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PACKWOOD ? Pekin scored early, Pekin scored often and Pekin never showed a hint of letting up Friday night against Van Buren.When the dust settled, a 90-0 romp became a perfect ending for the Panthers? homecoming as everything clicked for an offense that rolled up 681 yards ? 530 of which came on the ground ? to put Pekin ahead early and they never lookd back. Even after seven first-quarter touchdowns put

Mt. Pleasant honored its volunteer of the year, Deb Sinclair, at the 27th annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration Friday, May 2 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (Iowa Events Center) in Des Moines.Josh and Karla Maher, Brian and Deb Sinclair, and Lisa Oetken represented Main Street Mt. Pleasant at the event which was attended by approximately 500 individuals representing communities ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsA former New London student is hoping that his design on a canvas tennis shoe helps his new school ? West Marshall High School in State Center ? place high in a national contest.Cole Needham, son of Kristen Alderson-Needham (who is a New London native and graduate of New London High School), is among four designers of tennis shoes that recently were announced as two of Iowa?s ...

In their first dual meet of the season ? and first time swimming at home ? Tuesday, Fairfield swimmers took Keokuk to the final event of the evening before narrowly falling 92-89.?The meet was very close and the girls stepped up to the challenge,? said head coach Susie Steinbeck. ?Many swam events that they had not before to give us a chance to win, and it came down the the very last event.?Heading into the winner

Mt. Pleasant Community High School students recently received a hands-on learning experience at Henry County Health Center.Students from Kathy Holtkamp?s MPCHS Biotechnical Engineering class ? a Project Lead the Way course ? visited HCHC for a knee replacement presentation given by HCHC Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Joseph Tansey, giving them a unique learning opportunity.?We are in the biomedical unit ...

I?m a dude. A bona fide red-blooded American male as I like to think.I wear clothes out of the hamper. If there?s a scratch, I itch. I call girls chicks. I put on war paint and grab my medieval weapons before going out on the hunt.Well, most of those things anyway.The point is, given a choice between football and volleyball, I?m taking the gridiron nine times out of ten.With that being said, man, volleyball can

After Dillon Fry?s nine-yard touchdown strike to Alex Love put the Fairfield freshman team up 8-7 Friday, Williamsburg?s Chance Miller scored three unanswered touchdown?s to give the Raiders a 28-8 victory.Miller returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown in the final seconds of the third quarter, busted a 35-yard touchdown run and also returned an interception all the way back in the fourth. The loss is Fairfield?s

ELDON ? It may have been a rough start, but a finish to remember kept the Cardinal football team undefeated Friday night.A 13-6 win against Lone Tree was preserved with a tremendous goal line stand by the Comet defense that stopped the Lions in their tracks three times inside the three-yard line in the waning seconds. The final Lone Tree drive gave them first and goal at the three-yard line and led to the first-down