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BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsIn the future, Mt. Pleasant High School students taking online or college courses may be required to pay for their own textbooks.Dr. John Roederer, interim superintendent, said over the years, there has been discussion about whether schools are responsible for picking up textbook fees of students that take online or concurrent enrolled classes. ?It was a gray area,? he said. ...

The Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission is set to meet this week.The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 5:30 p.m., at Jerry?s Restaurant at 2105 E. Washington Street, in Mt. Pleasant.The agenda includes discussion of the Second Baptist Church, a memorial for Martha Hayes, the Forest Home Cemetery and Elliot Obelisk, as well as the Porkhouse Marker and hog roast fundraiser.

FORT MADISON ? Lindsay Moore, Danae Moses and Delaney Ridgway scored all but five of the Comets? points en route to a 55-50 overtime victory over Holy Trinity in Fort Madison.Moore led the Comets with 18 points on 12 of 16 free throw shooting, Moses had 17 points, and Ridgway totaled 15 points and a team-high seven boards.The Comets, who trailed 24-20 at halftime, came within one point at the end of the third ...

PACKWOOD ? The young Pekin girls? basketball team struggled to find its groove in a 43-23 loss to Winfield-Mount Union Tuesday in Packwood.The Panthers, who were led by freshman Gwynne Wright?s 12 points, started slow out of the gates and quickly found themselves in an 8-0 hole.Pekin scored its first bucket of the night with two minutes to go in the first quarter and trailed 11-4 headed into the second period. ...

IOWA CITY ? Seth Davisson won his second tournament of the season Saturday, leading Fairfield to a fifth-place finish (119 points) in the Iowa City Regina tournament.Mount Vernon won the 12-team tournament with a score of 224. West Branch was second with 204 points and Maquoketa Valley finished third at 156.Davisson rolled off two wins in a row at 182 pounds for the title. The senior Trojan pinned Pekin?s ...

The Fairfield boys? bowling team won its first dual of the season in its home opener Saturday, blasting Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant 2844-2560.Once again, sophomore Andrew Chatfield and senior Brady Hammes led the boys? team, which built a 195-pin after round one. Chatfield eclipsed 200 in both his games and finished 55 pins above his practice average. Hammes rolled the best game (228) and series ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? With a perfect season within reach Friday, Fairfield Middle School?s eighth-grade girls didn?t disappoint.The Trojan ?A? team blasted Washington 47-7 in the season finale to wrap up their second straight perfect season at 12-0. Last season, they finished 11-0 at the seventh-grade level.?I am just really proud of all the girls this year and the great season we had yet again,? Fairfield coach ...

Dave Stecker took advantage of last weekend?s mild weather to hit a bucket of balls at the driving range at East Lake Park. Stecker was joined by a couple other golfers on the range.