Mt. Pleasant News

Residential Christmas tree pick-up in Mt. Pleasant has been scheduled to begin Jan. 3, 2017, weather permitting.Pick-up will be done in conjunction with the normal scheduled garbage pick-up. All residents of Mt. Pleasant can utilize this service.If you do not use the city?s garbage collection service, you may need to contact city hall at 385-1480 to find out the day that your tree will be picked up.Trees need ...

For the past year, the City of Mt. Pleasant has been working with the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) to update the city?s comprehensive plan. As the draft of the plan is complete, residents may review the information before it is approved by the city.The Mt. Pleasant 2030: Your City! Your Future! Plan outlines the community?s vision for the future. The plan was put together by SEIRPC ...

The Henry County Conservation Department is living up to its motto: ?Conservation through Education.?The Henry County Conservation Department received an early Christmas present on Dec. 22, as the department was notified they had been the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Environmental Education Program for Excellence in EE Programming by an Agency or Institution.The award program, according to the press ...

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City council members took care of some computer/cyber security measures during Wednesday night?s regular meeting at the recommendation of the city?s insurance carrier ? the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP).Approval was given to a quote from Shift 9 Labs for added computer security to prevent ransomware from surfacing on computers. Shift 9 Labs works in ...

For area children, the wait is nearly over. Santa is feeding his reindeer and loading up the sled for his trip around the world. But before Santa entered delivery mode, he took a little rest with his elves on a snow-covered day.

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsHenry County?s contribution to the Southeast Iowa Link (SEIL), the mental health and disability services region for southeast Iowa, will edge slightly higher during the next fiscal year.In fiscal 2017, the county is being assessed $35.00 per capita. For the next fiscal year, SEIL is asking for a nickel ($35.05) increase per capita.Fiscal year 2016 SEIL expenditures totaled ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsArea mental-health officials and providers were warned Wednesday morning ? dollars would be tight at both the state and federal levels next year for the funding of existing programs.State Representatives Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Curt Hanson (D-Fairfield) met with area coordinators of disability services for mental health and area board of supervisors members at the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? It will be a few months before the crack of the bat can be heard on high school baseball and softball diamonds across Iowa.WACO, however, is already in spring-training mode as Superintendent Jeff Dicks told school board members at the board?s regular meeting Wednesday evening that he wants the board to make a decision in January regarding whether the school will field ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIf you need a wrench turned on your vehicle in a couple of years, you might want to contact Michael McKenzie or Jaymie Peterson.The pair were the top competitors in the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association Automotive Skills Contest Dec. 16 at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC).With their first-place showing, the pair now advance to the National Automotive Technology ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWith school winding down in preparation for Christmas break, students at Mt. Pleasant Middle School received a little change of pace this week as they heard from a variety of guest speakers who brought hands-on presentations ranging from science to history into the classroom.In support of the ongoing classroom studies of both the middle school?s social studies and science ...

Henry County offices will be closed for the holidays beginning Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.The Clark of Court will be open on Friday, however visitors will need to call the number posted on the door to be granted access to the courthouse.The entire courthouse, and subsequent county offices, will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, and Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, for the holidays. Offices will reopen the following Tuesday.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsEmployees of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District, covered by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union contract, are asking for a 3.5-percent across-the-board salary increase.School district employees covered by the contract include custodians and maintenance personnel and teacher associates (para-professionals), Mt. Pleasant ...