Obituaries

IOWA CITY ? After finding themselves on the wrong end of a two-out rally that resulted in an extra-inning loss to Washington Thursday night, the Fairfield softball team took notes and turned it around on Linn-Mar.The Trojans scored three runs in the top of the seventh to win a 7-5 game to open the night at the Iowa City West Tournament before splitting the evening with a 10-4 loss to Mid-Prairie.With two outs in

By XIOMARA LEVSEN Washington Evening Journal KALONA - Restoration efforts continue for the Bunker Mill Bridge but a lot has been completed on the bridge in the past year.?In one year we?ve managed to raise funds to repair the abutment, lifted the bridge with a crane and repaired the shoes and rollers under the bridge, and repaired the approach on the south end of the bridge,? said Scott Allen, executive ...

FORT MADISON ? A year ago, Fairfield stopped a string of Mount Pleasant conference titles at 14.At Tuesday?s Southeast Conference meet in Fort Madison, the Trojans proved they want a streak of their own.Fairfield blew away the rest of the field picked up its second straight conference title while Mount Pleasant fell to fourth. The Trojans? 111 points was well out in front of an otherwise tight race that saw three

FORT MADISON ? In the final testament to show how far they have come first taking to the track in March, the Fairfield boys? track team put in another solid performance at Tuesday?s Southeast Conference meet in Fort Madison.The Trojans scored 96 points to easily slide into second place behind Mount Pleasant (125) with plenty of cushion between third-place Fort Madison (61). Washington came in third while Keokuk took

FAIRFIELD (GTNS) ? According to the Fairfield Police Department, the body of Christopher Freeman, 56, Washington, Ill., was found in an unoccupied residence at 1200 S. Main St. At 1:38 p.m. that day, police received a report of a vehicle in Fairfield belonging to a missing male from Illinois.After an autopsy and the investigation, it appears Freeman died of undetermined natural causes. There was no evidence of ...

?Dogs on Skis? provided the musical entertainment July 19 for the second Rock Around the Block of the season in downtown Mt. Pleasant. The group from the Iowa City area played classic rock from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Housekeeping items dominated the WACO School Board meeting Monday night.However, prior to handling the routine items, Amy McLaughlin, new board member, was given the oath of office and Tom Gerot was elected board vice president.Both vacancies were created by the resignation of Gary Brose. Brose, who had been vice president for several years, resigned his board seat ...

The E3 Center, located on East Washington Street was set on fire last night.According to a press release from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, at approximately 10:22 p.m., Monday night the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was dispatched to the E3 Center for a fire with people being evacuated. It was determined that the fire had been set on the docks on the back side of the building, stated the release.Two ...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsCradle of Hope is seeing a surge in volunteers and donations, allowing it to expand to other counties.As of Thursday, July 17, Cradle of Hope now has a site in Ft. Madison. It is located at the Living Hope Church of the Nazarene and the Rev. Jim and Brenda Hoffman are the driving forces behind the expansion.?This would not have been possible without them,? said Doni Townsend, a ...

Mt. Pleasant experienced largely a rain-free week last week. That is good for street construction.Because of the dry weather, there was considerable progress on the North Iris Street project last week. With continued favorable weather, Warner Engineering Associates, Inc. of Mt. Pleasant, the engineering firm for the project, said the Mapleleaf Drive/Iris Street intersection could be open sometime next week.Movin...