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For the first time since April, the paving crew was back this week pouring pavement south of the Walmart Distribution Center driveway. Crews had hoped to begin paving weeks ago. However, wet weather in late June and earlier this month caused the construction crews to miss considerable work.

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsComments were sometimes sharp and emotions ran high during parts of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District Board of Directors meeting Monday night at the Central Administration building.A crowd of over 100 residents forced the moving of the meeting from the board room to the meeting room.During the meeting, a no-confidence vote (97 percent in favor of the vote) and a ...

WINFIELD ? Field goals and touchdowns may still be six weeks in the future, but Winfield-Mt. Union took a page from the gridiron, racking up a 18-10 victory over Cardinal July 10 in the final tuneup before post-season tournament play.With the win, the Wolves move to 8-17 on the season and tangle with Danville tomorrow (Tues.) at 7 p.m. in Danville. WACO meets Burlington Notre Dame in the 5 p.m. opener tonight in ...

CLINTON ? Illness and other commitments kept the Fairfield wrestling team short-handed Saturday at the Bob Leuders Invite in Clinton, but that didn?t stop the Trojans from showing how strong of a squad head coach Jeff Courtright has assembled for 2010.In a crowded 22-team field, five of the nine wrestlers that did compete wound up with top-five place finishes for the Trojans headlined by Jordan Bradfield?s

After learning earlier in the day the building was structurally unsound and in danger of collapse, yesterday Fairfield law enforcement closed off the streets around the Tribune Printing Company at 101 W. Briggs Ave. at approximately 3 p.m. Law enforcement set up a fence around the perimeter to prevent pedestrians from getting too close to the building.Just before 5 p.m., an excavator arrived on the scene and ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? An intersection in Salem will have to wait at least another month before repair is authorized.A motion by Councilman Bill Wixom Jr. to repair the Liberty/Main streets intersection died for a lack of second and the matter was later tabled. It was same song, second verse for the matter as a similar motion in June, also by Wixom, died for the lack of a second.Council ...

The Fairfield bowling program left Flamingo Lanes Saturday afternoon with four victories.Two of those wins were the first two victories of the season for the Trojan varsity squads ? and first in Fairfield program history ? with the boys posting a 2364-2120 win and the girls winning 2312-2067 vs. Washington. The JV boys won 1939-1865 while the JV girls won 1258-1137.?Us coaches are extremely happy with the progress

Where usually is orange and black, pink is going to take over ? at least for one night.Pink jerseys, fundraisers and basketball will all come together Friday night at FHS for the first annual coaches vs. cancer night aimed towards fundraising for the American Cancer Society.?We?re just trying to get something started this first year,? said Chad Thompson, who has taken one of the lead planning roles for the event.