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John Henriksen?s first school board meeting as superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District didn?t last long, as the board flew through the agenda.The bulk of Monday evening?s meeting was receiving updates. First off the bat was an update on the currently vacant principal position at Harlan and Salem. Henriksen said the preference was to find a one-year solution so that the district could conduct ...

Lately, seniors have been a commodity hard to come by in the Fairfield girls? track and field program.The team was without any a season ago, and the year before that it had just one fourth-year student. That drought is all set to change this year, however, as 11 familiar faces return for one final go-round.With the senior class undoubtedly leading this year?s charge, long-time coach Ron Hunerdosse and his ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? It?s hard not to view Notre Dame?s NCAA tournament draw as the worst among the top seeds.Instead of playing at home like Baylor, Stanford and Connecticut, Notre Dame was shipped off to Iowa City. On Tuesday night, they?ll face ninth-seeded Iowa in the second round in front of a hostile crowd of as many as 10,000 people.This would be a much bigger problem if the Fighting Irish weren?t so good on ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa overcame a late-season swoon, rallied to make the NCAA tournament and even posted a tourney win in front of an electric home crowd.The Hawkeyes, however, were no match for a true national championship contender like Notre Dame.Kayla McBride scored a career-high 28 points and top-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the regional semifinals of the women?s NCAA tournament with a 74-57 win over Iowa ...

Izabelle Zihlman, 7, says she is very excited to show her cow, Rosie. This is the first year Zihlman and her brother Izaac, 9, not pictured, have shown calves at the fair.

Like Fairfield?s 16u squad, the Fairfield Attack 14-and-under team competed against much older competition in five total tournaments this winter. The team was made up of three eighth-graders, four seventh-graders and two sixth-graders. ?We don?t focus on winning so much as we focus on the fundamentals,? said coach Diana Drish. ?They learned a lot and fared really well and won games, just not any tournaments.? The ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin?s Ruritan Relays track meet has been postponed due to weather.The annual outdoor opener for several area boys? teams, originally scheduled today, has been reset for Thursday. Pekin, Van Buren and Cardinal schools all planned to attend.Start time remains 4:30 p.m.

The Fairfield Attack 17s traveling volleyball team, pictured, recently wrapped up an outstanding season where they won two titles in five tournament appearances. The Attack rolled to titles at both Ottumwa and Cardinal, and the nine-player sophomore/junior team won the consolation bracket at a tournament in Mount Pleasant. Team members are from left, front row: Marisa Repp, Cheyanne Laux, Sydney Burnett, Alexis ...