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Cardinal WrestlingCardinal High School?s two state wrestling participants competed Thursday at the State Wresling Meet in Des Moines.Ryan Cale (113) won his first match and will face 41-4 Alburnett senior Zach Fowler in the quarterfinal round that starts at 3:30 today.Josh Ramos went 0-2 and ends his the season with the record of 27-13.Matches:Ryan Cale (Cardinal, Eldon) 35-5 won by fall over Shane Funk ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMelinda ?Mendy? Wenke calls it a labor of love.She was referring to her work with the Southeast Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of Iowa (SECBCHIA), a chapter formed in 2016. Wenke, of Fairfield, served as trail master (similar to the president of an organization) during the group?s first year.On Sunday, Wenke was dining with approximately 50 other members of the chapter and ...

A rather bizarre incident on U.S. Highway 218 on Jan. 29 led to a 35-year-old male being transported to the Henry County Health Center and later committed for a mental evaluation, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.The sheriff?s office received a 911 report at approximately 1:30 p.m. of a white passenger car traveling approximately 5 miles-per-hour near mile marker 43 on Highway 218.A minute or so ...

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies issued several citations and investigated a pair of accidents last week.A traffic stop was made on a 2002 Ford on Jan. 26 at the intersection of Jackson and Monroe streets in Mt. Pleasant. During the investigation of the traffic offense, it was learned that the car?s driver, Justin Olson, 21, Mt. Pleasant, was operating a motor vehicle without insurance and on a suspended license....

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? The Russians dutifully shook the Finns? hands and then skated to the center of a rink built to showcase their return to Olympic hockey dominance. When they raised their sticks in a mournful salute, they got more whistles than cheers from their devastated fans.Alex Ovechkin, captain Pavel Datsyuk and their teammates had nursed dreams about this week for several years ? all their lives, ...

Class 2A- BoysPella Christian 70, Cardinal 36Hinton 81, South O?Brien, Paulina 62Sheldon 74, Union Christian, Orange City 70Emmetsburg 65, Okoboji, Milford 63Estherville Lincoln Central 83, Sibley-Ocheyedan 63Manson Northwest Webster 59, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 43South Central Calhoun 67, Pocahontas Area 52Eagle Grove 84, Ogden 79 OTClarion-Goldfield 68, Woodward Academy 59Garner-Hayfield/Ventura ...

The Fairfield bowling team competed at the Southeast Conference tournament Saturday in Washington.The meet was marred by some technical difficulties with the lanes. Equipment malfunction caused all the teams to work together to switch up the lane assignments and get the meet completed in an orderly fashion.?All the kids were very patient despite losing momentum,? Fairfield bowling coach Lisa Greenig said.The ...

The district playoffs are off to a great start in Packwood.The Pekin girls? basketball team traveled Saturday to Brooklyn and defeated the B-G-M Bears 55-42 to open postseason play.Beth Atwood was superb for Pekin (17-4) yet again. The sophomore finished with 23 points, 19 rebounds and seven steals. Atwood is now averaging 19 points per game.Senior Samantha Wright scored nine points, while her sister Gwynne ...