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SALEM ? Salem City Council members will consider a cost-of-living increase for city employees during their regular meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., in the Salem Community Center.The meeting was postponed from Tuesday, Jan. 5.Other tenatative agenda items include discussion on the community?s current sanitation services, city maintenance equipment issues and water plant repairs.The council is also expected to ...

A weekly update from Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss and a monthly update from John Pullis, county conservation director, await the Henry County Board of Supervisors during the board?s regular meeting tomorrow (Tues.) at 9 a.m., in the Henry County Courthouse.Other agenda items include budget presentations from Sarah Berndt, coordinator of disability services, and Darin Stater, county attorney. Supervisors ...

Although ice has begun to form on area rivers, lakes and ponds and no doubt gained a layer or two of thickness during the recent cold weather, Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say there is no such thing as 100-percent safe ice.

Dense fog didn?t relent much until Friday evening. The fog gripped the area for most of the day, creating a drippy, dreary day. The Iowa Wesleyan University Chapel is shown surrounded by fog on Friday afternoon.

WAYLAND ? The Pekin volleyball team opened conference play with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-17 victory over WACO on Thursday.?We hit and served aggressively and took care of the ball offensively, which has been a weakness in the past,? said Pekin head coach Ashley Bartels. ?The girls came together as a team ... and this is what will help us become successful.?Jessica Horras had a team-leading six kills, while Maranda ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The match was a constant battle, but ninth-ranked Fairfield pulled it all together while Mount Pleasant struggled to get all aspects of its game working at once in the teams? first Southeast Conference match of the season last night. The Trojans took the contest in three close sets: 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21.The victory was sweet for Fairfield?s Sydney Howard, who was expecting to fight for every ...

Area cross country teams dive into action this week as Van Buren hosts its home invitational tonight at Riverview Country Club. Joining the Warriors will be Cardinal and Fairfield.Middle school races will get underway at 4:30 p.m. with JV and varsity to follow.Pekin is also hosting a home meet at Lake Keomah this evening.The events all lead into the Fairfield Invitational scheduled for Thursday at Waterworks ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State running back Shontrelle Johnson was forced to confront the possibility that he?d never play football again.Johnson has bounced back from months spent worrying about an ailing neck to be in the best shape of his life.Johnson, who missed much of 2011 following a scary neck injury in early October, celebrated his return on Saturday with the best outing of his career. Johnson rushed for a ...