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WASHINGTON ? Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face questions about the firing of FBI Director James Comey and undeclared meetings with Russian officials at a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking member of President Donald Trump?s Cabinet to testify in the affair.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., questioned Sunday why Sessions was involved ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ­? The New London baseball team snapped a modest two-game losing streak on Thursday night, topping Cardinal 8-5 in an SEISC South Division game.The Tigers used a lot of early offense to pick up the win. New London scored four runs in the second inning, two in the third and one in the fourth to jump out to a 7-0 lead.Cardinal scored three runs in the top of the ...

James Harlan Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met Saturday morning, June 10, 2017, at the Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant. Twenty-one attended, including guest Penny Cammack of Pipestone, Minnesota, formerly of Salem.Regent Barbara Welander led the opening rituals, followed by a short business meeting. Vice-Regent Gayle Olson and Sylvia Blaesing reported on their attendance at the Iowa State ...

I am introducing something rather new to this area.Of the five local schools I cover (Fairfield, Maharishi School, Cardinal, Pekin, and Van Buren), I have conducted a first and second team of prep athletes from around the area in the three main winter sports: boys and girls basketball and wrestling.Boys and girls basketball will have separate teams while wrestling will be mixed together.This is separate from ...

A one-vehicle accident June 3 in Mt. Pleasant at the intersection of South Jackson and West Washington streets resulted in $8,500 in property damage.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, David Kirk of Mt. Pleasant was having medical issues and lost control of his vehicle, striking a concrete barrier on the southeast side of the intersection.Kirk was treated for injuries at the scene and released. ...

By Julia Edwards Ainsley, Reuters WASHINGTON ? Former FBI chief James Comey will likely hold back from accusing President Donald Trump of trying to interfere with an investigation into links between Trump?s election campaign team and Russian officials when he testifies in Congress this week, legal sources said.Comey?s highly anticipated appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday could be a ...

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times Rich Leopold, the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor, is now the first to drop out.In a statement Wednesday, the former Iowa Department of Natural Resources director said that the chances of an outsider winning the race are small, though he said he got encouragement from people as he traveled the state.?I have heard from so many people across Iowa, that if a ...

Liver and onions or meatloaf will be served at the New London VFW Post 7641, 802 East McKinley, on Saturday, June 10, from 5-7:30.Dinners come with sides of mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, roll and butter.All local citizens are welcome to attend.