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FORT MADISON ? All the hard work the Fairfield harriers have put in has yet to show up in the team standings, but Fairfield head coach Jerrod Belzer is confident the training will pay off in no time.Running at the Fort Madison Invitational in Rodeo Park Thursday, Jessica Lamb finished second overall to lead the girls to a third-place finish and 54 points. The Fairfield boys, paced by Randy Andermann in 12th ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The pressure is on to find the next superintendent of New London Community School District. And as time is of the essence, the district?s school board has laid out an official timeline for finding their next leader by Feb. 16, 2016.During their last board meeting on Tuesday evening, the board discussed and eventually agreed upon conducting superintendent interviews ...

The Mt. Pleasant Community High School has announced an after-prom meeting.The meeting will occur on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., in the high school media center.All senior parents and students are encouraged to attend. According to the press release, it is important for parents to attend in order to plan a successful after-prom event.

The Fairfield youth soccer clinic scheduled tonight has been postponed until Sept. 20. The clinic will meet from 5:15-6 p.m.

Although daytime temperatures recently won?t break any records, combined with sunshine, they are warm enough to melt snow and ice on roadways. That leads to freezing, though, during nighttime hours. Consequently, Mt. Pleasant Public Works Department employees have been busy during the morning hours spreading a sand/salt mixture on city streets to make the streets and intersections safe.

A Mt. Pleasant man was charged with several violations, including possession of cocaine, following the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 19, at 417 E. Becky Lane, in Mt. Pleasant.Ivan Leonardo was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver less than 100 grams of cocaine, a Class C felony. Leonardo also was charged with driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. Leonardo was taken to ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDirect supervision was the topic of the afternoon for Henry County Health Center officials as U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) sat down with health center officials to discuss some of Loebsack?s most recent health care legislation.HCHC was just one of the congressman?s many stops on his tour of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across the state Wednesday. Loebsack met with ...

Both the seventh- and eighth-grade Fairfield Middle School volleyball teams swept rival Washington in their respective season openers Tuesday.The two grades finished the day claiming four match wins apiece.In seventh-grade action, the Trojan ?A? team topped Washington 21-10, 15-21, 15-3. Ashley Pool led the team in setting, had 10 aces and two attacks, while Ashtyn Drish dominated with seven attack attempts. ...