AnnaMarie Kruse

Homecoming week kicked off Sunday, Sept. 14 with Boom Night, when junior royalty Javin Kellogg and Kallie Gaither kept tradition alive by crowning this year’s king and queen, Bowen Thomson and Ella Kann.

Long before Friday night’s football victory sealed WACO’s homecoming week, it was the youngest Warriors who showed what school pride looks like.

From the sleek lines of minimalism to the bold colors and layered textures of maximalism, homeowners are embracing a wider variety of styles than ever before. Neutral palettes with subtle accents sit comfortably alongside mid-century silhouettes, rustic woods, and floral patterns making a comeback.For Heather Leichty, owner of Your Dream Home Furniture and Floors in Mt. Pleasant, one noticeable shift she sees is in a room people used to overlooked.

With the recent approval by the school board to construct a new agriculture education greenhouse, instruction at Mt. Pleasant Community High School is set to expand and provide students with more hands-on opportunities year-round.

A Washington man faces assault charges after Mt. Pleasant Police Department received reports that he swung a crowbar at an Iowa National Guardsman at Pizza Hut.

A Mt. Pleasant man has been ordered to appear in court after a hit-and-run crash last month.

The Mt. Pleasant Community High School marching band stood shoulder to shoulder around the flagpole the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, horns and drums poised, waiting for the familiar first notes of the national anthem. As the patriotic song floated through the air, students carried on a promise, “Never Forget.”

As political violence rises, so do concerns for safety across the country. Residents recently went in front of the Henry County Board of Supervisors to request better cameras outside the courthouse this month after a lack of resolution following a motorcyclist driving onto a sidewalk toward demonstrators at a weekly First Amendment rally in May.

MacKenzie “Kenzie” Davis and Alan Nass crowned Homecoming Queen and King ahead of pick-up powder-puff football game at Boom Night

The Winfield Area Grateful Gathering (WAGG) stitched together an entire summer of music, testimony and community spirit, turning each month into a chapter of faith and fellowship.

Burlington police arrested a Mt. Pleasant man after investigators alleged he fired multiple shots into a home on Iowa Street the evening of Friday, Sept. 5

A Mississippi motorcyclist died Saturday, Sept. 6 from injuries suffered due to a collision with a car at the Mt. Pleasant highway interchange two days earlier.

MPCSD plans for P.E.O Memorial Building demolition, Hershey Hall renovation begins

For students at Mt. Pleasant High School, volunteering at the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion was about more than helping with a beloved local tradition. It was an opportunity to grow as individuals while representing their community and school district.

Gavin King, a 19-year-old Mt. Pleasant teen faces multiple felony charges after authorities intercepted a package containing drugs and executed a search warrant at his residence last week.