Mt. Pleasant News

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant City Council members laid the concrete Wednesday for motorists and pedestrians traveling on the north side of the city.Council members, during their regular meeting, approved awarding a $1,529,777 contract to Jones Contracting Co., of Houghton, for reconstruction of Mapleleaf Drive. The work, which will begin this spring, involves a makeover of the entire street ...

Keokuk High School performing during Saturday's show choir invitational.

Iowa City City High's 4th Avenue Jazz Company was one of seven groups to make it to the finals during Saturday's show choir invitational.

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsSome things are better left unchanged. That was certainly the thoughts of the Henry County Conservation Board on Monday night as they discussed the possibility of making changes to the 2016 camping fees and rates, and the county?s canoe rental policies.In regards to the county?s canoes, the topic was brought to the attention of the board after a request was made by Project AWARE ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant Community School District may have filled the superintendent position, but the district isn?t quite done filling leadership roles.Interim Superintendent Dr. John Roederer said now the superintendent position has been filled, it is time to get to work hiring a full-time director of instruction. With the board?s permission, Roederer said he would like to begin ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWhat should a district do when a non-state funded program isn?t covering expenses? Should the district scrap the program or raise fees?That?s the question the Mt. Pleasant School Board found themselves asking Monday night regarding the district?s three-year-old preschool program.The voluntary three-year-old preschool program is not a requirement of the state, and as a result, ...

The annual Henry County Cattlemen Banquet always draws one of the largest event crowds of the year. Thursday night was no exception as nearly 400 filed into Manning Hall in Mt. Pleasant. Merle Unkrich and Darrell Moeller each received the County Cattleperson of the Year award. Sparky Wellman, a former cattlemen district director, was recognized as a ?Friend of the Industry.?

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsCount Henry County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Shelly Barber among those relieved that the caucuses are over.Although her office had no official role in the caucuses, that didn?t stop the phone from ringing often in the days leading up to Monday?s Iowa caucuses.?The last two or three weeks, we were bombarded with phone calls,? Barber told the Henry County Board of ...

BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? In his nearly 45 years of experience, Jim Warner has never seen anything quite like it, and that?s not a good thing.Wednesday night, Warner, of Warner Engineering in Mt. Pleasant, told the Wayland City Council that he received some strange results from the city?s TV inspection, which allows Warner to see a live video of the sewer lines.?You?ve got, what I hope, is ...

Darrell Moeller, left, received the Henry County Cattleperson of the Year award Thursday night at the annual. Presenting Moeller with his award was Henry County Cattlemen Director Mike Moothart, right.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsNearly 400 Henry County cattlemen and friends of the industry congregated in Manning Hall, in Mt. Pleasant, Thursday night for the annual Henry County Cattlemen Banquet.Merle Unkrich and Darrell Moeller were presented with the evening?s prestigious awards ? both being named a Henry County Cattleperson of the Year.Sparky Wellman, a former district director for the Iowa Cattlemen...

Merle Unkrich, right, received the Henry County Cattleperson of the Year award Thursday night at the annual Henry County Cattlemen Banquet. County Cattlemen President Craig Grothe, left, is presenting Unkrich with his award.