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Central Lee advances to state

BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS WASHINGTON- Coming into Tuesday night’s Class 2A Substate championship game, Central Lee knew it was going to be going up against Wilton’s ace in University of Iowa commit Jared Townsend. Townsend held a .29 ERA to go with a dominate 9-0 record entering the contest. The Hawks forced Wilton to pull Townsend from the mound in the top of the fourth inning, as they had already […]

todayJuly 24, 2019 109

Entertainment

Report: Stuntman hurt on ‘Fast & Furious’ set is in “an induced coma”

Photo by Joe Maher/WireImage(LONDON) -- The stuntman who was seriously injured on the U.K. set of Fast & Furious 9 has been identified. The Hollywood Reporter says Joe Watts is "in an induced coma," after suffering a "severe" head injury in a "major fall," according to his fiancee. Watts was airlifted from Leavesden Studios, where the accident occurred, for treatment. The British athlete, gymnast and stuntman is a veteran of many […]

todayJuly 24, 2019 16

State News

Former Boondocks diner to offer Indian food soon, motel & truck stop reopen

A popular truck stop along Interstate 35 in northern Iowa’s Hamilton County is reopening after an eight-month absence. The former Boondocks near Williams is now the Jay Brothers Truck Stop and Circle S Motel. Parith Chaudhari is managing the truck stop, motel, and the soon-to-open restaurant. “You can get fuel and some good diesel prices out […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 23, 2019

Entertainment

Stunt player’s injury brings ‘Fast & Furious 9’ to a halt

Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One of the stunt performers on the London set of the ninth Fast and Furious film has been injured, and production on the film has been halted as a result. In a statement to ABC News, Universal Pictures confirmed an accident had occurred at the famed Leavesden Studios, noting the production stoppage for the day would help the filmmakers "to focus on this situation." […]

todayJuly 23, 2019 30

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Former Central Lee coach takes over Fort Madison program

BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- Typically a coach that has a coaching record of 144-42 with a program is someone that would be kept around for as long as they wanted. That wasn’t the case with Central Lee High School and Tony Sargent. After six seasons at the helm of the Hawks, Sargent’s contract wasn’t re-newed, making him a free agent. Having just lost their head coach a […]

todayJuly 22, 2019 47

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Keokuk’s Habitat for Humanity holds open house

BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC STAFF KEOKUK- Tim Peevler will be the first to admit, he is no professional carpenter. What he does bring to the table, however, is a set of skills that allows families in need to find their forever homes thanks to Keokuk's Habitat for Humanity program. As the acting president for Keokuk's chapter of Habitat, Peevler uses his real estate skills to assist the group with finding […]

todayJuly 19, 2019 25

Entertainment

Memory: “CATS” trailer, featuring Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Idris Elba & Taylor Swift, has arrived

Universal Pictures(LONDON) -- "I am a cat now and somehow that was everything." That's what Taylor Swift wrote as a caption as she posted the first official trailer for the new movie CATS on Instagram.  It's also posted on Twitter and YouTube.  Swift stars in the movie as Bombalurina, but she's just one of many big names in the A-list cast. In the lengthy trailer, we also see Judi Dench, […]

todayJuly 19, 2019 49

Local Sports

Central Lee Baseball Opens Districts with Win

Throughout the 2019 season they've got the job done in just about every way possible. They've won mercy-rule shortened games. They've come from behind. They've pitched their way to victory and they've slugged it out. After going 18-2 and securing a Southeast Iowa Superconference South Division Championship, the Central Lee Hawks baseball team also made light work of their first round district playoff opponent Tuesday as well. Oddly enough, this […]

todayJuly 17, 2019 45