Mt. Pleasant City Council members will host a public hearing tonight and the awarding of a contract for alley improvements on the alley between Jackson and Main streets from Clay Street to Washington Street.Other tentative business includes accepting the airport terminal project and approving the city health and life insurance contracts for fiscal 2014.The council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? There will be no salary increases for Salem city employees during the next fiscal year (the fiscal year runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014).During Tuesday night?s regular council meeting, council members voted to freeze employee?s salaries. Technically, the freeze impacts only a couple of employees.The community also has its third city clerk in as many years. The ...
WAYLAND ? WACO Junior-Senior High School in Wayland was evacuated late morning Tuesday due to a bomb threat, according to school officials. The elementary school in Crawfordsville was placed on lockdown.According to school personnel, a message was written in the girls? locker room. Students were evacuated to the football field.In a press release from the district, school officials said authorities were notified ...
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who I believe is having an affair. I have no concrete evidence, only a slew of circumstantial evidence such as odd work hours, blocks of mystery time set aside at night in his cellphone?s day planner and evading questions about texts from females.I have no idea how to approach him, or if I even should. I wouldn?t know how to begin the conversation with him because I have no solid ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The City of New London is looking at adding a new subdivision.At Tuesday night?s city council meeting, the council discussed subdividing the city-owned property at the intersection of South Pine Street and West Adams Street into residential lots.?We had a lot of people talking to us about this, but we had the idea that if we came up with something ? this is kind ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County is currently getting quotes to clear the logjam on the Skunk River, according to County Engineer Bill Belzer.During his weekly update to the board of supervisors on Tuesday morning, Belzer told the board that he is looking into a couple of options to clear the large logjam that has formed by the highway bridge in Oakland Mills.Belzer noted that the county can ...
A country school reunion of Germanville Walnut No. 5 students was held April 20 at Jerry?s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant. The afternoon was spent visiting about all the memories of kindergarten through eighth grade school years. Twenty-five classmates and their spouses attended: Maynard Craff of East Alton, Ill.; Roger Bekel of Moline,Ill.; Dennis Hoefer of Marietta, Ga.; Pat (Kurtz) Randall of Coralville; Iva ...
Stephanie Holtkamp, a native of Mt. Pleasant, was part of the Education Department Senior Showcase at Central College in Pella on April 29. Students presented their portfolios, student teaching experience and progress monitoring projects. The event was meant to honor and celebrate Central?s student teachers.Holtkamp is a senior mathematics major at Central.
The board of trustees of Iowa Wesleyan College announced today the election of Dr. Steven E. Titus as its new president.?We are extremely pleased to name Dr. Titus as the next president of Iowa Wesleyan College,? said Don Wiley, chair of the Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees. ?He brings the experience and skills that will ensure we meet our strategic goals, address our institutional priorities and continue to move ...
DEAR ABBY: I?m a 60-year-old woman with grown children. My husband and I divorced after 30 years of marriage because he met someone at work. It was a quick process, and because I was in shock, I agreed to the terms of the divorce even though they weren?t in my favor.Two years ago I met a very nice man who treats me with respect and love. He wants a future for us, and so do I, but I can?t get over one thing: He ...
Thomas Eugene Rosser, 62, Fairfield, third degree theft ? 90 days in jail with credit for time served suspended for two years probation, $625 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Travis Cole Brown, 28, Brighton, probation violation ? five years in jail, must pay court costs and surcharges.Patrick Henderson, 31, New London, fifth degree theft ? dismissed.
Members of the Henry County Historic Preservation Committee will meet Thursday, May 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the former clerk of court?s office in the Henry County Courthouse.Tentative agenda items include revising the brochure for small museums of Henry County; the transportation book, newspaper column; and finalizing plans for Iowa Museum Week.
By LINDA WENGERGolden Triangle News ServiceWASHINGTON ? ?Hi, my name is Melissa Lothridge. I was in a head-on collision on Nov. 18, 2012. It was 7 p.m. on the Wayland Road ??So began an e-mail sent to Communications Center Supervisor Cara Sorrells on March 12, 2013.Melissa went on to explain that she was given an assignment in class to send a letter of gratitude to someone she was most grateful for. She knew ...
It was ?One Sweet Night? for Mt. Pleasant Community High School students as they attended the candy-themed prom Saturday night.Justin Doscher and Amber Strait came prepared for the camera flashes at promenade, sporting their coordinated sunglasses.
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