Mt. Pleasant News

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsTamara Gill, of Wayland, and Kevan Zechin, of Mt. Pleasant, say neither were looking for love when they met on a dare in May of last year, but true love certainly found them, and now they are only a short time away from saying ?I do?.It all started when a mutual friend of the couple decided the two should meet. Zechin, an employee of O?Reily Auto Parts, in Mt. Pleasant, had a ...

Although weather forecasts called for snow Wednesday, many Mt. Pleasant residents were surprised with how heavy of a snowfall the area received, especially with how warm it had been the past couple of days. Temperatures are expected to eek into the 50s on Friday and Saturday.

Two males, allegedly selling cologne from their vehicles, attracted the attention Tuesday of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.The police department received a call at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, making reference to suspicious activity by two males in the 2100 block of E. Washington St. (BP convenience store), The caller said the subjects were allegedly selling cologne from their vehicles.The subjects were gone ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsHealthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) is looking to further their efforts to make Henry County a more healthy community, and on Tuesday, the HHCC board decided to sink their teeth into talks of furthering nutritious eating.Among the many areas of healthy living that HHCC regularly tries to encourage within the county is healthy eating, which is why the group has formed a ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsBring out the purple and white Friday, Feb. 17, because the date has been designated by the Mt. Pleasant City Council as Iowa Wesleyan University Day in Mt. Pleasant.The proclamation coincides with many other events planned at the institution to commemorate its 175th birthday.City council members, meeting in regular session Wednesday, also set the financial wheels in motion ...

BY ROD BOSHARTGazette Des Moines BureauDES MOINES ? Gov. Terry Branstad came full circle Wednesday, signing into law a school-funding bill that scraps a forward-funding process that he championed several decades ago.State law has prescribed ? at Branstad?s past insistence - that lawmakers should begin each biennium by setting K-12 funding levels within the first 30 days of their odd-year session after receiving...

BY ROD BOSHARTGazette Des Moines BureauDES MOINES ? Iowa senators voted Wednesday to approve legislation that would make it a primary offense to write, send or read text messages while driving even though some admitted they would like the state to go farther to ban hand-held smart phones as a way to reduce distractions.?This is a big, big deal,? said Sen. Michael Breitbach, D-Strawberry Point, after the Senate ...

For anyone who thought winter may be on its way out received a reminder that it is indeed still winter. Mt. Pleasant residents woke this morning to snow covered streets. As the morning progressed the snow began to fall harder.

The Henry County Sheriff?s Office recently received information from a nearby county, along a four-lane highway, regarding suspicious activity.Several residents in the nearby county reported a female subject coming to their residence to give ?free quotes for interior painting.?In one incident, the female subject entered the residence uninvited and was found by the resident and asked to leave.Law enforcement ...

A New London man was arrested Feb. 6 after Henry County Sheriff?s deputies were called to the New London Jet Stop regarding a suspicious person that was allowing his dog to enter the store.Ronald Russell, 69, identified as the dog?s owner, was charged with fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor. While Russell was speaking to employees, it was determined that he had placed non-purchased items in his pocket.An ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Winfield mayor, Chris Finnell, continued to urge city council members and local citizens to lobby for a telepharmacy in Winfield, despite the Iowa Pharmacy Board?s inability to push telepharmacy legislation forward in Iowa.During his mayoral comments at Monday evening?s regular city council meeting, Finnell expressed to the council that he was still ?very frustrated? ...

Scott Slechta visited Iowa Wesleyan last week to discuss his journey to becoming the 2016 Iowa Teacher of the Year. Above, Slechta embraces Gail Wortmann, 2001 Iowa Teacher of the Year.