Mt. Pleasant News

InMotion's fellas danced like nobody was watching Saturday night during the 24th Annual Music in Motion Show Choir Invitational.

Property tax credit, mobile home tax credit and rent reimbursement forms are available in the Henry County Treasurer?s Office.Residents with a total household income less than $22,584 may be eligible for these credits. Property tax credit and rent reimbursement are available to residents who meet the household income requirement and if one of the two applies ? 65 years of age or older as of Dec. 31, 2016 or ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsIt looks as if the New London City Council may finally be ready to set a price on the residential lots on West Adams Street.During a work session last month the council took a look at the land and plotted out the lots. The council determined the future homes could be built over 3.3 acres of land, which had been divided into six parcels. The sixth parcel would remain part of the ...

BY JAMES Q. LYNCHDes Moines BureauJOHNSTON ? Although she said legislation to ?rebalance? Iowa?s collective bargaining laws is nearly ready for consideration, House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, shared few details about what changes legislative majority Republicans have in mind.?We?re very close to having a bill ready that we can look at,? Upmeyer said during taping of Iowa Public Television?s Iowa ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsTaxable valuations have increased in Henry County as of Jan. 1, albeit modestly, according to information released by the Henry County Auditor?s Office.The county along with all municipalities and three of the four school districts, showed gains in valuation ranging six-tenths of a percent to 9 percent.The City of Wayland led the way with a 9-percent increase. Wayland?s ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Jones Contracting of West Point was the successful bidder among nine firms who submitted bids for the Cummings Street Paving Project in Wayland.Jones submitted a bid of $422,777, nearly $100,000 under the engineer?s estimate of $515,667. City Clerk Bev Conrad said city officials were ?very pleased? with the bid. Work is scheduled to begin in late spring.Mt. Pleasant ...

For the past several years, two Cattlepersons of the Year have been honored at the annual Henry County Cattlemen?s Banquet. The practice continued Thursday night as a pair of Mt. Pleasant cattlemen ?Leo Larry Smith and Jerry Mabeus, above, ? received the prestigious award during festivities at Manning Hall in Mt. Pleasant. Other awards presented during the evening included the county-raised heifer award went to ...

For the past several years, two Cattlepersons of the Year have been honored at the annual Henry County Cattlemen?s Banquet. The practice continued Thursday night as a pair of Mt. Pleasant cattlemen ?Leo Larry Smith, above, and Jerry Mabeus ? received the prestigious award during festivities at Manning Hall in Mt. Pleasant. Other awards presented during the evening included the county-raised heifer award went to ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Auditor Shelly Barber told county department heads during Thursday?s regular meting of the board of supervisors that the state auditors have completed work on their audit of the county.?Everything seemed to go well when the state auditors were here recently,? Barber said.The auditor said her office also was busy preparing for the Winfield-Mt. Union School bond ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? In just a few days? time, the Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District will know if a summer filled with construction will be in its future.After years of researching, mulling and debating, the W-MU School Board presented the community with a $9.5 million plan to upgrade the school?s practice gym, industrial arts classroom, constructing a commons area and bringing ...

BY ERIN MURPHYLee Des Moines BureauDES MOINES ? Of the five most expensive contracts entered into by Iowa?s state education department during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, three were for programs that identify and help young, struggling readers.The department?s spending on early reader programs was revealed during a cursory examination of education spending contracts at the state and local level.The state in ...

Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a report Monday, Jan. 30, that someone had passed a fraudulent $100 bill at the River Rock Café at Oakland Mills.The incident remains under investigation.