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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA sometimes-contentious meeting may have been the final regular meeting ever by the Mt. Pleasant City Council in the soon-to-be-vacated building at 220 West Monroe Street.The council approved a contract later in the meeting to sign with Sullivan Auctions to sell the building by auction. The council agreed to pay Sullivan Auctions a marketing fee of $2,500 for its services in ...

FORT MADISON ? The Trojan softball team?s upward trend continued Monday as it pushed its winning streak to four games with a doubleheader sweep of Southeast Conference rival Fort Madison.The Trojans (7-3) topped the host Bloodhounds 7-4 in the opener and won 2-1 in the nightcap to even their SEC record to 2-2.The result was the start of what Fairfield head coach Bob Bradfield hopes is a positive week.?Our goal ...

LETTS ? Everything seemed to be working for the Pekin softball team Tuesday as it picked up an 11-4 victory over host Louisa-Muscatine.The Panther girls collected 15 hits through seven innings and limited their errors to just one. The visitors also allowed just three hits.?We did a better job of playing our game tonight. Defense, offense, pitching were a little more consistent, so everything went a little ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal baseball team picked up its third straight win Tuesday, blasting West Burlington/Notre Dame 9-1 in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference South showdown in Eldon.Junior Conner McElderry pitched six innings of one-run ball for the Comets, who improved to 5-2 overall with the win. McElderry allowed six hits and one walk while striking out four batters. Brennon Elder, another junior, pitched one ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsThere is a move under way in state government to increase the state?s sales tax to finance clean water quality initiatives in Iowa, Supervisor Gary See told his peers during Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting.See said the matter was discussed early Tuesday morning during a meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Area Development Commission to draft its legislative prioritie...

OTTUMWA ? Fairfield JV Black rallied back from a four-run deficit Saturday to top Chariton 8-6 at the Ottumwa JV Invitational in Ottumwa.The Trojans, who initially trailed 6-2 in the contest, scored six runs in the fourth inning to earn the two-run victory.Leading the way for Fairfield was Taylor Ferrel, who had two doubles in addition to one run plated and an RBI. Kaylee Watson had one RBI and slapped a ...

The Fairfield summer volleyball camps are opening this month with another to follow in August. Registration is still open for the camps.Two camps will run June 17-21, including one for girls going into fourth and fifth grades and another for girls who will be in sixth through eighth grades.The youngest camp will be held from 3-4 p.m. all week and costs $20 per student. The middle school camp, which costs $40, ...

Ridgway baffles Central Lee battersDONNELLSON ? Delaney Ridgway pitched a complete game shutout to lift the Cardinal softball team to a 4-0 victory over Central Lee in Southeast Iowa Super Conference South action Monday.Ridgway, a ninth-grader, gave up just six hits and struck out seven Lady Hawks to help the Comets to their fourth win in the last five games.Also for Cardinal, junior Carlie Bennett went ...