Sports

DES MOINES ? Libertyville?s Jerry Allison along with 157 other Iowa officials are scheduled to receive awards at the Iowa High School Athletic Association?s 18th annual Officials? Banquet and Recognition Ceremony.Allison will be honored for 25 years officiating at the ceremony, which is set to take place Saturday at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.Thirty-two individuals will be honored for 35 years of service; 41 ...

The Fairfield girls? soccer team fell back down to .500 with a 6-2 loss to a talented West Burlington Notre Dame squad Tuesday at Trojan Stadium.Scoring goals for Fairfield were Serena Ward and Taylor Neil, and each senior assisted the other.With the loss, the Trojans now sit at 4-4 overall; 2-1 in Southeast Conference play.Fairfield will be looking for a little revenge with a scheduled visit to Mount Pleasant ...

FORT MADISON ? The Fairfield boys? soccer squad stopped a two-game skid with a much needed 3-1 victory over Fort Madison Tuesday.For head coach Felisto Guezimane, the performance had been a long time coming.?It was good to see the team playing the style of game we?re expected to,? Guezimane said. ?Hopefully we can build up from here.?Stian Hoff, Kendall Mickels and Darrin Dimmitt scored the three goals for ...

Kearston Droz, above, of Mt. Pleasant, was the top winner in the Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market Salsa Contest on Wednesday. Droz captured both the People?s Choice award and first place in the ?hot? category. Theresa Vandenberg notched second place in the People?s Choice competition. Other winners in the various categories included Mary Garmoe, first place, non-traditional; Judy Sanders, second place, non-traditional;...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County supervisors are putting the repair of a county-owned building at 106 N. Jackson St. on the fast track.The building was damaged over Labor Day weekend when an unknown vehicle backed into the north side of the building and broke a couple large panes of glass.The board initially received a quote of $6,172 to replace the glass. Further discussion, however, led the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Zoning is alive and well in Winfield following action by the city council Thursday night.Meeting in special session, the council appointed five local citizens to the city?s board of adjustment/planning and zoning commission.The appointees include Linda Sharp, Paul Beaty, Tom Rodruck, Jerry Fricke and Chris Finnell.Finnell, who also serves as Winfield mayor, did not ...

WACO will celebrate its 2015 Homecoming the week of Sept. 21-25.The following are school and community events.Dress up days:Monday, Sept. 21 ? I woke up like thisTuesday, Sept. 22 - Thrift ShopWednesday, Sept. 23 ? Lumber JackThursday, Sept. 24 ? support WACO colorsOn Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m., there will be a parade, followed by the game beginning at 7 p.m. Temporary tattoos and glow beads will be sold ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWith just a week remaining before the Fourth Annual Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour, Jeff Krug, president of the tour?s board, is pumped.?We already have more registrations than in the past and people continue to call and ask about it,? he saidKrug said about 25 cars are registered for the event and nearly 50 percent of the participants are first-time entrants. ?I?m still ...