SALEM ? Over 40 photographs, drawings, and paintings will be on exhibit Friday from 6-9 p.m., and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Salem Crew Public Library.The artwork will all be available for sale via a silent auction, with certain pieces selected for a live auction on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The exhibit and auction are a fund-raiser for the Salem Crew Library, and are part of the Salem Old ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt is highly unlikely the thought of landfill fees cross the minds of residents.However, if you?re thinking about a landfill bargain, turn to the Great River Regional Waste Authority (GRRWA) in Des Moines County.The landfill has the lowest prices in the area, according to a price comparison disseminated at the last meeting of the GRRWA board of directors.Henry County Superviso...
Summer vacation is over and the 2016-2017 school term began today (Tues.) in Mt. Pleasant and the surrounding school districts. Above, students are shown boarding and exiting the bus at Harlan Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Mansel Beavers said he likes to be associated with two words ? ?American Patriot.?And he has the record to back up the word(s) association.Beavers may be the only veteran still living (in Mt. Pleasant, that is) to have served with the U.S. Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.Following his military service, he turned to civil service, ...
As usual, the first day featured photos of parents and their children.
Mt. Pleasant drivers will be seeing a flashing light on Wednesday, Aug. 24.According to Mt. Pleasant City Hall, the stop light at the intersection of Marion and Washington Street will be flashing on Wednesday.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsTo say John Henriksen is excited to be back in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District is an understatement.?It feels great,? said Mt. Pleasant?s new superintendent. ?I?ve said a hundred times, we moved to southeast Iowa, to Mt. Pleasant, 20 years ago and we fell in love with this community. It means a lot to me and my family to be back.?Henriksen and his family made the move ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDespite having left her profession as a teacher, Gina Burns says she isn?t anywhere near done teaching, and hopes her children?s book proves just that.On Thursday, Burns, of Mt. Pleasant, celebrated the release of her debut work, ?We All Have Guardian Angels?, an illustrated children?s book that teaches young children about guardian angels. To celebrate the book?s release, Burns ...
Jemma Settles, 11, of Mt. Pleasant, performs a vocal solo in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 11, in Des Moines.
With no sub-committee reports, supervisors played the waiting game Thursday.Winfield Mayor Chris Finnell was scheduled to meet with the board at 9 a.m. concerning the proposed new swimming pool in Winfield. However, the board waited over 30 minutes for Finnell, who did not make an appearance.Supervisors learned through a call to the Winfield City Hall that Finnell had forgotten about the appointment but could ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Workers compensation policy and procedure were at the forefront of Wednesday night?s meeting of the Wayland City Council.City Clerk Beverly Conrad said following a recent workers compensation site visit, a procedure and policy change would need to be made.?The biggest one was firefighters? physicals,? Conrad said as to the procedure change. ?We are currently doing well ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMT. UNION ? Mt. Union is considering selling two city-owned lots ? one is the lot in which the ball field is located and the other is termed the ?tree? lot ? to help pay city debt.That?s what Mayor John Marek told The News Thursday. ?The city council will consider a resolution at its September meeting to sell the lots,? he said.If the resolution passes, which Marek said is a ...
It was a big day at Mt. Pleasant High School as parents and students attended the Back to School Night. Thursday night was about more than just meeting the teachers and getting familiar with the high school, students also received Macbook Pros, which are part of the high school?s 1:1 initiative. Above, senior Jessica Whaley receives her laptop and picks out a teal colored case to protect her laptop.
The Sprout Division semi-finalists in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 14 (from left to right): Sophie Beenken, of Mt. Pleasant; Duy Xuan DVC Duong, of Ankeny; Sophia Mordini, of Des Moines; Ava Fischer, of Altoona; Katelyn Koesters, of Harlan; Ellerie Nelson, of Harlan; Addison Wicks, of Westphalia; Lindsey Sonderman, of Earling; and Teagan Humphrey, of Bellevue.
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