Mt. Pleasant Mayor Steve Brimhall, far right, led the way on Wednesday as residents participated in the Healthiest State Walk, on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Over 900 walks occurred on Wednesday in all of Iowa?s 99 counties.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? New London residents will not see any changes to the city?s open burning restricted ordinance following citizen appeals to amend the law and allow the burning of leaves and grass clippings during certain days.Councilman Tom Davis broached the subject of amending the ordinance Tuesday during the city council?s regular meeting. Davis said several residents had approache...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDespite various reports of ?creepy clown? sightings throughout Henry County, local police say they have yet to verify that any of these reported sightings led to any illegal activity.According to official statements from the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, reports of clowns walking around various communities in the county have not resulted in any arrests or citations from deputies....
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? A new garbage hauler could be needed in Salem sooner rather than later.During Tuesday?s regular council meeting, much of the discussion centered on the problems facing Sedore, the city?s sanitation contract holder.The council took a dramatic step, suspending the city?s October payment to the hauler pending further investigation of Sedore.Sedore has been in hot water ...
The Mt. Pleasant High School Panther Marching Band took top honors Saturday night at the 42nd Annual Davis County Festival of Bands in Bloomfield. They placed first in class 3A and were named Best Band Overall as well as winning caption awards for best color guard, drum majors, drumline and winds in their class and for all bands competing. On Saturday, Oct. 8, the band will be competing in the evening at the ...
Iowa Wesleyan celebrated its Homecoming this past weekend. Seen above are images from the celebration.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County secondary road workers spent a good share of last week on the 150th Street shoulder pull and the New London Road (county road X23) shoulder rebuild projects, according to Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss.He said the shoulder cutting work is completed on 150th Street and now crews are working on resurfacing the road.Work on X23 also has been finished, the ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsState Sen. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Democrat challenger Carrie Duncan, of New London, covered a lot of ground Monday night during a 60-minute candidate forum at the Chadwick Library on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan University.Sponsored by the Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce?s Government Affairs Committee, the candidates for the 84th House District seat touched on topics ...
Henry County Sheriff deputies recently arrested two people following a pair of traffic stops.Deputies stopped a 1985 Chevrolet Sept. 30 on Washington Street, near Hy-Vee, in Mt. Pleasant. The driver of the vehicle, Jeremy Crawford, 43, of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested for driving while suspended.The passenger in the truck, Colton Gallup, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, fled on foot into the wooded area near the Mt. Pleasant ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Several familiar items adorn the New London City Council agenda for tonight (Tuesday).Three items make up the old business section of the meeting. The items include discussing reducing the speed limit on East Main Street, developing five residential lots on West Adams Street and constructing a skate park east of the baseball diamonds on East Cleveland and Main ...
The Henry County Treasurer?s office will be closed one day this week.The office will be closed all day on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. The Treasurer?s Office staff will be attending the Statewide Driver License Issuance Conference.The Treasurer?s Office will reopen on Friday, Oct. 7.
Bow deer-hunting season in the City of Mt. Pleasant is now open through Jan. 10, 2017.Those interested in bow hunting deer in Mt. Pleasant should pick up a copy of the rules and regulations at the Mt. Pleasant Police Department or Big Creek Outdoors, 1751 Oakland Mills Rd., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.Prospective hunters must be 18 years of age, possess a State of Iowa hunting license and a City of Mt. Pleasant Bow ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIf one wanted to make a case for the positives of joining 4-H they wouldn?t have to look much farther than 15-year-old Brier Klossing, of Mt. Pleasant.A freshman at Mt. Pleasant High School, Klossing is an only child and first generation 4-H?er, and says she never had strong intentions of joining a local club until a friend pressured her into joining. Since then, Klossing says ...
Henry County has a tradition of a strong and active 4-H program. Listed below are the various clubs within the county as well as the program leaders. Area 4-H clubs4-H Wizards - Amber Scott, Cally SchleeBaltimore Barnbusters - Ray Francis and Brian LaneCooking Club 101 - Cherry SandeenHenry Co. Dog Obedience - Jeryl McArtor, Shaylee Crile and Kendra HotopJackson Juniors - Kate Wilson and Bobbi SalzerJeffer...
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