Mt. Pleasant News

By ANDY HALLMAN Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) addressed a crowd of supporters Saturday in Fairfield?s Central Park.Paul is seeking the Republican Party?s nomination for president of the United States, and his stop in Fairfield was one of four he made that day.Paul made himself available for photos with the public before his talk. He was introduced by Fairfield resident ...

The City of Crawfordsville and the United Church of Crawfordsville received grants recently from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation (WCRF). Representatives from the United Church of Crawfordsville, pose with a $35,635 grant to update facilities.

The City of Crawfordsville and the United Church of Crawfordsville received grants recently from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation (WCRF). In the photo, City of Crawfordsville representatives pick up a check for $14,400 which will be used to paint the water tower.

WAYLAND ? WACO School Board members are slated to receive and approve quotes during their regular meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the media center of the junior/senior high school.The board will receive quotes for security cameras and carpet for the music room.Other tentative agenda items include personnel, review of board policies (500 series), results of the 4+1 program evaluation and board of education ...

NEW LONDON ? With the calendar turning to summer, the New London School Board will discuss summer buildings and grounds projects during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening.Other tentative agenda items for the 7 p.m. meeting include setting 2015-16 board meeting dates; 2016 legislative action priorities; and personnel matters.

But these sprayers lined up at Mt. Pleasant?s Liqui-Grow may not be going anywhere for a few days. A rainy and cool week has put a kabosh on spring planting in the region. According to the forecast, the rainy weather is expected to continue through the weekend.

Eleven members of the White Cloud Club met for a 12:30 p.m. luncheon at the Ainsworth Four Corners on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Pat Miller was in charge of arrangements.President Lennis Beichter opened the meeting with a reading ?Song of the Sparrow.? Roll call was answered with a variety of topics.The usual business meeting was held.A plant and bulb exchange was enjoyed.Those attending were: Lennis Beichter, ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe master matrix for a new hog confinement was accepted during Thursday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, and some residents were on-hand to air some of their concerns regarding the issue.The 4,800-head confinement will have a standard eight-foot deep pit underneath it and will be located on Gabriel Avenue, northeast of Trenton. According to Joe Buffington and the ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department will be joining other law enforcement agencies enforcing motor vehicle laws during the May 18 - May 31 Click it or Ticket program.Crash data shows that passenger vehicle occupants are buckling up more during the day than at nighttime. This mobilization across Iowa and the entire United States is created to heighten seat belt enforcement 24-7, but focused enforcement efforts ...

BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Butter braids will stay a staple at Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District fund-raisers, at least for now.During the W-MU School Board meeting on Wednesday, board members decided to table an update to the district?s student health and well-being code that would ban sugary and unhealthy treats from being sold as part of school sanctioned fund-raisers.?Part of ...

Mt. Pleasant Public Works Department employees will observe a sign of the season Friday when they convert the light at West Washington Street and South Marion Street to a stoplight.The light becomes a stoplight to ensure safe travel for pedestrians, bikers and motorists having to cross West Washington en route to the Mt. Pleasant Aquatic Center.During the months the aquatic center is closed, the light is a ...

A Mt. Pleasant man has been arrested for sexually abusing a minor.Clayton Titus, 20, of Mt. Pleasant was arrested Tuesday, May 12, by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.According to a press release, police received a report of a sexual assault involving a 13-year-old child. As a result of the investigation, a search was executed at Titus? residence at 709 South Main Street, apartment 346.Items and evidence ...