Mt. Pleasant News

The Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced that local farmers and landowners can sign up for the Water Quality Initiative funding made available by the Henry Soil and Water Conservation District. Interested farmers and landowners should contact the SWCD office at 709 S. Iris Street, Mt. Pleasant.A variety of programs are available, some offering incentive payments for cover crops or ...

Nathan A. Hester has joined the United States Army under the Delayed Enlistment Program.The program allows new recruits to delay reporting for basic military training for up to 270 days while they finish their education and prepare for their military careers.As a recruit, the soldier will have many options available to learn new skills while serving our country and will become eligible to receive more than ...

Sixth-grade:Cameron AmentGabrielle BarnsCamden BuffingtonTessa BurroughsAbram EdwardsEthan FalerSean FarleyLily FreemanAudrie GippleGabe HemsworthMikal HusselMaggie HuttonDean KleinJaycee LemkeMakiah LowerCarter LoydAurey MeekerCole MilksEli MillerAbigail MirandaKailey NeilTy ScorpilBrenden SimmonsBrooklyn SimmonsCodi VaughnAfton WilkersonAlisha Woodsmall Seventh-grade:Christopher ...

Enoch I Ruggles, of Mt. Pleasant, will be celebrating his 90th birthday on Thursday, June 7.Ruggles is married to his wife, Eunice. The two have one son, Randy (Carol) and one daughter, Ann (Curt) Tillman. The couple have three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and three ~Those wishing to send well wishes may send cards to 424 Yocum Lane, Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641.

OTTUMWA - Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who were on the college's academic honor roll for the 2017-18 Spring term.To be included on the honor roll an IHCC student must be enrolled full time and have a grade-point average for the term of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.The students are: Heather N. Wilson, of Mt. Pleasant; Clayle G. Franklin, Justin P. Henecke, Elizabeth K. ...

The grand opening for McDonald's will be held on Friday, June 8. There will be activities, daily specials and door-prizes. The Mt. Pleasant McDonald's will donate $1 from every kiosk transaction in June (up to $1,000) to Mt. Pleasant Community Schools.

Henry County Public Health will be implementing changes in the coming months. Effective July 1, Public Health will be located at 106 N. Jackson Street, Suite 101, in Mt. Pleasant. The new phone number for Public Health will be 319-385-0779. Due to this location change, Public Health will be closed for moving June 25 ? July 6. There will be no clinics held during this time.Effective August 1, new immunization ...

Quilt enthusiasts gathered at the Dover Museum Sunday, June 3, to marvel at the beautiful quilted projects created by textile artist and former quilt teacher, Jo Crabb, of Mt. Pleasant.Her works of art ranged from a February wall hanging of appliquéd, elongated hearts, each a different fabric to a table runner with shamrocks for March and a five-foot 'Harvey' rabbit wall hanging she hangs on her door for Easter. ...

June 5Mr. and Mrs. Ed KruseVern and Carolyn Dorothy

Happy birthday!June 1Jordyn CarterDanielle FrenchTarion ReinierJune 2Darcey NelsonJune 3Brian HoaglinJennifer Nelson Happy anniversary!June 3Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson

Sugar Creek/Wayland Mennonite Churches1209 Franklin Ave., WaylandJune 4- 88:45- 11:30 a.m.Age four through sixth-gradeRegister by calling 319-256-6061VBS Program June 8 at 7 p.m. United Church of CrawfordsvilleJune 18 to 225:30- 8 p.m.Preschool through sixth-grade Brighton ChurchesBrighton Park and PavilionJune 18- 225:30- 8:30 p.m.Ages four-12Preregistration during Whoopee Days or call 319-461-8...

South Main St., from the center of the entrance apartment north of Langdon St. to the north return of South St. was paved Thursday, May 31.Jones Contracting will be sealing joints and starting to set up the South St. intersection for June.Weather permitting, it will take most of the week to pour this intersection back.Kinney and Sons will begin construction on S. Main St. Tuesday, June 5, and start grading to ...