DEAR ABBY: "Unsure Out West" (July 26) felt inadequate because she had no upbeat messages to send to her friends on Facebook. Please tell her she's not alone.I attended a prestigious college, but 35 years later I also find myself with no job, in debt, battling depression and dealing with a host of phobias. I read the school's quarterly magazine and see my peers have great jobs, travel extensively and are ...
The RSVP Office at Henry County Health Center is hosting a Medicare Part D Check-Up Event on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20-21. SHIIP volunteers will be available to help people compare Part D plans for 2012.Medicare eligible individuals may change their Medicare Part D plan for 2012 or enroll in Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) if they haven?t done so only during the time period of Oct. 15 through ...
Army National Guard Private First Class Ashley N. Helms has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Ft. Sill, Lawton, Okla.Helms is the granddaughter of Howard and Fonda Arbogast of Salem Road, New London. She is a 2007 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School.
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsAlthough September is usually a good month for Henry County Health Center, numbers were down last month according to Dave Muhs, HCHC CFO.?Across the board we had down volumes ? inpatient, outpatient, even our specialty clinics that aren?t even our patients were down,? Muhs told the board of trustees at its Tuesday meeting.He said the low numbers are a bit concerning, ...
A school bus that was transporting children and traveling southbound on Adams Street this morning was struck by a car headed westbound on Washington Street.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was notified of the accident at approximately 7:58 a.m.According to witnesses, the school bus had a green light at the time. The bus then pushed the car for a short distance.The 1995 Dodge Intrepid that struck the ...
Monday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. game: 1st, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger, Burlington. 2nd, Eleanor Thomas and Martha Peterson, Nichols.Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. game: 1st, Roy and Joy Gilleard. 2nd, Wyn Seely and Lea Bradley.Thursday, Sept. 22, 1:15 p.m. game: 1st, Patti Thompson and Irene Brandt, Danville. 2nd, Jim Proctor and Karen Anderson, Ottumwa.Monday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. game: 1st, Jeanie Kuster, ...
Members of Alexa Kongable?s sixth grade advisory class prepare mulch beds for the community garden, located in Mt. Pleasant. Every Tuesday the students have been helping the Fellowship Cup by bagging food, organizing items at the Quarter Maybe More Store and now assisting in the community garden.The community garden is a partnership between the Fellowship Cup, First United Methodist Church and Iowa Wesleyan ...
County eighth-grade students from the Mt. Pleasant, New London and WACO Community School districts were treated to a Schools to Careers Consortium at Iowa Wesleyan College, sponsored by Henry County Healthy Communities. Colin McCormick of Hearth and Home Technologies, Mt. Pleasant, distributes supplies needed to construct candy sacks in the top photo. McCormick had a session on science and engineering where ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsIn order for the Henry County?s gravel roads to be properly bladed before winter, the county needs a lot more rain, according to County Engineer Bill Belzer.?We?re needing some rain for our roads desperately,? said Belzer during his weekly meeting with the board of supervisors on Tuesday morning.Although the county received some rain on Monday, Belzer said it was not ...
Routine traffic stop leads to arrestMonday afternoon, Oct. 17, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tammy Lyn Aplara, 32, of Mt. Pleasant was stopped for a traffic violation. Aplara?s license was found to be suspended five times for nonpayment of Iowa fines and once for nonpayment of child support.Aplara was then arrested and taken to the Henry County Jail. She was charged with driving under suspension for nonpayment...
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department investigated a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Washington Street and Grand Avenue Oct. 18 at approximately 9:30 a.m.It was determined that a black 2000 Chevrolet Blazer, owned and operated by Tracy Vaughn of Mt. Pleasant, was attempting to turn left onto East Washington from Grand Avenue. The Vaughn vehicle was then struck by an eastbound Dickey Transport Tractor ...
Southeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Inc., is readying for the 31st Annual Senior Health Fair on Friday, Oct. 21, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.Persons 60 years of age and older or caregivers of any age who are caring for someone 60 years or older are encouraged to attend. This is an opportunity for persons living in Southeast Iowa to learn about the latest health information, talk with aging service providers...
By SALLY Y. HAYESMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Nutrition, new menus and breakfasts were a big topic of conversation at the Winfield-Mt. Union School Board meeting Wednesday evening.According to Barb Pealer the school is attempting to meet a proposed challenge of increasing breakfast participation by 20 percent or more this school year than last year. Pealer read from a letter she received on Aug. 23, ?The ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Conservation Department came in under budget for its hazard mitigation project, but that may be a source of alarm for FEMA.?We came in way under budget, to the point where they said that may raise flags,? John Pullis, conservation director told the Henry County Conservation Board on Wednesday night. ?The nice part is, we?ve got all the documentation. It ...
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