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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 ...

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 ...

SIGOURNEY ? After his team lost both games to Sigourney-Keota in his first two seasons as Pekin?s starting quarterback, senior Graham Wittrock was determined to end the Panthers? four-game losing streak in the ?Backyard Brawl? rivalry.Wittrock made a number of plays ? but with his legs, not his arm ? to lead No. 10 Pekin to a 25-13 win at Sigourney-Keota on Friday night, giving the Panthers their first win over ...