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SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield JV basketball, freshmen basketball, former Iowa State football player dies

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

JV boys earn first win of seasonThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team lost Friday to Keokuk, but then rebounded and got its first win of the season Saturday against Lone Tree.Fairfield lost at Keokuk 80-55. Nick Higgins led Fairfield with 16 points. Alex Crile put in 15. Cameron Baumann was right behind with 13 points.The Trojans beat Lone Tree 66-55. Higgins scored 24 points. Landon Greiner scored 20 points ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Mangino signs deal with Iowa State, former Iowa coach Norm Parker dead…

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

Mangino signs with Iowa StateAMES (AP) ? Iowa State offensive coordinator Mark Mangino has signed a two-year contract worth $725,000.Mangino?s deal, which he signed last week after being hired by the Cyclones, will pay him $350,000 for the 2014 season and $375,000 in 2015.Mangino was the head coach at Kansas from 2002-09. He reached a $3 million settlement with the Jayhawks following allegations of player ...

Fairfield JV girls win again, boys fall to Fort Madison and Danville

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

JV boys narrowly lose to DanvilleThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team lost in Fort Madison 44-31 Thursday.Nick Higgins led the Trojans with 13 points. Landon Greiner scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds, and led the team with four steals. Alex Simpson scored two points and secured five rebounds.The boys almost pulled out a win Saturday against Danville, but would fall 45-44.Higgins and Simpson were ...

Charges filed after fight at the jail

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

An inmate in the Henry County Jail has been charged with a serious misdemeanor following an altercation Dec. 28 with another inmate.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, Michael Earp, 45, Mt. Pleasant, was charged with assault causing bodily injury following the altercation.A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

County construction work nearly finished for fiscal 2017

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAs another year dawns, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss is reflecting upon 2016 with satisfaction.?Our fiscal 2017 construction is pretty much done,? he told the Henry County supervisors Tuesday morning in the board?s first meeting of the year. ?It was a very busy summer. I am grateful the weather still has remained good enough for doing some ditching and brush clearing.?Ho...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: UNI, Iowa State, Dennis Rodman

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

Northern Iowa defeats EvansvilleEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) ? Matt Bohannon scored 17 points with 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range on Wednesday night as Northern Iowa earned its first road win of the season 80-53 over Evansville.UNI shot 14 of 30 from 3-point range and capitalized on Evansville?s 11 first-half turnovers. The Panthers opened on a 15-4 run, led by as much as 22 in the first half and held a 43-24 ...

Trojans boys prepare for Fort Madison, Danville

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

The Trojans invited mean friends over to play.The Fairfield boys? basketball team will be facing Fort Madison on Friday and Danville Saturday. Fort Madison is undefeated thus far, while Danville is attempting to continue the excellence they have exhibited in recent seasons. Danville only has one loss on the year after two straight seasons of barely missing out on state championships.How do the Trojans plan on ...

Glavine, Maddux, Thomas elected to baseball Hall of Fame

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

NEW YORK (AP) ? Hall of Fame voters made up for last year?s empty slate, electing Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and Tom Glavine ? three stars who?ve never been connected to performance-enhancing drugs.On a day that turned out to be a celebration of first-timers on the ballot, Craig Biggio missed out on baseball?s highest honor by two votes. Mike Piazza gained a bit of ground in his second year of eligibility, too, ...

McCabe finishes fifth at state meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

Fairfield kindergartener Cael McCabe is already making a name for himself on the wrestling mat.Cael earned fifth place at the Iowa Grade School and Junior High State Tournament on Dec. 29 in Des Moines.Cael has now won nine tournaments and his overall record is 28-4. At the state meet he weighed 38 pounds on the scales, but he often wrestles up and has beaten wrestlers who weigh 10 pounds more than him.His ...

SEIRPC, HHCC meet to discuss public survey results

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsA Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) public survey issued in February 2016 yielded few surprises, according to the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board. Nevertheless, the board, along with members of the SEIRPC, reviewed the results of the survey on Tuesday.The survey, which will be added to a comprehensive plan for the City of Mt. Pleasant, featured ...

Celebrating a new year in a new home

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

New Life House, in Wayland, opened its doors to members of the local community for a New Year?s Eve Eve open house and celebration on Friday. Locals were encouraged to tour the home and learn more about what residents of the house have been working on since the house opened earlier last year.

New London students take city development into their own hands

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2690d ago

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? It?s not just adults who can make their city a better place. Middle schoolers in New London are learning they can effect change in society.Last semester, Mrs. Tori Kenel?s eighth-grade class read ?The Giver?. Following the reading assignment, they were tasked with creating their own utopia and then trying to convince their peers to join their society. But Kenel knew ...