Sports

The Great River Society of Poets, with dual membership in Mt. Pleasant and Burlington, will hold its biweekly meeting on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. at De Brito?s Baking Bistro on Monroe Street in Mt. Pleasant.All poets and aspirants are welcome to read poems for discussion and possible publication in the journal of the group.

Henry County Health Center?s Diabetes Team will be offering a diabetes education series Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 20. The two-day program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.The classes are conducted from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 20. All classes are held in the Health Education Center at HCHC. Please register by Dec. 12.Topics include meal ...

Each day with every step that is taken, the big toe bears a tremendous amount of stress-a force equal to about twice one?s body weight. Most of us don?t realize how much we use our big toe. We tend to take it for granted, unless a problem develops.One problem that afflicts the big toe is called hallux rigidus, a condition where movement of the toe is restricted to varying degrees. This disorder can be very ...

The pairings for the Class 1A and Class 2A state baseball tournament were announced on Wednesday morning.In area action, Iowa Mennonite and Highland baseball will meet up on July 14, for a district game to be played at Lone Tree.The winner will take on the Lone Tree-Sigourney winner.Keota will host English Valleys on the same day at 7 p.m., and the Eagles would host a second round game if they win.Mid-Prairie ...

The Henry County Health Center Auxiliary recently purchased an important new piece of equipment for Maternity Services as well as a gift for each baby born at HCHC.The Auxiliary purchased an infant warmer which is a vital piece of equipment in the delivery room at HCHC. Not only does it provide warmth to the newborn, but it also supplies oxygen and suction that may be needed for resuscitation of the infant. It ...

The Washington Beasts 13-U baseball team took fourth place at the state tournament. They were tied 5-5 in the semifinals before rain forced the game to end, and placing was decided by seedings. The members of the team are pictured above: Front row, from left: Brady Knutson, Trevor Quigley, Dillan Sanders, Wilx Witthoft. Back row, from left: Levi Baumert, Ethan Hunt, Brock Sobaski, Luke Turner, Chase McDole, Ryan ...

It was the late innings that doomed the Demons on the diamond on Monday night.Taking on Keokuk in a pair of conference games, Washington couldn?t come up with enough runs to pick up a victory, being swept by the Chiefs 7-3, 11-2.For the Demons (5-12), it was the first set of games played in nearly a week due to rain, but head coach Nathan Miller isn?t pointing to the weather as an excuse.?It?s difficult, but ...

To the casual fan, Tuesday?s doubleheader between the Trojans and Demons was probably boring to watch, according to Fairfield head coach Bob Bradfield.For a team that was 4-23 coming in like Washington though, the upset potential had to be exciting. However, the Demons eventually fell in both games by final scores of 4-3; 4-1.Considering that they were trailing 3-0 when play resumed, Washington clawed their way ...