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Thomas Van Collie won a silver medal and Blake Lefler took home bronze in the 2012 Summer Iowa Games powered by the Iowa Food and Family Project.Van Collie, a resident of Fairfield, competed in the Intermediate Senior Grandmaster Male division of disc golf. Lefler, an Agency resident, took part in the Freestyle Adult division of archery.The Summer Iowa Games featured more than 14,000 athletes competing in a ...

Two rollovers and a car versus deer accident were reported to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, all of which occurred on Friday, Jan. 15.The first single-vehicle rollover accident was in the 2600 grid of Franklin Avenue, just south of Oakland Mills.Fawn Wathen, of Salem, reported losing control of her vehicle due to icy road conditions, causing the vehicle to enter the ditch were it rolled on to its top. ...

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated a pair of accidents on Jan. 14, one of which resulted in charges being filed.Kaity Grace Bench, 27, of New London, was charged with operating while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor, and cited for an open container following an accident in the 2600 grid of Highway 218.Responding to a report of an accident, deputies located Bench?s vehicle stopped on the roadway with ...

They say football can be a game of inches.Fairfield found that out the hard way Friday. A point after touchdown kick was called wide right with 53 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, allowing rival Washington to edge the Trojans 14-13 in the Class 3A District 7 opener for both schools.Washington (2-1, 1-0 District 7) won off two touchdowns late in the second half after trailing Fairfield (0-3, 0-1) for more ...

PACKWOOD ? Senior signal caller Graham Wittrock threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another Friday to help lift Pekin to a 34-27 victory over district opponent Lynnville-Sully in Packwood.The senior threw for 137 yards on 7-for-12 passing, and he gained 34 yards on eight carries. Of all Wittrock?s scores, his biggest of the night came with time expiring; Wittrock found junior Cade Millikin with a 69-yard ...

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield volleyball team got its feet wet at its first Saturday tournament of the season, winning the team title at the Burlington-Notre Dame tournament with four victories.The Trojans won pool play as well as the championship match to nearly double their wins total in 2012.Fairfield (9-0, 2-0 SEC) opened with a win against Keokuk, defeated Centerville and West Burlington and closed out the ...

The Fairfield ninth-graders remained undefeated on the season with a 25-15, 25-20 win over Washington last Thursday.No stats or scores were available from the JV contest, but the Trojans also won in two games.Molly Ryan and Mackenzi Harwood led the freshman offense with three kills apiece, and Harwood also had 14 digs to lead on the defensive end. Emma Kuehl and Delanie Neil served up four aces each, while both ...

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. ...