Mt. Pleasant News

A Henry County man has been arrested following a domestic disturbance dispute.Jeremy Patton was arrested on the evening of Sunday, June 28, following the Henry County Sheriff?s Office responding to reports of a domestic disturbance at the 2400 grid of Henry Lee Street in Henry County.Following an investigation, deputies determined Patton had assaulted his girlfriend while at the residence. However, by the time ...

Members of the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will meet Monday, July 6, at 1 p.m. in the conference room of the Henry County Courthouse.Those interested in the pioneer cemeteries of Henry County are welcome to attend.

Layke Millspaugh, 6, right, and Blake White, 6, left, get a little help from Layke?s mom, Julyanne Millspaugh, as they sift through the sand in search for buried treasure during Rome?s Knight Day Celebration,which was held on Saturday, June 27.

BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? A slew of city employees will be seeing a little extra on their paychecks as the Wayland City Council authorized the wages and benefits for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.Hourly rate employees receiving a 75-cent raise include, Marsha Chalupa, deputy city clerk, $18.05; Barry Leichty, gas superintendent, $24.83; and Randy Morrow, water superinten...

Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Street Committee will continue their discussion on parking in the 200 block of North Jackson Street during their meeting Tuesday, July 7.The committee also will discuss parking in the 800 block of North College Street; parking restrictions in the 800-900 blocks of South Adams Street; and future road projects.The committee?s meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. in the city administrator?s ...

Two individuals have been arrested and two more are expected to be facing charges following an assault.Nathan Cosgrove, 18, of Mt. Pleasant, and Trequan Cosgrove, 16, of Mt. Pleasant were arrested while charges are pending for Becca Henderson, 18, of Salem, and Christian Chapman, 20, of Mt. Pleasant.The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m., on June 27, in the 1800 grid of 265th Street, south of Mt. ...

North Iris Street was opened to traffic at 8:30 a.m. today, according to Warner Engineering Associates, Inc., the engineering firm for the project.Weather issues forced the project to be one of the longest in memory. The reconstruction of the street began in the spring of 2014, but a wet summer last year caused repeated delays.City and construction crews are still cleaning along North Iris and the street ...

Henry County department heads will give their monthly reports to the Henry County Board of Supervisors during tomorrow?s (Thurs.) board meeting.Also during the 9 a.m. board meeting at the courthouse, Matt Donnolly will present a consent to rezone property adjacent to county ground.The meeting will also include a fireworks permit for an organization.

Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance?s Government Affairs Committee hosted the final legislative briefing of the season June 27.The briefing, which served as a wrap-up of the session, drew a slim crowd, comparatively speaking to briefings when the legislature is in session.

A voter signs in to vote at Cottrell Gymnasium shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday. Voting in the school election was unusually heavy. The extension and new language in the revenue purpose statement was defeated by nearly 1,000 votes. Meanwhile, Chuck Andrew scored nearly a 700-vote win over Heather Snavely in the school board?s District 1 election. Snavely had been appointed to the board recently to replace Michelle ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsYou can?t call out State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, for not calling a spade exactly that.Taylor was more than candid in his appraisal at Saturday?s legislative briefing of the accomplishments of the 2015 Iowa Legislature.?I was kind of disappointed,? said Taylor, who is finished his third year at the capitol. ?I thought we should have gotten more accomplished policy-wi...

Numerous federal, state and local government offices will be closed Friday for the July 4th weekend.The City of Mt. Pleasant offices will be closed Friday, July 3.Mt. Pleasant?s compost site, located behind Saunders Park, will be closed Saturday, July 4th.In observance of the July 4th holiday, area recyclers will be closed on Friday, July 3.The Des Moines County Regional Landfill and the HazChem Center will ...