Mt. Pleasant News

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsChoosing a location for a fitness club is hard, but what is even harder is finding one that fits within the community.Anytime Fitness in Mt. Pleasant has been here for several years, but recently has undergone new ownership. Chris Evers, head football coach from Alburnett and former high school teacher, is that new owner.?This club here in Mt. Pleasant is the perfect size,? ...

An update on the storage garage awaits members of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Airport Advisory Committee for its next regular meeting which will be tomorrow (Tues.) at 5:30 p.m. in the Airport Administration Building.Other tentative agenda items include discussion of the airport master plan and a proposal by Rulon Aviation.

Van Allen Elementary School hosted its annual school carnival Friday evening and a multitude of families turned out for the fun. Wendy Penrod, far left in photo, and Mike Borders assist Emma Penrod in a fishing game as her sister, Elizabeth, looks on.

An arrest for driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated didn?t go as smoothly as the Henry County Sheriff?s office had expected, according to a news release from the sheriff?s department.On Sunday, March 9, at 3:45 a.m., Jeffery Carpenter, 24, Burlington, was arrested for driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated when the Henry County Sheriff?s Office stopped him for speeding at the ...

INVESTIGATIONSJohnathan Tyler Edgington, 23, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at 1200 block of North Palm Avenue and charged with possession of marijuana and drug equipment violation paraphernalia, March 5. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 600 block of South Adams Place, March 5.Animal complaint ? 1000 block of North Lincoln Street, March 5.Animal complaint ? 300 block of West Broad Street, March 5.Disturbance ? ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE ? WACO Community School District?s Elementary School Strings Recital will be Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at the Crawfordsville Elementary School.Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade orchestra students will be performing.The free concert is open to the public, but donations to the WACO Music Boosters will be accepted.

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant News?The ?human scale? is how planning and zoning workers should be deciding how to build and where to build,? said Travis Kraus from Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) during the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) meeting Tuesday.The ?human scale? is a planning term for how people feel in relation to the environment, dealing with size and scope, said ...

A public hearing on the fiscal year 2014-15 city budget and subsequent approval of the budget awaits the Mt. Pleasant City Council during its regular meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.The council?s regular meeting dates are the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, but the meeting was moved ahead one week due to a conflict next Wednesday.Other tentative agenda items include a resolution approving the ...

INVESTIGATIONSShane Douglas Carver, 22, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 200 block of South Wilson Street for allowing dogs to run at large, Feb. 25.Nicole Niene Cam, 44, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at 1000 block of North Grand Avenue for trespass, Feb. 27. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 600 block of South Harrison Place, Feb. 24.Theft ? 200 block of East Washington Street, Feb. 25.Trespassing ? 300 block of ...

Two members of the Mt. Pleasant Community High School show choir, InMotion, were named best male and female soloists Saturday at the Pella Dutch Masters Invitational. Garrett Carlston was the Best Male Soloist and Brianne Holtkamp, pictured, the Best Female Soloist. Seventeen schools competed in the event. Evelyn Kunch of MPCHS was named a Star Performer.

INVESTIGATIONSAmy Lee Grieser, 29, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 400 block of North Broadway Street for assault (simple), Feb. 21.Sarah Jean Mathews, 31, New York, N.Y., was cited at the 400 block of North Broadway Street for assault (simple), Feb. 21.Nicole Lenalehan Davis, 28, New London, was arrested at 200 block of East Washington Street and charged with theft in the fifth degree, Feb. 21.Diep aka Laura ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsA health navigator is what Henry County needs.Henry County Board of Health chairman Robert Welander informed the board during Thursday?s meeting that having a health navigator would be a fascinating idea.?A health navigator is a point of contact for people within the county who need help,? Welander said. ?It?s not an emergency service, not a primary care provider, not a case ...