Mt. Pleasant News

People of all ages are invited to a special Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 26, from 11a.m. to 1 p.m., at WACO High School.Guests are asked to enter the school near the flag pole. Take-out meals may also be brought to homes by calling Tamara at 319-217-2456.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA coordinator for the jail transition program should be announced shortly, Henry County supervisors were told during their regular meeting Thursday.Sarah Berndt, coordinator of disability services/general assistance director for the county, said six candidates were interviewed for the position and the list was pared down to three finalists. ?I felt comfortable with all three ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA project six years in the making is finally taking root at the VanAllen House.The house, which is located just northwest of the Howard and Helen Hills Henry County Heritage Center, is also known as the former Saunders Elementary School.Board members of the Henry County Heritage Trust have completed the first two phases of a six-phase landscaping plan around the VanAllen ...

The 17th annual T.T.T. Tour of Homes and Holiday Market are fast approaching.The tour is set for Sunday, Nov. 22, from 1 to 5 p.m.The homes on this year?s docket are that of Gary and Deb Rodgers, 303 South Cherry Street; Robin and Jill Daniels, 515 West Race Street; Mike and Nancy Vens, 2926 Old Highway 218; and Tom and Kathy Holtkamp, 508 East Walnut Ridge.The Rodgers? home was built in 1961 and one of the ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsHealthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board had food on the brain during their regular meeting on Tuesday, as much of the board business focused in on the activities of the healthy eating committee.Taking the top of the list was Ken Brown, director of The Fellowship Cup, as Brown spoke about how food could help bring in more people to the local organization.?At one time, The ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County supervisors will determine the winner of a four-year city council term in Mt. Union, according to Henry County Auditor Shelly Barber.The auditor received two absentee ballots Wednesday, Nov. 4. Both ballots met the deadline criteria and both votes were for candidate Randal Wiklerson. Consequently, Wilkerson and write-in candidate Kim Fenton each wound up with 20 ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Unfortunately, it?s becoming ?old hat? for the Salem City Council.The council learned during last night?s regular meeting that it would be searching for its sixth city clerk in the past five years.Laci Shull, who has been clerk for just over a year, announced her resignation effective Nov. 27. Shull has accepted employment elsewhere. She has offered to help train the ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? The City of Wayland finally received their answer on what kind of traffic control device could be placed at a high traffic intersection, and it wasn?t what the council was hoping for.During last month?s meeting, the council discussed the need to replace the hard-to-keep-functioning overhead flashing light at the intersection of Highway 78 and Jefferson Street. The ...

Iowa Wesleyan University has been ranked one of the top colleges in the country for its institutional commitment to service.The Washington Monthly, a publication covering politics, government, culture and the media, ranked 350 colleges offering bachelor?s degrees for their contributions to the public good. Iowa Wesleyan ranked 21st overall in institutional commitment to service. The university also ranked second ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant News*Editor?s note: Candidate?s response was given via a written questionnaire.SALEM ? Salem will be electing at least one new member on Tuesday to its five person city council. Incumbents Bruce A. Eltrich and Charles Kramer are joined on the ballot by Mary Essary Hoyer and John Wagner.There are three seats open on the council and Councilman Bill Wixom Jr. is not seeking re-electio...

The Mt. Pleasant Public Library has nearly 70 cake pans available for checkout. One of the favorites of the library staff is the Darth Vader pan.

BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News *Editor?s note: Candidates? responses were given via a written questionnaire. WAYLAND ? Three of the five seats on the Wayland City Council are up for grabs on Tuesday.Incumbents Greg Rich and Scott Shumacher are looking to renew their terms while Kevin Fort has decided to end his tenure on the council, leaving his seat wide open.Also throwing their hats into the ring are ...