BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Area Chamber Alliance (MPACA) is looking for a new executive vice president.It was with mixed emotions that Travis Kraus announced his resignation Monday. Kraus? resignation is effective July 22.?It is really kind of bittersweet,? Kraus began. ?It was not an easy decision. I enjoyed my work and felt we were moving in the right direction.?The Alliance is a ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant is in danger of losing some of its coverage provided by Iowa Works, an arm of Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), reported Gary See, chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors during Thursday?s board meeting.Formerly, Mt. Pleasant had a full-time office, staffed five days a week by IWD employees. However, the full-time office was closed several years ago in a ...
City offices will be closed on Monday.Mt. Pleasant city offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day.Garbage collection will be collected one day later than usual this week.City offices will reopen on Tuesday.
Mt. Pleasant Police officers investigated an accident on Wednesday, June 29, involving a juvenile male skateboarder and a passenger car.According to the police report, the accident happened at the intersection of Henry and White streets. The juvenile male was transported to the Henry County Health Center for treatment of injuries. The driver of the car was not injured.The police department did not release names ...
Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated a vehicle and deer accident June 26 near mile marker 45 on U.S. Highway 218, north of Mt. Pleasant.According to the accident report, Evangeline Behling, of Carthage, Ill., reported striking a deer with her vehicle.No injuries were reported and damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2,000.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2016, the Henry County Sheriff?s Office arrested and charged Mervin Rex, 34, of North Dakota, with carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor; public intoxication, a simple misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of furbearing animals, a simple misdemeanor.At approximately 3:07 a.m., the Henry County Sheriff?s Office stopped to check on an occupied vehicle parked in the ditch in the 2000 ...
There were no fatalities in Iowa in 2015 during the three-day July 4th weekend, and law enforcement agencies are hoping for similar results this year.The Independence Day weekend is best known for celebrations with family and friends, enjoying the summer weather with food and drinks. Those celebrations often include drinking alcohol, which can lead to impaired driving, according to law enforcement officers.Accor...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsROME ? Carolyn Carter is keeping a promise?and seeing a large slice of Americana while doing it.Twenty-four years ago, her husband, Steve, rode a highwheel (called a penny farthing in Europe) from San Francisco, Calif., to Boston, Mass., replicating the ride of Thomas Stevens in 1884. He also made the Guinness Book of World Records, completing the ride in 33 days ? the fastest ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIn just over a year, 41 mental-health patients have received treatment in the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room through the Hillcrest Family Services emergency department, Sarah Berndt, county coordinator of disability services/general assistance director, informed the Henry County supervisors during the supervisors? regular meeting Tuesday.Berndt said 29 of the ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSomething has to change, and change soon.That was Mike Prottsman?s message to the Henry County Board of Supervisors during the board?s regular meeting Tuesday morning. After meeting with Prottsman for nearly an hour, the supervisors said they were on board with Prottsman?s urge to step up recycling in the county?s rural areas.Prottsman, owner of Prottsman Sanitation, holder of ...
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has announced it has awarded 119 grants totaling more than $1.2 million to organizations, people and projects in 40 communities that strengthen quality of life and cultural vitality in Iowa.Through the Cultural Leadership Partners Program, Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant was awarded $15,000 in funding to support the operating expenses of the organization.?With these ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Almost a year after the Winfield City Council gave the go-ahead for a Telepharmacy to be developed in the city it looks like it will finally become a reality; at least in a couple of months.There were five Telepharmacies in Iowa running as pilot programs; Winfield was looking to become the sixth. However, in November, the Iowa Pharmaceutical Board informed Winfield ...
A tree limb fell on a home at 1101 North Perry, in Mt. Pleasant. The tree was reportedly struck by lightning Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. According to beaconbeta.com, the home is owned by Linda Pohren.
Temperatures in the 90s didn?t stop runners from competing in the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department?s first-ever 5K run June 17. Over 60 runners competed in the event. Above, and a pair of runners finishing the course. The run began at the fire department and ended on the east side of the city square.
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