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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Crooked Creek Days committee is throwing Winfield city council members in jail ? as a fundraiser, that is.During the Winfield City Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, Mayor Chris Finnell said that the Crooked Creek Days committee was present to talk to the city council about fundraising opportunities. Crooked Creek Days is a yearly three-day festival in August to ...

Students at Salem Elementary School enjoyed a holiday treat on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The students had a formal Christmas dinner. The cafeteria was lit with Christmas lights and Superintendent John Henriksen, Principal Michael Gossen and third-grade teacher Mrs. Harrison sang Christmas carols and played the piano over a candle light dinner. The afternoon was completed by a visit from Santa.

DES MOINES ? Two Statehouse Democrats told public employees and retirees Monday to stay ?vigilant? during the 2018 legislative session for potential Republican changes to their pension systems ? a warning a key GOP leader called a ?scare tactic? given there no alterations planned next year.State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, a West Des Moines Democrat in his ninth term, and Sen. Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, called ...

The Henry County Conservation Department will be upgrading to a new security system in the Nature Center and their offices.After some false alarms with the current security system, Executive Director of the department John Pullis said the Conservation board approved moving ahead with purchasing new security cameras. During the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, Pullis reported that ...

Two roads in Henry County are being reclassified as Class C to reduce the level of necessary maintenance.The roads will no longer be routinely maintained by the Henry County Engineer at the request of homeowners who live along these streets. The first road is 295th Street from the intersection of Fremont going east to the end of 295th Street. The second road is 320th Street from the east of Nebraska Road to the ...

WASHINGTON ? The Fairfield girls? soccer team traveled to Washington Thursday hoping to get a win and they did just that as they beat the Demons 10-1.Scoring first for Fairfield was Kristin Burnstedt after six minutes of play. She followed up nearly five minutes later with her second goal adding to the Trojan lead.Great ball movement and communication on the field added another point to the board 17 minutes ...

School record, meet records, and gold, lots of gold.The Pekin Panthers won the overall team championship in the Trojan Relays at Fairfield High School on Tuesday with 196 points.Oskaloosa was runner-up with 151 points, followed by Davis County (128), Fairfield (117), Van Buren (59) and Keokuk (41).?We planned on being strong in all the events,? said Panthers head coach Davis Eidahl. ?We have a lot of good ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Danville high school students will be sinking their cleats into the turf at Evans Field next year as the Mt. Pleasant School Board unanimously approved the cooperative agreement Monday, Dec. 11.Last year, Danville partnered with West Burlington Notre Dame. However, as the Iowa State High School Athletic Association is redrawing districts for football, The Falcons had the ...