Mt. Pleasant City Council members will host a public hearing on a proposed amendment of the urban revitalization plan during its regular meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall.Other tentative agenda items include awarding a contract for demolition of a house at 401 S. Jefferson St., resolution hiring a community services officer and a resolution approving the selection of a K-9 officer.
Mt. Pleasant?s High School Drama Department will present ?Lizzie Borden of Fall River? at 7 p.m. tonight (Fri.) and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center auditorium. In the photo are, from left, Mallory Swigart (Lizzie Borden), Caitlyn DePriest (Emma Borden) and Madi Jones (Aunt Vinnie). The play is directed by Marlene DePriest. Stage manager is Joe Goody and Gayle Olson headed the costumes.
Mt. Pleasant?s Veterans Day observance begins at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Hall, 300 W. Monroe St. The observance is sponsored by the Avenue of Flags.Dean King, Avenue of Flags chairman and honor guard commander, will serve as master of ceremonies. The Rev. Deborah Stowers of First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant, will deliver the invocation and benediction.Students from Mt. Pleasant ...
Due to the observance of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Henry County supervisors moved their meeting to Monday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss will give his weekly report and the supervisors will canvass the Nov. 4 general election.Supervisors will also be at the ISAC meetings on Thursday so will meet just Monday next week.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThursday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting was a packed house as department heads came together to give their monthly reports.Shelly Barber, Henry County auditor, gave her monthly report surrounding news related to the recent elections. One major vote that did not pass surrounded a local option sales tax for Mt. Pleasant and New London. The tax could be put up for ...
After a four-year absence, New London is returning to the Class 1A State Volleyball Tournament. The Tigers advanced to state with a four-set victory over Iowa Valley of Marengo Wednesday night in Washington.Ranked fifth in the state, Maureen Heath?s Tigers meetfourth-ranked Tripoli (26-13) in the opening round of the eight-team tournament Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar ...
Henry County?s Conservation Board meets Monday, Nov. 10, to hear an update on footbridge repairs.Other tentative agenda items include Nature Center siding, donated material for hunting blinds and the naturalist?s report.The meeting is at 6 p.m. in the board meeting room in the conservation office at Oakland Mills.The meeting is open to the public.
Henry County supervisors are expected to appoint Brad Miller Thursday as Templeton Township trustee.The appointment will be during the board?s regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.Other tentative agenda items include a department head meeting and review of a board of adjustment decision regarding a quarry request in Marion Township.
U.S. Senate-elect Joni Ernst, right, was all smiles Tuesday night as she was in Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 29 when she enjoyed a laugh with Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, during a campaign stop. Ernst became the first woman elected to Congress in Iowa when she topped Bruce Braley in the Nov. 4 general election.
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The City of New London is hoping to receive state funds to assist homeowners in rehabilitating their houses.Dan Eberhardt, of Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, spoke to the council during its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4 about the owner-occupied rehabilitation program as part of the community development block grant.?This is a competitive grant proposal ...
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is looking for a white vehicle with major front-end damage that was involved in a hit-and-run collision on Nov. 5 at 5:10 a.m.According to police reports, an unknown white vehicle crossed the center line and struck a parked car head on at 102 E. Harland St.The legally parked car, a black 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT belongs to Michael Johnson, of Burlington. The black Pontiac ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsJake Hotchkiss, Henry County engineer, was the sole presenter during Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting.Despite the light agenda, Hotchkiss did have a few things to discuss. First on his weekly report was an update on the project on 150th Street, east of Highway 218. According to Hotchkiss, most of the grading is complete and it is projected that work should be ...
HENRY COUNTY SUPERVISOR Marc Lindeen, R* 4,096Mary Hoyer, D 2,508 STATE REPRESENTATIVE ? DISTRICT 84 Dave Heaton, R* 4,979Lee Harder, IND 1,106 UNITED STATES SENATE Jody Ernst, R 4,011Bruce Braley, D 2,317Bob Quast, BTL 42Rick Steward, IND 173Douglas Butzier, LIB 48Ruth Smith, NP 40 GOVERNOR-LT. GOVERNOR Terry Branstad-Kim Reynolds, R* 4,464Jack Hatch-Monica Vernon, D 2,060Jonathan Narcisse-...
Incumbent Republicans Marc Lindeen (county supervisor) and Dave Heaton (state representative) triumphed in the county contested races on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.Lindeen, Mt. Pleasant, defeated Salem's Mary Hoyer, 4,096-2,508 while Heaton, Mt. Pleasant, cruised to a 4,979-1,106 victory over Lee Harder of Hillsboro in the State Representative District 84 voting.County results from some of the major ...
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