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Government Contact: Assist The Mount Pleasant Police Department Arrests: James Pleas Surber Jr, 27, Fairfield, Warrants Out Of Ottumwa And Theft(3rd Degree) Citation: Austin Jacob Adkison, 17, Lockridge, Excessive Speeding Investigation: Theft At Hy-Vee,...Read More

IWU To Remain Open For Spring Semester

On Thursday the Iowa Wesleyan University’s Board of Trustees voted to move forward, continuing operations at the university after required funding was secured through support from alumni, friends, and community, and collaboration with the...Read More

MUM Doing It’s Part To Combate Hunger In Jefferson County

With research showing that over 13% of the people in Jefferson County, including 20% of the children, don’t always have enough to eat, students at MUM in a new first-semester program have initiated several...Read More

Following Canvass Election Results Stay The Same

The Election canvass was conducted in Jefferson County this week. The auditor’s office said that 19 ballots were changed, however the changes did not affect the election results in any way....Read More

National Smokeout Day

Thursday was national smokeout day and more than 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and illness in the world. Smoking causes an estimated 480,000...Read More

Latest Local Sports News

New London Football Team Downs Rockford

New London took the 8 player Iowa state championship football game 55-14 over Rockford Thursday at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. The Tigers had a 21-6 halftime lead. They finish the season 12 and 1, avenging...Read More

Basketball This Evening

The area basketball schedule tonight has: Pride scrimmages Girls Pekin travels to Fairfield (JV at 6 with varsity following) Girls and boys Cardinal hosting Sigourney Mens junior college Howard College visiting 12th rated 2 and 1 Indian...Read More

Fairfield, Van Buren And Ottumwa Ranked In Girls Basketball

Preseason girls basketball polls have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Featured from the area: Class 4A Fairfield 9th Knoxville number 13 Class 2A Van Buren 8th Mediapolis number 14 Class 5A Ottumwa...Read More

Former Fairfield Athlete Milt Jackson Entering High School Football Hall Of Fame

The Iowa High School Athletic Association Football players Hall of Fame is getting 6 new members Friday including Milt Jackson. He played for Fairfield in 1980 and 1981, an outstanding all around athlete. Jackson was twice an...Read More

Fairfield Volleyball Standout Danae Drish Signs With Nebraska-Kearney

Earlier this year it was reported that Danae Drish of Fairfield had verbally committed to play volleyball at University of Nebraska-Kearney. Thursday afternoon the senior officially signed a letter of intent with the NAIA college. Drish connected...Read More

Pekin Takes On Van Buren In Girls Basketball

The Pekin girls outscored Van Buren 25-19 over 2 quarters of varsity girls basketball during the jamboree the Panthers hosted Tuesday. Haley Gambell led the way with 11 points and 5 rebounds. Zoey Wright totaled 4 points,...Read More

Fairfield Girls Basketball Team Faces Sigourney

Fairfield trailed 10-4 after one quarter but rallied and outscored Sigourney 23-20 in a half of girls basketball at the Pekin Jamboree Tuesday night. Malory Jones provided 10 points. Ashley Bloomquist nailed a pair of 3 point...Read More