairfield?s Jeff Guttry jumped into the Class 2A individual rankings this week and defended the honor with a match-cliching pin for the Trojans Thursday night.With Fairfield holding just six-point advantage and within Keokuk?s striking distance, Guttry turned the tables and sent his team home with a 37-25 Southeast Conference victory.The win keep the Trojans undefeated through five dual meets this season