Mt. Pleasant News

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Having Geode State Park as part of the city?s motto means the world to siblings Linda and Dave Smith.?This is our identity,? said Linda as she sat next to her brother at a table in Dover Museum in New London.The Smith siblings, along with Gale Riley and Caroline Lehman had assembled at the museum to come up with logo ideas for the city?s slogan.In October, the New ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The West Adams Street addition in New London is beginning to take shape.The building development, which had been met by resistance from some council members, as they wanted to make sure minimum city funds were used, is beginning to find its form. Wednesday night the council met for a work session following its joint meeting with the city?s utility trustees. During ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMidwest Old Threshers had a banner year in 2016, Terry McWilliams, Old Threshers CEO, told the Henry County Board of Supervisors Thursday.In his annual report and funding request to the board, McWilliams said attendance at nearly all of the activities at the Old Threshers grounds showed an increase.?We are doing some great things together, we are making things happen for the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Longtime Wayland City Attorney Mike Vance was reappointed to his post Wednesday night by the Wayland City Council. However, there is some uncertainty on how long he will serve the city.Vance has been city attorney for the City of Wayland for 40 years, according to City Clerk Beverly Conrad, and in his proposal to the council said he would serve through the current ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? A new community center is likely on its way for the City of New London.On Wednesday, during a joint meeting with the New London Utilities Trustees, the city council approved submitting an offer on a property with the intent of turning it into a new community center.The current community hall, located at 106 North Division Street, is, to say the least, out of date ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ?Is a K through 12th-grade 1:1 laptop initiative still on the horizon for the New London Community School District? According to school board members, as long as it?s done for the betterment of student education, the possibility is certainly on the table.Among the myriad of topics discussed on Wednesday evening during the New London School Board regular meeting was the ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Even though the board has voted to move ahead with three sharing agreements with Danville Community School District, the New London School Board insists that the move is not meant to change the identity of the school, but rather enhance the school?s ability to provide quality education for its students.In a joint work session with members of the Danville Community ...

Mt. Pleasant Police officers investigated recent accidents in the Hy-Vee parking lot and on East Washington Street.The accident in the Hy-Vee parking lot occurred on Jan. 12. An investigation revealed that a 2000 Chevy driven by Donald Wells (no address given) struck a parked 2012 Ford, owned by Dustin Polson (no address given). Total damage for the collision was listed at $2,000.On Jan. 11, policemen investigat...

Permits for new houses, such as this one on Bell Drive, showed a significant increase ? both in the City of Mt. Pleasant and Henry County. Jack Swarm, Mt. Pleasant planning and zoning administrator, said he issued 18 permits for new houses in 2016, which is more than double the eight issued in 2015. Swarm also said that permits were granted for 15 mobile homes. Meanwhile, Joe Buffington, Henry County director of ...

Prior to remarks by Rev. Matthew Smyzer, Jr., the IW Praise Team, led by Jazay McBride, far left, kicked off an evening of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with songs of worship.

The Henry County Sheriff?s Office recently investigated two single-vehicle accidents and one multiple-vehicle collision.Icy conditions were partially blamed for a single-vehicle accident Jan. 16 in the 2200 grid of 220th Street. Upon investigation, it was determined that a 2009 Nissan, owned and operated by Russell Moehle, Mediapolis, was traveling east on 220th Street when Moehle lost control while crossing a ...

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City council members are looking at a new chapter of city code pertaining to the management of trees, shrubs and bushes. The council passed the first reading of the ordinance at its Jan. 4 regular meeting. A city ordinance must pass three readings, be adopted and published before becoming law.City officials said the purpose of the chapter is to regulate and ...