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PACKWOOD ? The free throw shooting woes that have plagued Van Buren all season reared their ugly head again Thursday night at Pekin.In a game that featured 49 fouls, the Warriors (6-5) made good on just 10 of 29 attempts from the line while Pekin (11-2) connected on five three-pointers ? three coming from the hand of Jesse Martin ? to coast in with a 55-40 victory.The Panthers made Van Buren pay for their 28 fouls

FORT MADISON ? Weather finally stepped aside long enough for Fairfield to open up the Southeast Conference wrestling season, but Fort Madison ? namely Bloodhound 145-pounder Austin Pauley ? got right back in the Trojans? way.Pauley, ranked No. 10 in class 3A, posted a pin in the meet?s final match to complete Fort Madison?s rally and a 39-36 come-from-behind victory. Braxton Klett also recorded a win by fall in the

Mt. Pleasant?s Independence Day Parade will be at 5 p.m., Friday, July 4, at McMillan Park.Along with the parade, there will be other activities at McMillan Park beginning at 5 p.m. include train, trolley and carousel rides, tractor rides and the opportunity to drive a tractor, National Guard obstacle course and MedForce (Mt. Pleasant Fire Department, Henry County Health Center and EMS) at 4:30 p.m.Fireworks ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Wayland?s City Attorney Mike Vance had some advice for the city council on how to appropriately handle the tenants in the building at 211 West Main Street that was purchased on June 30 by the city.?I would strongly suggest you get some kind of simple written leases in place,? said Vance at Wednesday night?s council meeting. ?You could possibly get criticized in an ...

The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance announces the resignation of Kiley Miller as Executive Vice President after a six-year term. Miller has accepted the position of President and CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation in Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet counties.?Working for the Chamber Alliance and the people of Henry County has been one of the great joys of my life,? Miller said. ...

OTTUMWA ? It?s been 18 days since the Fairfield wrestling team was last on the mat, but they looked to be eager to make up for lost time Saturday at the Ottumwa Invitational.Seven Trojan wrestlers put in as many as five matches Saturday as Fairfield left with Logan Metcalf as an individual champ and a third-place finish in the team standings. The Trojans took third with 222 points in the crowded field of nine

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsWinfield-Mt. Union CSD Superintendent Pat Coen is one of two finalists for the superintendent position in Burlington.The other finalist is Patrick Sweeney from Arizona.?When the opportunity (at Burlington) came up, the first thing I did was talk to my wife about it,? said Coen. ?As soon as I finished talking to my wife I talked to Klay Edwards (W-MU school board president) and ...

Has everyone heard of this guy, Brett Favre?How about Tiger Woods? Urban Meyer?Of course you have.You have because the media can go a little overboard at times. They can even go a lot overboard.Watching Monday Night Football this week ? which turned out to be a great game ? the biggest story throughout the game was maybe the thought Viking head coach Brad Childress had of taking Brett Favre out of the game last