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DONNELLSON ? Central Lee out-scored Cardinal 16-0 in the third quarter Tuesday en route to a 63-37 victory in girls basketball action in Donnellson.Cardinal also allowed 23 points in the first quarter and trailed by double digits for most of the game. Cardinal scored 17 points in the second quarter but scored just 11 points in the entire second half.Cardinal had three girls in double-figures, as senior Lindsay ...

Maharishi School lost a defensive battle to West Burlington in its season opener Tuesday, falling 47-26 in Fairfield.Pioneer junior Surya Sawhney did a little bit of everything, finishing with a final stat line of 12 points, five steals, four assists and three boards. Bimba Shrestha scored five points and had a team-high five rebounds, and Avery Mullenneaux finished the game with four points and three boards.Mah...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsTalk of summer school filed the bulk of Monday night?s meeting of the Mt. Pleasant School Board.Lori LaFrenz, Principal of Lincoln Elementary, proposed a new model of summer school for elementary aged students. The proposed summer school model would be for second and first grade students who are identified as substantially deficient on the Formative Assessment for Students and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Four Fairfield adults participated in Special Olympics Iowa?s State Bowling Tournament on Saturday at the Westdale Bowling Center in Cedar Rapids.Macayla Coffin won a gold medal to lead the group. Sarah Coleman, Stanley Mason and Mark Miller all received fourth-place ribbons at the tournament.Brian Simmons coached the bowlers, with assistance from Lorraine and Ryan Hill.

NEW YORK (AP) ? Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are listed on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, setting up an election sure to become a referendum on the Steroids Era.The 37-player ballot was announced Wednesday.More than 600 longtime members of the Baseball Writers? Association of America will vote through next month. Candidates need 75 percent for induction, and the results will ...

A two-vehicle accident on Wednesday, March 23, at the Lincoln Street railroad crossing in Mt. Pleasant didn?t result in injuries, but caused damage to both vehicles.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department said a 2011 Dodge Durango, owned and operated by Ashlei Venghous, of Winfield, was stopped facing south on the north side of the railroad tracks.A 2012 Chrysler 200, owned and operated by Deborah Cooksey, of Mt. ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsDave Heaton has enjoyed the past 22 years as a state representative, and he wants to serve another term in the Iowa House of Representatives.?I really enjoy my work,? the Mt. Pleasant Republican said as he was traveling to Des Moines Monday morning for another week in the Legislature. ?I like connecting with my district, and feel that I?m readily accessible and willing to ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsThe search continues for the body of a contract worker who fell into the Skunk River on Monday.Henry County Conservation Officer Dan Henderson said as of 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, no body had been recovered from the Skunk River.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a 911 call around 3 p.m., Monday, claiming a subject had fallen from the bridge on Highway 34, west of Mt. Pleasant....