Area youngsters and adults will be given an opportunity this weekend to ice skate in forecasted 60-degree temperatures. As part of Main Street Mt. Pleasant?s Holiday on Main celebration this weekend, a portable ice-skating rink has been placed on the northwest corner of the square (corner of Jefferson and Monroe streets), as seen above.
Lillian Grace Boutique prides itself on having a wide selection of the latest fashions at a reasonable price. Above, Barbara Steffens, left, employee of the boutique, helps a woman knock a few items off her Christmas shopping list.
Jack Frost wasn?t doing much nipping at people?s noses last night despite the laughter coming from the man-made ice skating rink on the square last night (Thursday). The ice held firm, despite temperatures hovering in the mid 50s for most of the day and evening. Above, kiddos slip and slide on the artificial ice, letting out a few hoots and hollers as they play around. The rink will be up for the rest of the weekend.
Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee is warning Henry County residents of a new scam that has been surfacing in areas surrounding the county.McNamee, in speaking with law enforcement officials in other counties, has been told that citizens have been receiving calls from a male subject claiming to be from the sheriff?s office. The caller claims to be a deputy sheriff, or reserve deputy sheriff, and tells the citizen ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? There?s no question in the minds of the members of the Winfield-Mt. Union School Board that building improvements need to happen. The question is, what to do first?A new heating and air conditioning system, and building additions so portable classrooms will no longer be needed, top the list of possible improvements the board suggested during their regularly scheduled ...
Nearly 59,000 children will soon experience the joy of Christmas, thanks to the Mt. Pleasant and other Iowa communities. Residents packed empty shoeboxes with small items like toys, school supplies and hygiene items for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan?s Purse that sends gifts to children living in difficult situations around the world.For those who missed National Collection Week, you can still ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsThose people familiar with Iowa?s Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) agree that it will eventually be a significant boost for the state, but currently, it is causing more pain than gain.The EDMS is a tool by which all legal and court documents are filed electronically. Henry County was one of the last four Iowa counties to adopt the state-mandated system, doing so in ...
Kids, you better be nice because Santa Claus is coming to town.Santa will be making his first official visit to Mt. Pleasant tomorrow (Sat.). He is scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. during Main Street Mt. Pleasant?s ?Holiday on Main? festivities.In addition to Santa, Main Street also has many family fun events planned on the city square from 4-7 p.m. tomorrow.Some of the activities include horse and carriage ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSeldom does a governing body not take the low bid on equipment, services, etc., however, the Mt. Pleasant City Council, swam against tide Wednesday, opting not to take the low bid on the 2016 mowing contract for the Forest Home and Old City cemeteries.Four bids were received for the work, and Langan Painting and Lawncare LLC, of Danville, received the bid for $69,500.Mike ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsCounties who are members of the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) are going to be writing smaller checks to the organization, as membership fees will dip during fiscal year 2017.During Wednesday?s monthly RUSS board meeting, directors approved a county membership fee of $10,000. The new fee would be effective July 1, 2016. Counties for the past two years have paid an ...
Mt. Pleasant Public Library Board members Brian Carter, left, and Ed Kropa, right, along with Jeff Meyer, library director, center, display a large check, which symbolizes the bequest the library recently received from the Donald E. Young Estate. The library representative announced the donation of $387,617.69 to the library at Wednesday?s city council meeting. In addition to the public library, the Young estate ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? During a special meeting on Monday night, the Winfield City Council approved the posting of the public works director position and adding two more employees to the city payroll.The public works director position became vacant due to the death of the former director, Rick Rodgers. Council members also approved hiring a second assistant to the department, expanding the ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsResidents of Mt. Union are not going to be happy next month when they open their sewer bills from the Regional Utility Services System (RUSS).That may be putting it mildly as the RUSS Board of Directors voted Wednesday in their monthly meeting to nearly double monthly sewer bills in the community to $150. Currently, Mt. Union customers are charged $75.85 per month. The vote to ...
Actresses Pamela Forrest, left, and Helen Slayton-Hughes, right, chat with the film?s director, Anita George (not pictured) before rehearsing a scene.
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