Mt. Pleasant Christian School was the last county school to host commencement exercises. The school hosted a graduation ceremony for its two graduates on May 28. In the photo, Devon Nissen delivers her graduation address. Elijah Lane was class valedictorian.
Mt. Pleasant City Council members are expected to award the contract for the runway lighting project.The council will host a public hearing on the project during its 5:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall and then award the project.Other tentative agenda items include a public hearing and resolution approving an amendment of the fiscal 2015-16 budget; second reading of proposed ordinance increasing sewer fees; approval ...
Mt. Pleasant School Board members will host a public hearing and approve an amendment to the fiscal 2015 budget during a special meeting Thursday (tomorrow) at noon in the central office.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will host a town-hall meeting Friday, May 29, at Access Energy Cooperative, Mt. Pleasant, from 4:15-5:15 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
CLIVE ? A Massachusetts man working in Mt. Pleasant won a $100,000 lottery prize.Richard ?Rick? Merrill of Abington, Mass. claimed the fourth of sixth top prizes of $100,000 available in the Iowa Lottery?s ?Cash Frenzy? scratch game.Merrill said he was hired by Innovairre in Mt. Pleasant to fix some printing equipment last week. During a break for lunch on May 12, Merrill stopped at Hy-Vee in Mt. Pleasant and ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsJake Hotchkiss was the lone presenter during the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, May 26, and announced a recent bridge closure in the county.According to Hotchkiss, Des Moines County has closed a bridge on the Henry/Des Moines County line road, north of Mediapolis blacktop.?The existing structure there is being replaced with a precast box culvert,? ...
A Ft. Madison woman has been arrested after police investigated a domestic dispute claim.Karrie Douthart, 37, was arrested on Sunday, May 24, following a report of a domestic dispute.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office received the report at 11:53 p.m. and went to the 500 block of Walnut Street in New London to investigate.After deputies arrived on the scene, it was determined Douthart had assaulted her ex-boyfri...
No injuries were reported following an accident that caused nearly $14,000 worth of damage.The accident occurred at approximately 9:40 a.m., on Wednesday, May 20, at the intersection of Clay and Main Street in Mt. Pleasant.Mike Wasson, of Libertyville, was driving northbound on Main St. in a 1000 Chevy Truck when a 2015 Chevy, driven by Lexie Leslie-Wilson, of Mt. Pleasant, entered the intersection from Clay ...
By LINDA WENGER Golden Triangle News Service WAYLAND ? Cheyenne Sedlacek let it be known to her boyfriend that if he wanted to go to the prom with her, he had to take Sarah Unternahrer, too.Sarah Unternahrer is a special needs student at WACO. She was born a normal baby girl, but four and a half months later, she contracted meningitis. She was a very sick baby.After five weeks in the hospital, Sarah was ...
Iowa Wesleyan College (IWC) of Mount Pleasant and Southeastern Community College (SCC) met Wednesday, May 20, to launch enrollment agreements for four academic programs.The agreements will offer students at both institutions seamless, shared access to educational programs and services.Four ?Memorandum of Articulation Agreements? will be completed which will provide a smooth transition for SCC students when ...
Back packs were taken home for the final time along with art work, projects and other memorabilia from the 2014-15 school year as classes dismissed Wednesday for summer vacation in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District. The buses are lined up and students are shown leaving Van Allen Elementary School. Classes reconvene on Monday, Aug. 24.
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Not wanting to ruffle any feathers, Wayland resident Bill Huisenga has decided to repeal his request to the city to allow him to have chickens on his property.Huisenga began meeting with city officials in early April to see what it would take to get chickens on his property. Huisenga?s property is right on the town line. The city currently has a ?no livestock? ...
The Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center will open for the season on Memorial Day ? Monday, May 25.
DES MOINES ? Progress Iowa delivered more than 2,500 petition signatures to Gov. Branstad today, in opposition to his plan to privatize Iowa?s mental health care facilities in Clarinda and Mt. Pleasant.The petition delivery occured just before the governor signed a ?Mental Health Month? proclamation at 11 a.m.?Governor Branstad declaring May mental health month is laughable given his attacks on providers and ...
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