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The City of Mt. Pleasant has announced that it will be testing its warning sirens.The test is set for noon on Wednesday, June 10.
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The City of Mt. Pleasant has announced that it will be testing its warning sirens.The test is set for noon on Wednesday, June 10.
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Last year, the Washington wrestling team went winless in Southeast Conference dual meets, going 0-4 on the season.The Demons made sure that wouldn?t happen again this year, winning Thursday?s conference-opener against rival Fairfield 49-21.?The conference win is big,? Washington senior 152-pounder Austin Knupp said. ?Last year we went 0-4 in conference, so it?s a good way to start the ...
Mt. Pleasant legislators ? State Rep. Dave Heaton, left, and State Sen. Rich Taylor, right ? shake hands following the passage Wednesday of bipartisan legislation, which would keep the Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute (MHI) open. A bipartisan Senate-House committee had been working about a month on craftng the legislation, Taylor said.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe popularity of e-cigarettes continues to rise, according to new reports from Chris Kempker, Henry County?s tobacco prevention coordinator.The most recent nationwide studies are showing the percentage of U.S. high school students who said they had used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days rose to five percent in 2014, a more than 60 percent jump from 2012 and roughly triple the ...
PACKWOOD ? The Pekin girls? basketball team has had no trouble jumping out to early leads this season, but against Winfield-Mount Union Tuesday, the shoe had finally landed on the other foot.The Pekin girls fell into an 8-0 hole early but with hot shooting managed to crawl back to a 58-47 win over the Wolves.Led by Cheyann Lankford?s 17 points, the Panthers slowly chipped away at the deficit in the first ...
BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield Middle School wrestling team competed against Burlington and Fort Madison at Clark Field House in Burlington Tuesday.The Trojans won 15 of 28 matches, and four wrestlers went undefeated in the triangular.Fairfield?s Bailey Kemp, Luis Jimenez, Alex Hahn and Michael Fritz were the big winners Tuesday, and each wrestler pinned both of their opponents to go undefeated.Kemp pinned ...
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? City council members were briefed the county sheriff and county attorney, fielded a complaint, received updates on several projects and approved repairs to the city?s water system during their regular meeting Tuesday evening.It was one of those meetings ? nothing controversial and several business items swept off the docket ? that council members appreciate.Henry ...
DES MOINES ? Iowa and Iowa State renew their annual series on Friday night as two rivals struggling to find their way.The Hawkeyes (5-4) are coming off an ugly 80-60 loss at Northern Iowa on Tuesday night, its fourth defeat in six games. The Cyclones (6-3) have been uneven at best, dropping games to instate rivals Drake and Northern Iowa.The game is still a very big deal to both programs. Iowa State coach ...
FARGO, N.D. (AP) ? North Dakota State women?s basketball coach Carolyn DeHoff says no one was hurt when the team?s bus collided with a vehicle in Des Moines.DeHoff tells The Forum newspaper that the right front tire on the bus struck a car carrying two women Wednesday night near the team?s hotel. DeHoff says she called 911 and emergency officials responded within minutes. She says everyone involved is fine.T...
Makenzie Zeitler recorded a triple-double ? three assists shy of a quadruple-double ? and the Van Buren girls ran away with their fourth victory in as many tries Tuesday.The 18 points, 10 boards and 11 steals supplied by the senior helped the Warriors (4-0, 4-0 SEISC south) to their most lopsided victory yet in a season filled with them, beating Holy Trinity 79-31.?There were no faults in our game,? said ...
NEW LONDON ? Cardinal jumped out to an early lead, and a fourth-quarter push by New London wasn?t enough for a comeback. The Comets took last night?s SEISC South competition by a score of 53-35.?We took care of the basketball and didn?t have a lot of turnovers,? said Cardinal coach, Tom Hallgren. ?Also, we limited them to one shot per possession.?But for the first three quarters of the game, New London ...
DUBUQUE ? The upcoming Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games will bring approximately 425 athletes from across the state to Dubuque to compete in the annual event Jan. 9-11.A record number of athletes will participate in the 27th annual games, and seven participants signed up are from the Fairfield area. These athletes include: Jessica Clements, Joe Blain, Fabien Tourenne, Justin Cross, Andrew Peiffer, Trevor ...
