Mt. Pleasant News

Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) is working towards a $7,500 grant which would allow it to start a ?Fresh to You? mobile grocery store in Winfield, with hopes of expanding to other communities. The program would provide fresh produce and other non-perishable grocery items to communities that are miles away from a grocery store. Pictured above, members of HHCC, record a video promoting the new idea in order ...

Discussion of non-resident fees, continued discussion on building and zoning issues and conversation on ongoing nuisances are the tentative agenda items for the next meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Ordinance Committee.The committee meets Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in the city administrator?s office in City Hall.

Residents wanting to hear a some music and engage in a little conversation convened in Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park Aug. 1 for the monthly ?Rock Around the Block? event. In the photo, Linzy Striegel, 5, Mt. Pleasant, tries to throw the table tennis ball into the bucket. Musical entertainment was provided by The Beaker Brothers.

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsVice-chairman Greg Moeller feels it is time to reorganize the REAP committee, as the current one has not been as active as it should.REAP, which stands for Resource Enhancement and Protection, is a program the state of Iowa invests in, as its name implies, for the enhancement and protection of the state?s natural and cultural resources, said Moeller.?I?m going to be heading ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Finally.After nearly six months of discussion and several failed motions, the Salem City Council approved entering into an agreement with Henry County to repair the Liberty and Main streets intersection.The council began discussing the project in late winter, saying the intersection was dangerous due to its narrow scope. Because the intersection involves both city ...

By TRISHA PHELPS Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London City Council approved the sale of the old police department building at 106 W. Washington St. last night and heard several requests during its open forum at last night?s council meeting.The first set of requests made of the council came from former councilmember and New London Resident Mark Hempen on behalf of the Red Flag Horseless Carriage ...

Members of the Mt. Pleasant Preservation Committee will meet Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. in Jerry?s Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant.Tentative agenda items include discussion of Second Baptist Church, Forest Home Cemetery, grants and unsurveyed historic structures.

Review of a draft facility plan for the wastewater treatment plant is the lone tentative agenda item for the next meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Sanitation Committee.The committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 9 a.m. in the city administrator?s office in City Hall.

Rainfall last month while the corn crop was tasseling no doubt greatly aided the 2014 crop. Currently, ears are filling out as the crop enters the home stretch to harvest in another several months. Here, some plants are shown in a field near Mt. Pleasant. The soybean crop, meanwhile, looks good at this point but will need August rain as the plants will be filling pods this month.

By TRISHA PHELPS Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s hotels are noticing a boost in revenue thanks to the work on the new fertilizer plant in Weaver.While each of the four hotels in town ? Super 8, Roadway Inn, Comfort Inn and Best Western ? have seen an increase in customers, the increase varies depending on the hotel.Jeannine Eltrich, manager for Mt. Pleasant?s Super 8, reported that she has noticed the ...

WINFIELD ? Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District has named an interim superintendent.Launi Dane, New London, will serve the district on a part-time basis, according to a press release from RG School Executive Services, the firm assisting the school with the search.At a special school board meeting on July 30, W-MU school board directors selected Dane to serve the school for the 2014-2015 school year, ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Supervisors heard an update from Henry County Coordinator of Disability Services (CDS) Sarah Berndt during Thursday?s regular board meeting.?Everything has pretty much been business as usual,? said Berndt. ?I have a funding participation agreement here for Wellness Recovery Action Program (WRAP) with First Resources. They already have the money we ...