Mt. Pleasant News

According to a press release this morning from the Washington County Sheriff?s office, missing rural Crawfordsville woman Sharon Hopf has been located in Texas and is safe with family.Hopf, who along with her husband, Perry, owns businesses in Kalona and Coralville, had been missing since Jan. 6 and had been the subject of massive hunts in Iowa and Missouri.Her abandoned car was located last week near St. ...

Four cars were involved in one incident on icy Washington Street yesterday morning.Alejandra Rojas had been operating a 2006 Buick while traveling east on Washington Street in the inside lane. The vehicle then stopped and was waiting for traffic to clear before turning left on to Cherry Street. A 2007 Chevy van operated by Danial Guttierrez had also been traveling east on Washington Street in the inside lane, ...

Slush causes Salem woman to wreckA 2007 Chrysler Town and Country van owned and operated by Sandra Lynn Anderson was involved in a one vehicle accident in the 1200 grid of 310th Street on Jan. 15, at approximately 2:23 p.m.Anderson, 36, of Salem was westbound on 310th Street when she hit some slush and snow in the road. She lost control of the vehicle and it entered the north ditch.The Town and Country then ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College service-learning program was awarded a $1,000 UnitedHealth HEROES Grant from YSA (Youth Service America) and UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealth HEROES grants support youth-led service-learning initiatives addressing childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles.Iowa Wesleyan College was one of 282 organizations awarded grants nation-wide. It was awarded the funds to support a joint effort ...

Great River Center for Rehab and Clinics staff will provide free diabetic foot screenings from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Center for Rehab and Clinics, 1401 W. Agency Rd., West Burlington.The screening is for people who have diabetes or loss of sensation in their feet. Appointments are required. Those interested in scheduling an appointment should call the Center for Rehab and Clinics at 319-768-4100.

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe 48-page Blue Zone application has been submitted, and now it?s just a waiting game to see if Mt. Pleasant makes it past the next hurdle and qualifies for a site visit.?It?s been a tremendous amount of work,? Linda Albright told the Healthy Henry County Communities board on Tuesday afternoon.Albright said they will find out Feb. 10 if Mt. Pleasant has qualified for a site ...

A number of hay bales caught fire Monday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department responded to the scene north of Mt. Pleasant on 195th Street, near the former Pleasant Lawn School. Pictured, crews from the fire department smolder the flames of one of the hay bales.

By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Mayor Chris Finnell began his first Winfield City Council meeting by leading those present in the Pledge of Allegiance Monday evening.The council spent much time discussing during the public forum about internet in Winfield and the surround area. A citizen voiced his trouble with current Internet options in the area.Mike Schill with Natel revisited the council to ...

Although the agenda is packed, most of the business facing the Mt. Pleasant City Council tonight for its first meeting of 2012 is minor in nature.Council members will handle a number of routine items including naming the official newspaper, approving the appointment of the mayor pro tem and approving council standing committee assignments.The council will also consider engineering agreements for the downtown ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe proposed new apartment complex in Crossroads Business Park will not be happening.After making a counter offer to Burr Oak Apartments? option agreement, the Henry County Board of Supervisors was informed Thursday morning that the company had withdrawn its option agreement to purchase three acres of land in Crossroads Business Park just north of the USDA building.The ...

We are now a week into 2012 and a whole new year lies ahead of us. I hope you readers had a blessed holiday season. This week husband Joe is back to work after a two-week break and our six youngest children will also go back to school. It was wonderful having everyone home, but it is always nice to get back to a normal schedule.Friday, Jan. 6, we went to Jacob and Emma?s house for dinner. We had a breakfast ...

The New Year will begin with each of Iowa?s 99 counties hosting Republican and Democratic caucuses. Iowa is the first state to do so and thus will be the first state to vote for a Republican presidential nominee.The Henry County caucuses begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. However both parties ask that caucus goers be at the respective venues earlier because attendees must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. to ...