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Adults and kids alike bob up and down around the pool enjoying the water?s cooling touch at the Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center.
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Adults and kids alike bob up and down around the pool enjoying the water?s cooling touch at the Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsAs the days tick away until the 2016-17 school year begins, Katie Gavin, Mt. Pleasant School District?s Director of Instruction, is setting goals for students, staff and administration.During Monday night?s school board meeting, Gavin, who took up her post last month, presented the district goals she?s been developing. Of the eight goals, over half of them dealt with teacher ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant Community School District?s network will be receiving an upgrade.Brady McFarland, information technology director, who began on July 1, said one of the first questions he was asked was whether the current network would support the Mac 1:1 initiative that will be rolling out at the high school next week. ?The answer is no,? he said. ?We?re at the point where (the ...
Kari Smith and a group of volunteers worked together Saturday as they put siding on the 26th Habitat House, which is being built at 1303 East Thistle Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Smith says she and her five children are eagerly awaiting to move-in, which may be before Christmas as crews are ahead of schedule.
A two-vehicle accident on Sunday, Aug. 7, in the Walmart parking lot caused damage to both vehicles.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, a 2012 Chrysler van, owned and operated by Robyn Buffington, of Mt. Union, was backing from a parking stall.A 2010 Buick, owned and operated by Sally Kipp, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving east between the parking stalls when the van struck her car as ...
Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a report Aug. 5 of a damaged mailbox in the 200 block of James Avenue in Swedesburg.The incident is under investigation.
A Wayland man died of injuries received in an accident on Sunday, Aug. 7, involving three motorcycles on U.S. Highway 215 at the 45-mile marker entrance ramp.Kenneth Koch, 63, of Wayland, died in the accident.According to the Iowa State Patrol accident report, Koch was northbound on the entrance ramp to U.S. Highway 218 when he ran into the back of two motorcycles.The motorcycles were operated by Lori Leffler, ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThere?s a new face at the Mt. Pleasant First United Methodist Church (FUMC), and she?s here to make a positive impact on the community.Luann Benge, of Morning Sun and originally from Mississippi, officially began her new post at the FUMC in early July and is now digging into her role as the church?s associate pastor. For Benge, pastoring is not a new practice, as she has been a ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? A gas pipe replacement was the hot topic Wednesday night during the Wayland City Council meeting.Barry Leichty, gas superintendent, said there had been a water leak on lot five of the mobile home park on East Railroad Street. When crews began digging down, it revealed plastic PVC pipe. Leichty said a new riser, attachments and shut-off valves would be installed for each ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAs landfills continue to quickly fill, Mike Prottsman, of Prottsman Sanitation, says an emphasis needs to be placed on recycling.Prottsman Santitation, who holds the county?s sanitation contract, spoke with the Henry County Supervisors during its meeting on Thursday.?There is plenty of room to improve how we do it (recycle) and how much is done,? Prottsman noted. ?I don?t ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Dollar General is still interested in New London, Paul Lorber says, but just a little further south than originally planned.Last month, the New London City Council approved a purchase and sale contract with the Overland Group, LLC., for 2.41 acres of land for $55,000 on Pine Street. The contract gave the Overland Group, the leading developer of NNN Dollar General ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsTo get a better sense of the community?s drug and alcohol abuse rates, the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board recently joined forces with local law enforcement to brainstorm ways to curb county drug and alcohol abuse.Lyle Murray, Ryan Pilling and Ron Archer, all law enforcement officers with the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, attended Tuesday?s HHCC board meeting, and ...
Two motorists were taken Thursday, Aug. 4, to the Henry County Health Center following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Yocum Lane, in Mt. Pleasant.Mt. Pleasant Police report Joshua Morse, of Burlington, was driving a 2004 Ford northbound when the vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane and collided with a 2005 Dodge, driven by Rhonda McClure, of Mt. Pleasant.McClure was ...
The City of Mt. Pleasant, the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, Main Street Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan University and Midwest Old Threshers have once again joined forces to sponsor a tourism booth at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 11-21 in Des Moines.Volunteers from each organization will work together greeting visitors, answering questions and distributing information to promote tourism and educational opportuni...
