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A New London man was arrested Feb. 6 after Henry County Sheriff?s deputies were called to the New London Jet Stop regarding a suspicious person that was allowing his dog to enter the store.Ronald Russell, 69, identified as the dog?s owner, was charged with fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor. While Russell was speaking to employees, it was determined that he had placed non-purchased items in his pocket.An ...

Joel Price, Sim Buckley, and Ted Wallace won the 9th Annual Iowa State Wallyball Tournament in Eldridge Saturday.Teams came from as far as Texas, Kentucky, and Minnesota to compete in the tournament. There were a number of Iowa teams as well.The Fairfield trio went 15-1 overall and won the final game 2-1 for the title.The organizers of the event were impressed with the high level of play coming out of Fairfield...

Dowling Catholic wins 5A title over SE PolkDES MOINES (AP) ? Audrey Faber scored 19 of her 26 points in the second half and No. 5 Dowling Catholic fended off No. 9 Southeast Polk 66-55 on Saturday night for the Class 5A championship.Dowling Catholic (23-3) reversed the outcome of last year?s title game, won 43-34 by Southeast Polk, and claimed its fifth state title.Luci Sarcone added 14 points and nine ...

SOPOT, Poland (AP) ? Perhaps people know Calvin Smith Jr, and even then likely because his father was a famous runner a generation back. And David Verburg ran on the 4x400 world outdoor gold medal team last year.But Kyle Clemons? Kind Butler III?Like so many on this U.S. team at the world indoor championships which was low on glamor yet deep in talent, they produced beyond expectations on Sunday and now have a ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ? Roy Devyn Marble scored 24 points, but No. 24 Iowa couldn?t stop an onslaught from No. 22 Michigan State that looked strangely familiar.The balanced Spartans (23-7, 12-5 Big Ten) dominated the second half and built a 19-point lead in an 86-76 victory Thursday night as the Hawkeyes? defensive struggles continued.?You?ve got to give them credit,? Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. ?They ...

The Fairfield seventh-grade girls? youth basketball team won the Pekin Tournament Saturday. They finished the season 15-5 and are seen here with their medals. The girls are, from left, front row: Blair Bowman, Kara Jefrrey, Jillian Dunlap, Madison Kraemer; back row: Malory Jones, Alison Godwin, Olivia Roberts and Ashley Bloomquist. The team was coached by Angela Bloomquist and Jeremy Jeffrey.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? A month before he fatally shot his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius cajoled a friend into taking the blame when a gun was accidentally fired under the Johannesburg restaurant table where he and other friends were sitting, according to testimony Wednesday in the double-amputee runner?s murder trial.??Just say it was you. I don?t want any tension around me,?? witness Kevin Lerena remembered...

The 2014 Demon Indoor Girls? Track and Field Meet was a showcase of the best talent from across Iowa in high school girls? track and field. Fairfield girls were among the participants at the Recreation Building on the campus of the University of Iowa Tuesday.This event offered the Trojan athletes a chance to compete early on in the season. Teams from all around the area participated, including Washington, ...