Mt. Pleasant News

View it while you can, folks. Twinkle lights, trees a-glow and wreaths will be taken down and packed away on Monday until the next holiday season.

Christmas tree pick-up for Mt. Pleasant residents has been scheduled.Christmas tree pick-up in Mt. Pleasant has been scheduled for the week of Jan. 4 through Jan. 8, weather permitting. Tree pick-up will be done in conjunction with your normal garbage pick-up.All residents of Mt. Pleasant can utilize this service. However, if residents do not use the City?s garbage collection service, they may need to contact ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant News?We don?t have any money? was the first remark by State Rep. Dave Heaton-R-Mt. Pleasant when asked his thoughts on the 2016 session of the Iowa Legislature.The financial pie, according to Heaton?s statistics, resembles more of a doughnut and he said there aren?t near enough slices to go around.Heaton said legislation passed several years ago is putting a financial stranglehold ...

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies, on Dec. 23, investigated a truck stuck in the ditch at the intersection of 220th Street and Marsh Avenue.According to the accident report, Brian Lewis, 48, of South Carolina, made a wrong turn and attempted to complete a u-turn in that intersection.The truck became stuck in the soft shoulder and eventually ended up in the ditch. The truck was removed by Breuer?s Towing.There ...

A Mt. Pleasant truck crosses Monroe Street and spreads sand as to make travel a little less slick.

No injuries were reported from a two-vehicle accident Wednesday at the 235 mile marker of U.S. Highway 34. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the collision involved a semi tractor and trailer driven by Michael Wheeler, 25, of Marion, and an SUV, driven by Carlos Fernandez, 27, of Des Moines. The truck was in the right lane and the SUV in the left lane of the ramp to U.S. Highway 218. At the point where the two ...

Anticipation is nearly over as Christmas Eve is upon us. Churches and places of worship from around the world will be opening their doors tonight and tomorrow for parishioners to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This nativity scene, located in front of Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, is perhaps one of the larger ones in the area. Christmas is the only holiday where virtually every business is closed ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsEighteen months of study, analyzing and preparing will come to fruition on Jan. 1, 2016, when Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities implements its new residential, commercial and industrial electric rate structure.?In June 2014, we recognized the need for a change (in our rate structure),? said Jack Hedgecock, general manager of Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities (MPMU). ?We haven?t ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? With half a year under his belt as superintendent, Jeff Maeder knows stepping into the helm at Winfield-Mt. Union was the right decision.?It?s going great,? he said as the hallways hummed with the excitement of winter break. ?I?m getting to know the school, the culture and like wise, they?re getting to know me.?Maeder, who had been the high school principal at ...

Gary Grunow, Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation director, accepts a check for $1,600 from Justin Septer, Farm Credit Services of America (FCSA), regional vice president of the Iowa southeast region. The local parks and recreation department were the recipients this year of the FCSA?s Community Involvement program. Each year, FCSA makes a contribution to one of the communities in its service area. This is the first ...

Christmas joins Memorial and Veterans days as a time to remember. This family, living on East Cedar Lane in Mt. Pleasant, remembers one of its members as the holidays draw near.

At the recent annual Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club Christmas Party, the club honored Jason Goody with the Workhorse of the Year Award.Every year, one member is recognized for going above and beyond in their efforts within the various programs that the Kiwanis Club sponsors in the Mt. Pleasant area.For many years, the Kiwanis Club has featured the program called, The Tree of Lights. Funds raised for this event, go ...