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Ground game leads Comets past Danville; Warriors downed

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

ELDON ? The Cardinal ground game racked up six touchdowns and more than 400 total yards Friday in the team?s most lopsided victory of the Adam Hadenfelt era, a 55-16 blowout of Danville.Jonathan Pedersen rushed for three of those touchdowns and 140 yards, Tyler Albert scored two touchdowns with 77 rushing yards and Dakota Showman picked up 115 yards and a touchdown on the ground to lead Cardinal.?We didn?t feel ...

Salem City Council plans first meeting of the year

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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 ...

Board to hear updates from officials

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

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 ...

Is it safe?

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

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.

Clothed in fog

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

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.

Fairfield freshmen bury Mustangs

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The Fairfield freshman football team picked up its first win of 2012 with a 48-16 rout of Davis County prior to the varsity contest Friday.Jordan Reid rushed for three touchdowns, threw for another and scored on a pair of two-point conversions. His 149 rushing yards on 19 carries were tops on the team, and he went 3-for-5 passing for 67 yards.Other Trojans getting in on the scoring Friday included Zach Martin, ...

League of their own

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Pekin?s Shea Dahlstrom, foreground, and the rest of her Panther teammates take off ahead of the field Thursday at the start of the junior high race at Ottumwa?s Wildwood Park. Dahlstrom won the race in 14:00 and the Pekin girls earned the meet victory with 11 points, 37 fewer than second-place Ottumwa. Pekin?s Bonnie Becker was second overall in 14:22 and Kaylee Linder finished third in 14:52 for the 1-2-3 ...

Panther volleyball sweeps WACO

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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 ...

Trojans sweep conference rival Panthers

ASHLEE DE WIT, Golden Triangle News Service

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

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 meets on tap today

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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 ...

ISU Johnson shines in return from neck injury

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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 ...

Fairfield freshman, JV volleyball teams topple Mount Pleasant

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield junior varsity and freshman volleyball teams claimed a pair of victories Thursday, winning four of five matches vs. Mount Pleasant.The Fairfield JV team topped the Panthers in three games by scores of 25-22, 24-26 and 15-11.Karley Williams and Keri Schwarz led on offense with four kills apiece. Brooke Stever and Madison Roberts put down three kills each, and Williams and Roberts ...