Sports

Trojans at Saturday tourneys

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

The Fairfield varsity team will be competing at the 33rd annual Grayhound Invitational Saturday in the Carl Johannsen Gymnasium in Burlington.Fairfield will be joining Muscatine, Davis County and Burlington?s gray team in pool B. The other pool of teams includes Burlington?s purple team, Galesburg, Ill., Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant.The Trojans kick off the tournament at 9:45 a.m. against the Mustangs. They ...

Indian Hills? Athletic Hall of Fame to add members

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

OTTUMWA ? Indian Hills Community College plans to honor a second wave of individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame.Nominations are currently being accepted for the second class of inductees.The HOF was established last year to honor athletes, teams, coaches and other individuals who distinguished themselves with their contributions to Indian Hills, dating back to the years of Centerville Junior College. Those ...

Van Buren, Pekin advance in SEISC tournament

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

The Van Buren and Pekin volleyball teams have earned spots in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament finals after finishing runner-up at their respective first round sites Thursday.They will be joined by Mediapolis, Danville, New London, IMS, Holy Trinity and Winfield-Mount Union in the championship round. The games will take place Saturday at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington. Start time ...

Board of Health makes advancement in tech system

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Health is now several clicks ahead of other public health agencies in Iowa when it comes to technology, being the first in the state to link their electronic databases with state systems that track immunization records.?With this electronic exchange now in place, we are getting more accurate, complete information to and from the state,? said community ...

County nearing Home Base Iowa designation

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County moved a step closer to becoming part of the Home Base Iowa initiative on Tuesday.During their meeting, the Henry County supervisors passed a resolution supporting the state program, launched by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.The Home Base Iowa Initiative is a public-private partnership with a goal of matching military veterans with jobs available across Iowa. The ...

Nelson runs third for Central

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

PELLA ? Pekin graduate Emma Nelson, a member of the Central College women?s cross country team, turned in a breakthrough performance at the Grinnell Les Duke Invitational on Sept. 8.The Central junior finished 24th overall (24:34) to help the Dutch place fifth in the 11-team field. Nelson was the third Central runner to cross the finish line.?Emma ran a really strong race,? said associate head coach Stephen ...

Fairfield man wins 5K race

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Fairfield resident Peter Mannisi was the overall winner of the 13th annual Hospice of Washington County 5K Memorial Walk/Run held Saturday in Washington?s Sunset Park.The 65-year-old won the race with a time of 19:54, which was nearly 26 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Mannisi was in second place at the midway point before running away with the victory over the course?s final ...

Fairfield eighth-grade football splits with Panthers

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? It was a mixed bag of results for the Fairfield eighth-grade football team in Tuesday?s games with conference rival Mount Pleasant.The Trojan ?A? team fell to the host Panthers 36-0, but the ?B? team won by a similar margin with a 42-0 victory.Tony Zapata and Michael Fritz led the ?A? offense with 56 and 54 yards rushing, respectively. Baily Kemp was 2-for-3 passing for 22 yards. Brian Buch ...

Frustrated Mt. Union residents wonder what will happen next

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMT. PLEASANT NEWSMT. UNION ? Mt. Union residents are frustrated these days.They are frustrated because approximately 15 community residents are not paying their sewer bills, and even more frustrated that the Mt. Union City Council is showing no leadership in attempting to get the residents to pay up. But their biggest frustration is that if the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) does shut ...

MP man scratches his way to $50,000

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsA retired salesman from Mt. Pleasant got the shock of a lifetime when he won it big off a lottery scratch ticket - $50,000 big.Clarence Grilliot Jr. purchased a ?Super Crossword? scratch ticket on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the local Mt. Pleasant BP Station, located at 2120 E. Washington St., and sat down to scratch it. He ended up winning the 16th of 30 top prizes of $50,000 ...

Fritz leads FMS in Fort Madison

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

FORT MADISON ? Fairfield Middle School cross country runner Sammy Fritz claimed her second win of the season Thursday.The eighth-grader broke the tape on the Fort Madison Invitational?s two-mile course in 14:34. She won the Van Buren Invite earlier this season and placed second at Fairfield?s invite.Joining Fritz with a top-10 finish Thursday was teammate Ashlyn Elmore in sixth place in 15:30. Emily Hanna ...

Big plays make for long night in Keokuk

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2572d ago

KEOKUK ? Keokuk?s big play gave the Fairfield football team big fits Friday at Calvert Stadium in Keokuk.The Chiefs? Gabe Vandenberg completed four touchdown passes ? including long throws of 53, 44 and 26 yards ? to lead Keokuk to a 42-14 victory over Fairfield in Class 3A District 7 action. The Chiefs rolled up 525 total yards offense and scored four touchdowns in the second quarter alone to hand Fairfield its ...