Sports

Fairfield whips Chariton 54-15

ALLAN MANDELL, LEDGER SPORTS EDITOR News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

The Fairfield Trojans demolished host Chariton 54-15 on Thursday night as part of a tri-meet.In the first contested match, Trojan Trenton Hanen, at the 220-pound weight class, pinned Taylor Good at 1:45.?Trenton had a very good takedown,? Fairfield head coach Steve Miller said.At 285, Trojan Brendon Lunsford pinned Nick Wood at 1:54.?In that match, I was pleased that Brendon started to open up offensively,? ...

Trojan Fritz ups record to 10-0

ALLAN MANDELL, LEDGER SPORTS EDITOR Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

Fairfield senior wrestler Michael Fritz upped his season record to 10-0 with a win by decision (10-3) over Bondurant-Farrar?s Louis Long on Thursday night.Fritz is currently ranked No. 5 in Iowa in Class 2A at the 195-pound weight class.?It?s nice to see what others think of you,? Fritz said. ?But rankings aren?t that big of a deal. You can?t let them intimidate you if you?re facing a highly ranked opponent ? ...

Gas tax hike paying off for state and local road and bridge projects

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? When they pull into the station and fill up their gas tanks, drivers pay to the state of Iowa 10 cents more per gallon than they did a few years ago.That gas tax hike has produced an extra $515 million for state and local governments to put toward fixing Iowa's roads and bridges.Because of that influx of cash, hundreds of road and bridge construction or ...

Iowa Hawkeyes host North Dakota tonight

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

Iowa looks to win its fourth consecutive game when it hosts North Dakota on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes put a four-game losing skid in the rearview mirror by beating Stetson, then No. 25 Iowa State and Northern Iowa on Saturday to climb back over .500; they hope to continue their recent resurgence by improving to 6-2 in Iowa City this season.Iowa gave up an average of 91 points during its losing streak but has ...

IW service learning class volunteers with flood relief in Arkansas

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Fred Miller was looking for a service project for his freshmen students at Iowa Wesleyan University when he reached out to a representative of United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) about volunteering in Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey.With Houston needing more seasoned disaster responders, Katie Newman, head of UMCOR for Iowa, instead directed the IW students in ...

No decision on 8-man football at W-MU

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union School Board was not ready to make any decision regarding moving the football team into an 8-man class. However, students, staff and parents were ready to have their opinions heard.The original agenda for Wednesday night's school board meeting included the discussion and possible action of moving the football team from 11-man to 8-man. ...

W-MU narrows down possible building designs

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By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District will once again ask residents to go to the polls and vote for a bond referendum in order to renovate the school building. But before any vote can be cast, the school board will have to decide the size, scope and design of the project.Sam Johnson, of BLDD Architects, met with the school board Wednesday night to discuss ...

Traffic stop results in citations

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A routine traffic stop Nov. 4 led to two citations for a Mt. Pleasant man.A Henry County Sheriff's deputy stopped a 2004 Buick LeSabre for having a headlamp not working. After an investigation, it was found that Trent Joseph Hootman, Mt. Pleasant, was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.In addition to a citation for driving with a suspended license, Hootman was cited for failure to provide proof ...

Vehicle totaled in collision at high school entrance

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

Mt. Pleasant police were summoned Nov. 8 to the intersection of South Grand Avenue and East Harvest Drive to investigate a two-vehicle collision.According to the accident report a 2005 Honda, owned and operated by James Lobdell of Mt. Pleasant, was stopped at the stop sign on Harvest Drive facing east. Lobdell was attempting to cross South Grand Avenue to drive into the entrance to Mt. Pleasant Community High ...

Winfield set to purchase building for telepharmacy

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The five-year push for a local telepharmacy in Winfield is finally coming to fruition with the city drafting up a purchasing agreement for the building at 107 N. Locust St. in Winfield.In a closed session during the Winfield city council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 8, the council landed on a price point for the building.The building was formerly Peter's Plumbing ...

Mt. Pleasant High School honors veterans with homemade breakfast

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The faint sound of eggs cracking filled the almost non-sexist silence between conversations in the Mt. Pleasant High School commons. The smell of sauteed onions wafted toward one of the back tables where Louisa Unkrich, one of many veterans, sat.?Feel very honored,? said Unkrich, a Rosie the Riveter who was one of thirty-some veterans receiving a homemade breakfast in honor of ...

Tour of Homes to be held next weekend

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:00 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Five homes will be showcased on Sunday, Nov. 19, during the 19th annual T.T.T. Tour of Homes, with proceeds going toward sending four to five girls from Mt. Pleasant to summer camp.The homes are chosen by the Mt. Pleasant T.T.T. Chapter DD each year for their originality and history. The homeowners who are asked to share their homes ?graciously agree to do it,? Chapter DD ...