Mt. Pleasant News

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsBy July 1, 2014, the state?s plan for mental health redesign will be fully implemented, and on Tuesday afternoon, Henry County Central Point of Coordination Administrator Sara Kaufman met with approximately 30 mental health stakeholders, including service providers, to provide a ?surface picture? of the changes that will happen over the next two years.One of the biggest ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsMedical Examiner Rick Sywassink has been certified as a Diplomate of the American Board Medicolegal Death Investigators ? an internationally-recognized certification.?I?m only one of 20 in the state of Iowa,? said Sywassink, who also noted that the others are mostly in larger counties.Sywassink works as a medical examiner for a few different counties, including Henry County. ...

Our work has still been centered around the recent house fire that we experienced.My husband, Joe, doesn?t have to work the next two days, so we are moving the furniture from our bedrooms upstairs to the downstairs and basement. We will set the beds up in the basement for the girls to sleep in. The boys are sleeping on a bed in the living room now.The carpenters that are working on the rebuilding said that a ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is sponsoring a food safety training seminar for food service managers and employees on Wednesday, June 6, at Great Prairie AEA in Burlington from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.?We all want to eat food that is safe as well as tasty. We know that food safety hazards and risks are prevalent in today?s world. Serving safe food is mandatory. This training program aims to train food ...

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins local health partners and the CDC in reminding Iowans that May is Skin Cancer Awareness month. The rate of melanoma diagnoses in Iowa has more than tripled since 1975 and melanoma is now the second most common form of cancer for Iowans ages 15 to 29. About 82 people in Iowa die of melanoma every year.IDPH urges Iowans to enjoy the sun safely this spring and ...

Henry County?s Ministerial Association will host the Mt. Pleasant Community Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2012 Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the Mt. Pleasant Community High School Gymnasium.The service is open to the public, especially the 2012 graduates (and their families) of Mt. Pleasant Community High School, Home Schooling of Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Christian School and Mt. Pleasant Wisdom ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Wednesday night, the Wayland City Council voted to participate in a service line warranty program for a year, allowing residents to cover any potential damages to their water or sewer lines.?I think it would be worth it to try it for a year,? said Councilman Josh Miller, who made the motion to participate in the program, as long as it doesn?t overwork the city office ...

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Our Special Kids - Southeast Iowa, a support group for parents of children with special needs, will meet on May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant.Judy Slobodnik and Barb Riley will discuss the Consumer Choices Option (CCO) Program. They will explain what CCO is, how to qualify, what services are offered and how to get started.There will also be a time of parent interaction ...

A meeting to kick off an innovative technology program focused on growing the local economy and improving quality of life in Henry and Des Moines counties is slated for May 15 and 17.The May 15 program will be in Access Energy?s (Mt. Pleasant) Cooperative Training Room at 1 p.m.On May 17, the meeting will be the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission?s Meeting Room, 211 N. Gear Ave., Burlington.Local ...

DEAR ABBY: My niece, "Amy," got her driver's license last November. Since then she has been stopped six times for violations. Unfortunately, she wasn't ticketed for any of them -- just given warnings. Who knows how many other times she should have been ticketed?When Amy told me about it, she acted like it was a joke and something she was proud of. Her parents are divorced and her father spoils her beyond reason. ...

Four charged with possessionJoshua VanLaningham of Mt. Pleasant, Natasha Thornton of Salem, Thomas Weber of New London and Lucas Messer of Mt. Pleasant were all charged with possession of alcohol under the legal age following an investigation.A loud noise complaint was investigated in New London by the sheriff?s department on Tuesday, May 8. As a result of the investigation the four Henry County residents were ...