Sports

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Blair Buffington is returning to tradition this year with his interpretation of Lessons and Carols for Iowa Wesleyan's annual Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.It was at the start of the new year that the director of Choral Activities at Iowa Wesleyan (IW) began conceptualizing Iowa Wesleyan University's performance to showcase six musical groups from the community ...

When the elementary students at Winfield-Mt. Union heard about the devastation and destruction left by Hurricane Maria, they decided to do something.Throughout the month of October, the students collected ?change for change?, monetary donations that would aid in the hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.The cause was near and dear to students' and staff's heart as elementary school Principal Gabe Wylder has family ...

By David Hotle, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? The first of Iowa's most popular deer season, the shotgun season, opens this Saturday and will continue through Dec. 6, bringing with it an anticipated 60,000 blaze orange clad hunters seeking the year's harvest.The second shotgun season comes hot on the tail of the first, bringing another 60,000 hunters to the Iowa timbers from Dec. 9 through Dec. 17. ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Shelley Van Dorin has been appointed as Public Health's interim director in light of current director Patti Sallee's resignation.As Sallee leaves Public Health for other career opportunities, Van Dorin has been charged with seeing the department through the transition as they become a county-based instead of a hospital-based department.During the Board of Health meeting on ...

The Fairfield Trojan girls? track and field team begins its 2017 season today, 4 p.m., at Mount Vernon in a 25-team meet.?Practices have been great so far,? said Trojan head coach Jerrod Belzer. ?We?ve been very blessed to have the weather that we?ve had so it?s been nice to be outside. Rarely are we jumping, throwing, hurdling and sprinting outside so early in the season. The girls are enjoying it and have all ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News If the Mt. Pleasant School Board was looking for a clear, resounding decision from the community on whether to allow students from Danville Community School District to participate in Panther football, they were left just as undecided as before the special session Monday night.Last year, Danville was forced to forfeit a number of games due to injury leaving them with a small ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London High School will be playing Class 8-Man football next year.The New London School Board unanimously voted on the decision on Monday, Nov. 27, after a brief discussion with coaches of the benefits of switching from class A to 8-man football. The decision was made based off coaching recommendation.?Ultimately, this is what's best for the kids and our ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? For most of the season, Iowa seemed destined for the NIT.A fantastic February has the Hawkeyes hoping to hear their name called on Selection Sunday.Iowa (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten) put itself in the NCAA Tournament discussion by closing the year with a flourish. The Hawkeyes have won four straight and finished two games above .500 in a Big Ten that, while down from years past, is still among ...