Mt. Pleasant News

Members of the Access Energy Cooperative celebrated ?The Power is You? at the 2018 annual meeting of members on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at McMillan Park with a crowd of members estimated to be over 2,600.?We thank everyone for coming out to the meeting. Part of being a member in the cooperative is actively participating in the activities of the organization. We do want to offer an apology to those who endured a longer ...

Opportunities exist to become a Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, give back to the community and have a positive impact on Iowa's land and people. Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners help set local priorities for natural resource protection, make decisions that will make the county a better place to live, improve awareness of natural resources and more.Any eligible ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE ? Farmers, farmer advisers and the general public are invited to attend the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm's fall field day on Thursday, Sept. 6, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The field day will feature the following stops:? Growing season review by Myron Rees, farm superintendent? Best management practices for farmers new to using cover crops by Mark Licht, assistant ...

The MPCHS class of 1983 celebrated their 35th class reunion on Saturday, July 7, at the home of Jerry and Kendra Ruschill.The following attended:Front row left to right: Kendra Garrels Ruschill, Angie Ross Winslow, Jamey Ehresman Varney, Suzanne Logan Staats, Robin Glover Mathews, Michele Kipp Birdsell, Valerie Henessee, Jane Tompkins and Belinda Tousignant.Second row left to right: Brenda Stewart, Ron Jacobs, ...

The community meal this week at the Fellowship Cup will be hosted by First Baptist Church. They are going to serve:-Walking tacos-Fruit salad-Dessert

In cooperation with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach-Henry County, the Mt. Pleasant chamber has announced that applications are now being accepted for the second year of Henry County Leadership class. This intensive leadership and community development program strives to provide Henry County communities with an enduring source of diverse leaders who are prepared and committed to serving their region.A...

WACO eRegistration is now available. To register, visit www.wacocsd.org to login. Registration must be completed before the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 23. Full day classes will begin on Friday, Aug. 24.New students to the WACO CSD will need to visit the building office during business hours: Monday- Thursday 8 a.m. ? 4 p.m. Families that do not have computer or internet access may visit the junior high ...

July 2 ? Monday, 9:30 a.m. game1st: Dixie Horsey and Merel Young2nd: Ralph Andersen and Jerry KilbournJuly 5 ? Thursday, 1 p.m. gameNorth-south winners1st: Betty Kilbourn and Lea Bradley2nd: Natalie Carroll and Doris DorethyEast-west winners1st: Christopher Jones and Daniel Walker2nd: Mary Higgins and Karen LaudJuly 9 ? Monday, 9:30 a.m. game1st: Bonnie Kremer and Martha Peterson2nd: Karen Land and ...

On Sunday, Aug. 19, Ferrel Anderson, archaeologist, will visit Oakland Mills Nature Center at 2 p.m. Mr. Anderson will begin his artifact presentation with the Black Hawk War shadowed by a brief summary of Mississippi River Valley archaeology. After his presentation, there will be a question and answer time followed by artifact identification. Feel free to bring your own artifacts for Mr. Anderson to look at ...

Shirley McCord of Danville is a 2018 inductee into the Iowa Pioneer Music Museum. Ever since the first National Old Time Music Festival held in Council Bluffs in 1976, devoted to saving this state's early pioneer music, the Pioneer Music Museum has been inducting deserving individuals into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. The museum, located in Anita, has been in existence since 1995. Before that it ...

DES MOINES ? The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments on its proposed menu of hunting and fishing license fee increases through Aug. 21.The proposal would set the cost of an annual resident hunting or fishing license at $20, an increase of $3. The proposed license fees do not include the vendor or convenience fee that pays license sales vendors and for the license sales system that is ...

AMES - The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences has announced undergraduate students who will receive scholarships from the college and its academic departments. Brooklyn Starr, of Mt. Pleasant, who is studying elementary education, was offered the Linda B. Schakel Scholarship from the School of Education.Programs in the College of Human Sciences focus on fields of study that expand human potential ...