Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, fifth from right, joined state, Iowa Wesleyan College and City of Mt. Pleasant officials removed the cover from the James Harlan statue Thursday afternoon at a gathering near the IWC Chapel witnessed by several hundred people.
Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds snips the ribbon as Gov. Terry Branstad, third from left, holds the ribbon for the cutting to mark the opening of the refurbished Union Block Building. The ribbon was the culmination of a $3 million plus, three-year project to restore the building which was severely damaged in a fire in early 2011.
Mt. Pleasant?s City Hall as well as all other governmental buildings and financial institutions will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, in observance of Labor Day.The Mt. Pleasant News office will be closed Monday and the there will be no newspaper published.In addition, the Mt. Pleasant Board of Adjustment will meet Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall for a public hearing for Kathy Adrian who has requested a ...
Umbrellas and raincoats were on display Thursday at Old Threshers. Although the rain did reduce the heat for the event, it also sliced attendance. Old Threshers continues through Labor Day.
BURLINGTON ? Mt. Pleasant Police officers, along with the Henry County Sheriff?s Office executed a search warrant in Burlington Thursday, resulting in the arrest of Jeffrey Carpenter, 24.Carpenter, 112 S. Marshall St., Burlington, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to deliver more than 10 grams of crack cocaine, a class B felony. He was taken to the Henry County Jail pending arraignment.The search warrant ...
Shelly Barber, Henry County Commissioner of Elections, wishes to inform the public that sample ballots put out by the auditor?s office are not marked in anyway other than a red stamp that states ? ?Sample Ballot, Shelly Barber, County Commissioner of Elections, Henry County, Iowa? ? which is enclosed in a square box.If you see any sample ballot implying how someone should mark their ballot when voting, it was ...
The 2014 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion kicked off yesterday with the annual Harvest Parade through Mt. Pleasant. Members of the log village school, pictured, joined in on the parade.
By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant City Council members put a yellow light on a request from the Mt. Pleasant Community School District for one-way traffic in front of Lincoln Elementary School for one-hour periods prior to and following the school day.Although the council did pass the first reading of an ordinance, the ordinance was referred to the street committee for further study and a ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsJake Hotchkiss with the Henry County Engineers office had the majority of the floor during the Henry County Supervisors meeting at the Henry County courthouse on Tuesday.The main issue on the weekly report given by Hotchkiss was a proposal for a new project to groove and paint center and edge lines on all concrete paved roads in Henry County.?This is being paid for 100 percent ...
Seemingly, it gets earlier every year. The first vendor for the craft show in Central Park that complements the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion set up shop Monday. This morning, however, brought a buzz of activity to the park. Trucks and trailers were lined up on adjacent streets and vendors were erecting their tents. One vendor said the early start was due to the possibility of rain. The threat of rain, though, ...
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be spending most of their day tomorrow (Thurs.) in Mt. Pleasant.Branstad and Reynolds will be helping locals mark three events.It all begins at 11:30 a.m. at 405 E. Threshers Rd. when Branstad and Reynolds join in the opening ceremonies for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion which runs through Sept. 1.Branstad and ...
By ANDY HALLMAN Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? Sherrie Taha is not satisfied with the status quo.Taha is the Democratic Party?s nominee for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, a position currently held by Republican Bill Northey. She said the state?s natural resources are in jeopardy unless it changes course, and soon.Taha was in Fairfield Thursday and today, meeting with constituents and discovering ...
Trev White accepts the challenge and receives an ice-bucket shower from his daughter Kaley, left, and son, Trace, right, Tuesday night.
Garage sale(e)ing began last weekend in Mt. Pleasant. Although there are garage sales throughout the spring and summer, the two largest weekends for sales are the weekend before Old Threshers and Old Threshers weekend.
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