Mt. Pleasant attorney Dave McCoid announced he will be seeking a seat on the Mt. Pleasant School Board in the Sept. 8 election.McCoid previously served 21 years on the board.
Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have risen 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72 per gallon July 20, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.76 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Engineer?s Office has been able to make some headway on a few county road projects and hopes the weather holds so that work can continue.?Franklin Avenue/W55 is closed to thru traffic right now. The contractor on the project completed the overlay portion of paving on Saturday, and is now working on shouldering the new overlay pavement,? said Jake Hotchkiss, ...
A Mt. Pleasant man has been charged with a 20-year-old murder.The Johnson County Sheriff?s Office says Stephen J. Klein, 54, of Mt. Pleasant was arrested the morning of Friday, July 17, for the 1995 murder of Susan Kersten, 38, of Iowa City.According to reports, emergency dispatchers received a call just before midnight on Sept. 24, 1995, reporting a car on fire in a field not too far south of the mobile home ...
Two Mt. Pleasant men have been arrested for the sexual assault of a minor.Sean Neal Delacy, 38, of Mt. Pleasant was arrested on Saturday, July 18, following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse between Delacy and a six-year-old victim.Delacy was arrested at his home, 905 West Washington Street, Apt. #25, and charged with four counts of sexual abuse in the second degree, class B felonies. Delacy is ...
John Dunbar was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated following a driving complaint.According to police reports, the Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a complaint of a vehicle traveling east in the westbound lanes of Highway 34 on Monday, July 13, at 10:45 p.m.Deputies arrived on scene and performed a traffic stop and found Dunbar to be intoxicated.Dunbar was arrested and charged with ...
Firefighters from Mt. Pleasant, joined later by the New London Fire Department, spent Thursday afternoon controlling a small, but pesky fire in the attic of the Main Street Cinemas building.
Winfield had close to four inches of rain yesterday, according to reports, from several thunderstorms that visited the area. The thunderstorms were especially powerful in the late afternoon and resulted in the flooding of farm yards and ditches along Highway 78. There was at least one stretch on Highway 78 where water was running over the road. The rain also caused flooding on a number of streets in Winfield. In ...
Sheep and bucket-bottle calves dominated the show ring Thursday at the Henry County Fair. The day?s heat and humidity got to Brody Alter?s calf so the calf decided to take a rest during the bucket show. Matthew Pemberton, show judge, assists in getting the calf back upright.
WAYLAND ? WACO School Board members will receive quotes on ceiling tile and instrument cabinets during their regular meeting Monday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the junior/senior high school media center.Other tentative agenda items include an update on the solar system installation at the Wayland building; a resolution placing a voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) on the September school ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant Community School District will have another open seat for the September general school board election.District V director, Brad Holtkamp, announced his resignation on Thursday, July 16. His resignation will become effective at the end of the September regular school board meeting, which will be on Monday, Sept. 14.Holtkamp has served on the board since 2009, ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsA lightning strike during Wednesday night?s storm caused a small, but difficult fire at Main Street Cinema in Mt. Pleasant.Fire crews were dispatched to Main Street Cinema following receiving reports of smoke Thursday afternoon.According to Mt. Pleasant Fire Chief Stew Kinney, a lightning strike on the north wall at the east end caught some wood in the attic on fire.?The ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt seems Henry County has proven to be a favorable place to serve as a training ground for an elite search and rescue team based out of Cedar Rapids.Iowa Task Force 1 (IA-TF1), a volunteer-based urban search and rescue team, has reportedly shown interest in holding a full-scale search and rescue training exercise at Oakland Mills. Henry County Supervisor, Marc Lindeen, spoke of ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant News Fire crews were dispatched to Main Street Cinema following receiving reports of smoke Thursday afternoon.The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department was joined on scene by the New London Fire Department after civilians reported seeing smoke coming from Main Street Cinema before 1 p.m., on Thursday, July 16.No flames or smoke were apparent outside of the building. However, firefighters ...
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