Mt. Pleasant News

Various reports, personnel and open enrollment items head the agenda for the Monday, Aug. 12, meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Community School Board.Directors also are expected to act upon land donation by a patron in Salem.The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the school district?s Central office.

INVESTIGATIONSBranden Shawn Case, 21, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at 300 block of North Lee Street for driving under suspension (non-payment of fines), Aug. 7. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 2000 block of East Washington Street, Aug. 7.Animal complaint ? 500 block of West Clay Street, Aug. 7.Theft ? 300 block of East Washington Street, Aug. 7.Trespassing ? Southpark Apartments, Aug. 7.Animal complaint ? 300 ...

Come as you are. And they do in Mt. Union as a resident brought his pet dog to Wednesday night?s city council meeting.

Members of Access Energy Cooperative in southeast Iowa celebrated 75 years Tuesday night with an estimated record crowd of 3,800 members.Access Energy Cooperative collectively began building a sophisticated power production and delivery system 75 years ago.That?s the message that members of Access Energy Cooperative heard Tuesday Aug. 6, at the co-op?s 75th annual meeting of members. The meeting was hosted at ...

Members of Access Energy Cooperative in southeast Iowa celebrated 75 years Tuesday night with an estimated record crowd of 3,800 members.Access Energy Cooperative collectively began building a sophisticated power production and delivery system 75 years ago.That?s the message that members of Access Energy Cooperative heard Tuesday Aug. 6, at the co-op?s 75th annual meeting of members. The meeting was hosted at ...

The Yarmouth Community Fun Fest will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10.There is free admission to all of the activities, beginning with a parade at 10 a.m. (line up at 9:30 a.m.).All day long there will be antique car and tractor displays on Main Street, as well as pictures of Yarmouth on display at the fire station. There will also be a bounce house for kids, located on Main Street.Other scheduled events include:1...

The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost.The menu for Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 11:30 a.m. is fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, grean beans, cheesecake and tutrle brownies. The meal is sponsored by Sunnybrook.There will be bingo played after the meal.

Mike Henderson, owner of Reunion Vineyard, Inc. in Mt. Pleasant, announced today that the winery has taken on a new name and will now be known as Airport Road Vineyard and Winery.The name change follows almost a month of conversation between the Mt. Pleasant Winery and an importer of a wine made in Argentina, also labeled under the name, ?Reunion.??To avoid confusion and so that we might be able to move ...

DEAR ABBY: This letter is for ?Torn in Milford, Conn.? (May 16). I returned to college after 20 years of active duty and know firsthand how difficult the transition can be. Most universities have a veterans? service office where he might be able to connect with students with similar backgrounds and experiences to his. There should also be chapters of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars where he ...

Winfield hosted its annual Crooked Creek celebration over the weekend. The theme was ?Mardi Gras.? George and Carolyn Buster served as Ambassadors of the event.

Winfield hosted its annual Crooked Creek celebration over the weekend. The theme was ?Mardi Gras.? One of the floats in the parade was this one from Caseys General Store.

Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board members will receive a county fair update and discuss fall events and a spring fund-raiser during their next regular meeting.The board will also receive an update from Travis Johnson on the health benefit exchange.Next meeting for the HHCC board is tomorrow (Tues.) at 1 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Henry County Extension office.