Mt. Pleasant News

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWith shut-off valves now installed at a handful of Mt. Union residences, it?s the job of Henry County?s Environmental Health Specialist, Jodi Sutter, to ensure environmental health practices are still adhered to at those properties.Giving her regular environmental health report during Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Health meeting, Sutter did assure the board that her office has ...

Charges were filed following a one-vehicle accident on April 21, in the 2300 grid of Hickory Avenue, just west of Mt. Pleasant.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, Brett Boggess, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling north on Hickory Avenue when he lost control of his vehicle, which went into a four-way skid into the east ditch.No injuries occurred. Boggess was cited for failure to maintain control, driving ...

Mt. Pleasant Police Department officers investigated a pair of two-vehicle accidents this week.Officers were called to the Shottenkirk parking lot on April 20. An investigation revealed that a blue GMC truck, owned and operated by Greg Esgar, of Winfield, was backing from a parking stall.A red Dodge Ram pickup, owned and operated by Mike Coxsey, of New London, was driving past the blue truck, traveling north. ...

A Salem motorcyclist sustained injuries in an accident on April 24.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, Lloyd Sammons, 45, of Salem, was operating a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound in the 2600 grid of Franklin Avenue when the motorcycle struck a deer on the roadway.Sammons was transported from the scene to the Henry County Health Center for injuries. Damage was estimated at over $1,500 to ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsIn the future, Mt. Pleasant High School students taking online or college courses may be required to pay for their own textbooks.Dr. John Roederer, interim superintendent, said over the years, there has been discussion about whether schools are responsible for picking up textbook fees of students that take online or concurrent enrolled classes. ?It was a gray area,? he said. ...

The Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission is set to meet this week.The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 5:30 p.m., at Jerry?s Restaurant at 2105 E. Washington Street, in Mt. Pleasant.The agenda includes discussion of the Second Baptist Church, a memorial for Martha Hayes, the Forest Home Cemetery and Elliot Obelisk, as well as the Porkhouse Marker and hog roast fundraiser.

Pavement on Mapleleaf Drive has been removed from Harvey Drive, west to Grand Avenue. Above, pieces of concrete are gathered for disposal. Work will continue on Mapleleaf Drive west to Lincoln Street.

The Mt. Pleasant Utilities will be doing maintenance repair to the downtown city water tower, located in the city parking lot on West Monroe Street.Work will begin on Monday, April 25, and will continue for approximately 30 to 40 days. There will be no parking in portions of the parking lot adjacent to the water tower.The Mt. Pleasant Utilities regrets any inconvenience and appreciates your cooperation.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSWEDESBURG ? Prior to Iowa achieving statehood and long before the first shot was fired during the Civil War, immigrants from Sweden were settling in the eastern part of what would become Iowa.Eventually, Swedish immigrants located in what formerly were marsh lands in Wayne Township of Henry County.A common joke around that time was that the marsh land in that area of Henry ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsRaul Espinoza and Jacob Swailes stick tight to the yellow line, which designates the walking path through Hearth and Home Technologies, holding their welding gear in one hand and waving to employees with their other. The duo pauses at a worktable, shielded by a red curtain at the far end of the manufacturing building. They stop long enough to put on their welding helmets and ...

Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the keynote address during the Home Base Iowa Designation ceremony on Wednesday, May 11, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., on the Henry County Courthouse lawn in Mt. Pleasant.Home Base Iowa is an initiative to encourage veterans and transitioning service members to find employment at Iowa companies and call Iowa home. As the U.S. military draws down from the longest armed conflict in ...

Jacqueline Tansy as Little Red, left, and Charlie Bryant's The Wolf, right, act out a scene in the Creative Spark Youth Theatre's production of "Once Upon a Crime: The Trial of Goldilocks." The production is being held at the Midwest Old Threshers Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana, located at 405 E. Threshers Rd., in Mt. Pleasant. Performances continue throughout the weekend, at 7 p.m., on Friday and ...