The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance and the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department will host the annual ?Easter Eggstravaganza? Saturday, March 28, at 11 a.m. in Central Park.In addition to the hunting for eggs, there will be games for kids.In the past, the event has attracted over 700 children. The participants are divided into various age groupings.
Henry County had a local tax revenue of $26,125,836 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, according to an audit released recently by State Auditor Mary Mosiman.Also included in the local tax revenue was $1,280,653 in tax credits from the state. The county forwarded $18,710,562 of the local tax revenue to the townships, school districts, cities and other taxing bodies in the county.The county retained ...
No injuries were reported after a vehicle hit a propane tank.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was called to Kempker?s Grand Rental Station located at 1405 East Washington Street about a report of a vehicle that struck a LP Tank that was fenced in.Police reports indicate a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, owned by Cassidy Moyle, of Mt. Pleasant, was parked next to the main building. The jeep came out of gear and ...
Sunday brought nearly a perfect day for witnessing the production of maple syrup. Under sunny skies and with temperatures hovering in the upper 50s, interested people gathered at the Dorothy Family Maple Syrup Camp at the Top of the Hill Shelter Area in Oakland Mills County Park.Cari Nicely, county naturalist, explains how the tree is tapped and offers further information on the syrup process.
Over 20 local vendors came out to display wedding items at the Union Block Bridal Fair on Sunday.Country Charm displayed a variety of flower arrangements, bouquets and wedding centerpieces.
It all depends on your perspective, of course, but at this angle the length of the wind turbine blade appears to equal the width of the overpass. The photo was taken near Mt. Pleasant. In reality, the width of the overpass exceeds the length of the turbine blade.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsNo matter what time of the year it is, injuries and illness are an ever-present part of life from time to time. Thankfully, hospitals and medical clinics are also a staple in American society to help get rid of the bumps, bruises and other maladies that we all come face to face with occasionally.With a busy life to lead, wouldn?t it be nice to have an easy, accessible and ...
Sarah Berndt will give her CDS monthly update to the Henry County Supervisors during their regular meeting tomorrow (Tues.) at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.Other tentative agenda items include subcommittee reports from the supervisors.
Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have fallen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.40 a gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $2.42 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past week, prices ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Regional Utilities System Services (RUSS) executive director, Bruce Hudson, has been busy in Des Moines, looking for additional funding sources.Hudson said he has been in Des Moines several times over the past month speaking to and testifying in front of the Department of Natural Resource Budget Appropriations Committee, in an effort to receive appropriations back to the ...
Halona Poor of Mt. Pleasant sings ?The Black Swan? during the potpourri section of the recent Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) March concert.
Patrick Epperson is General Robert E. Lee in the MPCHS spring production ? ?Afraid of The Dark.? The play has its debut tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. at the Heatilator Performing Arts Center. The play also is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.Patrick Epperson is General Robert E. Lee in the MPCHS spring production ? ?Afraid of The Dark.? The play has its debut tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. at the Heatilato...
Henry County Health Center generates 394 jobs that add $19,347,307 to Henry County?s economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. In addition, Henry County Health Center associates by themselves spend $4,194,463 on retail sales and contribute $251,668 in state sales tax revenue.?Henry County Health Center positively impacts our county?s economy in several ways. The strength of our ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The City of Wayland had two items on its council agenda Wednesday night.The council quickly breezed through both items, approving them unanimously.Friday, June 5, 2015, was set as the spring clean-up date, with the following weekend, June 12 ? 13 as the city-wide garage sale.Residents of Wayland will have to gamble if they want to save their items and possible ...
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