Mt. Pleasant News

Limbs flow in the Skunk River following a downpour Wednesday evening in the area. Not only did the rain wash limbs into the river but it also caused minor flooding in Mt. Pleasant because the storm sewer system intakes could not keep up with the pace of the rain.

Editor?s note: As part of the nation?s 150th Remembrance of the Civil War, the Henry County Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force will be publishing a monthly column, written by Henry County historians. The research for the articles comes from Henry County newspapers published between 1861-1865, as well as diaries, journals and letters written by Henry County Civil War soldiers and their families.Today?s ...

Mt. Pleasant City Hall will be closed Monday, May 30, in honor of Memorial Day. Due to the holiday, garbage pickup will be one day later.Also, the stop lights at the intersection of South Marion and West Washington streets will be activated sometime during the day on Friday, May 27.

Access Energy Cooperative of Mt. Pleasant has contracted Pfoff Electric, Inc., a recognized electric service leader for Eastern Iowa for more than six years, to install a 100 KW Photovaltiac System at their cooperative headquarters. The 100 KW solar array from Integrated Power Corporation, (iPower), consists of more than 400 individual solar panels. It is anticipated the array should provide about 80% of the ...

I?m taking a tripwith Jesus as my guideI?ll not lose my waywith him at my side. If the path grows dimand my footsteps slow,He?ll always be thereto show me where to go. Jesus holds my handHe walks with me each dayI can count on himHe?s with me all the way. Just Jesus and meWalking hand in handYes, we?re taking a tripto that Promise land.Won?t it be wonderful ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Hopefully wthin the next year, New London will have a veterans? memorial.?We?re hoping by maybe next spring, or maybe before if we?re lucky,? said Larry Meagher, chair of the veterans? memorial committee. ?We?ve got a couple of designs and are in the process of creating a brochure to show investors.?The memorial, which will be located on the corner of ...

This house in New London will soon be demolished and in its place, hopefully by next spring, will be a veterans? memorial. The memorial is being constructed as a tribute to living veterans and a memorial to deceased veterans.

The deadline date for the Henry County Farm Bureau Non-Competitive Bucket Calf Show has been extended to June 3.First and second graders may pick up a registration form at the Henry County Farm Bureau office at 1010 East Washington in Mt. Pleasant, or call the office at (319) 257-3430.There is no entry fee, but participants are encouraged to submit an entry to the Henry County event only.Questions should ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsLet the light shine.And the light shining on Mt. Pleasant, particularly along Washington Street, should not only shine brighter but more cost-efficient once the 80 new LED street lights are in place.That project, however, will not be finished until the end of June 2012 although it will begin this fall.During its regular meeting Wednesday night, the Mt. Pleasant City ...

With graduations in the air, it reminds us all of important memories and past achievements. It also makes us think of new chapters to be written in our lives.The reality is this: Nobody gets to live life backward. You must look ahead; because that?s where your future is.Six obstacles stop you from moving forward in life:Obstacle 1: An unteachable attitude.Imagine a surgeon who has no interest in new ...

TICKETS PAIDAlfonso A. Nunez, 20, Washington, speed, $119.Mark Owen Bringman, 48, Washington, speed, $119.Rebecca Rae Burk, 46, Hillsboro, failure to obey stop sign, $200.Paul Rudolph Hanson II, 66, West Burlington, possession of [fish] under length limit (LB ? 14 inches), $87.James Donald Ruble, 20, Mt. Pleasant, speed, $119.Andrea Lynn Guinther, 29, West Point, improper use of lanes, $195.Lu...

Helen Perrott was the first to call and the first to name everyone. Standing is Warner Russell, Helen's first boss at REA/REC. Sitting, from left: Jim McCabe, Columbus [C.F.] Hayes, and Louise Lamm. Others who called or emailed: Selma Simmons, Don Lamm (recognizing his mom), Dr. Max Deal, Jared Hills, Tom Sater, Jan Hayes Dougherty and Martha Hayes (recognizing her dad). The date and occasion still remain a mystery.