Mt. Pleasant News

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsFall projects are winding down for the county?s secondary roads and engineering departments as winter nears, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss told county supervisors during their regular meeting Tuesday.He said that construction work on two new culverts on 140th Street is in its final stages. ?The culverts are paved and backfilled,? Hotchkiss remarked. ?They are finishing ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? City council members took a couple of small steps forward Monday evening in terms of residential and commercial development during a special meeting.Council members approved a survey for the development and sale of residential lots along Adams Street.The council has discussed the housing subdivision development for quite some time. The survey of the five lots, ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsAccording to officials, work to the administrative and rehabilitation parking lots at Henry County Health Center (HCHC) is coming along, however construction may not be completed as soon as originally hoped for.Speaking to the health center?s board of trustees on Tuesday during the board?s monthly meeting, HCHC CEO Robb Gardner said that while he had hoped work would be done by ...

Law enforcement agencies around the state will be ramping up patrols over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and be on the lookout for seat belt violations, according to Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday 341 vehicle occupants were killed nationwide in traffic crashes. Fifty percent of those fatalities were ...

Seven students from Mt. Pleasant High School and Middle School were selected to participate in the 31st annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. Students include (front row, left-right) Andrew Rauenbugher, seventh-grade; Katie McCormick, eighth-grade; Claire Holtkamp, freshman; (back row) Drake Snavely, eighth-grade; Charles Bryan, freshman; Paige Stater, freshman. Not pictured: Carter Foerch, seventh-grade.Over 3,000 ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsAfter the recent exit of one Henry County Conservation Department staff member, it?s now up to the Henry County Conservation Board to decide how to proceed in filling his shoes.During Monday evening?s regular board meeting, Conservation Director John Pullis made the sad announcement that Park Ranger/Assistant Naturalist, Trenton Hoekstra, is no longer with the department.?Trenton...

A traffic stop on Friday, Nov. 11, resulted in charges and an arrest against a Solon man.Sheriff deputies stopped a car occupied by Charles Mitchell, 42, of Solon, in the 900 block of E. Washington Street.Following the stop, Mitchell was arrested and charged with child endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor; and allowing an un-authorized minor to drive (simple misdemeanor).A criminal charge is merely an ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School?s Theater Department will be performing Neil Simon?s ?Rumors? on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m., at the Heatilator Performing Arts Center, in Mt. Pleasant. The comedic play centers around an upscale New York dinner party turned upside down.

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Union knows the meaning of every vote counts. One vote was the deciding factor when it came to the question of unincorporation. And now, Mt. Union will have a lot of changes coming its way.As of 10:30 a.m., Wednesday morning, it was a 31-31 tie on the Mt. Union public measure asking Mt. Union residents whether or not the town should unincorporate. However, the Henry County ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? After months of back and forth discussions with the owner of the home at 108 North Olive St., the Winfield City Council is now taking additional steps to get the home into a safe and livable condition.Owned by Richard Hughes, of Winfield, the home in question on N. Olive St. has been the topic of much discussion for the city council for over a year. Most currently, the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAnother wave of shut-off valves will be installed in December, Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) Executive Director Bruce Hudson told his board of directors Wednesday during the board?s regular monthly meeting.?In December, we are going to start the process of installing shut-off valves (on the systems of delinquent customers),? Hudson said.Hudson did not say where the ...

A Mt. Union man is facing several felony charges after the Henry County Sheriff?s Office seized 254 marijuana plants from his residence.James Nicholson, 36, was arrested and charged with four felonies related to growing and distributing marijuana.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a citizen complaint and tip, which started a narcotics investigation. According to a press release, through the investigation...