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CENTERVILLE ? Eight errors contributed to a 13-3 loss to open Wednesday?s doubleheader at Centerville, but Fairfield righted the ship to take game two 8-5.The Trojans broke a 3-3 tie with five runs in the top of the sixth and final inning to win the nightcap. Brandon Veirs came up with the big hit ? a bases-loaded single to bring home Brent Buch and Jordan Whitney that turned out to be enough to hold off a ...

Tonight's Fairfield varsity baseball and softball games against Keokuk have been postponed due to weather. A make up date has yet to be determined.

The Fairfield JV baseball team came up with a sweep of Fort Madison in Tuesday?s home doubleheader.The Trojans won game one 9-4 and tallied a 12-2 victory in the nightcap.Kooper Dahlstrom pitched 4 2/3 innings as the winning pitcher in game one. Dalhstrom allowed three hits and struck out six while also going 2-4 with two RBIs at the plate.Jordan Whitney and Joe Heitpas each hit two-baggers, Chet Vogt ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren baseball team moved up to No. 3 in the Class 2A rankings earlier this week and celebrated with a 17-12 win over West Burlington Tuesday night.Freshman Robby Laughlin picked up the win on the mound in his first-career start.Laughlin was blessed with plenty of run support thanks to Jory Heckenberg going 3-4 with three RBIs, Ty Smith also hitting 3-4 and Caleb Millard and Blake Scott ...

After a morning snow on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, Walter Schneider, of Mt. Pleasant, got to work clearing his driveway. Schneider said since the snowfall was so light, there was no need to break his back with a shovel, instead he opted to use a leaf blower. Schneider, who?s retired, also blew off the sidewalks of his neighbors, since they had to be at work all day.

WEST BURLINGTON - Southeastern Community College (SCC) is offering free assistance in filling out and filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Iowa College Goal Sunday will be held on Saturday, February 21 at SCC?s West Burlington campus and Saturday, February 28 at the Keokuk campus. Both sessions will take place from 9am to 1pm.The FAFSA, which is available electronically from the U.S. ...

By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The City of Wayland isn?t raising taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, but it will be a wait-and-see game for the future.During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Wayland City Council on Wednesday night, the council talked money.City Clerk Beverly Conrad presented two budget options to the council.?In order to get the general fund to balance, we?ve moved all ...

Budget changes and project status are two of the tentative agenda items for the regular meeting of the Henry County Conservation Board Monday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the conservation board room at Oakland Mills.Other possible items for discussion include Gibson CRP and the naturalist?s report.The meeting is open to the public. c cdc