Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss will give his weekly update at the Henry County Supervisors meeting tomorrow (Tues.) at 9 a.m. in the courthouse.Other tentative agenda items include motion to hire one full-time and one part-time county employee, and sub-committee updates from the supervisors.
Members of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District Board of Directors will meet tonight (Mon.) at 6:30 p.m. in the central office to select an interim superintendent.Other tentative agenda items include the appointment of a temporary superintendent (prior to the appointment of an interim superintendent); approval of the 2015-16 master contract with the Mt. Pleasant Education Association; approval of the ...
Swedesburg?s Swedish Heritage Society hosted its annual Midsommar event June 26. In the summer, the sun never sets in the north part of Sweden. In other areas of the country, it never gets darker than twilight. Midsommar traditionally is observed on the longest day of the year with most celebrations taking place on the weekend closest to the first day of summer. The Swedish Heritage Society also honors a Swedish ...
Dan Dall, left in photo, director of Iowa Task Force 1 and Cedar Rapids Fire Department Battalion chief, shows members of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department and Henry County Dispatch the inner workings of the task force?s equipment trailer.
BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe official day to vote may not be until Tuesday, but Henry County Auditor Shelly Barber said nearly 400 people have already voted early for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District special election.The ballot for the special election will have two items to vote on, a revenue purpose statement and selection of a school board member.The Revenue purpose statement is an ...
BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsJust another tool in the tool belt, that?s the purpose behind Iowa Task Force 1 (IA-TF1).Members of IA-TF1 met with members of the Henry County Sheriff?s Office and dispatch, Mt. Pleasant Police Department, Henry County Conservation, Henry County Engineers, Emergency Management as well as local fire departments on Wednesday, June 24, to discuss how the force could assist local ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsCommunity Action of Southeast Iowa?s Head Start program is currently seeing healthy numbers in attendance.During the latest Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Marc Lindeen reported that the Head Start program is seeing steady numbers, but says that one program in particular is doing exceptionally well.?About $250,000 had to be transferred from the Head Start ...
Local fire departments gathered on Saturday, June 20, for a round of battle of the hoses. The friendly battle was suppose to begin at 2 p.m., but kept being delayed due to multiple response calls. Pictured above, members of the New London Fire Department battle to get the barrel, which has been placed on a line, to the opponents end of the line by moving it with water from the hose.
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsNow a college, soon a university.Steve Titus, president of Iowa Wesleyan College, announced in a letter this week to college alumni that IWC will become IWU, effective Aug. 10.In essence, the college is taking a step back in time ? name-wise, that is ? as it was a university from 1855-1912 before returning to its college status.Titus said the college?s board of trustees ...
The final Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored legislative forum of the year is set for Saturday, June 27, at 8:30 a.m. at the Chadwick Library on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College.The forum will serve as a wrap-up to the 2015 general assembly.State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, and State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, will be in attendance to offer their appraisals of the session.The ...
Dozens of cancer survivors, caretakers and supporters gathered at the Iowa Wesleyan College campus to take part in the Henry County Relay for Life events on Saturday, June 20. Opening ceremonies began at noon with remarks from event chair Amanda Clark and the survivors walk, as shown above.
People thronged to Central Park in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, June 19, for the first ?Rock Around the Block? event of the summer. The event included live music, food, games galore and the widely anticipated kids? pedal pull.Peninah Pidgeon, 2, smiles at her family in the photo after she finishes the pedal pull.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt?s that time of year that hospitals begin to see an uptick in animal bite cases, which is why the Henry County Board of Health is cautioning people to be careful around unfamiliar pets or other animals.During the recent Henry County Board of Health meeting, Travis Johnson, Henry County Community Health director, reported that the county has had several confirmed cases of ...
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsHow many ?Rovers? are permissible at a city residence?Mt. Pleasant City officials are in the process of making that determination and soon could recommend an addition to city code answering the question.Currently, city staff is researching ordinances in other municipalities to gain a handle on the answer before making a recommendation to the city council.During Wednesday?s ...
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