As summer begins to wind down, there?s a mad dash to finish up projects around town. On Tuesday, crews stopped along South Walnut Street to trim some trees that were beginning to intertwine with the power lines.
By BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsStreet talk dominated most of Wednesday evening?s regular Mt. Pleasant City Council meeting, and it was all business as usual for the council.Headlining the agenda?s new business items included an official resolution concerning the North Iris Street Railway Crossing project. According to official letters from Warner Engineering Associates, the company hired for the work, the ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Open lunch is going to be a thing of the past at Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District.The W-MU school board approved the first reading and suggested revisions of the secondary and elementary handbook for 2015/16. One of the major changes approved on Wednesday, during the board?s regularly scheduled meeting, was to do away with open lunch for students.Superinten...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAlthough the calendar still reads August, Henry County Public Health already is eyeing flu vaccination season.?Tension is starting to get higher,? Community Health Director Travis Johnson told the Henry County Board of Health during its monthly meeting Tuesday.?That (tension) is because flu season is coming,? he continued.Johnson said he talked with one of the agency?s ...
By BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsA Henry County roadway will soon be getting a lot of tender, loving care as highway adoption papers were approved during a Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.As part of the Adopt-A-Highway program, county supervisors, with the assistance of county engineer, Jake Hotchkiss, approved Henry County Health Center?s adoption request for Oakland Mills Road, in Mt. ...
BURLINGTON ? Kent M. Gaudian, President and CEO of Two Rivers Bank and Trust is pleased to announce several recent staff promotions, including that of Becky Zwack, Senior Branch Manager, Mt. Pleasant.Continuing the focus on community banking, these positions create increased opportunities for Two Rivers Bank and Trust to provide enhanced customer service and solutions key to building life-long client relationship...
A motorcycle-deer accident Aug. 10, caused $5,000 in damages to the motorcycle.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, David Mertens was operating a 2013 Honda on west Courtland Road when he encountered a deer on the roadway. Mertens swerved to his right to avoid the deer and entered the north ditch where he lost control of his motorcycle.Mertens was not injured in the accident.
It is time once again to think about the Fall Rummage Sale at the United Church of Crawfordsville, which will be held Thursday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, Sept. 6, from 8 a.m. until noon.Televisions and computers will be accepted. Small electric appliances only if they are in good working order. Please be sure your items are clean and presentable.Questio...
The Community Meal at the Fellowship Cup this week will be hosted by Open Bible Church. They will serve the following menu items:-Creamy au gratin potatoes and ham-Green beans-Fruit cup-Boston cream pieAs always, a game of cards will follow the meal.
It was too nice of a day yesterday for Paul Thompson and his pooch, Waffles, above, to sit inside. Instead, the duo took to the front porch and enjoyed the nice breeze and summer sunshine.
A gaggle of teens ride through the Iowa Wesleyan University campus yesterday.
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Everyone knows it has been a wet summer, but nobody knows it better than some residents living on Winfield?s east side.Larry and Sue Rodruck, who live on the 200 block of South Huntsberry Street, made their second appearance before the Winfield City Council Monday night. The Rodrucks asked if any progress had been made on solving the flooding problems they and their ...
On May 8, the Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees took unanimous action to change Iowa Wesleyan College to Iowa Wesleyan University. The change comes on the heels of a historic and collaborative strategic planning process that concluded this summer and involved over 900 regional partners and a multitude of stakeholder groups.?This is an extraordinary moment in the history of Iowa Wesleyan,? said President Steve ...
By BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Conservation Board will be posting some new signage in various places across the county, but it?s not for event advertising.During the latest Henry County Conservation Board meeting on Monday night, the board approved the addition of safety signage for the Gibson Recreation Area and the Oakland Mills Park. The new postings will consist of information instructing ...
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