Sports

Winfield Avenue project

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

Work is progressing on the Winfield Avenue reconstruction project. Existing concrete is nearly removed from the road and new pavement has been poured from Iris Street west to businesses located on Winfield. On Thursday, the contractor was making preparations to pave Winfield to Grand Avenue.After that, one stretch of paving will remain to be done ? that being from Winfield (or 220th Street) to the U.S. Highway ...

Fairfield girls fall to Keokuk

Josh Dillon, Ledger sports editor Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

The Chiefs? smothering defense was too much for Fairfield to handle on Tuesday night, as the Trojans fell 59-43 to conference foe Keokuk on the road.Not helping things was a breakout performance by Paige Kayvan, as the Keokuk senior hit on eight of her 13 shots from the field, including 5-7 from beyond the arc for a whopping 25 points.?She played really well and shot the ball fantastically,? said Fairfield head ...

Changes in Winfield coming with the new year

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News In planning for the unveiling of a new swimming pool in Winfield in 2018, the community pool?s attendance and revenue for this summer was discussed during the Winfield City Council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 9.Along with the new pool will be new umbrellas, a state-of-the-art first aid kit, backboards, whistles and a pool safety life hook, which was purchased with a $6,000 ...

Trojans' brutal three-game stretch ends with loss

Josh Dillon, Ledger sports editor

Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

Fairfield?s final game before winter break was not a pleasant one, as the Trojans fell to Class 5A No. 4 Cedar Rapids-Kennedy 77-34 on the road.One positive note is that the Trojans held Lela Sellers, a senior and the Cougars? top scorer at 18.6 points per game, to 13 points. Sellers is a Division I recruit who is already committed to play at Liberty University.Fairfield struggled from the floor, connecting on ...

Fairfield boys contribute to Ottumwa swimming

Josh Dillon, Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

Four Fairfield swimmers competed with the Ottumwa Bulldogs on Thursday against Des Moines East.Senior Logan Angstead finished in first place for the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.47. Angstead was also the first swimmer in the Ottumwa team that finished first in the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Jackson Weaton was the anchor of that team.Freshman Evan Huff took first in the JV 50-yard freestyle at ...

Tuition task force gets earful at UNI

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:58 pm2689d ago

Christina Crippes, WCF Courier CEDAR FALLS ? Iowa Regent Larry McKibben made clear from the outset of the tuition task force?s first meeting members are looking to be change agents.?We?re going to find changes and find things that are more efficient and better that improve all three of our universities,? said McKibben, who chairs the panel.He added, ?This isn?t going to happen overnight. ? This is a long-term ...

Amendt signs letter of intent to play with Wildcats

Josh Dillon, Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

For most high school seniors, the choice of where to go to college is a frustrating, time-consuming process. For an athlete, it can get even crazier due to numerous recruitment letters, campus visits and options. For Fairfield?s Mikaela Amendt, the decision is made, the weight lifted and the senior can now look forward to what?s left of her senior year, as she signed a letter of intent to attend Culver-Stockton ...

Huskies take down tired Comets

Aaron Viner, GTNS sports News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

The defensive intensity picked up in the second half, and the Cardinal boys? basketball team couldn?t keep pace with Highland, as the Comets suffered a 66-47 loss in the season opener.The Comets were outscored 24-11 in the third quarter against the Huskies, in a quarter that head coach Jay Olson thought defined the game.?I think legs caught up to us,? Olson said. ?It?s our first game out, and we aren?t too ...

Lady Comets fall to Highland

Aaron Viner, GTNS sports

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

The long ball was keeping Cardinal in the game through the first half.Eighteen of the 25 first-half points that the Comet girls? basketball team scored on Tuesday night came from behind the 3-point line, and they were sticking around against Highland at the break. Despite sticking within nine points, the Huskies didn?t allow Cardinal to stick around in the second half, utilizing a 15-5 run to open the third ...

Weekend plans?

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

With tempatures in the high 80s and not coming down anytime soon, Henry County residents are trying to find a way to stay cool. Why not the community swimming pool? Kids and adults alike cooled off at the Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center on a hot summer day, which residents can expect on Saturday.

Pedestrian deaths fall slightly after previous year?s spike

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? After spiking to a 20-year high in 2015, Iowa pedestrian deaths dropped slightly in 2016, according to data from the state transportation department.An incorrect figure for 2016 was provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation in error and published in a story on June 25.In Iowa, pedestrian deaths as a result of vehicle accidents have been trending ...

County mulling future uses for current sheriff?s office

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:57 pm2689d ago

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Although it will be 18-24 months before Henry County has a new law enforcement center/jail, people already are asking what uses are planned for the current sheriff?s office and jail.County supervisors briefly discussed the matter late last winter when the plans for the new sheriff?s complex was in its infancy but never came close to making a decision.However, one use for ...