Mt. Pleasant News

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsRecent rain has kept the Henry County secondary roads department busy repairing potholes that have been forming in the county?s gravel roads.?This drizzly rain we?ve been getting has probably not been helping our roads,? commented County Engineer Bill Belzer. ?They?re taking a pretty good beating from the drizzle we?re getting.?Belzer noted during his weekly update at the ...

I was recently at a wedding in Canada, where these words were spoken following the meal ?Let the party begin.? To many people partying can have different meanings and connotations. To most it involves alcohol; some more than others.Did you know that there are parties in heaven? Except rather than calling them parties it is referred to as rejoicing and celebrating. But why? What could one possibly have to do in ...

The St. Alphonsus card group has moved locations and will now be playing cards at the Fellowship Cup every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. beginning Nov. 7.A free lunch will be served at 11:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted.

Iowa Wesleyan College students will host trick or treaters Sunday, Oct. 28.Area children are invited to Sheaffer-Trieschmann Residence Hall from 6-7 p.m.Children and their parents can meet in the lobby of the residence hall, located on North Broadway Street. Students will lead groups through the hall every 15 minutes.Parking is available in the large parking lot at Broadway and Franklin, just north of the ...

Ceco Building Systems will celebrate its 65th anniversary with a celebration at its Midwestern Region headquarters in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, Oct. 26. The celebration includes a luncheon and an afternoon of festivities for all employees.Ceco?s Mt. Pleasant facility opened in 1972. The national metal building manufacturer also has regional headquarters in Rocky Mount, N.C. and Columbus, Miss.Since its inception, ...

Jose Mauricio Martinez, 23, operating while intoxicated ? one year probation, $1,250 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Keith Desmond Kramer, 34, Mt. Pleasant, theft in the fourth degree ? dismissed.Susan Ann Clark, 66, New London, animal at large ? $60 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Jeremy Ray Bitting, 42, Mt. Pleasant, driving while license was denied or revoked ? dismissed.Damon Lee Timmerman, 50, ...

Five generations of the Andrews-Weirather family gathered recently. Pictured are Rolland Andrews, the great-great-grandfather, of Milton; Terry Andrews, the great-grandfather, of Ft. Madison; Dana Weirather, the grandmother, of Argyle; Kayla Blake of Mt. Pleasant, the mother of 15-month-old Nadia.

Grant Fricke, a junior history education major from Winfield, was recently inducted into the Alpha Eta Lambda chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society at Culver-Stockton College.There were 11 new members welcomed into the chapter at Culver-Stockton this year. Phi Alpha Theta has over 350,000 members with about 9,500 new members joining every year. The mission of Phi Alpha Theta is to promote the study of ...

Eighteen volunteers participated in training on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Henry County Extension Office to become club leaders with the Iowa 4-H Program. There were volunteers from Henry, Des Moines, Jefferson, Van Buren, Keokuk, Washington and Johnson Counties.The training was a six-hour program that focused on positive youth development. Participants learned characteristics of the 4-H eight essential elements ...

Area youngsters were afforded free airplane rides Saturday at the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Airport as part of the Young Eagles program. Alli Humphreys, 7, Winfield, is buckled in and waiting to ride shotgun in pilot Dave Camp?s Cessna.

Members of the Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission will discuss current projects during their monthly meeting today (Tuesday) at 5 p.m. at Jerry?s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant.Other agenda items include discussion of the 2013 budget, discussion of education of commission members and an open forum.The meeting is open to the public.

County elective-office candidates will be featured at the second and final Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance debate Friday, Oct. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Library and Civic Center.Incumbent Republican Gary See, Republican Greg Moeller and Democrat Kurt Garretson are vying for two seats on the three-member Henry County Board of Supervisors. All three candidates will be at the debate.Also ...