Members of the Mt. Pleasant Community Development Committee will review a sign permit for Two Rivers Bank at 100 W. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant during their next meeting.The committee?s meeting, which is open to the public, will be Wednesday at 7 a.m. in City Hall.
Tough draw pits Fairfield against No. 9 Fort MadisonA disappointing finish to the regular season that saw nine Fairfield losses in ten games is now in the rear view mirror.The 17-21 Trojans have the opportunity to wipe the 2009 slate clean and hopfully find an offensive groove that has been absent for much of the year. With ninth-ranked Fort Madison looming in the opening round of the Class 3A regional tournament,
EDDYVILLE ? Pitching and defense has driven the Pekin softball team all year, and with its season on the line Thursday, pitching and defense brought them through.The Panthers took a one-run lead before tacking on four more in the fifth inning to come away with a 5-0 victory in their opening round regional game against Eddyville-Blakesburg. Pekin now moves on to play Mid-Prairie ? winners of a 10-0 five inning game
Cardinal marks down 13th-straightDANVILLE ? Another game, another win for the Cardinal baseball team as the Comets tallied their 13th straight triumph with an 8-5 victory over Danville Tuesday afternoon.Jake Scherer led the offensive charge going 3-4 followed by Coty Ridgway and Tanner Thorne each going 2-4. Scherer and Ridgway scored two runs while Thorne had two RBIs.Colton Millard, Tanner Chance and Ridgway all
WELLMAN ? One day removed from a big victory over tenth-ranked Mount Pleasant, the Fairfield baseball team took a step backward Tuesday night with Mid-Prairie right there giving them a shove.The Golden Hawks are no stranger to bringing teams back down to earth however, having already compiled 25 wins this season, and wasted no time doing so Tuesday. Mid-Prairie pounded out 15 hits compared to just four from the
The Cardinal softball team will begin its trek through the Class 1A regional softball tournament in hopes of putting themselves into the state tournament.After reaching the reginal final one season ago, the Comets have compiled a 19-12 record in 2009 ? a record that may be a little deceiving considering just one of those losses came against a 1A opponent. Unfortunately for Cardinal head coach Steph Christner, that
FAIRFIELD (GTNS) ? Jefferson County resident Brian Robert Hawthorne, 29, was arrested Monday and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor?first offense, an aggravated misdemeanor.An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by up to two years in jail and a fine of $625 to $6,250.According to court records, Hawthorne?s behavior in 2013 attracted the attention of Sergeant Shia Cruciani, a member of the ...
Putting improvement on full display Monday night, the Fairfield baseball team rebounded from two losses to Mount Pleasant earlier this season with a doubleheader split and ruined the Panthers? undefeated conference mark in the process.Monday may have even been better served as a preview for a potential second round match up in the district tournament scheduled next week as the Trojans scored four runs early and
Gretchen Granneman?s game-winning double in the bottom of the eighth inning spelled relief for the Fairfield softball team Monday night.A much improved Mount Pleasant team ? which was swept by the Trojans in the only previous meeting this year ? took a 2-0 win in game one, which preceded Fairfield?s 3-2 victory in the nightcap.?Every night in this conference is different. There?s different matchups, different teams
WAYLAND ? ?Our first goal of the year was to get the conference championship. The girls came out and that?s what they had on their minds,? said Pekin head softball coach Bryan Marlay after his team?s 13-0 romp vs. WACO Monday night.That win clinched the outright SEISC north division title for Pekin.The Panther lineup seemed to have a bit more than a league championship on its mind however ? namely hitting the
INVESTIGATIONSSeth Mykel Prunty, 23, Lockridge, was arrested at the 1000 block of North Grand Avenue and charged with trespass, April 7. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 1000 block of North Shepard Drive, April 7.Animal complaint ? 300 block of East Clay Street, April 7.Animal complaint ? 2000 block of East Washington Street, April 7.Harassment/threats ? 900 block of West King Drive, April 7.Harassment/thre...
By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsTolson Community Action Center in Mt. Pleasant saw its food pantry numbers double for the month of March.?The numbers of families using the food pantry went from 37 to 74 in the month of March,? said Henry County Board of Supervisors Chairman Marc Lindeen during its regular meeting Thursday. ?Also, Tolson?s assistance for services rendered for the month of March was $58,404.42,...
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