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BOSTON (AP) ? More than an hour after the final out, players lingered on the field and fans stood by their seats, cheering, singing and applauding.A celebration nearly a century in the making was unfolding at the old ballpark, a long-awaited moment generations of New Englanders had never been able to witness.Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first. A clincher at Fenway Park.David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, ...

A Lockridge man faces three felony charges following an investigation of a break-in over the Thanksgiving weekend at the Innovairre plant in Mt. Pleasant.Dominic D. Eady, 26, has been charged with first-degree theft, a Class C felony; second-degree theft, a Class D felony; and two counts of second-degree burglary, a Class C felony. Lt. Lyle Murray of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department said Eady was an Innovairre ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDishes upon dishes of food ? that?s a staple of almost every holiday gathering. Whether it?s Christmas cookies, carbohydrate-rich sides or second helpings of a main course, it?s easy to get sidetracked from a healthy, balanced diet as holiday celebrations roll one into the next.For someone living with diabetes, however, getting off course when it comes to lifestyle management can ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsThe sound of bells were momentarily silenced as Mary Ann Messer and Marcia Kentner untied their Salvation Army aprons and handed them over to the next shift ? Dorothy Welcher and her grandson Jacob Fry.The foursome were standing outside of Hy-Vee Tuesday afternoon, ringing bells and encouraging the store?s patrons to donate their spare change to the not-for-profit organization.?D...

The Fairfield freshmen football team defeated Chariton 28-12 Friday.Denver Schultz went 2-3 passing with 30 yards and a touchdown. He also had a rushing touchdown.Brandon Smithburg capped his season with a 238-yard, two touchdown performace. One of his touchdowns was an 84-yard run that started off the game.Josh Osby caught the two completions Schultz threw, one of which was a touchdown.Michael Fritz and ...

AKHSHTYR, Russia (AP) ? Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other trucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes everything together in a rudimentary effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsState Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, has mixed feelings as he thinks about the upcoming Iowa legislative session.Speaking at a post-election county Democratic Party gathering Thursday night at Jerry?s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, Taylor said he sees more clouds than sunshine come January when legislators convene in Des Moines.For the first time in his senate career, Taylor ...

For the first time in school history, the Warriors are in the playoffs.Van Buren (5-4) won at Danville by the score of 44-8. Senior Aaron Clemens led the Warriors on offense with 145 yards rushing and two touchdowns. This is the first season that Van Buren has made the playoffs in the history of the football program.?To be the first team to make the football playoffs is quite an accomplishment,? Van Buren coach ...