Marilyn Higgins

Hello, all! I am Marilyn Higgins, the Southeast Iowa Union’s newest reporter, and I’ll be serving the Mt. Pleasant area! …

“It’s the right thing to do,” says Willy Amos, store director at Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee about his company offering free meals for kids.

While Mt. Pleasant has seen several hotly-contested races this year, some were just the opposite. Several city council members and School Board officials achieved country-mile victories, with no opposition whatsoever.

Local organizations honor those who served

The Mt. Pleasant High School Drama Department is putting on the play “Radium Girls” Friday through Sunday, Nov. 7-9, at the town’s Civic Center.

Kevin Schrader has won the race for District 2 seat on the Mt. Pleasant Community School Board.

Craig Hurd has won a tight race for a seat on the Mt. Pleasant School Board.

The incumbent has beaten challenger Kasey Conrad by 345 votes

A house at 202 McCreedy Drive in Washington was fully engulfed in flames when the fire was reported to the Washington Fire Department Sunday night.

A man wanted for homicide in Minnesota has been apprehended after leading officers on a high-speed chase through three counties and firing a shotgun at a deputy.

The Old Threshers grounds bid farewell to another season of Halloween hellraising.