Sports

EDDYVILLE ? Haley Grunwald kept Eddyville-Blakesburg?s hot bats in check, and the Fairfield softball team won the first game of a doubleheader against the Rockets Friday.With Grunwald on the mound pitching all seven innings, the Trojans won 4-3. Grunwald struck out eight batters and allowed three runs for her second win of the season.?Haley?s eight strikeouts is either a personal best or really close to one,? ...

John Fullenkamp, left, along with his son, Ethan, right, prove you are never too old for Halloween. Both men, along with their wives, were a part of making Mt. Pleasant?s Calvary Baptist Church Trunk or Treat a success. The Fullenkamp men were dressed in their fishing best as they helped local kids net a few goldfish in exchange for candy,

PACKWOOD ? Senior Josh Sterling pitched a complete-game two-hitter, striking out 10, to lead Pekin past Wapello in Southeast Iowa Superconference baseball Friday.Behind Sterling?s ace showing, the Panthers capped a wild five-game week with a 6-2 win.?We would?ve lost a game similar to this last year,? said Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling. ?The kids have matured, and Josh has really matured. ... I?m so proud of him ...

A Columbus Junction woman, Angie Bell, 33, was cited for depositing litter onto the roadway, a simple misdemeanor, following a complaint registered on Oct. 18.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office was called to the 3000 grid of Marsh Avenue, following a report of a person depositing trash onto the roadway.Deputies arrived and observed the trash as described by witnesses. After speaking with key witnesses, Bell was ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsItems related to school personnel were a topic of much discussion during Monday night?s regular Mt. Pleasant school board meeting with the termination of bus driver Jess Amos and the approval of pay increases for three school food service workers.With business relating to Amos taking up much of the board?s attention, it was moved to terminate Amos? employment as a school bus ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsAfter one of the two candidates running for an open seat on the Mt. Pleasant Community School District Board of Education formally retracted his candidacy during Monday night?s board meeting, it was Melinda Huisinga who was approved as the official board representative for the District 2 seat.?I put my name forward to fill this position because I truly thought that at this time I ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsBerthe Nzeba may be the first clergywoman in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but that doesn?t mean gender equality has swept her homeland. In fact, Nzeba is traveling the U.S., speaking about her work in the Congo and her fight to give women a voice.Nzeba recently stopped at the First Presbyterian Church, in Mt. Pleasant, to address sexual violence, poverty and gender roles ...

MONTEZUMA ? Cardinal gave away more runs than they could spare in a 9-6 loss to Montezuma in non-conference baseball action Saturday.The Comets gave up six unearned runs in the first three innings to trail 9-2 early. Cardinal committed four errors in the game.?We?re starting to hit the ball better but need to continue to improve on defense,? said Cardinal head coach Tom Hallgren. ?We gave Montezuma too many ...