Mt. Pleasant News

All Mt. Pleasant Community High School seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend a meeting Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school media center to plan after-prom activities at MPCHS.Organizers said it is important for parents to attend in order to plan a successful after-prom event.

The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Affairs Committee invites the public to a forum with area lawmakers Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the International Room of Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan College.The forum topic is ?Education and Workforce Development.?Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, and Sen. Thomas Courtney, D-Burlington, are both scheduled to attend. Joining them in ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsOrdinances were added to the books Wednesday evening by the Mt. Pleasant City Council.Meeting in regular session, the council passed the third readings and adopted six ordinances and had the first reading on two more proposed ordinances.Council members didn?t waste much time in sweeping the ordinances into the books in 15 minutes. With moderate snow falling outside and more ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsNew London Community School Superintendent Steve McAllister, school board president Laurie Hempen, and board secretary Jessica Boyer, were joined by members of the New London Education Association to hold a special session to exchange master-contract proposals Tuesday for the 2015-2016 school year.This session was held simply for an exchange of proposals, and therefore no open ...

Members of the Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission will discuss a memorial to Martha Hayes during their regular meeting tomorrow (Thurs.) at 5:30 p.m. at Jerry?s Restaurant.Hayes, who died late last year, was a longtime member of the commission.Other tentative agenda items include discussion of Forest Home Cemetery, introduction of a new commission member and discussion of the fiscal 2016 budget.

A Mt. Pleasant man has been cited with leaving the scene of an accident after a hit-and-run on Wednesday.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a report of a hit-and-run on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at approximately 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Jackson and Washington Street.According to police reports, a 2015 Mazda, driven by Angela Rodgers, was traveling south on Jackson Street and stopped at the ...

Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre will present the original world premiere of ?My Father?s War: The letters of Lieutenant Charles Smith.? The letters have been compiled and edited by Martha Johnson.The production will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday (March 5-7) at 7 p.m. at the Heatilator Center for the Arts in Mt. Pleasant.1st Lt. Smith, serving with the 301 Signal Corps Battalion of Patton?s 3rd Army came ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsWith no written or vocal comment from the public, the Henry County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the Henry County 2015 fiscal year budget which included a 20-cent higher property tax levy than the current year?s budget, which totals to $11.89 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for rural areas and $7.94 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for urban areas.In total, ...

Yokum Lane will be closed indefinitely following heavy damage to the guardrail.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was called to the Creek Overpass at South Hoaglin Drive and West Yokum Lane at 8 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, after reports of damage to the guardrail.According to police reports, an unknown vehicle struck the north guardrail and caused heavy damage. The collision occurred between Saturday, Feb. 21 and ...

Police are on the look for the individual responsible for a hit-and-run accident that occurred on Sunday, Feb. 22.At 11:49 a.m., the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was called to the 200 block of South Jackson Street after a report of a hit-and-run collision.Police reports indicate a 2008 gray, four-door, Pontiac G6 was legally parked in front of 205 South Jackson Street. An unidentified vehicle drove south and ...

A Centerville man was cited for failure to maintain control of his vehicle after a two-vehicle accident on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was called to the scene of an accident on the 300 block of West Washington Street at 9:52 a.m. after a report of a two-vehicle collision.According to police reports, a blue 1994 Jeep Cherokee, owned and operated by Jeff Chance, of Centerville, was ...

By XIOMARA LEVSEN Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? The closing of the mental health institute in Mt. Pleasant was discussed during the legislative briefing Saturday morning at the Washington County Courthouse.State legislators Rep. Jarad Klein (R) of District 78, Rep. David Heaton (R) of District 84, and Sen. Kevin Kinney (D) of District 39 attended the forum Saturday morning. Sen. Rich Taylor (D) ...