Mt. Pleasant News

Two men were arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated during the romantic holiday.Brian Francis, 39, of New London, was arrested on Feb. 14, 2015, at approximately 12:25 a.m. by the Henry County Sheriff?s Office. According to police documents, deputies were on a routine patrol when they observed Francis? vehicle swerving on the roadway. Deputies made a traffic stop near Penn Avenue on Highway 34. ...

Next week?s public meetings in Henry County include the following.Tuesday ? Henry County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Henry County Courthouse.Wednesday ? Mt. Pleasant City Council, 5:30 p.m., Mt. Pleasant City Hall.Thursday ? Henry County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Henry County Courthouse.

DES MOINES (AP) ? Layoffs will begin in March at mental hospitals in Mount Pleasant and Clarinda, despite efforts by some legislators to keep the centers open, a union official said Thursday.Danny Homan, Iowa president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, told The Des Moines Register that an administrator informed employees at the Mount Pleasant hospital that the first round of ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News DES MOINES ? Iowa Wesleyan College nursing students, clad in their purple scrubs, and their professor marched on the state Capitol Wednesday.Well, marched may be an exaggeration, but they were armed. Armed with petitions, that is, containing more than 7,100 signatures protesting the closing of the Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute (MHI).The students and professor were ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant News2,700 community leaders from across the nation and 10 countries took part in Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America?s (CADCA) 25th Annual National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., and Henry County wasn?t left out of the mix. Chris Kempker, a representative from the Henry County Substance Abuse Coalition, was also invited to attend and Kempker said the forum was not only ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsTo hear the words ?Mt. Pleasant Robotics? one might picture a locally owned small business or a large engineering plant. Well, although Mt. Pleasant Robotics is made up of some very professional individuals who do know more than a thing or two when it comes to the world of robots, technology, and all the nuts and bolts in between, Mt. Pleasant Robotics is not a store or a ...

The second of four Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance-sponsored legislative briefings will be Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. in the International Room of the Chadwick Library on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College.During the legislative session, the government affairs committee of the Chamber hosts the briefings on the fourth Saturday of the month.

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London Community School District is getting their school pride on as they now have an official school logo. After a lengthy discussion regarding the issue and employing the help of the student body, the board voted unanimously to decree a new logo as the official logo for the school and use that logo on all school-sponsored products, teams and events.Accor...

The Panther girls can taste it ? victory in the opening round of post-season play. The victory came at the expense of the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers and moves into the semifinal round of the regional tournament Saturday night at Cedar Rapids Xavier.

It?s tournament time. Mt. Pleasant?s student section shows its support for the Panthers during last night?s regional opener at Mt. Pleasant. Senior Kelsie Phipps scored her 1,000th career point, totaling 20 on the night, to lead the hosts to a 52-39 victory over Clear Creek-Amana. MPCHS moves on to face eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier Saturday evening at Xavier. For more on the first-round game, see page 3 of ...

WAYLAND ? A public hearing and resolution to accept the sale of city property heads the tentative agenda for the Wayland City Council meeting tonight (Wed.) at 7:30 p.m. at Wayland City Hall.Other agenda items include adoption of an update to the Henry County Multi-Jurisdictional Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, consideration of an asbestos removal quote for a building at 113 W. Main St. and authorizing the mayor ...

Vacation Bible School students and parishioners at the Olds United Church of Christ worked hand-in-hand Sunday, Feb. 15, to pack meals for 2,000 people through the ?Kids Against Hunger? program. Purchasing and packaging the meals was a project of last summer?s Vacation Bible School attendees.