People thronged to Central Park in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, June 19, for the first ?Rock Around the Block? event of the summer. The event included live music, food, games galore and the widely anticipated kids? pedal pull.Peninah Pidgeon, 2, smiles at her family in the photo after she finishes the pedal pull.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt?s that time of year that hospitals begin to see an uptick in animal bite cases, which is why the Henry County Board of Health is cautioning people to be careful around unfamiliar pets or other animals.During the recent Henry County Board of Health meeting, Travis Johnson, Henry County Community Health director, reported that the county has had several confirmed cases of ...
WEST BURLINGTON ? The Southeastern Community College men?s basketball team dismissed 10 student-athletes Thursday due to violations of college and athletic department policy concerning student conduct. The students will lose their scholarships.The 10 dismissed players are Marshaun Maull, Jordan Aaron, Nicos Norris, Davon Morton, Deonte Houston, Fahro Alihodzic, D?Lando Carter, Mike Hemsley, Elhadji ?Bira? Seck ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? Robbie Hummel scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his return to Big Ten play and Purdue opened the conference season with a 79-76 win at Iowa Wednesday night.Reserve D.J. Byrd added a season-high 14 points for the Boilermakers (11-3), who won despite getting 18 fewer free-throw attempts than the Hawkeyes.?It?s different in the Big Ten. I love playing league games. There?s a different...
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsHow many ?Rovers? are permissible at a city residence?Mt. Pleasant City officials are in the process of making that determination and soon could recommend an addition to city code answering the question.Currently, city staff is researching ordinances in other municipalities to gain a handle on the answer before making a recommendation to the city council.During Wednesday?s ...
By BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWalt Jackson, Emergency Management coordinator for Henry County, has issued a state of emergency notice for Henry County after severe thunderstorms and high winds ripped through the county on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The notice was reviewed and approved by the county supervisors during their regular board meeting on Tuesday.?Henry County has sustained severe ...
NEW YORK (AP) ? The usual names ? Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez ? are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl.Joining them at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite so familiar, from Rob Gronkowski to Jimmy Graham, from Marshal Yanda to Earl Thomas.The thrill is equal, whether it?s eight-time invitee Ed Reed or his Baltimore Ravens teammate Yanda, newcomer and former Iowa ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? After a month of struggles, Iowa finally got rolling with three straight wins to end non-conference play.Those victories won?t mean much if the Hawkeyes don?t get off to a good start in the Big Ten. Iowa (8-5) opens league play Wednesday night at home against Purdue (10-3).The Hawkeyes and Penn State are the only two Big Ten teams with more than three losses, and Iowa wasn?t all that ...
Members of the Fairfield boys? JV basketball team are, from left, seated: Sara Adam (mgr.), Summer Heckethorn (mgr.), Glenn Perkins (head coach), Ashley Shields (mgr.), Jennifer Clements (mgr.); standing: Dylan Gridley, John Hammon, Anagnostis Papazoglon, Jordan Whitney, Joseph Hietpas, Landon Gamrath, Alex Shier, Keagan Drish, Keith Burns and Nathan Haerr. Not pictured: Matt Carr and Vince Horras. The squad ...
The boys and girls basketball standings for the Southeast Conference and Southeast Iowa SuperConference are as follows. Play will resume Jan. 3 following winter break.BoysSoutheast ConferenceTeam ? Conf. record, Ovr. recordMount Pleasant ? 3-0, 8-1Washington ? 3-0, 6-3Keokuk ? 1-2, 4-3Fairfield ? 0-2, 2-5Fort Madison ? 0-3, 2-6SEISC NorthTeam ? Conf. record, Ovr. recordLone Tree ? ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ? John Papuchis was promoted to defensive coordinator at Nebraska on Thursday and Rick Kaczenski of Big Ten division rival Iowa was hired as the new defensive line coach.Coach Bo Pelini announced the moves Thursday, more than two weeks after former coordinator Carl Pelini was hired as head coach at Florida Atlantic.Kaczenski coached Iowa?s defensive line for five seasons. Iowa coach Kirk ...
Saturday?s powerful thunderstorm, which spawned two tornadoes in the county, caused a lot of tree and limb damage. A locust tree, pictured, was uprooted at the corner of North Lincoln and East Harlan streets.
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