Dr. Kelly Danaher, assistant professor of psychology at IWU, right, receives the Chadwick Teacher of the Year award from President Steven Titus, left, during commencement exercises Saturday. The award is bestowed upon the recipient for excellence in teaching.
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsFor the National Society for the Preservation of Tent, Folk and Repertoire Theatre, it?s people like Sue Mitchell, of Mt. Pleasant, that keep things behind the scenes moving in the right direction.During the National Society?s annual theater conference, held at the Mt. Pleasant Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana from April 29 ? May 1, Mitchell was recognized for over three ...
The Mt. Pleasant Area Development Commission and Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce invite the public to attend the Home Base Iowa Designation Ceremony on Wednesday, May 11, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., on the Henry County Courthouse lawn.In case of rain, please enter the Courthouse through the south doors and meet in the lower level for a reception at 10:30 a.m.
Traffic stop ? S. Brazelton St./E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, May 2.Parking complaint ? 200 block W. Pearl St., Mt. Pleasant, May 2.Theft/larceny/shoplifting ? 2100 block E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, May 2.Animal complaint ? 800 block W. Irish Ridge Rd., Mt. Pleasant, May 2.Parking complaint ? 400 block N. Adams St., Mt. Pleasant, May 2.Illegal dumping/littering ? 210th St./Hickory Ave., Mt. Pleasant, ...
Fifth-grade students from Williamsburg visited the Lewelling Quaker House Museum, in Salem on April 29. The museum is one of the best preserved ?stations? on the underground railroad in Iowa. Over 80 students and teachers attended. LQM board members and other volunteers acted as tour guides and answered questions.
WACO Elementary Schools held their relay day on Thursday, May 5. Third through sixth-graders took to the field to have fun and practice some of the skills they learned in P.E. There were 12 stations for the students to rotate between.
There will be a meeting for anyone wanting to take College Level Classes or Iowa Learning Online Classes Tuesday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m., in the High School Media Center.A representative from Iowa Wesleyan University and Southeastern Community College will be available to talk about enrollment requirements and classes during the Tuesday, May 10, meeting.Any student that has ...
Editor?s note: This is the first in a series of four articles promoting the Tour of Historic Places in Henry County, June 19, and featuring a different building on the tour each week.Area residents will be given the opportunity to view a unique country church, two stone homes over a century old and one Queen Anne home of wood-frame construction during the Tour of Historic Places in Henry County.All four ...
Ben Zihlman took first place in the target round and third in the spirit round at the State Mathematics Competition, held in Iowa City. Zihlman will travel to Kansas City to compete in the Regional Mathematics Championship on Friday, May 13. He is the first Mt. Pleasant student to qualify for the Regional Championship.
BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsAbsentee ballots are available from the Henry County Commissioner of Elections (in the auditor?s office) for the June 7 primary election in Iowa, Shelly Barber, county auditor, told the Henry County supervisors Thursday during the regular supervisors? meeting.Barber said the ballots became available April 28 and noted there is some confusion among voters regarding the primary ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? It?s spring and time for cleanup.Spring cleanup in Salem will be held Thursday, May 19. The council, after consulting with the community?s sanitation hauler, Sedore, set the date during Tuesday?s council meeting.Flyers with spring cleanup details will be posted at city hall, Crew Public Library, the post office and Kramer?s Sinclair. Tires will not be accepted, but ...
The Mt. Pleasant High School Senior Awards Assembly will be held on Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m., in the high school gymnasium.The Awards Assembly is an opportunity to recognize graduating seniors on their accomplishments including awards and scholarships received.Organizations that would like to present scholarships or awards should contact Kelli Nehring at the high school at 385-7700 or email kelli.nehring@mtpc...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? The Wayland City Hall and Community Center will be receiving a new roof in the immediate future.The council approved the low bid of $15,000 from Manning Construction, of Wayland, to re-roof the city building. The measure was approved in a 4-0 vote, with Councilman Chet Fort abstaining as Fort Carpentry also bid on the project.Lyle Manning, owner of Manning Construction,...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsA closer look at the latest results of a community health needs assessment has the Health Henry County Communities board (HHCC) asking what they can do or should continue to do to better improve the overall health of the county.While the needs assessment was quite lengthy, the board did highlight several areas that they feel the county needs to address according to general public ...
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