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LISBON ? The Panthers moved down into the red zone more than once Wednesday, but the end zone proved harder to find as they dropped a 14-0 game to Lisbon in the Class A playoff opener.The Panthers fumbled at the Lisbon 8 in the opening quarter, and in the second quarter the visitors came up empty on a goal-line stand inside the Lisbon 1.The Panther defense kept the game close, holding Lisbon to 272 yards ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Jan Hunerdosse of Fairfield ran the Kansas City Half Marathon last Saturday, placing fourth out of 79 runners in her age division.Hunerdosse covered the 13.1-mile course in 2 hours, 30 seconds and averaged 9:12 per mile. Nearly 5,000 runners participated in the race.Hunerdosse also ran at Danville?s 12-1 Run on Oct. 6. She won her age group in both races of the ?15-kilometer challenge,? ...

No injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Feb. 22 on 235th Street, west of Mt. Pleasant.According to the report from the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, Samuel Garcia, of Fairfield, lost control of his vehicle and went into the ditch.There was minor damage to Garcia?s vehicle.

?Taxation and State Budgeting? is the topic for the second public forum on Saturday with area legislators.The forum will be in the International Room of the Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan University from 8:30-10 a.m.State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, and State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, will be joined by State Rep. Tom Sands, R-Wapello, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.Other ...

ELDON ? As the seconds ticked away in the fourth quarter Friday, senior wideout Cody Carter slinged his first career pass into the waiting hands of junior Tyler Batterson for a 19-yard touchdown.Cardinal?s only score of the game ? on a reverse pass, no less ? barely made a dent in West Branch?s 52-6 victory in Eldon, but Cardinal head coach Adam Hadenfelt felt the touchdown signified much more.?I thought it was ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren head coach Rich Wiegand didn?t know what to expect coming into Van Buren?s season finale vs. Danville in Keosauqua.Turns out, it would be one of those nights he and his players would never forget.Senior Curtis Thomas set a school record for most rushing yards in a game with 293, and the Warriors won their second game of the season, a 44-8 drubbing of Danville on Senior Night.?It?s one of ...

Success hasn?t been exclusive to the Pekin varsity football team in 2012.The JV team found its share of success as well and finished with a perfect 7-0 record following a 14-12 victory over Burlington-Notre Dame last Monday.The Panthers also beat New London, WACO, Pleasantville, Montezuma, North Mahaska and BGM while outscoring their opponents 244-28. They gained 2,641 total yards on offense and held opposing ...

All eyes on the Fairfield volleyball team are focused on the state tournament.To get close, they?ll have to first get past Knoxville (14-25) Monday and then Mount Pleasant (15-15) on Thursday.Though one of Region 6?s byes went to Mount Pleasant instead of the Southeast Conference champs, the good news for Trojan fans is they?ll have homefield advantage all the way to the substate round. The Trojans haven?t lost ...