Sports

WILLIAMSBURG ? Fairfield was held to its lowest point total since Week 2 in a 71-29 loss to Williamsburg in JV boys? basketball action Thursday.Alex Simpson scored nearly half Fairfield?s points, hitting 7 of 10 free throws on his way to a 13-point game. Alex Crile scored four, Jordan Reid and Keith Kurns netted three points apiece, and Tanner Deao finished with two steals.

Fairfield Middle School?s seventh-grade girls had their first home game of the season Thursday vs. Ottumwa, and all three teams picked up another win.The Trojan ?A? team dominated Ottumwa from the opening whistle, building a 37-0 lead by halftime and running away with a 55-4 victory.Nicole Buch led all scorers with 20 points, and Ashtyn Drish wasn?t far behind with 16 points. Amiah Neff finished with 11 points. ...

The Fairfield Elks Hoop Shoot was held Sunday at Fairfield High School, and the winners of six divisions qualified for the district competition to be held in Keokuk.The top three placewinners in each age division are as follows:In the 8- and 9-year-old division, JaShawn Lane finished first, Chandler Shull came in second and AJ Rowe was third among all boys. On the girls? side, first place went to Sophie ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsSince August of last year, Cedar Rapids mayor, Ron Corbett, has been traveling the state, promoting his own non-profit ?conservative think tank?, Engage Iowa. And on Wednesday, he introduced this organization to members of the Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary Club.Addressing the group of local club members, Corbett said Wednesday he decided to launch Engage Iowa because he felt ?Iowa ...

CENTERVILLE ? Jordan Reid scored a game-high 10 points to lift Fairfield to a 42-35 victory over Centerville in JV boys? basketball action Tuesday in Centerville.Reid, a freshman, was a perfect 6 of 6 from the free throw line and chipped in three steals. The win was Fairfield?s second in a row and third in the past four games.Fairfield?s Alex Simpson scored seven points and Keagan Drish netted six. Alex Crile ...

Fairfield area youth competed in a coed swim meet Saturday as part of the Ottumwa YMCA Hurricanes at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center in Fairfield.Jamie Reifsteck coaches the Fairfield athletes.All area winners of events are listed below: YMCA Hurricanes @ FairfieldBoys 9-10 200 freestyle: Braydon Songer (3:12.47)Boys 11-12 200 freestyle: Jackson Weaton (2:31.28)Girls 15-21 200 freestyle: Baylee Bowman ...

AMES ? Janet Smith has accepted the position of regional director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach serving Louisa, Henry, Des Moines and Lee counties effective June 1, 2016. Smith will provide leadership to county extension councils and oversee delivery of educational programs that align with needs of the region.?For nearly 30 years Janet has delivered research-based educational programs that ...

A couple of donations have been made recently to the Henry County Heritage Trust (HCHT), which oversees the former Saunders Elementary School building and the Van Allen family home.Donations include a dress, slip and bracelets from the early 1900s, owned by Mary Firebaugh Swaney, one of six T.T.T. founders. Also donated was a panel of wood carvings by the Avenue of the Saints Wood Carvers. HCHT is in the process ...