Mt. Pleasant News

Iowa State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, has been presented the Iowa Hospital Association?s Legislator of the Year award.As a state legislator for nearly 20 years, Heaton has provided important experience and leadership that have benefited Iowa?s health care system, particularly for Iowans residing in rural areas.This year he helped bridge political differences that led to passage of the Iowa Health and ...

City of Mt. Pleasant offices will be closed Nov. 28-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.City garbage normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up on Friday.All county school districts also will not have school Nov. 27-29 in observance of Thanksgiving.The WACO Community School District?s Thanksgiving break began last Friday and classes will not be in session all this week.

Lincoln Elemantary School hosted a carnival recently at the middle school. In the photo, Jasmine Craff sprays a young boy?s hair.

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsAfter a 45-minute discussion about terms and a call to the Washington County Attorney, Jack Seward, Washington County Supervisor, turned a check over to the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) to pay for the debt from the Richmond/Rubio project with no ?strings? or terms attached to the check.At the beginning of the discussion on the agenda item at Wednesday?s RUSS board ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAlthough it will be a few months before area farmers head back to the fields, no doubt their thoughts are already there, that is, in a sense of preparation.What they could find is better starting conditions in the spring of 2014 than last spring, says Virgil Schmitt, Iowa State University regional agronomist.?Soil conditions are a little better than last year,? Schmitt, who ...

Henry County Health Center was recently recognized by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHCP) as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation to receive the Hospital of Choice Award for 2013. The Hospital of Choice Award is designed to identify America?s most customer-friendly hospitals, recognizing the best hospitals in customer service delivery.In 2012, HCHC was named as a Top 100 hospital. This ...

From the Golden TriangleNews ServiceFAIRFIELD ? Members of the Fairfield Police Department initiated a traffic stop at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Pleasant Plain Road and seized a significant amount of marijuana after the police department K9 alerted on the vehicle.Police obtained search warrants for a motorhome parked on Waterworks Road leading to the Fairfield Water Department loading dock at ...

Iowa Wesleyan launches a new era of graduate education in the field of Strategic Leadership. On Nov. 11, Wesleyan took the first step toward offering graduate programs by approving the launch of two eight-week graduate courses. Organizational Communication and Leadership (COMM 555) will focus on the role of leaders and leadership in enacting organizational goals. Research Methods (SSCI 547) will examine the ...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant may be gaining an endodontic clinic in the near future.Kiley Miller, executive vice-president of Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, told the Henry County Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting Tuesday morning, ?Endodontics Specialists L.L.C. from Iowa City is looking to purchase two acres of land on the south side of East Washington Street in the Crossroads...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? It will be ?T Day? Dec. 16 or the WACO School Board.That?s when the board is expected to receive some key technology requests. One of the big items which will be on the table is the purchase of Chromebooks for junior high and high school students. Another is infrastructure improvements to support the district?s technology program.WACO Superintendent of Schools ...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? ?Each district should be able to decide their start date, not the state,? said State Sen. Tom Courtney, D-Burlington, to the New London School Board during its regular meeting Monday, Nov. 18.Courtney, along with State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, discussed upcoming, Legislative session topics with the board.?More control needs to be back with the school ...

The Walmart Foundation announced its 2013 Local Giving grant recipients for a total of $36,700 on Oct. 24.The grants were provided upon the recommendation of the local Distribution Center/Transportation Office after its review of the needs in southeast Iowa, western Illinois and northern Missouri. The grants will provide a vast array of opportunities for a number of worthwhile organizations.The grant recipients ...