Another cross country meet meant yet another team title for the Pekin girls, who claimed their second win of the season Thursday at the Fairfield Invite.It also meant another title for Pekin freshman Gwynne Wright, who has now won all three races in her varsity career.Wright finished first in the Class A race, breaking the tape in 15:26 to lead her Panthers to a 36-point win over second-place Lone Tree. ...
BLOOMFIELD ? Seth Dickinson finished sixth and Thomas Fitzsimmons took 11th to lead the Van Buren boys? cross country team to a third-place finish Thursday in Bloomfield.The Warriors scored 67 points, finishing 14 points ahead of fourth-place Centerville. Dickinson crossed the finish line in 18:45 and Fitzsimmons finished in 19:40.Other scoring times came from Nolan Lydolph in 12th place (19:59), Drew Nolting ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Repairs are needed quickly at Salem?s aging water treatment plant, council members were told Tuesday night during the council?s regular monthly meeting.Jim Tomson, of Hillsboro, who operates the plant, said the water softener in the plant is worn out. Consequently, water from the plant has to be tested quarterly and each test costs the city $100.Repairs, Tomson ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsRick Santorum says it?s time to separate the wheat from the chaff.This was part of Santorum?s opening remarks during his Wednesday visit to the Wellspring Evangelical Free Church, in Mt. Pleasant, to court voters in Henry County.The Republican presidential candidate, who won the Iowa caucuses four years ago, noted he isn?t near the top in polls, but quickly added that is no ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsLocal educators are not pleased with Governor Terry Branstad?s plan to divert money from schools to fund improved water quality.During Tuesday?s Condition of the State Address, Branstad proposed extending a one-cent school infrastructure sales tax from 2029, when it is set to expire, to 2049.And while district insiders are pleased with the possibility of extending the penny-tax, ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? Last year, Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz played about as well as anyone ever has in the century-old rivalry between the Cyclones and Iowa.Then Jantz essentially disappeared for 12 months.He didn?t come close to replicating his four-touchdown performance in the 44-41, triple-overtime win over the Hawkeyes until last weekend. Jantz thrived in his second chance as Iowa State?s starter, ...
LONE TREE ? Pekin received contributions up and down the lineup en route to a three-set win against SEISC north?s Lone Tree Thursday.The Panthers blasted out to a 25-10 first-set win before putting away Lone Tree with 25-14 and 25-21 victories in the second and third games.?We played as a team with everyone covering and swinging big,? said Pekin head coach Ashley Bartels. ?It was great to see all 16 girls ...
CHARITON ? Yards were hard to come by for the Fairfield JV football team Tuesday, and Chariton took advantage to claim a 14-0 win at home.Combined, Nick Jackson and Tanner Deao accounted for more than half of Fairfield?s total offense. The two skill players rushed for 25 yards apiece.On defense, Alex Christenson led the Trojans with eight stops.The Fairfield JV squad (1-1) will look to rediscover its offense ...
KEOSAUQUA ? Fairfield eighth-grader Sam Fritz got her season started on the right foot Tuesday at the Van Buren Invite in Keosauqua.Fritz cruised to the front of the field in the season-opening middle school race, eventually claiming the individual title in a time of 7:33.Fritz?s seventh-grade teammate Nicole Buch was 27 ticks behind to take sixth place, and eighth-grader Ashlyn Elmore finished eighth in 8:14. ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant News?The end is near.? That is what Bruce Hudson, executive director of the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) told his board of directors regarding the wastewater treatment plant in Mt. Union during the board?s regular meeting Wednesday.After hearing that RUSS continues to fall behind on its financial systems regarding the system, the board passed a motion requesting that ...
MUSCATINE ? Fairfield junior Baylee Bowman picked up a pair of top-three finishes to help the Fairfield swim team collect 72 points at Saturday?s meet in Muscatine.The Trojans finished sixth in the seven-team field, beating Tipton by 25 points. Linn Mar won the meet with 408 points, Muscatine was second with 355 and Williamsburg scored 193 points to finish third.Bowman took second in the 100-meter freestyle and ...
Falling to Davis County by one point a season ago was painful enough.But two years in a row? Heartbreaking.One year removed from a 30-29 loss to Davis County, the Trojans again found themselves on the losing end Friday as Mustang kicker Ryan Fullenkamp split the uprights for his first career field goal. The Mustangs won 27-26 Friday at Trojan Stadium.Though the Mustangs couldn?t seem to buy an extra point ...
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