Mt. Pleasant News

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsAcupuncture. It?s a practice that, in countries like America, still draws some skepticism from the general public. For Sue Dusterhoft, she admits that at one point she could have been a skeptic herself, but after a very personal success with the practice, she has now become one of acupuncture?s biggest cheerleaders, and has made it her career.?When my husband was battling cancer, ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWhat?s better than a pick-up game of flag football during a nice, crisp, fall weekend? Well, other than winning, not coming away with an injury.Andrew Niemann, athletic trainer at Iowa Wesleyan University, said for those weekend warriors who are looking for a little sports therapy, there are some easy preventative measures that can be taken to make sure they stay injury free and ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWith no business items to tackle, Thursday?s regular meeting of the Henry County supervisors was relegated to reports of subcommittee meetings recently attended by the supervisors.Supervisor Gary See reported on the recent meeting of the District Department of Correctional Services board meeting. See said the district department is realigning staff and will now have two ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? If you don?t know where you?re going, any road will get you there.Harry Heiligenthal, leadership development director with the Iowa Association of School Boards, shared that warning with the Winfield-Mt. Union Board of Education when they met Wednesday evening.Despite having only been less than 24 hours since the polls closed on Tuesday?s school board election, W-MU ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAn ordinance amendment regarding electronic messages in residential districts cleared another hurdle at Wednesday night?s regular meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council.Council members approved the second reading of the ordinance following a brief discussion. Three readings are needed before passage of an ordinance. The ordinance becomes effective after publication in the Mt. ...

Iowa Wesleyan University welcomed one of its biggest classes in almost two decades and achieved an 11 percent increase in persistence rate among returning students.?There is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm on the Iowa Wesleyan University campus as it continues to set records and reach its enrollment and retention goals,? stated an IWU press release.The university released its official census data for the ...

No injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the intersection of East Washington and South Cherry streets in Mt. Pleasant.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, a 2012 Ford Focus, driven by Hannah Stater, 17, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling eastbound on East Washington Street and was stopping to turn north onto Cherry Street. Stater?s vehicle was ...

The Henry County Engineer?s Office has announced that Racine Avenue, north of New London, will be closed beginning Monday, Sept. 14, at 7 a.m.The road will be closed from 220th Street to 210th Street, approximately a one-mile stretch of roadway, in order for crews to replace culverts.There will be a posted detour route.Seaton Construction of Deep River is the contractor for this project. The construction is ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsLegal skirmishes between the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) and the City of Mt. Union are continuing.The matter began several years ago when some Mt. Union residents refused to pay their sanitary sewer bills to RUSS after the utility service system installed a new sewage system in the Henry County community.RUSS Executive Director Bruce Hudson told the RUSS board ...

Parmalee took a quick break during their show Saturday night to take a group photo with the audience.

Jim and Anita Beebe, of Galva, Ill., took home a guitar auctioned during Country Gold on Thursday, Sept. 3. The guitar was signed by each of the performers, Leroy Van Dyke, Barbara Fairchild, Jimmy Fortune and Johnny Lee. Above, Anita, center, heads on stage to accept her guitar from Van Dyke, right. The auction raised $2,100 for the Old Threshers Foundation School Tour Program.

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsFor soybean farmers, insects are expected to be a nuisance every growing season. However, this year, soybean farmers are being warned on the dangers of early soybean aphid infestations that can quickly become more than just a nuisance.?Typically, aphids are not as big of a problem in southern counties, whereas northern counties seem to deal with them more. However, this year, ...