Henry County Health Center Foundation Director Mark Hempen presents $3,000 grants to Terry McWilliams and Midwest Old Threshers for an air-conditioned First Aid station.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ? Novak Djokovic's bid for a fourth consecutive Australian Open title ended in a dramatic five-set quarterfinal loss to Stanislas Wawrinka, potentially leaving the door ajar for a new major champion.No. 8-seeded Wawrinka lost 14 head-to-heads to Djokovic until a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 win on Tuesday night put him into a semifinal against No. 7 Tomas Berdych. That means there'll be at ...
Trojan wrestlers compete in CentervilleMembers of the Fairfield wrestling meet competed Saturday in Centerville at the Mike Halupnick Big Red Tournament.Bryce Lunsford received fifth place in the 160 pound weight class. Austin Francisco (170) received sixth place. Brett Scott got fourth place in the 220 pound weight class.The Fairfield JV wrestling team grappled with opponents Friday in Centerville.The ...
BY ROD BOSHARTGazette Des Moines BureauDES MOINES ? While conceding some anxiety over his pending deployment to China as America?s next ambassador, Gov. Terry Branstad said he believes he is soon to embark on the opportunity of a lifetime.Branstad, 70, the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, said in an interview Thursday he is leaving a job he loves as Iowa?s chief executive, but he felt he couldn?t turn ...
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ? This year's Sundance Film Festival has featured two former presidential candidates, rap stars, male strippers and rescue dogs. So why not the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team?The group appeared at the festival on Monday to promote their trip to Sochi for the Olympic Winter Games and seek some much-needed cash. When the team was approved entry this month, Jamaican officials said they didn't ...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red "SOS!" banner on its roof.The residents of 5a Akatsy street have lived for years with no running water or sewage system. Construction for the 2014 Winter Games has made their lives more miserable: The new highway has cut them off from the city center. Even their communal ...
MSAE falls to Holy Trinity 70-50The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? basketball team came up short at home Friday to Holy Trinity 70-50.After falling behind 42-24 at halftime, the Pioneers (0-9) got organized defensively and played a steady second half, only being outscored by two points in the half.Suarj Pullapantula scored 16 points to lead the Pioneers. He also recorded five rebounds, two ...
Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and Richard Sherman's Seattle Seahawks were the NFL's best all season, so it's fitting that they'll meet in the Super Bowl.Nobody scored as many points or gained as many yards as the Broncos.Nobody allowed as few points or gave up as few yards as the Seahawks.And nobody won as many games as those clubs, either.What a way to finish the season. When the AFC champion Broncos ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? Senior guard Devyn Marble is playing like the star Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has been searching for.Marble is averaging a career-high 16.4 points per game for the 14th-ranked Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) ? and he has been at his best against Iowa?s toughest opponents.Marble scored 22 points in Sunday?s win over then-No. 3 Ohio State, earning the first Big Ten player of the week award of his ...
The Fairfield wrestling team competed Tuesday in Albia against the Blue Demons, Iowa City West and Oskaloosa.Fairfield was unable to earn a team victory, but there were plenty of wins racked up by Trojans. Brett Scott went 2-1 on the day, pinning Trever Blackford of Albia and winning by decision over Kevin Dowell of Iowa City West. Counting forfeits, Scott is 18-4 on the season.Michael Fritz, Maxwell Spalla and ...
The winners of the Fairfield Elks 1192 Hoop Shoot are, from left, front row: (8-9 year old) 1st Coty Engle, 2nd Claire Roth, 3rd Ashlyn Lisk, 1st River Patterson, 2nd Evan Haines, (10-11 year old) 1st Sophie Withrock; back row: (10-11 year old) 1st Brock Long, 2nd Brayden Sobaski, (12-13 year old) 1st Mark Diers, 3rd Collin Breen, (12-13 year old) 1st Darby Kaska and Madison Kramer. The Hoop Shoot was Sunday at ...
MSAE falls to Danville on roadThe Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? basketball team lost Thursday in Danville 86-33.The Pioneers were down 40-23 going into the locker room of halftime and could not mount a comeback.Rashan Anderson scored 15 points to lead MSAE in scoring. Surya Sawhney scored six points, got five rebounds and blocked four shots. Suraj Pullapantula scored six points.MSAE?s ...
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