CENTERVILLE — For a second straight week, the Centerville Big Reds paired with the Chariton Chargers. And for the second straight week, the Big Reds came away with a dominating win.
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CENTERVILLE — Was it the 13-day layoff or the quality of the competition?
CENTERVILLE — The coronavirus pandemic will keep the Centerville City Hall closed another month, and keep the city from sponsoring Halloween activities.
MORAVIA — In a perfect world, the Moravia football team would have busted through their Homecoming banner on a bright, sunny Saturday afternoon before busting through Lone Tree to secure the first win of the 2020 season, sending seven seniors off in style.
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CENTERVILLE — From the opening kick, there was little doubt at Paul Johnson Field.
CENTERVILLE — The third annual 20-Mile March for veteran suicide awareness has been scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Oct. 10.
OTTUMWA — Nancy Vass, Zoey Jones and Leticia Sosa were hoping to have a special guest star arrive at Mike McWilliams Pool on Thursday to join them in one final 200-yard freestyle relay.
OTTUMWA — Constituents can join a public hearing next month as the district proposed borrowing up to $10 million to complete several projects around the Centerville School District.
BURLINGTON — Leah Chelgren swam a personal-best time to get second place in the 500 freestyle on Saturday as the Ottumwa High school girls swimming team finished fourth with 224 points in the 45th annual Burlington Grayhound Invitational.
OTTUMWA — The Bulldogs had their moments on Friday night in the first game of the 2020 season.
OTTUMWA — Incumbent and perspective state legislators were asked for their economic policies, specifically those that will target rural Iowa areas like Ottumwa and Wapello County Saturday.
PEKIN — One showdown in the books. One more to go this week.
OTTUMWA — Brendan Bates threw four touchdown passes, including a pair to tight end Carson Williams, as the Marshalltown Bobcats overcame a disastrous start to spoil the first home football game in over 11 months for the Ottumwa Bulldogs.
OSKALOOSA — State Sen. Ken Rozenboom, a Republican, emphatically denied allegations he belittled and name-called young constituents in emails, a charge levied by Democratic challenger Lance Roorda Thursday at a forum.
LAKE RATHBUN — Dawson Bonnett secured the first winning night for the Albia boys cross-country team of the 2020 season.
Several local students earned dean's list accolades for the summer semester at Buena Vista University. To make the list, full-time students had to achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester.
MOUNT PLEASANT — Both the Cardinal girls and Fairfield boys placed second in their respective classes on Tuesday at the Mount Pleasant Invitational.
EDDYVILLE — Alexis Kauzlarich is hopeful that there are even bigger cross-country meets to be held at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High School.
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ELDON — The third time proved to be the charm for Chelsey Huff with a pivotal set on the line Monday night.
CEDAR FALLS — The 1980 Pancake Day Queen has taken the crown again.
For the fifth consecutive year, Community 1st Credit Union garnered one of the Des Moines Register's prestigious "Top Workplace" honors.
MORAVIA — Investigators said an Appanoose County sheriff's deputy fired his gun at a vehicle being chased by police before the suspect was ultimately apprehended.
SIGOURNEY — Van Buren County needed everything to go perfectly on Friday night to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the high school football season.
CENTERVILLE — At first look, it appeared an offensive slugfest was about to ensue. Then came the Big Reds.
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CEDAR FALLS — Forty years after being named Pancake Queen at Centerville’s Pancake Day, Glynis (Houser) Worthington returns to the pageant circuit in Sunday’s Mrs. Iowa contest.
BLOOMFIELD — Macy Hill came away from a simple piece of advice for anyone coming to run the new disc golf course at Lake Fisher.
MOULTON — With their backs to the wall on Thursday night, the Moravia volleyball team relied on a basic fundamental that any team needs to master in hopes of having success.
NEWTON — Willow Larsen continued her stellar freshman season in the pool on Tuesday for the Fairfield High School girls swimming team.
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CENTERVILLE — Decision time is approaching for the Centerville Community School Board as they look to move forward on some major projects as part of a new master facilities plan.
OTTUMWA — Leaders of Indian Hills Community College said student enrollment is done, though not as much as they budgeted for.
CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Big Reds tallied their first win on a sloppy, foggy Friday night against the Saydel Eagles.
CENTERVILLE — The closure of the Centerville City Hall will remain in place for at least another month.
CENTERVILLE — Voters in many areas of Appanoose County approved reallocating proceeds from their local option sales tax to fund a proposed jail.
HUMPHREYS, Mo. — A Centerville man and Moravia woman were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in northern Missouri on Monday afternoon.
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CENTERVILLE • The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors tabled a proposed 28E agreement with the city of Centerville over future leasing of a proposed jail and law center.
CENTERVILLE — For the second week, turnovers cost the Centerville Big Reds dearly.
OTTUMWA — The status of the 2020 drought worsened this week, with nearly the entire state now under some sort of drought classification.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is expecting thousands to descend on state parks and waterways during the Labor Day weekend, or the unofficial end of summer.
CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Community School District will switch to a hybrid model in some grades, citing positive cases within the student body leading to more than two dozen students in quarantine.
CENTERVILLE — The Albia Lady Dees came out on top of a back-and-forth South Central Conference bout with the Centerville Redettes Tuesday.
OTTUMWA — Later this month, Indian Hills Community College will be celebrating “Feeding Your Future: IHCC Gear Up Week.”
OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 185 students who were named to the school's honor roll for the 2020 summer term. To be included, a student must have been enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
ALBIA — When does a win not really feel like a win?
BLOOMFIELD — Turnovers were abundant for the Centerville Big Reds Friday. The Davis County Mustangs made them hurt.
CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Big Reds are ushering in a new quarterback era this year, while the Albia Blue Demons are looking toward experience to lift them into a win-filled season.
MORAVIA — Settling the starting positions within the Moravia football team will be competitive this season.
CENTERVILLE — Teachers and students have quickly adapted to the ever-changing world in COVID-19.
An ill-timed heat wave is causing some schools in the area to dismiss classes early.
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