A contingent of tractors, participating in the Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade, approach Trenton on Wednesday morning. The three-day event concluded Wednesday with a trip to Wayland and back. A total of 450 tractors were registered for this year's tractorcade.
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s City Council entered the real-estate business for a couple of minutes during its regular meeting Wednesday, selling a pair of vacated alley tracts and a city-owned lot.Following a public hearing, the council agreed to vacate the east-west alley adjacent to property at 504 and 506 S. Jackson St. Two alley tracts were sold ? for $320 each to Ken Reschly and ...
BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union School Board officially rejected an agreement to share a superintendent with Morning Sun Community School District Wednesday evening during its regularly scheduled meeting.The two school boards met Wednesday, June 3, for a special joint meeting to discuss the schools sharing superintendent Jeff Maeder, who recently took the helm at W-MU after ...
NEW LONDON ? Following a motion defeated Tuesday to approve the meeting agenda, the New London City Council will try it again at 5:30 p.m. today.Tentative agenda items include approving the Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield health-insurance plan for city employees; approving a bid to replace the furnace and air conditioner at the library; and approval of re-investing sewer and sanitation funds.
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? No. 12 Washington came out of the locker room on fire, nailing six of its first seven shots from beyond the 3-point arc as it jumped out to an 18-0 lead over Fairfield just over three minutes into Friday?s Southeast Conference contest. From there, the Demons rolled to a 60-36 victory over the rival Trojans.?That was the game right there,? Fairfield head coach Mick Flattery said of Washington?...
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Fairfield cut Washington?s lead to four points midway through the second quarter of Friday?s Southeast Conference contest, but the Demons closed the first half on a 12-2 run and then opened the second half with an 8-2 run to open up a 20-point lead. From there, Washington cruised to a 71-47 win over the rival Trojans.Fairfield senior Cody Kook put back a missed shot with 3:26 remaining in ...
Mackenzie Flattery nailed a 3-pointer with under a minute in regulation Thursday to lift the Fairfield eighth-grade ?A? team over Mount Pleasant 23-20 in Fairfield.With less than two minutes remaining, the Panthers grabbed a 20-19 lead and Delaney Neil tied the score up from the free throw line, setting up the big 3 from Flattery, who led the Trojans with 11 points.Delaney Neil had five points, Taylor ...
Green and red with some orange mixed in were the dominant colors in the region Monday. That?s because the WMT-Radio Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade is in the midst of a three-day tour of southeastern Iowa. On Monday, the tractors rolled through Danville, West Point and New London. Today?s route includes Salem, Keosauqua and Houghton. Wednesday?s final day of the tour is a trip to Wayland. In the photo, tractors ...
FARMINGTON ? Maharishi School was downed 54-18 by Harmony in SEISC south action Friday.The Pioneers were in the game early, trailing only 13-6 after one period, before the Rockets connected on three straight 3-pointers to start the second quarter. The Pioneers were held scoreless in the quarter and scored 12 points the rest of the way.James Francis led the Pioneers with six points and also grabbed six ...
BURLINGTON ? The Cardinal boys? basketball team couldn?t stop a hot-shooting Burlington-Notre Dame squad and fell 63-37 Friday in Burlington.Dakota Showman scored 11 points, and Jonathan Pederson added seven points. Donny Teninty, Austin Roe and Cody Carter added four points apiece. Defensively, Jimmy Edwards had two blocks, while Drew Ostrander and Carter tallied two steals each.Cardinal is now 1-4 and ...
BURLINGTON ? Cardinal was buried 79-27 by SEISC south division foe Burlington-Notre Dame Friday.Lindsay Moore scored 10 points to lead the Comets, who are now 2-5 on the season. Morgan Honomchl scored six points and Liz Nichols added five. Brooke Courtney tallied four steals and Sarah Greiner finished the game with two assists.The Comets return to Burlington to face West Burlington Friday.
Mt. Pleasant City Council members will act on a resolution approving employee salaries for fiscal 2015-16 during the council?s regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in City Hall.The council will also host a public hearing on the proposed vacation and sale of an alley adjacent to property owned by Ken Reschly.A second public hearing will be on the sale of a lot at 308 N. Hamlin St.Other tentative agenda items ...
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