Mt. Pleasant News

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsShipley Construction of Burlington will continue to ?summer? in Mt. Pleasant. The firm has been awarded the contract for the final phase of the Washington Street reconstruction project, Jim Warner of Warner Engineering announced at the Wednesday night Mt. Pleasant City Council meeting.?It was a very favorable bid,? Warner reported. The bid was approximately $2.1 million, he ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? In just under two weeks, the residents of New London Community School District will be deciding whether to allow the district to bond up to $3.6 million for the Tier II Infrastructure Improvements.?We want to encourage everyone to vote on this,? said Superintendent Chuck Reighard at an informational community meeting held on Tuesday night. Reighard encouraged the ...

LOCKRIDGE ? A foot search for Duane Hinkle had barely begun this morning when his body was found within 500 yards of his home.Hinkle, 61, of 3410 160th St., rural Lockridge, had last been seen Jan. 11 and had not been heard from since leaving a voice message with the sheriff?s office Jan. 12.?Everything is under investigation at this time,? said Jefferson County Sheriff Jerry Droz, declining to comment any ...

DEAR ABBY: A few days ago I received a large white envelope from a friend I had been close to in high school. "Jen" returned every letter, card and note I had written to her throughout our four years of school. She thanked me for being a good friend and thought I might like to have them.I can't tell you how upsetting it was to read how awful I was as a teenager. I was promiscuous, used foul language and made ...

Scott and Amy Lowe of Mt. Pleasant received a $40,000 grant from the City of Mt. Pleasant Wednesday night, contingent upon their purchase of the Temple Twin Theatre, located on Main Street. The purchase is expected to be finalized in mid-February. The Lowes plan numerous upgrades to the theater and building.

Not a single call, email or Facebook comment was made on this probable 4-H ceremony photo. The names of the people in the photo as well as the date of this photo shall remain a mystery.

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has joined the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) in recognizing January as Cervical Health Awareness Month.According to NCCC, more than one in ten U.S. women (11 percent) report they do not have routine Pap test screenings. The Pap test, along with HPV (the human papillomavirus) three-shot prevention vaccine is the best way to prevent cervical cancer, which ...

Great River Medical Center is offering a sibling preparation class to help children develop realistic expectations about their new baby brother or baby sister and help reduce the anxiety about being separated from their mothers.Classes are scheduled monthly. The next class is 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb 4. Registration is required.Children ages two through 10 will learn how an additional child will change ...

Even the most sincere dedication to a healthier lifestyle can be derailed by the challenges presented by the eight or more hours per day most adults spend in the workplace. Healthy food choices and increased physical activity often seem easier ?after hours,? when you can be in charge of what foods are in the refrigerator or pantry and you have time to exercise. In reality, the workplace is an ideal location to ...

Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.MRSA can occur in the environment and in raw meat products, and is estimated to cause around 185,000 cases of food poisoning each year. ...

Great River Health Systems is holding a class to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other lifesaving techniques used on infants and children. This free class runs 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. It is open to parents, grandparents, older siblings and babysitters.The class includes: demonstration and practice of what to do for a choking infant and child; discussion of feelings families have about ...

Air Force Airman Kolter J. Stookesberry graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.Stookesberry is the son of Deb and Tim Stookesberry of Mt. Pleasant. He is a 2007 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic ...