Mt. Pleasant News

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? All but one major construction project is still being majorly considered at New London Community School District. After much discussion and weighing of public opinion during a special work session last night, the school board has seemingly stepped away from adding a new gymnasium/fitness center only to replace the idea with that of a new, six-lane track.?I would love ...

Wanting to ward off the ghosts, goblins and other monsters lurking about this Halloween season, HCHC is holding its second annual no carve, non-scary pumpkin decorating contest. All exhibits are anonymously submitted by individual departments for HCHC associates to vote for their favorite piece during the week of Oct. 19 through Oct. 23. Exhibitors are asked to be as fun and creative as possible, while using ...

Wanting to ward off the ghosts, goblins and other monsters lurking about this Halloween season, HCHC is holding its second annual no carve, non-scary pumpkin decorating contest. All exhibits are anonymously submitted by individual departments for HCHC associates to vote for their favorite piece during the week of Oct. 19 through Oct. 23. Exhibitors are asked to be as fun and creative as possible, while using ...

Harvest season in Iowa generally results in several vehicle-machinery accidents before the crops are in the bin.That was the case recently in Henry County as sheriff?s deputies investigated two harvest-related accidents on Oct. 14.Deputies were summoned to a gravel road southwest of Olds at approximately 11:37 a.m., Oct. 14 for an accident involving farm equipment and a small passenger vehicle.Myron Hoylman, ...

Due to an extremely wet spring and a delay in planting, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Acting State Conservationist Richard Ellsmore, with USDA?s Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced that farmers participating in state cost-share and most federal financial assistance programs now have until Nov. 1, 2015, to plant winter hardy cover crops North of Highway 20 and have until Nov. 15 ...

No parking means no stopping.That?s what the Mt. Pleasant Police Department says regarding parents of middle school students who stop on Lincoln Street to drop off their children before or after school.Both sides of Lincoln Street in the area of the middle school are designated as no parking. No parking includes stopping to drop off or pick up students even if you do not intend to leave your vehicle there, the ...

The Henry County Sheriff?s Office is investigating a vandalism case in the 2200 grid of 290th Street.An investigation by deputies revealed that sometime between Oct. 6 and Oct. 11, someone cut the wrap and twine from a row of 10 round hay bales. A damage estimate is not known at this time.Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the sheriff?s office at 319-385-2712.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsRepublican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told about 50 people Thursday at Miss K?s Homemade Delectables, in Mt. Pleasant, that he thought the most qualifying criteria to be elected president is to be unqualified.Of course, Huckabee did not mean Americans should elect an unqualified person to be president. Rather, he was playing on the ?outsider? theme being used by a ...

The Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves crowned their homecoming king and queen during boom night on Wednesday. Pictured left to right are the W-MU court, Raelen Gipple, Warren Krieger-Coble, Alyssa Carleton, Sam Jennings, Queen Caitlin Jamison, King Levi Watson-Hewitt, Beau Van Amerongen, Cassidy Lennie, Garret Baker and Kenzie Scott. Crown bearers in front are Kaelyn Fritcher and Parker Wilson. The homecoming game will ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsThe dilemma between the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) and Mt. Union has made it?s way to the Henry County Board of Supervisors, who are asking what, if there?s anything they can do.Greg Moeller, Henry County supervisor and the county representative on the RUSS board, told his fellow supervisors during Thursday?s meeting he has made the invitation to RUSS officials to ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball team could be moving to a different conference district, according to Superintendent Jeff Maeder.Maeder addressed the possible conference move during the school board?s regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14.?Because Van Buren and Harmony (school districts) are going to merge next year and Maharishi (is) sometimes not able ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsRarely do no-parking ordinances stall in city council proceedings.However, Mt. Pleasant?s City Council provided an exception to the rule Wednesday when the second reading of such an ordinance died due to a lack of a motion.The ordinance established no parking on the east side of the 800 and 900 blocks of North College Avenue. The measure was unanimously passed to a second ...