AnnaMarie Kruse

WACO Elementary students received a royal reminder to dream big on Thursday, Sept. 18, when newly crowned Miss Iowa USA, Hayley Buettell, stepped into their classrooms with a message she once wished someone had shared with her.

The hum of conversation mixed with the soft shuffle of footsteps across Calvary Baptist’s gym Wednesday morning as seniors stopped at tables offering everything from hearing checks to grief support.By mid-morning, the Senior Health Fair had become more than a collection of booths — it was a place where neighbors asked questions, compared notes and found resources they didn’t know existed.

At last week’s meeting, WEMIGA Waste director Lynn Whaley provided Henry County Supervisors with updates from the county landfill including signage improvements, access rules, tonnage updates, and maintenance concerns.

County intends to recoup administrative costs associated with Hershey Hall Urban Renewal Area

Man captured after walkaway from Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility; schools briefly locked down

The Henry County Board of Supervisors approved plans to replace a small bridge on Fremont Avenue with a concrete culvert, moving forward with one of several road projects scheduled for 2025 at the Thursday, Sept. 18 meeting.

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