After two years of waiting and praying, Salem Friends Church welcomes a new pastor.Pastor Scott Morin, his wife Kim and their three girls, Jenn, Bri and Autumn came to Salem from Newport News, Va.Services at Salem Friends Church are held Sundays at 10:30 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome to join the services.
Travel down any street in Mt. Pleasant this weekend for an extended period of time and you are bound to run into one, maybe two. We?re talking garage sales as it is garage sale weekend in Mt. Pleasant, which is sure to increase the city?s traffic flow. Check out the classified section of today?s News and you will find 72 garage sales listed. This massive display of treasures was found Thursday at the corner of ...
DEAR ABBY: My husband purchased a bag of individually wrapped frozen chicken breasts during his lunch break. After work, we took our kids to a concert and didn't return home until 8 p.m. The bag of chicken was in his trunk for seven hours on a hot summer day.My husband thought it was OK to refreeze the meat and feed this to our kids, ages 6 and 2. I adamantly disagreed. What are your thoughts? We've had this ...
Nomination papers for city elections Tuesday, Nov. 8, are now available from the city clerk?s office. The earliest papers can be filed is Monday, Aug. 29. Papers must be filed by Thursday, Sept. 22, with the city clerk.In Mt. Pleasant, the council terms of Steve Engberg (at-large), Tim Gray (Ward 1) and Matt Crull (Ward III) expire. Mayor Steve Brimhall?s term also expires.During last night?s city council ...
Barricades blocking traffic from going south on Grand Avenue at its intersection with East Washington Street aren?t going anywhere.A couple of merchants asked the Mt. Pleasant City Council during its Aug. 10 meeting to consider re-opening the intersection. The merchants claimed that the length of closure (since mid-May) of the intersection had adversely impacted their business.However, the council, during ...
It was a ?good news, bad news? scenario for Henry County unemployment in July. The good news is that the jobless percentage didn?t increase from 7.4 percent, the bad news is that it didn?t decline either.Iowa Workforce Development statistics listed the county with a labor force of 9,490 during July. Of that number, 710 were unemployed.Most of the county?s neighbors show a slight decline in unemployment ...
Note: All meals served with milk.Mt. Pleasant Community SchoolsMONDAY: Aug. 29: French toast, cheese stick, potato rounds, orange wedge.TUESDAY: Aug. 30: Spaghetti, bread/, lettuce salad, diced pears.WEDNESDAY: Aug. 31: Deli combo sub, baby carrots/dip, mixed fruit, elf grahams.THURSDAY: Sept. 1: NO SCHOOLFRIDAY: Sept. 2: NO SCHOOLMiddle school will have the above menu or the following ...
TICKETSGregory Steven Salyer, 51, Kingsport, Tenn., speed, $87.Lucia Linn Hutchcroft, 58, Manchester, speed, $87.Jermal Benard McMillian, 31, Winchester, La, speed, $87.Julie Elaine Thompson, 18, Mt. Pleasant, failure to obey a stop sign, $195.Nathan Gale Mcelwee, 28, Mt. Pleasant, failure to maintain control, $200.Sauileone Puaina Jr., 42, Mt. Pleasant, speed, $87.Chantel Renee Glass, 26, ...
Two-year-old Vivian Cornell of Mt. Pleasant had to be one of the youngest competitors in the sprout division of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair. Here, Cornell performs a vocal routine Aug. 14 on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the State Fair.
By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt is impossible to discount the importance of the Union Block building as the centerpiece of the Mt. Pleasant square.Occupying several store fronts and located in the center of the northern block of the square, the building is the cornerstone of downtown Mt. Pleasant.That may be one reason why the Mt. Pleasant City Council, meeting in regular session Aug. 24, readily ...
Nadine Martin was the first to identify everyone correctly. The occasion was a picture for the Women in Business section of the Mt. Pleasant News. The women are the office ladies at SE Iowa REC (now know as Access Energy). Starting in upper left corner back row: Kim Brumbaugh, Lana Zihlman, Nadine Martin, Joy Anderson, Connie Thomas. Front row, left to right, is Tammy Snavely, Roberta Calloway, and Helen ...
Henry County Health Center?s Diabetes Education Center will offer a pre-diabetes class on Thursday, Sept. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in HCHC?s Health Education Center.The purpose of the class is to help at-risk individuals reverse habits that may be leading toward a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes and its many complications. Topics will include an overview of the different types of diabetes, diet, exercise and ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsRoss Tweedy may finally be able to purchase the excess land at Elmwood Cemetery after meeting with the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday meeting?I don?t like things like this to drag on and on,? said Kent White, supervisor vice chairman. He told the group present at the meeting ? consisting of the supervisors, Tweedy, representatives of Center Township, ...
The Fellowship Cup will be holding a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the possibility a community meal program.?The community is welcome to come talk about the need for a community meal in Henry County and Mt. Pleasant,? said Melisa Bracht-Wagner, Fellowship Cup director.There previously was a community meal offered, but the program was ended in the beginning of June. The Fellowship Cup ...
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