Mt. Pleasant News

An inmate at the Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility is facing additional charges after assaulting an officer.On Jan. 18, at approximately 6:40 a.m., the Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility staff activated an emergency alarm due to a disturbance in Living Unit 3B, according to a press release.A correctional officer was assaulted by inmate Darrell Ballard, 24, after the officer directed Ballard to put down a food ...

Iowa Wesleyan College recently hosted the annual Hawkeye State Archaeological Society Show from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the IWC Student Union.The show featured a wide variety of fossils, bones, pottery and artifacts from throughout Iowa. Those in attendance could also bring in their own artifacts and have them examined by archaeologists and historians.

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsFollowing lengthy discussion and research, Henry County has officially passed a resolution that will allow for the counties of Mahaska, Wapello and Washington to exit the current Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) organization.During Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Greg Moeller read the official exit agreement between RUSS and the departing ...

Members of the Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission will discuss filling a vacancy on the commission during their meeting tomorrow (Thurs.) at 5:30 p.m. at Jerry?s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant.Other tentative agenda items include discussion of the 2015-16 budget, Forest Home Cemetery, Second Baptist Church and a preservation project.

A Mt. Pleasant man was charged with operating while intoxicated after a traffic stop on Saturday, Jan. 17.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 260 Street and Franklin Avenue at approximately 12:22 a.m.According to police documents, Christopher Brown, 31, of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, and failure to obey a ...

Thirty-five Friends of Shimek (FOS) Volunteers and friends gathered at Little Mexico in Mt. Pleasant on Jan. 10, 2015, to celebrate the accomplishments of the volunteers toward improvement of the campground facilities and equestrian trails at Shimek State Forest during 2014.Among the guests were Rep. Curt Hanson, Member of the House of Representatives in Iowa, District 82 and ranking member of the Natural ...

Public meetings on tap early next week include the following:Monday ? WACO School Board, 6:30 p.m., WACO Junior/Senior High School Media Center.Tuesday ? Henry County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Henry County Courthouse; Henry County Health Center Board of Trustees, noon, Henry County Health Center.Wednesday ? Wayland City Council, 7:30 p.m., Wayland City Hall.

WAYLAND ? WACO School Board members will receive a presentation on the superintendent search process during their regular meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the junior/senior high school media center.Other tentative agenda items include approval of a trap-shooting team, approval of part-time student status and various reports from administrators.

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsCassie Gerst is being proactive.Faced with the challenge of losing 50 percent or more of her Club M program funding, Gerst is appealing to the Mt. Pleasant and Winfield-Mt. Union School boards for funding to continue the program.Club M, a youth mentoring program based in Mt. Pleasant, has been in existence for nine years. Gerst is the coordinator of the program whose mission ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Supervisors have joined several other Iowa county supervisors who have approved a resolution supporting the implementation of an increased fuel tax.The fuel tax has not been significantly increased since 1989, while maintenance and construction costs have more than doubled during that same time frame. In addition, a severe shortage in state funding to meet the ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsFor a short time, it was thought that 235th Street in Mt. Pleasant would become Progress Street, but the street negotiated a curve and now will be known as Blue Grass Road following action by the Mt. Pleasant City Council Wednesday evening.It is likely most Mt. Pleasant residents don?t even know the location of Progress Street, it is equally likely that even less residents ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is searching for the driver of a small black passenger car with a female driver and female passenger.The vehicle in question was involved in a two-vehicle collision on Monday, Jan. 12 at approximately 4 p.m. near the intersection of North Cherry Street and East Monroe Street.According to police reports, a 2006 Chevy Equinox driven by Abigail Noel of Mt. Pleasant was traveling ...