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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Tony Sedore, owner of Sedore Inc., the city?s sanitation contract-holder, told the Salem City Council Tuesday that he plans to be in business for a long time.The city?s contract with Sedore has come under increased scrutiny recently as Sedore faces court action for alleged violations. Sedore has been in trouble with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) since ...

A-H-S-T, Avoca 62, West Monona, Onawa 0Adair-Casey 85, Murray 54AGWSR, Ackley 41, Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside 6Albia 42, Bondurant Farrar 36Ames 62, Fort Dodge 21Ankeny Centennial 52, Des Moines, Hoover 14Assumption, Davenport 35, Clinton 0Audubon 45, Bedford 0B-G-M, Brooklyn 70, Pleasantville 7BCLUW, Conrad 14, North Tama, Traer 7Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 35, Center Point-Urbana 14Belle ...

The Fairfield freshmen girl?s volleyball team hosted Eddyville and Centerville Thursday.The Trojans beat Eddyville 25-14, 25-12, but lost to Centerville 16-25, 19-25.Natalie Angstead was 19-19 serving with four aces. Shelby Heston led the team with five kills, followed closely by Kaylee Watson with four.The JV team won both of its matches, beating Eddyville 25-20, 25-20, and Centerville 25-11, 25-13.Molly ...

Fairfield (1-3) vs.Williamsburg (3-1)Where: WilliamsburgThe Story: If Fairfield could pull off an upset at Williamsburg, that would give the Trojans just the momentum they need for the rest of the season. After Friday, Fairfield will enter the softer part of its schedule, with games against Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, Centerville and Chariton to finish off the year. Williamsburg has won its last two games by ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? Minnesota coach Jerry Kill had just finished addressing his team after last week?s win over San Jose State when he was approached by Eric Kaler, the president of the university.?I?ve got a lot of stuff on my mind after the game. He shook my hand and said, ?Good win. I?d sure like to have that pig back,?? Kill said.That perfect nonconference record by the Gophers (4-0) won?t mean much if they ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) ? Iowa State dominated Tulsa in the second half in the trenches ? and on the scoreboard.Sam Richardson completed 26 of 41 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and Aaron Wimberly ran for 137 yards on 19 carries to help Iowa State beat Tulsa 38-21 on Thursday night.?That?s all we talked about coming in was winning those battles and being the more physical team,? Richardson said. ?Their ...

Middle school teams raced in Mount Pleasant Tuesday. On the girl?s side, the Fairfield girls took home second place and the Van Buren girls received sixth. The Fairfield boys got fifth, while Van Buren came in just behind in sixth. Here are the results:Girls:1. Brett Schneider HT 10:282. Maddie Mashek LM 10:323. Kortnee Alvarez Fort M. 10:354. Ashley Bloomquist FF 10:4022. Madison Kraemer FF 12:0524. ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School students? first quarter grades have been posted on Infinite Campus and are available for students and parents to review.Parent-teacher conferences will be held Thursday, Nov. 3 and Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 4 to 8 p.m., in the high school commons and media center.