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Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? ham and beans, Tomato Spoon Salad, cornbread, orange wedges, oatmeal-raisin cookie.Tuesday ? beef tips in gravy, sour cream mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, tropical fruit, pumpkin bar.Wednesday ? spaghetti and meat sauce, mixed green salad with dressing, banana, assorted yogurt.Thursday ? roast turkey, mashed ...

BURLINGTON ? The New London varsity volleyball team defeated the Notre Dame Nikes in three sets Thursday night, Oct. 6. The Tigers are now 20-10 overall and 4-2 in conference play.The Tigers never allowed Notre Dame to score more than 18 points, going 25-17, 25-18 and 25-18 to sweep the Nikes.?Our serving was working well for us tonight, along with our total team defense,? said New London coach Maureen ...

After showing it can hang with a ranked opponent, Iowa Wesleyan College will once again look for its first win of the season Saturday afternoon when it travels to face Trinity International University at 1 p.m. in a Mid-States Football Association Midwest League game.The Tigers are coming off a confidence-building 58-7 win last week over Wright State. Kevin McConnell threw for 336 yards in one half of play, ...

KALONA ? Winfield-Mt. Union varsity volleyball came away with another conference win Thursday night, Oct. 6. The Wolves defeated Iowa Mennonite School and are now 7-1 in conference play and 16-14 overall.W-MU took the win in the first set decidedly, 25-7. IMS posed more of a challenge in the second set but W-MU won, 25-21.The Wolves fell short in the third and forth set, 22-25 and 23-25.The final set to ...

There was plenty of action at the net Tuesday night in the Panthers? match with Fairfield. In the photo, Tayrne Shull is doing the hitting with Natalie Booton (7) watching.

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant News?Fairfield never let up, they worked so hard. The team that makes the most effort and fewest errors is the team that?s going to pull it off. They worked hard to earn it,? said Panthers? head coach Luci Wulfekuhle following Mt. Pleasant?s Tuesday night conference loss.The Panthers dropped to 4-2 in the conference and 10-12 overall, while Fairfield remains undefeated in ...

WINFIELD ? Winfield-Mt. Union broke the .500 plateau in volleyball Oct. 4, sweeping Highland in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference volleyball match to run the season mark to 15-14.The Wolves won by game scores of 25-6, 25-17 and 25-12 to remain just a game back in the conference standings at 6-1.Anna Crawford topped servers, going 19-20 with a pair of aces. Katie Benson was 9-9 and four aces; Kara Rodgers, ...

A group of local volunteers recently packed more than 30,000 meals for Take Away Hunger, an organization which has provided millions of meals to people in countries as far away as Guatemala and Nicaragua.The group made up of volunteers from several local churches, packed the meals Sunday, of black beans and rice for the victims recent hurricanes and floods in Florida and Texas.?In a record time of two hours and ...