Sports

Casting their votes

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

Iowa Wesleyan University students and residents of Mt. Pleasant?s Ward 2 were able to vote early close to home Wednesday. A satellite voting site was set up in the IWU Social Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A total of 77 people cast ballots, 74 of whom were college students, at Iowa Wesleyan. Above, students are shown filling out the registration forms.The 2016 general election will be Tuesday, Nov. 8. Over 2,400 ...

Wayland Council approves saw purchase

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? The Wayland City Council was met with only two items on their agenda Wednesday night.The first item of the night was approving either the repair or purchase of a new chop saw. Mayor Bradley Roth said the amount to rebuild the old chop saw, which would be roughly $600, compounded with how much the city has already spent on repairs for the machine, it just made more sense ...

Parents of deceased 49ers fan say he was not intoxicated

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The parents of a man who died after falling from a pedestrian overpass outside Candlestick Park before a San Francisco 49ers game are denying accounts from witnesses that their 32-year-old son was drunk and stumbling.Kevin Hayes had a ?few? beers while tailgating, but wasn?t so intoxicated that he couldn?t walk straight, Janet and Dennis Hayes said Wednesday. They said their son he had ...

Pekin cross-country results from Lake Keomah

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

Lake Keomah (Oskaloosa) Results Girls-Individual1.Taylor Lock Pekin 15:482. Dakota Hostetter C-M 16:043. Shea Dahlstrom Pekin 16:064. Kaylee Miller SEW 16:165. Michelle Mauser Albia 16:346. Kennedi Hostetter C-M 16:367. Sloan Reighard Pekin 16:368. Sam Wright Pekin 17:029. Payton Lock Pekin 17:0510. Bonnie Becker Pekin 17:0713. Taylor Winn Pekin 17:3717. Madison Fears Pekin 18:3819. Gabbi Earnest ...

Wounded vets to meet marathon bombing victims

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

BOSTON (AP) ? Days after the Boston Marathon bombings, B.J. Ganem was one of the wounded veterans who met with survivors who had lost a limb or limbs in the April 15 attack.He thought he?d do a lot of hand holding and hearing crying, but the 36-year-old Marine Corps veteran instead saw resilience.The new amputees asked a lot of questions about his prosthetic leg, which replaced the left leg he lost below his ...

Hawkeyes leaning on Weisman

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa has done nearly everything it can think of spice up its offense. The once-conservative Hawkeyes have played no huddle, embraced the shotgun more than ever and have even given opponents the occasional spread look.And yet through two games, Iowa's best play has been an old favorite.Send a big back up the middle and dare defenses to stop him.That player this season has been converted ...

Pekin volleyball defeats Sigourney

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

The Pekin volleyball team beat Sigourney in four sets Tuesday with the scores of 25-22, 16-25, 25-22 and 25-23.After a close first game, the Panthers faltered in the second. Pekin used rallies in the third and fourth games to seal the victory.?We started off with high intensity and kept it throughout the night,? Pekin head coach Ashley Bartels said. ?When we weren?t hitting as well, we made up for it in blocks ...

SEISC releases spring, summer All-Academic list

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The SEISC has released the names of students who participated in spring and summer sports and finished with a 3.25 GPA or higher.The honorees are:Maharishi School: Mickey DeAngelis, Solaris Nite, David Fleshman, Avery Mullenneaux, Surya Sawhney, Girindra Selleck, Prasad Monk, Brandon Prather-Huff, Raffi Gelfand, Laser Nite, Isabel Reed, Flower Shreck, Eugenia Davis, Sophis Medvedevva, Weii Xi and Chosie ...

Community engagement

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

Community members got a taste of just how little room there is in the W-MU cafeteria. Architects and W-MU administration met with the public Monday night to brainstorm options and possible building designs for the district.

US Brazil bound after another 2-0 win over Mexico

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? The fireworks had gone off and so had the smoke bombs. The red-white-and-blue-clad crowd had finished singing "Dos a cero! Dos a cero!" over and over and over.The United States had qualified for its seventh straight World Cup, and it was time to look ahead to the draw on Dec. 6 and next year's tournament in Brazil."I feel good about our chances," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "We'll see what ...

Fairfield Little League statement

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

A statement was published Tuesday from Fairfield Little League about raising funds for a new pressbox for the Major Boys? field.The current pressbox has deteriorated to the point that a complete replacement is necessary.The total cost for a new pressbox is $4,500.All donations are greatly appreciated, and any business/individual who donates at least $100 will have their name placed on one of the walls of the ...

Iowa Speedway CEO resigns

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

NEWTON (AP) ? Iowa Speedway CEO Doug Fritz has resigned after two years on the job.The track announced Fritz's resignation Tuesday, saying he left to pursue another opportunity.Fritz attended Sunday's NASCAR Camping World Trucks series race, and his resignation became official on Monday.Fritz, the former president of Richmond International Speedway, took over for Jerry Jauron after the 2011 season.Iowa ...