By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Supervisors has approved a Marsh Avenue Bridge award contract with Taylor Construction, Inc.During Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County engineer, approached the board about the contract with Taylor Construction in the amount of $449,821 for the 120x30 foot continuous concrete slab bridge. The accepted ...
Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have risen 9.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.10 a gallon Feb. 8, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has increased 12.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.17 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Crooked Creek Days may not be until this summer, but plans are fast underway for the three-day celebration.Jennifer Huston, committee chair for the celebration, spoke to the Winfield City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting. Huston said this year?s theme would be Winfield?s Hillbilly Holiday. Huston said the plan is to ?paint the town redneck? and the ...
State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, left, makes a point during Saturday?s forum on the closure of the Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute. Looking on are State Sen. Rich Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, center, and State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, right. Taylor has sponsored a bill in the Iowa Legislature which mandates that the Mt. Pleasant and Clarinda MHIs continue accepting patients through June 30.
Updates from Jake Hotchkiss, county engineer, and John Pullis, county conservation director, await the Henry County Board of Supervisors tomorrow (Tues.) during the board?s 9 a.m. meeting.Hotchkiss also will present a contract for the Marsh Avenue bridge.Also on the tentative agenda, is a sheriff grant approval.
After a morning snow on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, Walter Schneider, of Mt. Pleasant, got to work clearing his driveway. Schneider said since the snowfall was so light, there was no need to break his back with a shovel, instead he opted to use a leaf blower. Schneider, who?s retired, also blew off the sidewalks of his neighbors, since they had to be at work all day.
WEST BURLINGTON - Southeastern Community College (SCC) is offering free assistance in filling out and filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Iowa College Goal Sunday will be held on Saturday, February 21 at SCC?s West Burlington campus and Saturday, February 28 at the Keokuk campus. Both sessions will take place from 9am to 1pm.The FAFSA, which is available electronically from the U.S. ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The City of Wayland isn?t raising taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, but it will be a wait-and-see game for the future.During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Wayland City Council on Wednesday night, the council talked money.City Clerk Beverly Conrad presented two budget options to the council.?In order to get the general fund to balance, we?ve moved all ...
Budget changes and project status are two of the tentative agenda items for the regular meeting of the Henry County Conservation Board Monday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the conservation board room at Oakland Mills.Other possible items for discussion include Gibson CRP and the naturalist?s report.The meeting is open to the public. c cdc
DENVER, COLO. ? Emily R. Kann, of Jensen and Jennings in Winfiled, has joined a network of approximately 2,000 agricultural professionals who are members of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).Kann joined the society as an associate member. Associate members are those who desire to become professional or accredited members, but do not meet the requirements. Associate members do ...
In light of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield?s recent security breach, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to reassure members, employees, providers and brokers that Wellmark?s data systems have not been impacted by Anthem?s recent security breach.It?s important to understand that Wellmark and Anthem are separately managed companies. Anthem, like Wellmark, is one of 37 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans ...
We?re not out of winter yet. Snowfall began in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Feb. 4 and continued on until the afternoon. Above, a Mt. Pleasant resident pulled their shovel back out of the garage and started digging themselves out.
By DAVID HOTLEGolden Triangle News ServiceCOLUMBUS JUNCTION ? A Columbus Junction man who had been arrested and charged with child endangerment now faces a charge of first-degree murder after the death of his daughter, four-month-old Marleen Jimenez.According to Iowa Courts Online, Oscar Manuel Jimenez, 20, of Columbus Junction, also faces charges of child endangerment causing death. These were added to a ...
Mt. Pleasant Fire Department and Police Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 300 block of Jackson Street and Henry Street. According to reports a ceiling fan fell, causing a fire.
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