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A number of hay bales caught fire Monday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department responded to the scene north of Mt. Pleasant on 195th Street, near the former Pleasant Lawn School. Pictured, crews from the fire department smolder the flames of one of the hay bales.

This season, senior Nick Sandburg has been coming off the bench for the Highland boys? basketball team, but he hit one of the biggest shots of the season on Monday night.Against Burlington, Notre Dame, the Highland senior found himself under the basket with the ball, down one, with 20 seconds left. What happened next was something the Huskies practice every day.?Coach Barry works with us every day in practice ...

The Washington archery teams opened their season on Saturday at Hawkeye Downs, in a shoot hosted by Center Point-Urbana.The teams posted high marks in their first meet of the season, with the high school team finishing seventh (3,156 points), the middle school taking sixth (3,029 points) and Lincoln Elementary taking third place (2,540 points).On the high school team, the top shooter was John Sands, who posted ...

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Mayor Chris Finnell began his first Winfield City Council meeting by leading those present in the Pledge of Allegiance Monday evening.The council spent much time discussing during the public forum about internet in Winfield and the surround area. A citizen voiced his trouble with current Internet options in the area.Mike Schill with Natel revisited the council to ...

The Washington boys? bowling team fell just short from moving to 2-0 in the Southeast Conference on Saturday afternoon.The Demons traveled to Keokuk for a dual with the Chiefs, but the Chiefs edged them in the individual rounds and Baker games to claim the match 2,710 to 2,581.Washington?s boys? bowling team fell to 3-1 on the season (1-1 against conference opponents).On the girls? side of the dual, the Demons ...

Although the agenda is packed, most of the business facing the Mt. Pleasant City Council tonight for its first meeting of 2012 is minor in nature.Council members will handle a number of routine items including naming the official newspaper, approving the appointment of the mayor pro tem and approving council standing committee assignments.The council will also consider engineering agreements for the downtown ...

After Keokuk went up by 22 points in the fourth quarter, it may have been easy to assume the game was over.The Demons didn?t seem to have an answer for the Chiefs on Friday night, and had fallen behind, but they found something that clicked for them in the middle of the fourth quarter.Sparked by a pair of points from junior Bryce Sinn, Washington went on a 21-4 run led by a pair of Derek Anding 3-pointers, as ...

The Washington wrestling team continued its strong season on Thursday night, taking another conference dual.The Demons traveled to Keokuk for a Southeast Conference matchup and came away with a 44-26 victory over the Chiefs to improve their dual record to 12-0 on the year (2-0 in conference duals).The dual started at 120 pounds in a close fashion with Washington?s Cade Pohren claiming a 2-1 decision over Matt ...