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The Bloomfield Democrat is a weekly publication that caters to the community of Bloomfield and Davis County in Iowa.

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Comets sweep Mustangs in SCC opener

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

The Mustang baseball team began a busy week of games May 27 with a varsity doubleheader at Cardinal. The Mustangs struggled defensively in this twin-bill and came home with a pair of losses. Cardinal won the opening game 12-6 and finished off the Mustangs with a 10-0 win in the second game. Davis County did come out aggressively on offense in the opening game. Peyton Schooley worked Cardinal pitcher Kazin Miller hard.
Big Reds sweep Mustangs in SCC play

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

The Mustang baseball team dropped to 0-4 in South Central Conference play following a pair of losses to Centerville on May 30. Centerville won the opening game 6-2 and finished the night with an 11-6 win over Davis County. Davis County struggled in the opener getting just one hit from Josh Settles. Fortunately, Davis County was able to make that hit count as Settles moved a runner into scoring position. Max Taylor secured a one-out walk in the top of the second to get on base.
Smith and Warning lose twice in State Tournament

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

Culee Smith and Abby Warning finished their 2025 tennis season on May 30 with a pair of matches in the Iowa State Tennis Tournament. The tournament was held at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. Warning and Smith faced Izzy Norton and Aidalyn Tott of Dike-New Hartford in the opening round. Those girls were the number three seed in the bracket. Warning and Smith lost the first set 6-1. They bounced back a little better in the second set, but still lost 6-3. “We struggled with confidence in our shots.
Lady Mustangs split with Fort Madison

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

The Lady Mustang softball team split a doubleheader with Fort Madison on May 28 to improve to 1-2 on the season. Davis County beat Fort Madison 12-3 in the opening game before letting a 5-2 lead slip away in the second game for an 8-6 loss. Davis County bounced back from a disappointing season opening loss to Cardinal to secure a big 12-3 win over Fort Madison less than 24 hours later.
DC loses opener to Cardinal

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

The Lady Mustang softball team opened the 2025 season with a South Central Conference game at Cardinal. The Comets handed Davis County a 9-0 loss in a game that lasted just six innings. New mercy rules dictated the end of this game in the sixth. Mercy rules say games can end in the fourth if the score difference is 10 runs. However, in the fifth inning or later, the game can end if the score shows an eight-run difference or larger.
Lady Mustangs lose to Redettes in 13 innings

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Scott Spurgeon

Rivalries are good for sports. The two neighboring schools of Davis County and Centerville have had a long-standing rivalry for decades, which has been a fun one to witness over the past several years. Last Friday night’s softball game between the two schools solidified the rivalry even more as the two teams played 13 innings before the Redettes finally won the game 11-7. Centerville scored four runs in the top of the 13th inning to secure the win in South Central Conference play.
Reynolds signs into law rural health care proposal

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Robin Opsahl

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law May 28, her legislative proposal to increase physician training options and rural health care accessibility, a step she said will help ease burdens on rural hospitals and increase patients’ health outcomes across the state. Reynolds signed House File 972 at Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, one of many rural health providers she said will benefit from the measure. The law, which she first introduced in February, includes multiple components.
Grassley visits CoilSpot, holds Q & A session

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Karen Spurgeon

Senator Chuck Grassley prides himself on visiting each of Iowa’s 99 counties annually. Last Wednesday was Davis County’s turn. Grassley visited CoilSpot, a new Davis County industry located in the former Midwest Stave building in Bloomfield’s Industrial Park, Grassley’s visit was twofold — to learn about one of Davis County’s newest industries and to discuss what is happening in the federal government. Grassley’s visit began with a tour of the CoilSpot plant conducted by President Darin Westhoff.
School board selects Shive-Hattery for HVAC project

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Karen Spurgeon

The Davis County School Board Thursday night approved Shive-Hattery, an architectural firm from Des Moines, to install a new HVAC system in the Davis County Elementary and Middle School buildings. In a presentation brought before the board at the beginning of the special meeting, a Shive-Hattery representative said the firm’s approach would be to meet with a user group from Davis County Schools to discuss concerns and preferences.
Tractor, van accident on Highway 2

5 days ago | bdemo.com | Karen Spurgeon

A local farmer was transported to Davis County Hospital and a Chrysler Town and Country van, a John Deere tractor, and a hay tedder were all damaged in an accident that occurred on Highway 2 near the Pearl Avenue intersection at 4:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 28. The van, driven by Tonya Green of Ottumwa, and the tractor, driven by Leonard Robison of Bloomfield, were both westbound on Highway 2.