Complete Eyecare Center, 301 W. Monore St., is receiving more than a facelift. The building is receiving a complete makeover. The facility not only is expanding its floor space but receiving a new exterior as well. Construction began late last week.
Sarah Kaufman, Central Point of Coordination (CPC) administrator, will give the Henry County supervisors a county mental health update tomorrow during the board?s regular meeting.Other agenda items include a proposal of bids for the roof of the CPC building and the re-signing of the Henry County Residential Garbage and Recyclable Collection contract between Prottsman Sanitation and the county.The meeting begins ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County will be paying $12,180 to lower the drains on the courthouse roof.?The drains are all sitting in the highest places possible, so obviously we have water on the roof,? said Derek Wellington of the auditor?s office told the board of supervisors during their Tuesday morning meeting.Wellington said that the roof has rubber patches, which are all in spots where water ...
They?re at it again.Brenda Sayre, planning director of the Southeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Inc., said the ?grandparent scam? phone call is operating in the area. She said an elderly woman in Burlington received such a call Monday.What is the ?grandparent scam??The scam goes like this: An elderly person receives a phone call from a clever and convincing con artist. The scammer poses as a woman/man?s ...
DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in my early 40s. I have two children. I have never been married. Five months ago I met a fine man. "Mr. M." is in his mid-40s and was married for about four years in the late 1990s.I am very much in love with Mr. M., and he has shown me how much he loves me in many different ways. However, he says there are no wedding bells in the future.Do you think Mr. M. is afraid to make a commitment ...
Downtown Salem was packed last weekend as the community hosted its annual Old Settlers celebration. Jim and Sandy Nichting led the parade as this year?s honorees.
Henry County supervisors will discuss the drainage problems on the courthouse roof and amended language in the county sanitation contract with Prottsman Sanitation during their regular meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the courthouse.Other agenda items include a secondary roads update from Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer.
FAIRFIELD ? A Fairfield man ? Tyler James Webster, 33, of 2104 185th Street ? has been charged with first-degree murder following an incident at 7:28 a.m. Aug. 25.Webster is charged in the murder of Buddy Lee Frisbie, 32.According to a release from the Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office, dispatchers received a call reporting a shooting that had taken place at 2469 Marigold Blvd. in Jefferson County. Deputies ...
Ever wonder what it?s like to be a farmer today?You will be able to gain more information on the topic during the America?s Farmers Mobile Experience?s visit on Aug. 31-Sept. 3 to this year?s Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.The experience is a traveling 53-foot trailer that expands into 1,000 square feet of exhibit space. Visitors will journey through three different areas offering interactive tools and displays ...
Campers have been arriving at McMillan Park, site of the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion for quite some time. Some of the campgrounds, top photo, are filling rapidly.The annual parade is planned for Wednesday afternoon through downtown Mt. Pleasant while the reunion kicks off Thursday and runs through Labor Day. In conjuntion with the event, Central Park will be jammed with vendors and craft items during the reunion.
This motorcyle and in particular, the miniature car on the attached trailer, attracted plenty of looks Thursday in Wayland. However, the identity of the owner of the rig is a mystery. Residents said it likely was someone passing through town.
The brakes will be put on road construction in Mt. Pleasant Monday evening, Aug. 27, in preparation for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.Warner Engineering also announced the first pour on the south lanes of Washington Street is planned for Sept. 7, weather permitting. Pouring will begin from the east side of Marion Street to the alley east of Jefferson Street.Prior to Aug. 27, Kinney and Sons will be removing ...
The Harlan-Lincoln House, located at the corner of Main and Broad streets on the Iowa Wesleyan College campus, will have an open house Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The home originally was the residence of U.S. Sen. James Harlan. Harlan?s daughter, Mary, married Abraham Lincoln?s son, Robert Todd Lincoln. The Lincolns brought their three children to the home to spend summers.The house displays items ...
In 2010, I visited Mt. Pleasant for a day during Old Threshers. In 2011, as director of the Fellowship Cup, I spent eight days at Old Threshers. My goal in 2012 ? take the trolley and see the Log Village for the first time. Despite all the time spent on the grounds of Old Threshers, my view didn?t go far beyond encouraging gate volunteers and finding a different vendor for the next meal.Mt. Pleasant has hung ...
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