Nicholas William Kamp, 22, Ft. Madison, possessing contraband on/in grounds of a correctional facility ? five years in jail, $750 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Joseph Michael Labarbera, 37, Wayland, delivery of marijuana ? five years in jail suspended for five years probation, 40 hours of community service, $750 fine plus court costs and surcharges.
INVESTIGATIONSAmanda Nicole Gorrell, 34, Delta, was cited at 200 block of East Washington Street for disorderly conduct ? Sept. 21.Linda Nichole Graham, 22, Mt. Union, was cited at 200 block of East Washington Street for disorderly conduct, Sept. 21.Jacob Emory Elvis Griffin, 14, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at 800 block of East Shaeffer Drive for reckless driving and violations of instructions permit limitations, ...
Iowa author Joe Blair will speak at Iowa Wesleyan College tomorrow. Blair is the author of ?By the Iowa Sea,? a memoir, published in 2012 by Simon Schuster press. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Iowa Review and Salon.com.Blair?s memoir is described by Julie Metz, author of a NYT best-selling memoir: ?A devastating flood provides the backdrop for Joe Blair?s ...
WAYLAND ? Volunteers and community leaders in Wayland are planting trees in their community to provide more shade and save energy.The local effort is part of the statewide Trees Forever and Alliant Energy Branching Out program.?We?re looking forward to working with Trees Forever and Alliant Energy to plant more trees in Wayland this year,? said local project volunteer Bev Conrad, who is also the city clerk of ...
Pump prices are dropping (although never as quickly as they rise).The average retail gasoline prices in Iowa, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of over 2,000 gas outlets in Iowa, have fallen 10.8 cents from Sept. 15-22.Iowa?s gasoline prices averaged $3.46 on Sunday, Sept. 22, but have continued their downward descent this week. Pump prices at most Mt. Pleasant gasoline outlets are under $3.20 a gallon.Inclu...
By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant News?Iowa Avenue will be facing a road closure soon,? said Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County engineer, during the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.?We will begin work on the bridge approaches and we hope to begin that work by the week of Oct. 7. Once we begin work, we are looking at about two weeks, that?s what we were led to believe by the contractor, but we hope to get ...
The Henry County Democrats Harvest Rally will be Saturday, Sept. 28, from 4-6 p.m. at Museum B on the Old Thresher grounds.A picnic dinner will be served, and state and local Democratic officials and candidates will be on hand.There is a charge for the event and tickets may be purchased at the door or from local Democrats.For more information, call 319-385-2124.
Unlike the school election ballot earlier this month, November?s municipal elections feature contested races in nearly every Henry County town.In Mt. Pleasant, Mayor Steven K. Brimhall, Ward II Councilwoman Debra J. Savage and councilman-at-large Terry McWilliams are all unopposed.However, two newcomers ? Alan D. Huisinga and Brant Knudsen ? have submitted nomination papers for the Ward IV seat being vacated by ...
Local car enthusiasts look over this two-cylinder 1914 Sandusky before the first day of the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour last year. Cars will be leaving the Comfort Inn and Suites in Mt. Pleasant Thursday and Friday mornings at 9 a.m. in the event anyone wants to check out this year?s lineup of vehicles. The cars will be at New London?s city park Saturday at around 8 a.m. before traveling to Brighton and then ...
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA flyer announcing the Red Flag Horseless Carriage tour this week (Sept. 25-28) asks participants and interested parties to ?join us in celebrating the beginning.?Although the event is still in its infancy, the beginning was last year and the cars will rumble through the area countryside for the second year beginning Thursday.Jeff Krug, president of the tour board of directors,...
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 23-year-old woman who still lives at home. I have been working for the last five years and have saved enough to live comfortably on my own. Unfortunately, my parents have forbidden me to do it because they think I'm being manipulated into it by my boyfriend, that I just want to "do whatever I want" and be out until late (although I'm rarely up past 9 p.m. and they know it), and because I "can't ...
INVESTIGATIONSMaribel Gaujaca Ramirez, 28, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the intersection of Adams Street and Clay Street for failure to have a valid license or permit for operating a motor vehicle, Sept. 16.James Everett Bailey, 64, Ft. Madison, was cited at the eastern city limits for careless driving, Sept. 16.Tyler James Watson, 21, Lockridge, was cited at 800 block of West Washington Street for driving under ...
By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsMental health affects everyone in some way. Whether it is depression, a loss of a loved one or just trying to simply fit into society, mental health affects you.Angie Goodpaster, a representative from the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), spoke during the Henry County Board of Supervisor?s meeting Thursday. Goodpaster asked the board for a donation, of any size, to help ...
Reconstruction of Grand Avenue is scheduled to be completed by Oct. 7, according to Warner Engineering Associates Inc., engineer for the project.The final pavement pour on the street is planned for Monday, Sept. 24, weather permitting. The final pavement pouring will require closing Grand from Winfield Avenue to north of James Avenue.Grand will be blocked off at Winfield to the north and flaggers positioned at ...
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