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The swap meet, held at the Old Threshers Reunion grounds over the long weekend, had a little something for everyone.
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The swap meet, held at the Old Threshers Reunion grounds over the long weekend, had a little something for everyone.
It was time for a good, hearty breakfast for the Vens family on Saturday as they ventured out to McMillan Park for the Swap Meet and pancake breakfast, provided by the Kiwanis Club. Pictured are, left to right, Mike Vens, his three-year-old grandson Jeffery and Joann Vens.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsBruce Hudson, executive director of the Regional Utility Services System (RUSS), had a question for the Henry County Board of Supervisors Tuesday during the board?s regular meeting.Hudson asked the supervisors whether they had any conversations regarding Mt. Union?s plans to proceed with the unincorporation process.Supervisor Chairman Gary See said the board has not and ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsMT. UNION ? Despite being a holiday, or maybe because the Mt. Union City Council was called to order on Memorial Day, the metal folding chairs in the city?s community hall were filled as the community engaged in a heated discussion regarding the city dissolving, which led to one individual being led out by sheriff?s deputies.On Monday, the council voted 4-0 to pass a resolution ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDespite race relations often being a topic of heated debate, discussion during Thursday night?s community workshop on race relations was, according to many who attended, open, honest, civil and helpful.Held at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library and hosted by members of the Mt. Pleasant Human Rights Commission, the Keokuk Association for Rights and Equality (KARE) and the Burlington ...
WAYLAND ? Members of WACO?s Class of 2016 were honored with various awards, scholarships and other recognition during Senior Awards night and recent music contests.Following is a list of the awards and winners.Wayland State Bank Scholarship ? Alfredo De La Cruz;Iowa Bar Association American Citizenship Award ? Kaitlin Miles;Ed Thomas Award ? Bryce Achen;Quiz Bowl Letters ? Mason Barnhart, Jackson Gerot, ...
City offices will be closed in Mt. Pleasant on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.Offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 31, at their normal times.Garbage collection will be one day later this week.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWalt Jackson seemingly is always on the move.The Henry County Emergency Management director told county supervisors Thursday that he would like the county courthouse to close at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 16, for an active shooter drill.?I would like to get everybody together in the rotunda at 4 p.m. and explain the procedure,? Jackson began. ?We are going to fire blanks at every ...
The Edwards house, located at 1735 Salem Road, is one of three houses and the Richwoods Chapel to be highlighted on the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission Tour Sunday, June 12.Located about 2.5 miles east of Salem, or directly west of the Salem Stub on the north side of county road J20, the stone house was constructed in the 1860s by Joseph A. Edwards.Edwards, a farmer from New York, came with his ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Ralph Holmstrom admittedly has a passion for politics, and despite being defeated in the 2014 GOP primary for an Iowa House of Representatives seat, the loss has not quelled that passion.In fact, Holmstrom says it may have increased the passion.He said politics are becoming a ?spiritual thing? although he is quick to admit that he is not a politician.Reflecting ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt?s not only working, it?s flourishing.That?s what attendees and staff at the CHOICES Drop-In Center in Mt. Pleasant report.CHOICES, an acronym for Center for Hope, Opportunity and Change in an Environment of Support, is located at 211 W. Monroe St., in Mt. Pleasant, and celebrated its first anniversary Tuesday.Funded by the Southeast Iowa Link (SEIL), the regional mental ...
Mikayla Davis hugs her mother after giving her a rose to commemorate her graduation.
Morgan Reid, left, is congratulated by WisdomQuest Dean of Students Melissa Shull.
Members of the 2016 WisdomQuest senior class are pictured, top photo, with WisdomQuest Dean of Students Melissa Shull, last person in the right in the front row, Saturday prior to their commencement ceremony. Students include, front, from left, Morgan Nicole Reid, Emily Riann Rothbard, Annaka Paige Veldboom, Alexis Rae Hobson, Kirstin McKenzie Sloan, Madison Leigh Church and Kane Michael Jacobs; back, from left, ...
