Call it a harvest scene with a tad of Halloween. The Mullin Family Farms, north of Mt. Pleasant, on north Iowa Avenue, annually has some sort of display this time of year recognizing the harvest season.
Providing warmth with their chili on a brisk Thursday evening were these 4-H?ers, from left, Maddie Van De Berg, Breanna Runyon, Zoe Runyon and Hallie Sandeen. The girls were just some of the cooks featured during this year?s Soup?r Chili Challenge in Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMM Composite, Inc., Mt. Pleasant?s newest manufacturing plant, hopes to begin production in early November, Henry County Supervisor Gary See said during the supervisors? meeting Thursday. See was reporting on the latest board meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Area Development Corporation.The composite product firm, headquartered in Denmark, is moving its operation in the United ...
Mt. Pleasant Police Department officers responded to a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the intersection of Locust and Washington Streets.According to the department?s accident report, a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Mitchell Martin, of Mt. Pleasant, ran into the back of a 2009 GMC Canyon, driven by Jane Protttsman, of Mt. Pleasant. A 2002 Pontiac Sunfire, driven by Jared Holdefer, also of ...
BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News *Editor?s note: Candidates? responses were given via a written questionnaire. NEW LONDON ? The New London City Council has two open seats at the table and four candidates looking to fill them.Of the four candidates, two are incumbents ? Kirk Miller and Tom Davis.Miller is hoping to go for two consecutive terms on the council as fellow incumbent Davis, who entered the ...
Roughly 40 members of the First United Methodist Church, in Mt. Pleasant, gathered together to package over 6,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger on Wednesday night in the church?s Fellowship Hall. The packaged food will be dispersed to starving and malnourished children and their families in developing countries across the world. Meals packaged as part of Kids Against Hunger are specially formulated to provide a ...
Halloween is right around the corner and the Mt. Pleasant Interact Club, pictured above, will be hosting their annual Trick or Treat for Cans event. Any non-perishable foods will be collected from Linden Heights and other communities around town from 5 to 7 p.m., on Halloween. All of the food will then be donated to the Fellowship Cup.
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant News*Editor?s note: Candidates? responses were given via a written questionnaire.NEW LONDON ? Election signs seem to be multiplying in New London as the two contested races, including that for the mayor?s seat, heat up before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3.Tracy Trejo is running against incumbent Ron Sadler.Sadler has held the mayoral position twice before, from 2004 - 2008 and ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsLibraries are known to have a variety of offerings. Over the years, libraries have expanded their services from books to books on tapes, CDs and DVDs, and now to cake pans.While visiting family in another state, Barb Welander, of Mt. Pleasant, happened to go to the library in the community and noticed cake pans available for checkout. Welander thought that was a great idea, ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe transition has officially occurred, according to Henry County Environmental Health Specialist, Jodi Sutter, in regards to a recent change in a Henry County food inspection program that she says has some still asking questions.?I have had a few questions and complaints from folks (about the change), but I simply have to tell them that they need to talk to Lee County officials,?...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsCheck those drop boxes.That?s what Mt. Pleasant City Council members and staff learned recently. The council was to award a bid during its Oct. 14 meeting for the lease of approximately 75 acres of farm ground surrounding the municipal airport.But the resolution was halted when the council thought it did not have any bids.Following the report of the meeting, which indicated ...
The City of Mt. Pleasant?s free leaf collection is scheduled for the week of Nov. 16.All leaves must be bagged and placed at the curb on your designated trash day. The city requests the bags of trash be separate from bags of leaves.The collection is open to all residents. If a resident?s trash is picked up by a service other than the City, the resident should call City Hall at 319-385-1470.
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsJake Hotchkiss has been hoping for rain for a couple of weeks now. The county engineer is getting his wish and that means some projects on hold due to dry conditions can come to fruition.?With this rain, we will be working on gravel roads,? Hotchkiss told the Henry County Supervisors during their meeting Tuesday morning. ?You should see blades out there working.?Hotchkiss? ...
If you want to register a complaint or report a crime, the New London Police Department reminds residents to report the complaint and/or crime to them or the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, not social media.New London police says that in order for a complaint or crime to be investigated, it must first be officially reported. The proper way for reporting complaints, the department continues, is to contact the New ...
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