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MP sets residential Christmas tree pick-up

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Residential Christmas tree pick-up in Mt. Pleasant has been scheduled to begin Jan. 3, 2017, weather permitting.Pick-up will be done in conjunction with the normal scheduled garbage pick-up. All residents of Mt. Pleasant can utilize this service.If you do not use the city?s garbage collection service, you may need to contact city hall at 385-1480 to find out the day that your tree will be picked up.Trees need ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Pekin, Cardinal, Van Buren wrestling

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pekin wrestlers fall to Cardinal, ColumbusThe Pekin High School wrestling team competed at home Thursday against Cardinal and Columbus.The Panthers lost to Columbus 66-10. Trenton Conger (220) and Zach Buller (126) each won their respective matches.Pekin fell to Cardinal 39-24. Conger and Michael Hadley (285) each won by forfeit. Garrett Bowermaster (145) won by pin over Andrew Martinez. Zach Buller won by pin ...

Eighth grade girls play against Mt. Pleasant at home

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The Fairfield eighth grade girls? basketball team played Thursday against Mt. Pleasant at Fairfield Middle School.The A team lost 37-22. The Trojans fell behind 14-1 after the first quarter, but were able to play evenly with the Panthers the rest of the way.?We went to a zone defense at halftime, which really slowed them down,? Fairfield coach Derek Philips said. ?With our shots just not falling, we had just ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield, Pekin, Van Buren basketball

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pekin boys defeat ColumbusThe Pekin boys basketball team won again Tuesday when it defeated Columbus 70-44.The Panthers (2-1) were down 11-9 after the first quarter, but used the rest of the game to build a lead over Columbus.Brody Long scored 15 points and secured seven rebounds. Jared Long put down 14 points and led the squad with nine rebounds.Cade Millikin scored 11 points while also recording four steals ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield JV, middle school in action

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JV boys play games against Pella, WashingtonThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team fell Friday to Washington 53-47.Alex Crile led the Trojans with 14 points and four steals. Cameron Baumann was second on the team in scoring with 10 points. Nick Higgins and Alex Simpson each chipped in with nine points.The JV team lost to Pella 70-42 Saturday. Crile led the way with 12 points. Simpson scored six points and led ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Area basketball, wrestling, Northern Iowa

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Cardinal boys top MSAE PioneersThe Cardinal boys? basketball team defeated Maharishi School for the Age of Enlightenment 70-55 Tuesday.Cardinal (2-1) led 30-17 in the second quarter before MSAE went on a 13-0 run. The Comets led 38-36 at halftime. Cardinal would eventually pull away in the second half.Junior Cody Streeby led the Comets with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kaleb Durflinger scored 15 points and ...

Fairfield girls lose overtime game to Mt. Pleasant

ASHLEE DE WIT/Golden Triangle News Service Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team got off to a strong start against Southeast Conference foe Fairfield, but the Trojans didn?t go away quietly ? they made a up a 13-point halftime deficit and forced overtime before falling to the Panthers by a score of 49-46.?It was nice to get that first conference win,? Mt. Pleasant Coach Joanna Settles said. ?None of them are going to come easy.?Mt. Pleasant (2-2 ...

Prep basketball: Pekin wins, Fairfield to face Mount Pleasant

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pekin girls, boys defeat Wapello The Pekin girls? basketball team traveled Thursday to Wapello and earned a victory by the score of 47-29.Beth Atwood led the Panthers with 21 points. Sloan Reighard put in 13 and Samantha Wright scored seven.Jessica Horras and Madelyn Baker each were not able to play, so Pekin coach Davis Eidahl had to shakeup his lineup a bit.?I give our bench a great deal of credit,? Eidahl ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Basketball, baseball camp

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Eighth grade A team loses to Edward Stone The Fairfield eighth grade girls? basketball team was defeated Thursday by Burlington Edward Stone 32-28.The Trojans were up 9-8 at halftime and held a lead in the fourth quarter, but couldn?t hold on for the win.?These girls never quit fighting,? coach Derek Philips said. ?They played hard until the final buzzer. We made some mistakes that we got away with against ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Wrestling, basketball

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Fairfield wrestlers compete in West DelawareThe Fairfield wrestling team traveled Saturday to West Delaware for the Bob Murphy Invitational.Davenport Assumption, Decorah, and Waterloo East were among the teams joining West Delaware at the tournament.Bryce Lunsford (160) is now 3-3 on the year after going 2-2 Saturday. Lunsford placed second for his weight class at the invite.Austin Francisco (170), Maxwell ...

Cardinal, Van Buren among teams at Pekin Invite

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pekin High School hosted the Pekin Invitational Saturday.Pekin, Cardinal, Van Buren, Albia, Iowa City Regina, Moravia, Davis County, Washington and Ottumwa all competed at the tournament.Cardinal?s Drayton Hamm (106) finished fourth, Ryan Cale (120) finished third and Josh Ramos (182) finished second.Pekin?s Trenton Conger won the 220 weight class. Scott Entminger (182) finished fifth, Zach Buller (126) ...

State legislators pessimistic about mental-health funding

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsArea mental-health officials and providers were warned Wednesday morning ? dollars would be tight at both the state and federal levels next year for the funding of existing programs.State Representatives Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Curt Hanson (D-Fairfield) met with area coordinators of disability services for mental health and area board of supervisors members at the ...