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Two MP men arrested, charged with assault

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Two men were arrested in Salem on April 29, after deputies reported to the 200 block of South Maple Street for a report of an assault.Following an investigation, Edgar Perez-Natareno, 31, of Mt. Pleasant, and Doniz Reyes-Cardona, 29, of Mt. Pleasant, were both arrested and each charged with serious assault, a serious misdemeanor.One subject was transported by ambulance from the scene to the Henry County Health ...

Ottumwa man sentenced 20 years here for sex offenses

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Sean Neal Delacy, 39, of Ottumwa, was sentenced on April 25, in Henry County District Court to two 10-year prison terms.Delacy was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor and lascivious acts with a child. Each charge is a Class C felony and carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.Henry County District Court Judge John Linn ordered the sentences to be served consecutively, meaning the sentences ...

Police continue to investigate murder-suicide near Danville

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsDANVILLE ? Three people died Friday, April 29, near Danville in what Des Moines County authorities are calling a murder-suicide.Deputies were summoned to a residence at 14733 Lynx St. in rural Des Moines County in response to a report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arriving at the scene, which is accessible only via a dirt road, deputies found three subjects who had sustained ...

Deputies filed four charges against Muscatine motorist

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A traffic stop on Friday, April 29, resulted in four charges being filed against a Muscatine motorist.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office said deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 2600 grid of U.S. Highway 34 at 3:38 a.m.Upon investigation, the driver of the car, Serena Redmond, 31, of Muscatine, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated/impaired-first offense, a serious misdemeanor; driving ...

Iowa Wesleyan nursing students take part in countywide drug take-back

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BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt was a big day for Spring-cleaning on Saturday, but not the kind that likely comes to mind.In conjunction with Spring 2016 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Iowa Wesleyan University?s Division of Nursing took the lead in manning four prescription drug take-back sites around Henry County, an event that nursing students say is of vital importance to area ...

Notre Dame tops Pioneers 84-15

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BURLINGTON ? Notre Dame led the Maharishi School boys? basketball team 25-4 after one quarter en route to an easy 84-15 victory Friday night in Burlington.The Pioneers were held scoreless in the second quarter and scored three points in the third before netting eight in the final period.Despite the loss, Maharishi School junior Suraj Pullapantula continued his hot streak from the 3-point-line, where he went 3 ...

JV boys fall 48-39 to Fort Madison

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FORT MADISON ? The Fairfield boys? JV basketball squad dropped a 48-39 game to Fort Madison Thursday in Fairfield.Tanner Deao led the Trojans with 12 points, and Landen Greiner and Alex Simpson scored eight points each. Both Alex Crile and Keagan Drish tacked on four points apiece.Fairfield will be back at home Tuesday vs. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.

Trojan JV girls victorious on road

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The Fairfield JV girls? basketball team used a balanced offensive attack to get past both Fort Madison and Danville in a pair of weekend road games.The Trojans topped Fort Madison 35-26 on Friday before rolling to an even more dominant 50-27 win against Danville Saturday. A total of 10 girls scored in at least one of the two games for Fairfield.In Friday?s game, Mackenzie Flattery led the way with nine points, ...

Van Buren boys roll in rivalry game

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FARMINGTON ? Thomas Fitzsimmons scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Van Buren boys to a 68-27 rout of Harmony in an intra-county rivalry game Friday.Sophomore Garrett Saunders added 13 points for the Warriors, who are currently riding a three-game win streak. Robby Laughlin and Brandon Plecker totaled 10 points apiece, and Tanner Smith and Noah Whitten tallied five each.The 5-4 Warriors have a makeup game ...

?Old McDonald?s Farm? has a cattleperson of the year

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? With a few chickens, some sheep, a horse and 64 head of cattle surrounding the farmhouse, Darrell Moeller jokingly refers to his farm as ?just like Old McDonald?s Farm.?The livestock variety is largely for the 11 grandchildren, who visit frequently, to enjoy, said Darrell?s wife, Joyce.But it?s the cattle that earned Darrell the 2016 Henry County Cattleperson of the ...

Comet boys dominant; girls' upset bid falls short

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

ELDON ? Rust? What rust?In just their first game on the hardcourt since Dec. 18, the Cardinal boys rolled to their most dominant victory to date: a 75-32 shellacking of Moravia on Thursday night.As a team, the sharpshooting Comets shot 64 percent from the field and grabbed a decisive 18-4 lead after the first quarter. Up 35-18 at halftime, the Comets poured in 26 more points in the third quarter and cruised ...

Fairfield wrestlers drop two duals in return

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

KEOKUK ? A total of seven points ? or a few bonus points here and there ? was the difference between a pair of wins and a couple losses for the Fairfield wrestling team Thursday.The Trojans, who were coming off a three-point loss to Oskaloosa before the holiday break, once again struggled to close out their opponent. The Trojans fell to Mid-Prairie 36-33 and then dropped their second dual to Keokuk 31-27. The ...