Mt. Pleasant Community High School?s show choir, InMotion, won first place in its division during the daytime competition at the Quincy Showcase of Excellence Saturday in Quincy, Ill.The local show choir qualified for the finals and finished as runners-up. InMotion won a caption award for best vocals and the Iowa Choice Award for being the best show choir from Iowa at the event.InMotion also claimed the ...
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of East Washington Street and North Grand Avenue.Police records indicate a 2004 Toyota, operated by Sherry Humpreys had been traveling west on Washington Street when she slowed down to turn right to merge into Grand Avenue when she was struck from behind by a 2011 Chevy operated by Kenneth Juhl. The combined ...
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to the report of a collision at the north entrance of Wal-Mart at 10:32 a.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015.Police reports indicate a white Mac semi tractor and trailer was traveling west on Winfield Avenue and turned south into the Wal-Mart north entrance.A blue 2009 Chevy Silverado truck, owned by Clarence Nichting, of Mt. Pleasant, and driven by Steve Conrad, of ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe story of Arabella (Belle) Babb Mansfield is one of promise and one that can inspire women, not at Iowa Wesleyan College, but women around the country; that?s why she?s being honored with the Mansfield Symposium.The Symposium will take place on Thursday, March 26 on the IWC campus.Ashlee Whipple, chair of public relations and communications committee, said girls and women ...
Renewal of the city?s health insurance plan will be discussed Tuesday, March 17, during an 8 a.m. meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Personnel and Finance Committee in the city administrator?s office at City Hall.Other tentative agenda items include several discussion items: purchase of property on East Vernon, a road grader and a public works? fuel card system.
Mt. Pleasant residents Claude Rhum and Robert Statler were recently honored for their military service during veteran-pinning ceremonies hosted by HCI Hospice Care Services at their resident at Park Place Elder Living.Rhum was drafted into the Army?s Infantry Division, through which he served two years in the Philippines during a Philippine conflict. Statler was a cook at the Iowa National Guard based out of ...
Iowa Wesleyan College today announced a strategic partnership with College Raptor which brings a new level of transparency about the affordability of an IWC education to prospective students. Available now at iwc.edu, College Raptor?s Net Price Calculator, which estimates both need and merit-based financial aid, gives students and parents access to a clear picture of the ?net price? and value of attending the ...
Claude Rahm and Robert Statler, pictured, were honored recently by HCI Hospice Care.Rahm was presented a certificate of honor and Statler a flag pin.The items were given to the local veterans, now living at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant, during ceremonies honoring them for their military service and hosted by HCI Hospice Care.Rhum served in the Philippines and Statler was a cook in the Iowa National ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Planning an academic calendar is difficult when the school start date is still up in the air, due to a continuing debate within the Iowa Legislature.The school start date bill, a measure that would determine whether the state or each school district would set their start date, is still floating around the capital.?It?s hard when we?re trying to set a calendar and ...
Parmalee, a country rock band, will be in concert Saturday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. at the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsIt couldn?t be Midwest Old Threshers Reunion without Leroy Van Dyke, could it?Van Dyke, a staple at the event for decades, is back this year with his Country Gold mates ? Jimmy Fortune, Barbara Fairchild and Johnny Lee. The reunion is as late in the calendar as it can be this year, running from Thursday, Sept. 3, through Monday (Labor Day), Sept. 7.Entertainment was announced...
By ANDY HALLMANGolden Triangle News ServiceFAIRFIELD ? A former manager at Family Dollar in Fairfield has been accused of stealing about $44,000 from the company.The Jefferson County Attorney?s Office has charged Amber Dawn Mellott-Smith, 34, with theft in the first degree, a Class C felony, and commission of specified unlawful activity, ongoing criminal conduct, a Class B felony. First-degree theft refers to ...
WAYLAND ? WACO School Board members will consider approval of budgetary reductions during their regular meeting Monday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the media center at the Crawfordsville Elementary School.Other tentative agenda items include approving the master contract with the WACO Education Association; approving the fiscal 2016 budget; and approving the junior high assistant baseball and softball coaching ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London City Council met in special session Thursday morning to formally accept the resignation of a council member and discuss the vacancy of the city?s police chief.Councilman Greg Thu resigned prior to the council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, but since it wasn?t on the agenda, the council couldn?t take any action on his abrupt departure.Thursday ...
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