A body was found in the remnants of a cabin fire early Thursday morning in Washington County. The name of the deceased has not been released pending the notification of next of kin.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant Middle School got to test a new and unconventional style of teaching last Thursday and it?s a type of teaching the school hopes to build on as the school year progresses.Now being only one of four schools in the state of Iowa to use this new teaching method, the middle school has adopted an Integrated Learning Center (ILC) classroom into its program and the ...
Members of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Public Safety Committee will meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the City Administrator?s office in City Hall.Agenda items include discussion of the fire department?s standard operation policy and fire department air packs.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt was a packed house at the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday. Henry County department heads all gave updated reports concerning their divisions.First to go was Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee with the Henry County Sheriff?s office. Currently the general population of the Henry County jail is 18 inmates, with the lowest population this month being 13.The ...
By DAVID HOTLE Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? The Washington County Com-munications Center log on Sept. 4 reported that one person has died as the result of a pre-dawn fire Thursday morning at 2585 275th Street in rural Washington.Washington firefighters were called at about 5:30 a.m. to reports of a cabin fully engulfed in flames. The Ainsworth Fire Department was requested at about 6 a.m. for ...
A large water main break occurred Wednesday on Franklin Avenue, necessitating a boil order from Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities (MPMU) being issued.The order affects the area from the intersection of Highway 34 west (235th Street) and Goodyear Road extending west to and including the City of Westwood.Area also impacted is from the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Highway 34 west (235th Street) extending ...
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsNormally, the September school board elections are not newsmakers, unless there is some controversy. In fact, 2014 is not a year for school elections. Due to a change in laws governing school board service, school elections are not an annual event any longer.This year is not a normal year in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District and voters will be asked to vote on a ...
FAIRFIELD (GTNS) ? According to the Fairfield Police Department, the body of Christopher Freeman, 56, Washington, Ill., was found in an unoccupied residence at 1200 S. Main St. At 1:38 p.m. that day, police received a report of a vehicle in Fairfield belonging to a missing male from Illinois.After an autopsy and the investigation, it appears Freeman died of undetermined natural causes. There was no evidence of ...
Caitlyn DePriest, right, was crowned queen Sunday of the Midwest Old Threshers? Sweet 16 Contest, sponsored by Broeker Photography of Mt. Pleasant. Other winners included, from left, Sidney Taylor, third runner-up; Ally Lowe, second runner-up, and Amber Manning, first runner-up.
WAYLAND ? Wayland City Council members will discuss partnering with Iowa State University on a downtown vacant lot analysis.The discussion will be during the council?s regular meeting tonight (Wed.) at 7:30 p.m. in the Wayland City Hall.Other tentative agenda items include the purchase of sludge bugs for the wastewater treatment plant and receiving of quotes for purchase of a natural gas fusion machine.
For the second consecutive year, Salem?s Old Settlers celebration was on the same weekend as Old Threshers. However, that didn?t seem to make a difference in Salem as plenty gathered for the various events. Two youngsters enjoy the tilt-a-whirl ride in the photo.
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThings have been slow due to weather.That was Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss? main point during his weekly report at a Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.Hotchkiss admitted during the meeting that things were not going as quickly as planned largely because of the rain and thunderstorms that have occurred most of last week.?It?s not that we have had ...
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? Members of the Salem City Council, during their regular meeting Tuesday evening, unanimously passed a resolution supporting the $16.9 million Mt. Pleasant Community School District school bond referendum.Rural Salem resident Dave Helman, one of the organizers of the ?Our Kids-Our Future? political-action committee which is supporting the bond issue, presented the ...
Mt. PleasantCommunity SchoolsMONDAY: Sept. 1: NO SCHOOLTUESDAY: Sept. 2: Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, celery and cucumber with dip, mandarin orange, milk choiceWEDNESDAY: Sept. 3: Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic breadstick, steamed broccoli, carroteenies with dip, applesauce, milk choiceTHURSDAY: Sept. 4: Chicken quesadilla, refried beans, shredded lettuce, tortilla chips and salsa, banana, ...
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