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ELDON ? Cardinal showed short flashes of a dominant performance, but New London did what it could to hang around Tuesday night.The Comets (1-2, 1-2 SEISC south) appeared to have things under control leading by as many as 15 points in the first half, but New London (0-3, 0-3) made things a little too close for Cardinal head coach Kenny Hamm?s liking before succumbing by a final score of 61-43 to give the Comets their

WINFIELD ? Another game, another barn burner for Pekin.Tuesday night was the Panthers? turn to rally as they overcame a second-half deficit to squeak out a 50-48 victory at Winfield-Mount Union (3-2, 3-1 SEISC north).Pekin (3-1, 3-1) trailed by as many as six points with less than a minute left in the third quarter before taking the game with a big fourth quarter. Free throws down the stretch sealed the game for

Danville 69, Cardinal 37DANVILLE ? The Cardinal boys? basketball team opened its season Tuesday night, and an early-season schedule that figured to be a bumpy road, is looking like exactly that.The Comets (0-1, 0-1 SEISC north) fell on the road against last year?s conference champ Danville (1-0, 1-0) 69-37.Cardinal trailed by 14 points at halftime, but 11 third-quarter turnovers spelled doom and Danville ran away.

PACKWOOD ? While some sports are games of inches, Tuesday night was a game of seconds.Pekin beat the buzzer from behind the arc to tie the game at the end of regulation, at the end of the first overtime, and after a second extra period couldn?t settle things, the Panthers finally distanced themselves from WACO in the third.A sluggish start to the evening turned into a thrilling ending and when the dust settled

Members of the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will meet Monday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. in the conference room of the Henry County Courthouse.Those interested in the pioneer cemeteries of Henry County are welcome to attend.

Four Henry County communities ? Mt. Pleasant, Winfield, Wayland and New London ? hosted community Thanksgiving meals Thursday. Shown in the photo is a scene from the Mt. Pleasant Community Thanksgiving at the First United Methodist Church. Each year, scores of volunteers work at all the Thanksgiving meals, making such events possible.

Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have fallen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.85 a gallon Nov. 23, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.82 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsCounty engineer Jake Hotchkiss and Sarah Berndt, coordinator of disability services for Henry County, both presented reports during Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting.First to present was Hotchkiss with an update on miscellaneous work items taking place in the upcoming weeks. Perhaps most pressing was an update on the budget for next fiscal year. As it stands, ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s City Council is attempting to encourage Beck?s Superior Hybrid Seeds to create some good-paying local jobs.During the council?s regular meeting Tuesday night, they set a public hearing on a proposed development agreement with Beck for Friday, Dec. 12 at noon.Basically, the agreement is a trade-off ? if Beck?s hires workers at a reasonable starting salary, the ...

Engine #2 of the Midwest Central Railroad pulls the train up to the former Chicago, Burlington and Qunicy (Hillsboro) Depot on the north side of McMillan Park in Mt. Pleasant in this vintage photo. Midwest Central received a $30,000 grant Nov. 19 from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation for restoration of the engine.