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Motorist cited after two-vehicle crash

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

One motorist was cited for an offense following a two-vehicle accident on Monday, July 27, at the intersection of North White Street and West Broad Street in Mt. Pleasant.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, a 1992 Chevrolet truck, registered to Chris Parker and operated by Shawn Hendricks, of Mt. Pleasant, was stopped at the stop sign facing west at the aforementioned intersection....

Frosty Westering, former Parsons coach, dies at 85

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TACOMA, Wash. ? Legendary former Fairfield High School and Parsons College football coach Frosty Westering died Friday at 85.Westering, who is one of two former Parsons coaches to be inducted into the College Football Coaches Hall of Fame, went on to win four national titles with Pacific Lutheran University and was among a select group of coaches to win more than 300 college football games.Westering coached ...

Pekin boys cruise to Panther Relays title

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

PACKWOOD ? Monday?s Panther Relays were cold and a little rainy, but the host Pekin boys looked just as dominant as ever, rolling to their fifth meet title of 2013 at the 48th annual event.Pekin earned wins in nine events on its way to a 209-point total in Class A competition. Cardinal?s 138 points placed them runner-up and Highland was third with 130.?It was good to have everyone run, throw, jump and compete,? ...

Van Buren golfers compete Monday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

NEW LONDON ? The Van Buren golf teams competed at a triangular in New London Monday.The Warrior boys scored a 197 to finish eight strokes below Danville (205) but well short of host New London (175). Meanwhile, the girls? squad finished with a 236 score, well ahead of Danville?s 288 but behind the host team?s 199.For the Warrior boys, Brandon Plecker led the way with a 46 and Mitch Garrels was right behind ...

Fairfield boys bury Demons 5-1

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

The Trojan boys? soccer team corrected some of the mistakes it made in its conference-opening loss to Mount Pleasant, bouncing back with a 5-1 victory over Southeast Conference rival Washington Thursday at Trojan Stadium.The Trojans, who improved to 3-2 overall and evened their conference record to 1-1 with the win, shared the wealth with goals scored by Roan Bachar, Ben Boender, Solomon Constance and Austin ...

HCHC parking lot improvements projected to begin late August

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Health Center (HCHC) won?t be wasting any time in getting started on some parking lot improvements.During Tuesday?s HCHC Board of Trustees meeting, work on the Rehabilitation and Administration parking lot on the south side of the hospital, as well as construction of a canopy at that parking lot?s entrance, was met with approval. The estimated cost of the parking lot ...

Wayland man injured in farm incident

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

A Wayland man was injured on Monday, July 25, when he was ran over by a farm tractor.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, Graig J. Stauffer, 39, of Wayland, was starting a John Deere tractor at 1217 Dakota Ave., when he was ran over by the tractor.Stauffer was transported to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for treatment of injuries.Assisting the sheriff?s office at the scene were the ...

Thursday cancellations, postponements

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Today?s high school golf meet in Bloomfield and track meet in Eddyville have been canceled. The Trojan girls were expected to attend both events.Also, today?s middle school track meet in Ottumwa, which was to include the Fairfield seventh- and eighth-grade boys? teams, has been postponed due to weather. A make-up date is pending.

Pioneer boys topple City High

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

It was a different Iowa City team but the results were the same for the Pioneer boys? tennis team, which downed City High 6-3 Thursday on the M.U.M. tennis courts.Much like Tuesday when they earned a 6-3 victory over Iowa City West, the Pioneers won using a balanced singles game and clutch play from a pair of their doubles teams.Sam Stickels, Raphael Gelfand, Chandre Morales and Surya Sawhney each opened the ...

Athletes named to all-academic winter team

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

Many student-athletes from Cardinal, Maharishi School and Van Buren have earned recognition on the Southeast Iowa Super Conference all-academic list for winter sports in 2012-2013.Eligible students must be a junior or senior athlete or support person who earned a 3.25 grade point average for the most recent grading period. Pekin did not submit a list. CARDINAL ? Hannah Belzer, Schylar Conger, Leea Ostrander, ...

Sloat leads Trojans past Washington

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Claudia Sloat poured in three goals, and the Fairfield girls? soccer squad returned to the win column by claiming a 3-1 victory over Southeast Conference rival Washington on Thursday.Sloat scored two goals in the first half and another in the second half to complete her first hat trick of the season.Kayla Septer added an assist for Fairfield, which hadn?t won since it claimed a 4-0 victory ...

Councilman skeptical on city?s influence on the re-use of MP?s MHI building

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt was the city council?s turn Wednesday to hear from the Matrix Design Group.The Maryland group, retained by the Iowa Economic Development Authority to find tenants and uses for the former Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute buildings, hosted a community forum Tuesday evening.Wednesday?s presentation was an abbreviated form of the one from the previous night with a few new ...