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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? When one thinks of livestock production in Henry County, cattle and hogs immediately come to mind.And while beef and pork production are staples in the county?s economy, don?t forget about the turkeys.Robert Achen, of Wayland, chairman of the board of Agri-Way Partners, L.L.C. in Wayland, is a third-generation turkey producer. He says that turkey production now ranks ...

The City of Mt. Pleasant is seeking proposals from developers for projects that create rental workforce housing for moderate-income households in the city.Proposals are sought to increase the capacity of moderately priced, quality rental units serving current and future needs of city residents.The successful proposal will receive a very low interest loan from the Iowa Finance Authority, via the city, upon ...

The Trojan seventh-grade ?A? basketball team saved its ?most complete game? for the home finale Thursday vs. Burlington Aldo Leopold.The Fairfield girls rolled out to an 18-1 lead after one quarter and never looked back on their way to a 54-13 victory over visiting Aldo Leopold at Fairfield Middle School.?Tonight was by far our most complete game of the season. We wanted to focus on not turning the ball over so ...

The Pioneer boys? basketball team saved its best for last and topped English Valleys 54-49 in the final game of the regular season Saturday in Fairfield.Maharishi School led for a majority of the contest, but English Valleys cut the deficit to 52-49 with a minute to play. Junior Rashan Anderson hit a pair of free throws in the game?s final moments to seal the victory for the Pioneers (3-18).Anderson scored 12 ...

Fairfield senior basketball player Sidney Baumann earned the Iowa Network Services ?Player of the Week? honor for Class 4A girls on Wednesday.Baumann averaged 29 points and connected on 65 percent of her 3-point shots over a three-game span. The Trojan poured in 32 points in two of the games, and she totaled 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a win over Centerville. She was 8 of 11 from beyond the ...

Matchups have been set for the 2013 Southeast Iowa Super Conference boys? basketball shootout.The shootout, scheduled Friday, pits teams that finished in the same position in their respective divisions against each other. This season, north division teams will host their south counterparts.Van Buren, which finished the regular season with the No. 4 position in the south division, will visit north division No. 4 ...

CHARITON ? For the first time all season long, the Fairfield boys got to celebrate a win on a court other than their own.And a big one it was.The Trojans used the right mix of close-range 2s and open treys to pick up their first road win of the season, thrashing 14-win Chariton 60-44 in their second-to-last away game Tuesday.The win was the fourth of the season for the Trojans (4-15, 1-6 Southeast Conference), ...

How do you stop a hot team?Not letting it shoot the ball is a good start.The Fairfield girls turned up the heat on defense and came away with 19 steals on their way to a 56-32 blowout win over streaking Chariton Tuesday at FHS Gymnasium. The non-conference victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Trojans, and their eighth win of the season also broke a six-game winning streak for the Chargers (9-11).?We...