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The Fairfield freshmen girl?s volleyball team hosted Eddyville and Centerville Thursday.The Trojans beat Eddyville 25-14, 25-12, but lost to Centerville 16-25, 19-25.Natalie Angstead was 19-19 serving with four aces. Shelby Heston led the team with five kills, followed closely by Kaylee Watson with four.The JV team won both of its matches, beating Eddyville 25-20, 25-20, and Centerville 25-11, 25-13.Molly ...

Fairfield (1-3) vs.Williamsburg (3-1)Where: WilliamsburgThe Story: If Fairfield could pull off an upset at Williamsburg, that would give the Trojans just the momentum they need for the rest of the season. After Friday, Fairfield will enter the softer part of its schedule, with games against Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, Centerville and Chariton to finish off the year. Williamsburg has won its last two games by ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? Minnesota coach Jerry Kill had just finished addressing his team after last week?s win over San Jose State when he was approached by Eric Kaler, the president of the university.?I?ve got a lot of stuff on my mind after the game. He shook my hand and said, ?Good win. I?d sure like to have that pig back,?? Kill said.That perfect nonconference record by the Gophers (4-0) won?t mean much if they ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) ? Iowa State dominated Tulsa in the second half in the trenches ? and on the scoreboard.Sam Richardson completed 26 of 41 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and Aaron Wimberly ran for 137 yards on 19 carries to help Iowa State beat Tulsa 38-21 on Thursday night.?That?s all we talked about coming in was winning those battles and being the more physical team,? Richardson said. ?Their ...

Despite falling in an early hole, the Trojan softball team defeated the Mount Pleasant Panthers Thursday in the first round of the regional playoffs.The Trojans won 8-4 on 10 team hits. Fairfield will play at Oskaloosa at 7 p.m. Saturday. Oskaloosa received a first-round bye. Oskaloosa was rated for most of the year.Even though the game was played in Fairfield, the Trojans were the visiting team. The Panthers ...

FORT MADISON ? The Trojan baseball team used a sweep against Fort Madison Thursday to claim the conference title.The Trojans beat the Bloodhounds 9-2 in game 1 and then won a pitchers? duel in game 2, 2-0. Fairfield head coach Josh Allison was elated with his team?s performance and what it has accomplished thus far.?The boys came ready to play and played great team baseball,? he said. GAME 1TROJANS 9, ...

OTTUMWA ? One person is dead and at least two others injured in separate shootings Friday in Ottumwa, including a shootout between suspects and law enforcement officers.The Ottumwa Police Department issued a news release on the incident but is withholding the names of the subjects involved.At 1:42 p.m. Friday, the Ottumwa Police Department received a call reporting shots fired at 831 S. Lillian St. in Ottumwa. ...

Forty years ago this summer saw one of the worst fires in Fairfield's history. The Eclipse BIG-E Lumber Company at North Fourth Street and West Lowe Avenue burned down. The arson fire occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m. the night of Sunday, June 18, 1978. Photographer Mort Gaines captured this image of the lumberyard burning. Gaines said he remembered that the fire was so hot that it peeled paint off a fire ...

Olivia Manning, 6, holds a 24-inch largemouth bass that weighed in at 7.5 pounds. Olivia?s mother Ashley caught the monster during a recent fishing trip to a local pond.

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Veterans Appreciation Dinner was well attended April 27, with over 200 people joining in the dinner and program.This was a record crowd for the annual event, which has been hosted by the Van Buren County Veterans Affairs Office for the past seven years. The Tarnished Brass Band furnished musical selections at the beginning of the evening and during the dinner. The Douds Legion Auxilary ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors met Monday and discussed staffing requirements for the county?s Central Point of Coordination mental health office.This comes on the heels of the supervisor?s approval of the revised 28E agreement between Jefferson County and Southeast Iowa Link Mental Health Disability Services, which the board approved at the end of April.Supervisors Lee Dimmitt and Dee Sandquist ...

MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) ? A former Henry County Sheriff?s deputy has filed a lawsuit against his former supervisor and employer.Brandon Marquardt filed the suit Wednesday in South Lee County District Court against Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee and Henry County. Marquardt is seeking unspecified damages for past, present and future lost income; past, present and future emotional distress; and damage to name and ...