Mt. Pleasant News

Lincoln Elementary School students and their families got the chance to attend a carnival Friday night, playing games and winning treats at Cottrell Gym in Mt. Pleasant. The event was held to raise money for new playground equipment.Kenna Smith is all smiles in the photo as she prepares to give Maggie Cristoforo, right, a face full of whipped cream in the pie toss.

Trustees of the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities will review the proposed fiscal 2012-14 operating and capital budgets during their regular meeting April 16 and set the date for finalization and approval of the proposed budget.Other agenda items during the 1 p.m. meetng at the utilities office include updates on various projects.

Dylan Lee Phillips, 21, Mt. Pleasant, fifth degree theft - $65 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Jerry Dean Short, 18, Wayland, no valid driver?s license - $200 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Phouth Jute Cam, 56, Mt. Pleasant, disorderly conduct ? dismissed.Reed Richard Walton, 18, Mt. Pleasant, violation of a no contact order ? two days in jail plus court costs and surcharges.Shakiema Whiteside, 25, ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union school board approved the fiscal 2013/2014 fiscal budget at Wednesday night?s meeting.The fiscal year 2014 has a property tax valuation rate of $12.86976, which is a decrease from last year?s $13.60.Property owners in the district will be paying $.73 less per $1,000 taxable valuation in property taxes according to the new budget. This would ...

DEAR ABBY: I?m a 50-year-old man who is serving time for robbery in West Virginia. Every day I wake up acting as if I am in control and don?t have a care in the world. The truth is, I?m scared, lonely and feel totally helpless. All my life I have lived on the dark side of the street, taking for granted the values in life and the love so many people tried to give me.Two failed marriages and several relationships ...

Note: All meals served with milk.Mt. Pleasant Community SchoolsMONDAY: April 15: Hot dog/bun, potato wedges, broccoli/cheese, fresh apple, gelatin w/juiceTUESDAY: April 16: Chicken fajita wrap, lettuce, tomato, Spanish rice, baby carrots, tropical fruitWEDNESDAY: April 17: Spaghetti, garden spinach salad, seasoned peas, garlic breadstick (9-12), fresh grapesTHURSDAY: April 18: Taco salad, refried beans, ...

INVESTIGATIONSThaddaues Demarco Hale, 30, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the intersection of Irish Ridge Road and Jefferson for driving under suspension, April 5. MISCELLANEOUSSuspicious person, activity, vehicle ? 1000 block of North Grand, April 5.Animal complaint ? 300 block of East Clay, April 5.Disorderly conduct ? 2100 block of North Grand, April 5.Harassment/threats ? 2100 block of North Grand, April ...

Billy George McKinney, 38, Mt. Pleasant, delivery of a controlled substance ? 43 days in jail less credit for 43 days served, must pay court costs and surcharges.Ashly Lynn Adrian, 27, Mt. Pleasant, probation violation ? must reside at a halfway house for 365 days or until maximum benefit is achieved, must pay court costs and surcharges.Kenneth Arther Cole Franklin, 22, Burlington, fourth degree criminal ...

DES MOINES ? The Iowa Senate, in a unanimous vote Monday, approved a plan to move a statue of former Mt. Pleasant resident and U.S. Senator James Harlan from the U.S. Capitol to Mt. Pleasant.The Iowa House already has approved the plan, which will now go back to the House and then sent to the governor for his signature.The statue will be moved to the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College where Harlan served as ...

Mt. Pleasant City Council members will act on resolution during their regular meeting tonight giving back the tractor headquarters building in McMillan Park to Midwest Old Threshers.Other tenatative agenda items include a resolution awarding the contract for the South Iris Street improvement project, setting a date for a public hearing on a proposed rezoning request from Susan DeWulf, Diane Hawes and Emily ...

You can term it a sure sign of spring. Pelicans have been sighted on and around the gravel pits on the Skunk River bottom west of Mt. Pleasant. Hopefully, they brought some of the warm southern weather with them.

A follow-up on a complaint Tuesday led to the bust of a mobile methamphetamine lab by officers from the Mt. Pleasant Police and Henry County Sheriff?s departments.According to a release from the police department, law enforcement officials received a tip of a possible meth lab dump site. While investigating, the officers saw a vehicle that had been seen at the site. The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed ...