Daniel Pidgeon of Salem reported a theft to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office Monday, Feb. 6.It was reported that Pidgeon?s ATV was stolen from a barn lot in the 3000 grid of Benton Avenue on Feb. 5.The missing property is described as a red Honda Rancher 420 ATV.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff?s Office at 319-385-2712.
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe warmer weather has meant good things for Henry County?s roads.?It?s just about right,? County Engineer Bill Belzer told the board of supervisors on Tuesday morning. He noted that temperatures below freezing at night and above freezing during the day are good conditions for the gravel roads.The good weather has also allowed crews to accomplish a lot of road maintenance, ...
Henry County?s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to make an appointment to the board of adjustment during its regular meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.Other agenda items include budget work, supervisors? sub-committee updates and any other county business.
KENOSHA (AP) ? Kenosha County authorities say a 75-year-old man fought off a teenage pair of would-be carjackers.Sheriff?s officials say 19-year-old Cameron Edwards of Mt. Pleasant and 19-year-old Jenna Shaw of New London, pulled into 75-year-old Alex Weber?s driveway in the 6500 block of 18th Street in the Town of Somers, claiming to have run out of gas Tuesday morning.Weber drove them to a gas station and ...
Poll workers for the New London school district special election said that they had been busy on Tuesday with a constant flow of people casting their vote in the $3.6 million bond issue.A small crowd is gathered around the sign-in table, top photo, before receiving their ballots.
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? New City Clerk Brenda Carver was sworn into office Tuesday night, but the Salem City Council spent more time discussing the position of former City Clerk Carolyn Bolin.Carver, the former deputy clerk, and Bolin switched positions and pay checks at the beginning of the year. Bolin stated at the December 2011 council, ?I have been wanting to back out of here for some ...
NEW LONDON ? Fourteen months did not make a lot of difference in New London regarding sentiments on a $3.6 million school bond issue for infrastructure improvements, primarily at Clark Elementary School.On Tuesday, voters once again turned down the measure. Although more voted for the measure (403-399), the referendum needed a 60-percent approval rating for passage. Tuesday?s vote was strikingly similar to the ...
DEAR ABBY: I was recently diagnosed as gluten intolerant. My question is, when dining at a restaurant, while everyone else is eating the bread that is served, is it acceptable to discreetly take a few gluten-free crackers from my purse and snack on them so I'm not starving while waiting for dinner?My husband thought it was inappropriate, so I didn't take them. I did ask the waiter if he had gluten-free bread or ...
With local children enjoying a day off from school Monday for a teacher in-service, the Mt. Pleasant Chamber Alliance hosted the annual Educators Appreciation Breakfast for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District. The event was held in the high school commons at 8 a.m.Kathy Nellor, the president of the chamber board, expressed her thanks for all of the work those present do in shaping the young people of Mt. ...
If you can help identify this photo which is dated June 24, 1977 and has ?slo-pitch marathon? written on the back, contact Pat White at 319-385-4983, email pwhite6024@aol.com, or check out the Henry County Heritage Trust on Facebook. Look for results of this week?s photo in next week?s Mt. Pleasant News.
DEAR ABBY: I'm 30 years old and have a close relationship with my mother, but something is bothering me. When I was a little girl, my grandmother gave me a U.S. savings bond for my birthday. It has matured to its full value. My mother refuses to give it to me. She said that my grandmother intended it as a wedding gift.The last time I brought it up, she got teary and emotional. When my grandmother died 18 years ...
Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Ordinance Committee will continue its discussion of the ADA sidewalk ordinance during its meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8:30 a.m. in City Hall.Other agenda items include a discussion of ongoing nuisances.
Jared Hershberger, Congressman Dave Loebsack?s district representative for southeast Iowa, will be at the Mt. Pleasant City Hall Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 2-4 p.m.Hershberger will be available to work with individuals having difficulty with a government agency, have suggestions for Loebsack or just would like to share their concerns.Members of the public are invited to attend.
DEAR ABBY: Recently my 80-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. She had been undergoing chemotherapy and caught double pneumonia. My 36-year-old niece went to visit Mama, took pictures of her lying in her hospital bed and emailed the photos to everyone.It was shocking and upsetting seeing my mother this way. Many of the people who received the photos had not been able to visit her. Abby, ...
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