Mt. Pleasant News

Alexander Higginbotham of Swedesburg has been named to the Coe College dean?s list for the spring 2013 term.Full-time students who rank in the top 10 percent of the student body are named to the dean?s list each term. For the past spring term, students achieving a grade point average of 3.9 or higher earned this high honor.Higginbotham, the son of James and Jennifer Higginbotham, recently completed his junior ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsCRAWFORDSVILLE ? Vicki Reynolds? absence was short lived.One year to be exact.Reynolds resigned following the 2011-12 term after spending 12 years in the district as elementary principal.She will return to the post this fall as WACO School Directors, meeting in regular session Monday night at the Crawfordsville center, approved her contract. Reynolds, who will be paid ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have five kids, all under 6 years of age. The youngest are 7-month-old twins. A family in our church has offered to watch them so my husband and I can go out on a date. We haven?t been alone together in a year. We have no family or friends nearby to offer respite.I would like to accept their kind offer, but two things are holding me back. First, I don?t think they realize the enormity ...

Reconstruction on Grand Avenue will close some intersections and open others in the days ahead.Tentative plans call for the completion of the Baker Street and Grand intersection by Friday, June 21, after which it will be opened to traffic.Beginning Monday, June 24, the Mapleleaf Drive and Grand Avenue intersection will be entirely closed down. Traffic will not be allowed north of Monroe Street (the viaduct is ...

INVESTIGATIONSChristopher Scott Morse, 23, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the intersection of Jackson Street and Front Street for driving under suspension ? non-payment of fines, June 10.Austin Drew Young, 17, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at 900 block of South Harrison Place and charged with assault causing injury without the intent to inflict serious injury and causes bodily injury, June 14. MISCELLANEOUSSuspiciou...

By MEGAN SPEESSpecial to the Mt. Pleasant NewsKEOKUK ? The Eighth Judicial District Court will determine Monday whether the Keokuk Police Department is entitled to a protective order that would prevent the release of records regarding a sexual abuse lawsuit.On behalf of her client ?Jane Doe II,? Roxanne Conlin of Des Moines recently served a subpoena to the police department for copies of any reports related ...

Commissioners of the Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet in regular session Tuesday, June 18.The meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. at the district office, 709 S. Iris St., Mt. Pleasant and is open to the public.

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Warmth and Wonders Preschool would like the Winfield-Mt. Union school district to absorb their three-year-old program, and made the request at Wednesday night?s school board meeting.Emily Kann and Mary Miller, both representing Warmth and Wonders Preschool, were at the school board meeting to present to the board their reasons that W-MU should absorb their three-year-...

Victoria Lynne Simkins of New London was named to the president?s list at Truman State University for the spring 2013 semester.To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 grade point average and must complete 12 semester hours of credit.Simkins is a music major.

When it comes to plant selection, knowing your place makes a world of difference, saving you time, money, and frustration. Choosing plants proven to thrive in a particular area makes gardening rewarding.Roses provide an excellent illustration. We Iowans may admire magazine pictures of climbers topping trellises or hybrid tea roses gracing a garden somewhere else, but we will be happiest choosing roses that are ...

INVESTIGATIONSVicki Lynn McKim Reighard, 39, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at 2000 clock of East Washington Street for public intoxication/consuming in public, June 8.Ryan Mitchell Kersey, 32, Fairfax, Okla., was arrested at 1000 block of North Grand Avenue and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree, public intoxication/consuming in public, disorderly conduct and trespass causing injury or damage more ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsPeople aren?t paying up, and the Regional Utilities Service Systems (RUSS) is getting fed up with it.RUSS passed a resolution yesterday allowing them to send termination sewer service notices to RUSS users who are not paying their bills.Resolution 21-13 authorizes RUSS executive director, Bruce Hudson, to terminate services to individual users that have an account 60 days or ...