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Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated a pair of one-vehicle accidents on Monday, Aug. 29, within a two-and-one-half hour time span.Deputies were dispatched at 6 p.m., to mile marker 233 on U.S. Highway 34 near Mt. Pleasant.The investigation revealed that Nicholas Davis, 38, of Ottumwa, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet and hydroplaned off the roadway due to the rain. The vehicle struck a guardrail and was ...

DES MOINES ? The Pekin boys? track and field team didn?t make it to the final day of competition at the state track meet but still grabbed a pair of medals Friday before heading home.The distance medley team of Chase Copeland, Quentin Garrels, Christian Wittrock and Eli Harper earned an eighth-place medal for Pekin with a finish in 4:43.02. Copeland, Garrels, Christian Wittrock and Keaton Winn also finished ...

DES MOINES ? Hanna Haynes could only choose one event at the state qualifier, but it looks like the Van Buren senior chose right.Haynes, who suffered an injury late in the season, placed sixth in the Class 1A 100-meter hurdles Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.?This is my favorite event,? she said.After making state with a time of 16.39, Haynes improved in the state preliminary round with a 16.16 finish ...

DES MOINES ? Gwynne Wright capped a busy weekend with a 10th-place finish in the 800 and a 12th-place time in the 1500 Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.Wright finished the 800 in 2:25.87 prior to completing the 1500 in 5:12. Senior teammate Maleaha Earnest finished 19th in the 1500 in 5:20.On Friday, the Panthers also received a ninth-place finish from Mallory Reed in the 100-hurdles (16.59), plus a 17th ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Two strokes.Two measly strokes were all that separated Fairfield from a state tournament berth as it fell back to fourth place at Friday?s district meet in Williamsburg.The result kept the Trojans from a state bid for the first time in three years. Juniors Joe Hietpas and Matt Carr led the way with a pair of 81s as the Fairfield boys scored a 333 to fall behind host Williamsburg (316), Centerville...

FORT MADISON ? Fairfield had its hands full with Keokuk in the regional team final Saturday, falling to the Southeast Conference rival 5-0 on Fort Madison?s tennis courts.Fairfield senior Haylee Gilpin was one point away from winning her match at No. 1 singles when Keokuk ended the dual with its fifth win in singles play. Gilpin led the third-set super tiebreaker 9-7 after splitting the first two sets with ...

Thursday?s home game against Washington was all about the seniors, and the Fairfield girls? soccer team picked up a 2-0 shutout win for them at Trojan Stadium.Senior Katie Anderson and junior Claudia Sloat each scored a goal in the first half, and the Trojans held on late to pick up the senior night win.?It was very important to get this win before substate. We finish the season with a winning record and got ...

DES MOINES ? Fairfield?s Sydney Howard stumbled out of the blocks Thursday, found her footing and carried herself all the way to the front of the 100-meter dash prelims at the state track and field championships in Des Moines.The preliminary victory in the 100 was the third in three seasons for the defending state champion, who also posted Class 3A?s fastest time in the 200-meter prelims Thursday.Howard ...