Mt. Pleasant News

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Supervisors met with Sarah Kaufman, county CPC, and Todd Meyer, Insight Human Services administrator, on Tuesday morning to discuss how the county handles mental health care.?We?ve realized that we cannot continue in the current system,? summarized Marc Lindeen, supervisor chairman, saying the purpose of the meeting was to come up with a game ...

Henry County Engineer?s Office announced today that 312th Street, east of the New London Road will be closed for brdige replacement at Mud Creek Park. The project will continue until September.If you have questions, call the engineer?s office at 319-385-0762.

A dance routine set to a Justin Bieber medley had many of the girls in the audience on their feet and screaming during the middle school talent show. Dancers are, from left, Cameron Keomanivong, Payton Shull, Collin Baccam, Chance Smith and Ben Rauenbuehler. The routine was choreographed by Ally Lowe, Caitlyn DePriest and Afton Engberg.

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe remodeling project in the works for Henry County Health Center is being fine tuned, narrowing the scope and cutting costs on the project.?It will still potentially have a place for surgery and a physical plant,? Robb Gardner, HCHC CEO told the board of trustees on Tuesday.Originally the plan for the renovation was focused solely on the surgical area of the ...

Mt. Pleasant Police Department CITATIONSDavid Knox Stainbrook, 66, Mt. Pleasant, speeding, May 16.Jeremy Warren Miller, 36, Mt. Pleasant, failure to secure child, May 16.Daniel Louis Meinen, 72, Mt. Pleasant, seatbelt violation, May 16.Connie Baker, 64, no address listed, speeding, May 17.Tony Adams, 35, no address listed, speeding, May 17.John Whaley, 57, no address listed, speeding, May ...

Ethan Bockting looks on during the middle school talent show as Kasey Kirby solves a Rubik?s cube in one minute and five seconds, which Kirby said was his fastest time.

The Great River Society of Poets will meet at de Brito Baking Bistro on Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. The bi-weekly meetings are open to persons who write poetry or would like to learn how. A monthly journal is published. Here is a single verse of a recent receipt:I saw a rescue worker looking at rubblewhere his own house once stoodwhere his wife, his mother his children diedit swept over me like a ...

Would you believe that osteoporosis causes a fracture every 20 seconds? May is National Osteoporosis Prevention Month. For healthy bones, choose foods rich in calcium and aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise daily.It?s in the food!The best way to get calcium is always in food, especially low-fat milk, yogurt and cheese. There are also many calcium-fortified foods available that can provide calcium in the ...

On May 19, at 7 p.m, the Pella Wildlife Company will be in the Environmental Education Classroom at Oakland Mills Nature Center to talk about wolves and their status in Iowa ? and they will even bring in a live wolf as part of their presentation.Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC of Mt. Pleasant is sponsoring the free event.Register by calling 319-986-5067 or emailing naturalist Cari Griffin at ~

Local students will be playing in an ACBL tournament this weekend in the community room at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library. Pictured are Trever Linkin, upper right, and partner Ben Zihlman, who were local winners in a national school bridge league tournament. In the game pictured, players Riley Kempker, upper left, and partner Adam Bodenham think they have an upper hand. For more information, call 850-1309 or ...

DEAR ABBY: Would you please explain to me why today's brides still take formal bridal portraits?To me, the "W-E" in "wedding" signifies a bride and groom sharing equally in earning a living, raising children and performing household functions. Shouldn't a wedding portrait be of the two people together? -- SHIRLEY IN HOUSTONDEAR SHIRLEY: Superstition may have something to do with it. It's supposed to be bad ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Courthouse underwent an energy audit on Thursday morning so the supervisors could learn how to make the building more energy efficient and cut costs for the county.?There?s a lot of buildings that are worse off than this one,? said Emily Rice from the Office of Energy Independence. Rice is working under a state contract to for the state energy program to ...