Mt. Pleasant News

A Danville man was cited for failure to control after his vehicle landed in the a ditch on Monday, July 27.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office came upon a single-vehicle accident on Highway 34 near mile marker 241 at approximately 12:28 a.m.According to police reports, Waid Oliver, 19, of Danville, was traveling east on Highway 34 when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crossed the median and the ...

An Ottumwa man was arrested for driving without a license on Sunday, July 26.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation in the 1600-grid of Oakland Mills Road at approximately 3:06 a.m.Upon investigation, James Murphy, 43, of Ottumwa, was arrested and charged with driving under revocation, a serious misdemeanor, and driving left of the centerline, a simple misdemeanor.A ...

Only minor injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Friday, July 24.The accident occurred at approximately 10:10 a.m., at the intersection of Park Street and Academy Street in Swedesburg.According to police reports, Steve Tolander, of Swedesburg, had been eastbound on Park Street in his 2008 Chevrolet pickup when Dawn Bodenham, of Mt. Pleasant, pulled out in front of him in her 2015 Ford ...

With the temperature expected to be in the low- to mid-90s today (Tues.), accompanied by high humidity, conditions could become oppressive quickly. Therefore, we thought a couple of ?cool? pictures from last winter would get your mind off the heat and humidity for a couple of seconds. That being said, this is not to be meant an endorsement of winter because some (like us) prefer the heat to the bone-chilling cold.

A Mt. Pleasant man received several misdemeanor citations after police found his vehicle in the ditch.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office responded to a vehicle in the ditch near the intersection of Hickory Avenue and 265th street on Tuesday, July 21, around 3:07 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, Matthew Schumann, 26, of Mt. Pleasant, was cited for failure to maintain control, no insurance and expired registration, ...

The Henry County Sheriff?s office is looking for a suspect who fled on foot during a traffic stop on Monday, July 20.The traffic stop occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m., at the intersection of Main Street and Oak Street, in New London.According to police reports, during the traffic stop, the driver fled on foot. The truck determined to be stolen and was subsequently returned to its registered owner.The case ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London Community School District (NLCSD) will have to say goodbye to current superintendent, Steve McAllister, at the end of the 2015-2016 school year, according to an announcement made at Monday?s regular school board meeting.Although he was unable to attend Monday night?s meeting, McAllister?s letter of intent to retire was read aloud by board president,...

Henry County Health Center Foundation has announced its 2015 grant program. The HCHC Foundation seeks to support the development and delivery of important health related initiatives for the benefit of residents of Henry County and surrounding areas.The Foundation will fund projects in six health-related priority areas ? 1. Science and Technology; 2. Health Education; 3. Health Programming; 4. Workforce Developmen...

Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss? weekly report heads a rather sparse agenda for the Henry County Board of Supervisors for the board?s regular meeting tomorrow (Tues.) at the Henry County Courthouse.The only other item on the agenda for the 9 a.m. meeting is sub-committee reports from the supervisors.

Mt. Pleasant?s Area Chamber Alliance hosted the second ?Rock Around the Block? event Friday at Central Park.Nella Thomas opened for ?Flash in a Pan" to provide the musical entertainment.As usual, there was plenty of food and games for the children, while the adults enjoyed the music.Using the inflatable slide in the photo was Auston Hurd, 10, Mt. Pleasant.The final ?rock? will be in August.

Tammy Mumme sent out a Facebook post to find some volunteers to make fleece tie blankets for children battling cancer at the University of Iowa Children?s Hospital. Mumme received donations of money, fleece and even eight crochet blankets. Mumme and her volunteers made 43 blankets to be donated.

SALEM ? A ?Camera and Canvas? fundraiser will be hosted at the Salem Crew Public Library as part of its annual silent auction during Old Settlers in Salem on Saturday, Aug. 29.For those interested in submitting an entry, forms and guidelines can either be picked up at the library or you can contact Cheri Sanders at mommasanders56@gmail.com or (319) 470-1039.Library hours are Monday thru Thursday 1-5 p.m. and ...