Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated a two-vehicle accident Aug. 25, in a private driveway in the 2900 grid of Quaker Ave.Involved in the collision were Olivia Birch, of New London, driving a Jeep Patriot, and Jairin Swailes, of New London, driving a Ford Focus.Both drivers were treated for possible injuries at the scene. The collision left both vehicles disabled with damages estimated at $6,000.
BLOOMFIELD ? The Pekin girls? track team ran away from the small school competition at Monday?s Dennis Anderson Relays in Bloomfield, scoring 184 points to best second-place Davis County JV by 43.The Panthers kicked off the outdoor season in style with wins in four individual events and two relays.Individually, gold medals were won by Victoria Eckley in the long jump, Mallory Reed in the 100-meter hurdles, ...
Denice Pearson-Libby, right, owner and administrator of CARE at Home Iowa, and her husband, Bob Libby, left, had a table set up during Friday night?s Rock Around the Block to talk to event-goers about Mt. Pleasant?s new home health service. CARE at Home Iowa opened in February and is currently taking new clients.
Wayland?s Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $2,500 community grant from the Walmart Foundation. The grant was provided upon the recommendation of the local distribution center/transportation office after its review of the needs in southeast Iowa. The grant will assist in the purchase of a new fire truck.Wayland firefighters and Walmart personnel in the photo include, from left, front, Scott Schumaker,...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsIt was difficult to differentiate the dust the slew of fire trucks kicked up from the smoke billowing out of the house firefighters were racing to extinguish on White Oak Road Wednesday afternoon.The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at 2096 White Oak Road, west of Mt. Pleasant, at approximately 3:39 p.m., Wednesday.?The fire started in the ...
NEW YORK (AP) ? New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has already been introduced to fans, but they'll have to wait until Tuesday to meet his official NFL jersey.U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel granted Nike Inc. a temporary restraining order late Wednesday, finding "sufficient reason" for him to block sales of Tebow merchandise created by Reebok International Ltd. after March 1.Nike has a five-year contract to ...
Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of the students.These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting ...
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsU. S. Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, told Henry County Health Center (HCHC) administrators yesterday that he feels their pain.?There is a real lack of understanding concerning the rural areas in Congress,? Loebsack told HCHC administrators. ?The rural areas are not being represented (in Congress).?Loebsack said he is trying to pick up the slack. ?One of my jobs (in ...
It took 84 minutes to decide a winner Thursday, but the Fairfield boys? soccer team experienced all the excitement that comes with the start of soccer season and more.Four minutes into the overtime period, the Trojans and Albia finally had a clear winner.With the score knotted up at 1-all to begin the extra period, Trojan senior Kyle Thomas scored the game-winning goal to hand the Trojans a 2-1 win to kick off ...
KEOSAUQUA ? In front of its home crowd Thursday, the Van Buren boys? track and field team came away as the night?s big winner.The Warriors finished more than 50 points above second-place Highland while scoring a meet-high 155 points in Class A action. Highland scored 103 points and Harmony was third with 74.In all, the Warriors won six events; four were individual events and two were from relays.Leading the ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) ? John Groce took the Ohio Bobcats farther in the NCAA tournament than they had been in nearly 50 years.He will now get a chance to bring that level of success back to a Big Ten team.An official at the University of Illinois confirmed Thursday that the school has hired Groce as its next men?s basketball coach, replacing the fired Bruce Weber. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
Mixed martial arts pounds its way back to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center on Friday with Extreme Challenge 206 mixed martial arts.Doors open at 6 p.m. with the opening bell at 7:30 p.m.Extreme Challenge 206 will feature the semifinal round of the heavyweight Super Fight Series. Top local talent will face off in more than 10 bouts.Mount Pleasant?s Parnell Davis faces Burlington?s Dusty Chandler in a ...
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