BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsCounty residents are going to like the fiscal 2017 Henry County budget.They are going to like it because they will able to keep more money in their pocket. Both the urban and rural tax levies show over a $1 per $1,000 taxable valuation decrease.Urban levy (levy paid by residents who live in the county communities) for the fiscal 2017 budget is $6.80 per $1,000 taxable ...
ELDON ? Hanna Haynes turned in her most dominant performance to date Wednesday, leading Van Buren past Cardinal in four sets in the opening round of Class 2A regional volleyball.Haynes spiked down 25 kills while also tallying 16 digs and nine blocks as Van Buren toppled Cardinal by final scores of of 27-25, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-17 at Cardinal High School.?She?s really turned it around,? Van Buren head coach Matt ...
BURLINGTON ? Trojan swimmers Jade Greiner and Baylee Bowman and diver Katherine Mueller placed first in events Thursday at Burlington.Greiner won the 100-breaststroke in 1:17 before scratching a pair of later races due to shoulder pain. Bowman was first in the 100-freestyle with a time of 58.02 seconds, and Mueller won the diving event with a score of 196.10.Senior Jaci Bell scored 166.5 points to finish ...
Thursday?s Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meet at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa was postponed due to weather. The meet has been rescheduled to Monday at 4 p.m.Area teams scheduled to run include Pekin, Van Buren and Cardinal.
The New London Community School District Board of Education will meet on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, for a special session.The meeting will also include the New London Education Association as the two entities will exchange their initial contract proposals for the 2016-17 school year.The meeting will take place at 3:45 p.m., Monday, Feb. 29, in the north campus board room.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsHow can building a birdhouse be an example of literacy? Well, for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District, it?s just one example of a shift in instructional practices.With changes in Iowa Core Standards, Mt. Pleasant?s Interim Director of Instruction Pat Shire says there will also have to be shifts in instructional practices.?Because the Iowa Core Standards changes the ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Health is bracing for serious health repercussions from issues between RUSS and the City of Mt. Union regarding unpaid septic system bills by some residents in Mt. Union.However, after repeatedly turning to state officials for direction, the board is still unclear as to what their role would be should systems be turned off. The Board of Health met on ...
There will be no playoffs for Cardinal and Van Buren this season, but both squads have an opportunity to go out winners in their respective season finales Friday.Both teams also will be playing at their home stadiums, with Cardinal set to host West Branch (6-2) and Van Buren taking on Danville (3-5).West Branch enters Friday?s game in Eldon having won its last four contests after falling to Iowa City Regina and ...
KEOKUK ? With less than one week to go until Class 4A regionals, the Fairfield volleyball team is showing no sign of letting up anytime soon.Fairfield (24-7) locked up its second consecutive Southeast Conference title Tuesday with a three-game sweep of Keokuk. The Trojans dropped the host Chiefs by scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 25-22 to continue their stranglehold on the SEC.?What a nice and great thing for our ...
Even after eight weeks of football, it?s hard to make sense of the convoluted mess that is Class A District 6.Expect things to look a lot clearer after Week 9.With one week to go in the regular season, district frontrunners Pekin and BGM will meet Friday in what could amount to the de facto championship game. The only problem is two other teams ? Lynnville-Sully and Montezuma ? are also tied atop the District 6 ...
Pekin senior Leslie Stone, pictured, sets the ball Saturday during the Fairfield Tournament at FHS. Stone, the school record holder for most assists in a match, led the Panthers to two victories at the tourney. Pekin beat Twin Cedars 25-13, 25-20 and toppled Louisa-Muscatine 25-12, 25-17. They fell to Davis County in three close games (25-18, 25-27, 9-15) and were swept by Fairfield (4-25, 13-25). The Panthers ...
KEOKUK ? The ninth-grade and JV teams helped Fairfield earn a program sweep against Keokuk on Tuesday.The ninth-graders fought off Keokuk for a tight two-set win (27-25, 26-24), while the JV squad also topped Keokuk in two sets (25-18, 25-14).?All three groups did a nice job last night. I was real pleased with how everyone performed,? said varsity head coach Nancy Diers.Mackenzi Harwood came through with 10 ...
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