Mt. Pleasant News

A Wayland man has been arrested on drug charges following a tip from the public.Victor Villa-Perez, of Wayland, was arrested Jan. 20, following a drug bust at 1165 Dakota Ave., Lot 16, in Wayland.Villa-Perez was charged with delivery of less than 100 grams of cocaine, a Class C felony and delivery of less than 50 kilograms of marijuana, a Class D felony. Villa-Perez was also charged with driving with no license ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Carrie Duncan is a self-described ?people person.?That is one of the reasons she is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for state representative from the 84th House District. ?People are so important to me, I love to help people and it takes a person to step forward to make a difference.?I work well with people,? she said. ?I work well with my co-workers, too, ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The pressure is on to find the next superintendent of New London Community School District. And as time is of the essence, the district?s school board has laid out an official timeline for finding their next leader by Feb. 16, 2016.During their last board meeting on Tuesday evening, the board discussed and eventually agreed upon conducting superintendent interviews ...

The Mt. Pleasant Community High School has announced an after-prom meeting.The meeting will occur on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., in the high school media center.All senior parents and students are encouraged to attend. According to the press release, it is important for parents to attend in order to plan a successful after-prom event.

Although daytime temperatures recently won?t break any records, combined with sunshine, they are warm enough to melt snow and ice on roadways. That leads to freezing, though, during nighttime hours. Consequently, Mt. Pleasant Public Works Department employees have been busy during the morning hours spreading a sand/salt mixture on city streets to make the streets and intersections safe.

A Mt. Pleasant man was charged with several violations, including possession of cocaine, following the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 19, at 417 E. Becky Lane, in Mt. Pleasant.Ivan Leonardo was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver less than 100 grams of cocaine, a Class C felony. Leonardo also was charged with driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. Leonardo was taken to ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsDirect supervision was the topic of the afternoon for Henry County Health Center officials as U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) sat down with health center officials to discuss some of Loebsack?s most recent health care legislation.HCHC was just one of the congressman?s many stops on his tour of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across the state Wednesday. Loebsack met with ...

Two rollovers and a car versus deer accident were reported to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, all of which occurred on Friday, Jan. 15.The first single-vehicle rollover accident was in the 2600 grid of Franklin Avenue, just south of Oakland Mills.Fawn Wathen, of Salem, reported losing control of her vehicle due to icy road conditions, causing the vehicle to enter the ditch were it rolled on to its top. ...

Main Street Mt. Pleasant Director Lisa Oetken, seen above, said the event Bootleggers Day celebration had a great turn out.

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated a pair of accidents on Jan. 14, one of which resulted in charges being filed.Kaity Grace Bench, 27, of New London, was charged with operating while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor, and cited for an open container following an accident in the 2600 grid of Highway 218.Responding to a report of an accident, deputies located Bench?s vehicle stopped on the roadway with ...

Ascending the top steps of the Union Block Building felt like stepping into a time machine during the Bootleggers Day celebration held on Saturday, Jan. 16. The event featured live jazz, zoot suits and flapper girls.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt was a good 2015 for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion and accompanying programs.That?s what Terry McWilliams, Old Threshers CEO, told the Henry County supervisors Thursday when making his budget request for fiscal year 2017. McWilliams asked the supervisors for $20,000, the same amount he requested last year.?We went through a lot of changes last year, but overall, 2015 was ...