Mt. Pleasant News

Dwight and Anna Copeland of rural Fairfield pose in front of their 1946 Oliver 60 Row Crop tractor that was presented the ?Tractor of the Year? award at this year?s Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant.

A two-vehicle accident near Mt. Pleasant Community High School Tuesday morning resulted in charges being filed against one of the drivers.Jonathan Lee, 21, was cited for driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway following an accident on Grand Avenue near East Bell Drive.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, Lee?s car was northbound on Grand Avenue when it crossed the center line and struck a ...

By NICOLE HESTER-WILLIAMS Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? When Dwight Copeland purchased a dilapidated 1946 Oliver 60 Row Crop tractor a few years ago, he made restoring it a family affair.?I did it with the boys,? he said of his three grown sons, who helped see the project through to its completion. ?I thought it was something that we could do together.?The tractor, which Copeland?s son Jason said ...

Henry County?s Board of Supervisors will take action on the final plat of a subdivision on Aviation Boulevard during its regular meeting tomorrow (Thurs.) at 9 p.m. in the courthouse.The supervisors also will consider an inter-fund transfer for secondary roads.

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Middle School is initiating a student council. The proposal to start the council was approved by the Mt. Pleasant School Board during Monday night?s regular board meeting.Jason Martinez, middle-school principal, said he is pumped about student government at the middle school. ?We have been working on this and are almost there I am very excited about this. This ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsStarting Monday, Sept. 22, drivers who use Iowa Avenue for their work commute might have to adjust their travel schedule.Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County Engineer, announced that the official start date for road maintenance on Iowa Avenue would be Monday, Sept. 22. Crews are set to begin working at 7 a.m. Hotchkiss estimates the road will be closed for about a week. Signs will be ...

With over four inches of rain this week, there wasn?t much activity at the North Iris Street reconstruction site. The project has been repeatedly stalled by rain this summer.

Repairs will be made to the courthouse and County Community Services building (houses Hillcrest and Optimae) on the weekend of Sept. 20-21.Repairs will consist of sealing cracks in the surface, spraying, re-coating of the lots and striping for a new parking configuration.If vehicles are parked during the work, there will be no time to give a courtesy call to vehicle owners and if needed, towing will occur to ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIn light of this week?s courthouse shooting in Jackson County that left one person dead and another injured, Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee spoke at the most recent Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting about ways in which Henry County might be able to learn from the tragedy on Sept. 9.?We just want there to be some discussion after what happened in Jackson County,? ...

During some school board elections, you will find poll workers reading and knitting to pass the time. That was not the case Tuesday as workers at both Mt. Pleasant and Salem were kept busy by a steady stream of voters. The photo shows the line to vote at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Cottrell Gymnasium. Shortly after noon, the line reached all the way across the gym.

Third readings of ordinances amending cemetery fees and temporary and promotional sign regulations await the Mt. Pleasant City Council during today?s 5:30 p.m. meeting in City Hall.Other tentative agenda items include a change order on the North Iris PCC project; a mayoral appointment to the airport advisory committee; and an engineering services agreement for Mapleleaf Drive improvements.

Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.35 per gallon Sept. 7, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.44 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the ...