Obituaries

Outside of Fairfield, nobody probably saw this coming.The Trojan girls? basketball team advanced to the Class 4A Region 5 final with a win over Oskaloosa on Saturday. The only team standing between them and the program?s first trip to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines since 1990 is third-ranked Benton (20-2) today.The Trojans, who had a 9-12 regular season record, have upset two straight teams in the postseason ...

KEOKUK ? Despite two regular season losses to Keokuk, Fairfield boys? basketball coach Tyler Miklo expected his team to hang with the host Chiefs in the opening round of Class 3A District 10 action Monday.And although his team did hang around in the first half, turnovers and rushed shots ended up costing the Trojans in the second half en route to a season-ending, 65-40 loss.Fairfield trailed 30-22 at the half, ...

The Trojan seventh-grade ?A? basketball team saved its ?most complete game? for the home finale Thursday vs. Burlington Aldo Leopold.The Fairfield girls rolled out to an 18-1 lead after one quarter and never looked back on their way to a 54-13 victory over visiting Aldo Leopold at Fairfield Middle School.?Tonight was by far our most complete game of the season. We wanted to focus on not turning the ball over so ...

Records will be tossed out and rivalries reignited when Class 3A boys? postseason basketball returns Feb. 18.For every team, regardless of record, it will take three consecutive wins to advance to the eight-team state tournament. For the Fairfield boys, that means beating a few teams they?ve seen on numerous occasions, and possibly a team or two they?ve yet to encounter.Fairfield (4-15) has been assigned to ...

A pulled pork dinner will be served at Fairfield?s final home basketball games today when Fairfield hosts Fort Madison. All proceeds from the dinner will support the FHS Renaissance Program.?While you are wearing black at Friday?s basketball games, you will have the opportunity to get an awesome pulled pork dinner,? said Fairfield Activities Director Jeff Courtright.Dinner will include a pulled pork sandwich, ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsBruce Hudson, executive director of the Regional Utility Services System (RUSS), had a question for the Henry County Board of Supervisors Tuesday during the board?s regular meeting.Hudson asked the supervisors whether they had any conversations regarding Mt. Union?s plans to proceed with the unincorporation process.Supervisor Chairman Gary See said the board has not and ...

WAYLAND ? Members of WACO?s Class of 2016 were honored with various awards, scholarships and other recognition during Senior Awards night and recent music contests.Following is a list of the awards and winners.Wayland State Bank Scholarship ? Alfredo De La Cruz;Iowa Bar Association American Citizenship Award ? Kaitlin Miles;Ed Thomas Award ? Bryce Achen;Quiz Bowl Letters ? Mason Barnhart, Jackson Gerot, ...

City offices will be closed in Mt. Pleasant on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.Offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 31, at their normal times.Garbage collection will be one day later this week.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWalt Jackson seemingly is always on the move.The Henry County Emergency Management director told county supervisors Thursday that he would like the county courthouse to close at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 16, for an active shooter drill.?I would like to get everybody together in the rotunda at 4 p.m. and explain the procedure,? Jackson began. ?We are going to fire blanks at every ...

The Edwards house, located at 1735 Salem Road, is one of three houses and the Richwoods Chapel to be highlighted on the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission Tour Sunday, June 12.Located about 2.5 miles east of Salem, or directly west of the Salem Stub on the north side of county road J20, the stone house was constructed in the 1860s by Joseph A. Edwards.Edwards, a farmer from New York, came with his ...