Mt. Pleasant News

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThings are changing in the county?s food inspection program come Oct. 1, and county officials say they will be monitoring these upcoming changes closely.?As of right now, the plan is that Lee County will take over some of the food inspection programs for Henry and Van Buren Counties,? announced Henry County Community Health Director, Travis Johnson, during Tuesday?s Henry County ...

Kearston Droz, above, of Mt. Pleasant, was the top winner in the Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market Salsa Contest on Wednesday. Droz captured both the People?s Choice award and first place in the ?hot? category. Theresa Vandenberg notched second place in the People?s Choice competition. Other winners in the various categories included Mary Garmoe, first place, non-traditional; Judy Sanders, second place, non-traditional;...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? There?s one new face to the Winfield-Mt. Union Board of Education.Stacey Buffington took her seat along side returning board members, Klay Edwards, Jay Nelson and Dan Schurr, who were all re-elected following the school board election on Sept. 8. The board, including Joy Sparrow, who was not up for re-election this year, met Wednesday night for an organizational ...

BY ANDY KURTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsFall season hunting is just around the corner. Henry County Conservation Director John Pullis sat down with the News to discuss the fall season, the best areas to hunt at in the county, and hunter?s safety courses.September brings the start of cottontail rabbit season as well as fox squirrel and gray squirrel season (started Sept. 5). In October, many seasons are starting ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County supervisors are putting the repair of a county-owned building at 106 N. Jackson St. on the fast track.The building was damaged over Labor Day weekend when an unknown vehicle backed into the north side of the building and broke a couple large panes of glass.The board initially received a quote of $6,172 to replace the glass. Further discussion, however, led the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Zoning is alive and well in Winfield following action by the city council Thursday night.Meeting in special session, the council appointed five local citizens to the city?s board of adjustment/planning and zoning commission.The appointees include Linda Sharp, Paul Beaty, Tom Rodruck, Jerry Fricke and Chris Finnell.Finnell, who also serves as Winfield mayor, did not ...

WACO will celebrate its 2015 Homecoming the week of Sept. 21-25.The following are school and community events.Dress up days:Monday, Sept. 21 ? I woke up like thisTuesday, Sept. 22 - Thrift ShopWednesday, Sept. 23 ? Lumber JackThursday, Sept. 24 ? support WACO colorsOn Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m., there will be a parade, followed by the game beginning at 7 p.m. Temporary tattoos and glow beads will be sold ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWith just a week remaining before the Fourth Annual Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour, Jeff Krug, president of the tour?s board, is pumped.?We already have more registrations than in the past and people continue to call and ask about it,? he saidKrug said about 25 cars are registered for the event and nearly 50 percent of the participants are first-time entrants. ?I?m still ...

A dozen citations were issued and one arrest made stemming from a traffic safety checkpoint.The traffic safety checkpoint occurred on Thursday, Sept. 10, on Grand Avenue, from the U.S. Highway 34 underpass to Jewell Avenue. A total of 12 citations, 76 warnings were issued and one arrest was made during the search from 4 to 7 p.m. The arrest was made for driving with a barred license. Two K9 searches were also ...

The drum line keeps the band in step with their rat-a-tat-tat during the band's field show performance Friday night.

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Naturalists? schedules are packed.That was the word from Henry County Naturalist Cari Nicely as she reported on her upcoming schedule this school year along with fellow naturalist, Trenton Hoekstra.?Already, Trenton and I have booked about 52 classroom (presentations) for this year, which is fantastic,? Nicely reported during the latest Henry County Conservation ...

A car vs. deer accident, which occurred on Friday, Sept. 11, on Grand Avenue near Mt. Pleasant High School resulted in $6,000 in damages to the car.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, Laura Willis was driving a 2006 Honda south on Grand Avenue when a deer entered the road from the east ditch, running west across the road in the path of the Willis vehicle.Willis did not sustain any ...