Dense fog didn?t relent much until Friday evening. The fog gripped the area for most of the day, creating a drippy, dreary day. The Iowa Wesleyan University Chapel is shown surrounded by fog on Friday afternoon.
The amount of tree limbs and trunks in the Skunk River at Oakland Mills is starting to grow. The limbs near the footbridge are shown in the photo. There is also a collection forming on the southwest side of the river as it approaches the Franklin Avenue Bridge. Several years ago, there was a huge logjam on the Skunk caused by tree branches, trunks, etc., and it cost the county over $30,000 to have the debris removed.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? The City of Wayland Utility Department will have three pickups, at least they will in the near future.During the city council meeting Wednesday night, the council set the specifications for the new vehicle before approving the bid request.The specifications included a 4.6 liter engine or larger, running boards and a receiver hitch.Currently, the Utility Department has ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt is not a well-known fact that the Henry County Treasurer?s Office collects more revenue than most of the businesses in the county.In 2015, the treasurer?s office collected $40,160,589.84 in taxes, licenses, fees, etc., according to Ana Lair, county treasurer.Lair presented some facts and figures from her office?s activity to the Henry County Board of Supervisors Thursday ...
The Hawkeye State Archaeological Society of Iowa will be hosting an artifacts show at Iowa Wesleyan University on Sunday, Jan. 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free and the general public is welcome. Contact Brent Japsen at 319-931-1845 or Denny White at 319-986-5698 for more information.
The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce has named Golden Eagle Distributing the first quarter winner of the Mt. Pleasant Community Pride Award for exceptional property maintenance.The award was announced to Golden Eagle Distributing during the January ?Alive After Five? networking event at the Weight Loss Center of Southeast Iowa on Jan. 6, 2016.The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London City Council may have agreed to postpone any sewer work under the high school?s football field until after next season, but that doesn?t mean the council won?t be waiting to talk about the project.Last September, the council decided to postpone replacing the sewer until after the 2016 football season. However, city project engineer, Matt Walker, said ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Peggy Beaty is a hometown gal. She wants to see the community thrive.That?s one of the reasons she was part of the driving force that has launched an ambitious expansion project to the Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Winfield.?This is my hometown, and I am pretty passionate about providing the best care possible for residents,? assessed Beaty, ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London City Council is holding off on developing a sub-division on South Pine Street, but may be looking to develop some homes on Adams Street.On Tuesday night, one of the many agenda items was to discuss creating a TIF district in order to help develop housing on South Pine Street. However, Councilman Greg Malott said he was concerned with creating a TIF ...
Henry County Sheriff deputies investigated three accidents in the last week, two of which were rollovers.The sheriff?s office received a report on Jan. 3, of a single-vehicle, rollover accident near the intersection of 200th Street and White Oak Road.According to the report, Drake Christe, of New London, was traveling northbound in a 2004 Dodge Ram, when he lost control on the icy road surface and entered the ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsWith this week being the first of the New Year, it seemed fitting that the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) nutrition committee meet to re-establish goals for 2016, while also looking at some of their ongoing projects.Made up of various community members and business leaders, the nutrition committee decided to focus in on three main topics including school-related projects,...
Even though temperatures have dipped into the freezing zone, the Skunk River has yet to become a chunk of ice. Above, water still flows over the dam at Oakland Mills.
SALEM ? Salem?s monthly city council meeting, scheduled for last night, was postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 5:30 p.m., in the Community Building.The postponement was due to the agenda not being posted 24 hours in advance of the meeting, according to city officials.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Zoning permits sparked both heated debate and a long, uncomfortable silence from the New London City Council Tuesday night.Out of a list of six permit applications, half of the possible building projects were met with extensive conversation.Two of the debated zoning permits came from Jim Cordes Motors, which is located at 200 E. Main Street.Cordes sought to make a ...
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