Mt. Pleasant News

Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss will give his weekly report to the Henry County Supervisors tomorrow (Tues.) during the board?s regular weekly meeting, which begins at 9 a.m., in the Henry County Courthouse.Other tenative agenda items include a public hearing for the proposed sale of 9.55 acres of county land; a review of the county sheriff?s quarterly report and a resolution for tax abatement from the ...

A 14-year-old juvenile from Mt. Pleasant suffered minor injuries on Thursday, Aug. 11, when he struck a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Mt. Pleasant.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, the bicyclist was traveling southbound at 2:39 p.m., on Jay Street and failed to stop at the stop sign.The bicyclist struck a motor vehicle, driven by Nancy McGohan, of Mt. Pleasant, who was traveling westbound ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsIn 1890, Iowa Wesleyan University welcomed its first international student. One hundred and twenty-six years later, the university is honoring that tradition while expanding upon it.Previously, the university has opened its doors to anywhere between five to 15 international students a year from two countries ? China and the Democratic of Congo, Vice President for Academic Affairs ...

Henry County?s Sheriff?s Office has investigated a report of vandalized mail boxes, a robbery and received a complaint of a phone scam in recent days.The vandalized mail boxes complaint was received Aug. 11. The incident occurred along county roads north and east of Mt. Pleasant. It was determined that someone used an object similar to a baseball bat to cause damage to approximately 10 mail boxes.Anyone with ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Drivers of golf carts in Winfield are encouraged to make sure they are abiding by state and local laws when operating their golf carts in the city.According to statements made by Winfield Police Chief, Jeff Dietrich, at Wednesday?s Winfield City Council meeting, city law enforcement are encouraging residents to better adhere to laws regarding golf cart operation within ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Before the wheels on the bus can go round and round, the Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District needs to decide if their next buses will be propelled by diesel, gas or propane.Dwight Houseal, with Blue Bird school bus sales, spoke to the W-MU School Board on Wednesday evening regarding the school?s bus lease, which is set to expire in April.Houseal said with the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County supervisors, meeting in regular session Thursday, unanimously recommended approval of the expansion of Solar Feeders 2 at 1800 U.S. Highway 218.Owners of the animal confinement unit plan to construct another building and double the animal numbers from 998 to 1,996, according to the application.Supervisors hosted a public hearing on the matter during Tuesday?s ...

Things are about to get a whole lot brighter at Evans Field at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex as the old lighting towers are replaced with new ones.

A single-vehicle accident on Aug. 10, at the rural intersection of 245th Street and Hickory Avenue resulted in injuries to a passenger in the vehicle.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s accident report, a 2007 Chrysler van, owned by John Becker of Mt. Pleasant and operated by Jacob Eugene Robbins, 16, of Lockridge, was traveling southbound on Hickory Avenue and approaching the intersection of 245th Street. ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt was one of those ?in and out? meetings for the Mt. Pleasant City Council Wednesday as the council swept the slate clean in less than a half hour.The saga with Biomedical Synergies, Inc. will continue for another three years. Council members approved a three-year extension with the Minnesota firm to give the firm time to promote its health software equipment company.Biomedica...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIf there were Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotarians expecting to hear some harsh comments by political hopeful, Dr. Chris Peters, aimed at his rival for Congress, they left otherwise surprised.Hailing from Iowa City, the certified general surgeon and former officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps is running as a Republican for U.S. Congress, fighting for the 2nd Congressional District, ...

With temperatures in the upper 80?s and 90?s for the past couple of weeks, the Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center has been a hoppin? spot as swimmers and sun bathers have been even more frequent.Above, two friends take to the high dive to practice their Olympic dives.