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Longtime IWC administrative assistant Carol Nemitz was the grand marshal of the IWC Homecoming activities last week.
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Longtime IWC administrative assistant Carol Nemitz was the grand marshal of the IWC Homecoming activities last week.
Iowa Wesleyan College Homecoming royalty and the homecoming committee were near the front of Saturday's parade.
KALONA ? The Washington County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to sell the historic Bunker Mill Bridge to the North Skunk River Greenbelt Association (NSRGA) and Friends of Bunker Mill Bridge (FBMB) for the sum of one dollar. The board also voted to convey $80,000 towards the group?s efforts in restoring the bridge. The funds were originally to be used for demolition of the bridge.FBMB Executive Director, ...
By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsOver 60 youngsters came to the Mt. Pleasant Municipal airport to participate in the Young Eagles Fly-In on Saturday morning.Seven pilots from the Burlington Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) brought their planes to give rides to the youngsters (ages 8-17) and the Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club supplied the fuel.The Young Eagles program was developed by the EAA Aviation ...
Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Young Eagles fly-in on Saturday. Pilots from the Experimental Aircraft Association from Burlington brought their planes for the rides. Gannon McNamee, left in photo, is excited to fly with pilot Jeff Diewold, right. Seven small planes were on hand on Saturday to give rides.
DANVILLE ? A teenage girl was killed on Saturday at approximately 8:05 p.m. in an accident involving a tractor and an SUV on US Highway 34 near Jimtown Road.Emma Ritchey, 15, of New London died after the Mercury Mountaineer she was riding in, driven by her mother, Bonnie Cooper, rear-ended an auger being pulled by the tractor.Ritchey was sitting in the front passenger seat. Cooper suffered only minor injuries ...
Mt. Pleasant Community High School will host a college planning night Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the media center.The session for high school students and their parents will cover the following topics: admission process and requirements; college selection and campus visits; application process; understanding costs-costs of attendance; scholarships and successful transitions to college.A representative ...
Jacob Dean Brown, 17, Mt. Pleasant, amplified sound violation ? $65 fine plus court costs and surcharges.
By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsRegional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) is taking someone new to court.In Wednesday?s board meeting, RUSS executive director Bruce Hudson informed the board that RUSS has filed a suit against Warner Engineering Associates Inc. of Mt. Pleasant regarding the sewer system they built in Argyle in November of 2009.?Last week a suit was filed against Warner Associates and we have ...
The Great River Region Partnership and Iowa Workforce Development announce the launch of the biennial ?laborshed? employment study. The study will estimate the potential labor force available to businesses operating in Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Louisa counties.Based on commuting patterns within the region, the laborshed assists existing businesses and potential new businesses in assessing the size and skills of ...
By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsThe snowmobile trail system is still under consideration as of Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting.?I haven?t had a chance to do much since we last met. I need to look at the routes they proposed and see what direction we want to go. I need to know what you are comfortable with,? said Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County engineer.Gary See, chairman of the board, told ...
Dr. Cathann Kress, vice president of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, left, visited the area last week. Here, she talks with Winfield farmer Marc Benson. Later, Kress took a ride in the combine while Benson was harvesting corn.
Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) has taken the lead to organize a celebration of walking or biking to school on Wednesday. Each of the elementary schools in the Mt. Pleasant Community District are planning to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 9, with awareness events at Salem, Van Allen, Lincoln and Harlan Elementary schools.HHCC Coordinator Kelly Carr said future plans call ...
FAYETTE, Mo. ? Mt. Pleasant Community High School?s Marching Panther Band captured five awards Saturday at the Central Methodist University Band Day in Fayette, Mo.In the street marching competition, Mt. Pleasant received the Best Color Guard Award in 4A. The drumline took first place and color guard third place in the indoor competition among seven schools in Class 4A.Jim DePriest?s band topped off the day by ...
