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MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield boys? track team was unable to field any champions at the Southeast Conference meet and fell to fourth place in the team standings.Fairfield finished with a final tally of 51.5 as Mount Pleasant kept the title in Panther country scoring 111 points, 10 ahead of second-place Fort Madison.?Not winning any events makes it hard to compete for the title,? said Fairfield coach Brian ...

It was a hot, humid day for tennis Saturday, but Pioneer girls? tennis kept its cool in a double dual against Albia and Holy Trinity.The Pioneers won 16 of 18 matches on the day to top both adversaries on the Punj Tennis Center courts in Fairfield. Maharishi School posted a 7-2 win over Holy Trinity and a 9-0 sweep of Albia.The two team wins kept the Pioneers? flawless season record, now 8-0, intact.In action ...

Brian Calvin, 31, of Columbus Junction, an inmate at the Henry County Jail, has been charged with violation of an order of protection, a simple misdemeanor.According to a Henry County Sheriff?s Office release, deputies were informed on Sunday, Sept. 27, by jail staff that a possible violation of an order of protection had occurred from inside the county jail.An investigation revealed that Calvin had placed ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWhile the Iowa pork industry has rebounded from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PED) that impacted swine production last year, Colin Johnson, an Iowa State University Extension swine specialist, said profit margins still would remain tight for producers.That being said, the industry is in much better shape than it was a year ago, Johnson noted.?Our inventory numbers are ...

Fairfield?s Alexander Punj concluded the regular season undefeated in singles play, and the boys? tennis team topped Keokuk by the narrowest of margins Thursday at FMS courts.Unlike the two teams? first meeting in Keokuk, the rain held off just long enough for Fairfield to claim a 5-4 victory.With the meet win, the Trojans finish the regular season with a 6-2-2 record. Their record in the Southeast Conference ...

DONNELLSON ? The Van Buren boys? track team won one event and placed runner-up in four others to finish third out of eight teams at the Southeast Iowa Superconference Relays in Donnellson Thursday.The Warriors scored 92 points to finish behind Central Lee?s 101 and West Burlington/Notre Dame?s 141 points.Austin Gire led the Warriors with a win in the 400-meter dash (54.21). Gire also finished second in the 100 ...

AMES ? The Special Olympics Iowa State Summer Games will take place on the Iowa State University campus in Ames May 17-19.?This is the largest Special Olympics Iowa event held during the year,? said Pam Wagner, program vice president. ?Athletes, their families and coaches travel to Ames from every part of the state for this competition.?Athletes of all ages and ability will have the opportunity to participate ...

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield seventh- and eighth-grade girls? track teams competed at the Ottumwa Invitational Thursday.The seventh-grade Trojans won with 159 points and the eighth-grade team finished in third with 79.Once again, the seventh-grade team was in charge with wins in 13 events.Kenady Waugh was the individual champion in an astounding four events, including the 100-meter dash (13.41), 200-dash (27.8) , ...