Mt. Pleasant News

City offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, in recognition of Presidents Day. Garbage collection will be one day later this week than usual.

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Some area veterans are receiving a special gift this Valentine's Day thanks to a more than decade-old tradition between two Linn County departments.On Monday, staff with the Linn County Treasurer's Office presented Don Tyne, director of Linn County Veteran Affairs, with 17 gift baskets containing such items as a spaghetti dinner, canned fruit and vegetables, jello and some candy.Also on Monday, ...

A new beginner square dancing class kicks off Monday, Feb. 19. The first class begins at 6 p.m. for sign ups. Feb. 26 is the last day to register.The class is 12 sequential lessons every Monday until May 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It is held at The Eagles at 1707 S. Main St. in Fairfield. Enter at the north entrance at the far end of the building.The class is sponsored by Iowa Corp. a nonprofit dedicated to ...

The Theatre Museum at Midwest Old Threshers is producing a fund raiser comedy show with open auditions on Feb. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m., and Feb. 18, at 1 p.m.The show is titled ?Comedy Circuit.? Those chosen for cast and crew could possibly be compensated for their work. For anyone wanting to audition, prepare a favorite physical comedy bit from vaudeville, tent theatre, classic radio and classic TV and be prepared ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three people were shot and wounded near the U.S. National Security Agency's headquarters in Maryland, and one person was in custody, local media reported on Wednesday.The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent agents to investigate the incident, its Baltimore office said on Twitter.CBS News broadcast images of a black sport utility vehicle parked near the entrance of the NSA with what ...

PYEONGCHANG - Staffed by millennials and crammed with computer screens, the social media ?war room? of U.S. Olympics broadcaster NBC is starting to call more of the shots in the company's mission to generate a healthy return from Olympic sports.The room, housed inside NBC's multi-story broadcasting center at the Pyeongchang winter Games, is a world away from the nearby control booths where staff produce tradition...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - A group of North Korean cheerleaders were briefly wowed by the apparent, sudden arrival of their leader, Kim Jong Un, at a Winter Olympics ice hockey game on Wednesday.Some cheerleaders immediately averted their gaze as the impersonator, who later only identified himself as Howard, smiled and waved to crowds who came to watch a unified Korean team play Japan at the Pyeongchang Games.?The...

AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States has a fairly well advanced Middle East peace plan that has been under development for a number of months, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan.Tillerson also said that Iran and Iran-backed forces should withdraw from Syria where Washington was quite concerned about a recent confrontation between Iran and Israel.Tillerson also said ...

The community meal this Wednesday will be provided by First Baptist Church.They will serve lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert.

For Dental Health Month, Family Dental Health Services dentist Dr. Matthew Wettach volunteered at area schools for the I-Smile program that provides free preventative dental sealants for second and third grade students.Dental sealants protect the biting surfaces of molars, where 80 percent of dental decay starts. Wettach examined more than 175 students. He is scheduled to see more students at Winfield-Mt. Union ...

By Gloria Yoder The last couple days I've been becoming keenly aware of the reality that not too much time will be elapsing until the arrival of our precious little one. Along with that my mind is trying to size up what I can do to make things flow as smoothly as possible during the time that I will have to step back and have others do my house work. Menus, weekly cleaning, laundry, little ones to feed and care ...

Dr. Robert S. Wettach is celebrating his 90th birthday in February.Wettach is a retired physician and before retirement, practiced in Mt. Pleasant for almost 50 years. Wettach he did it all, including surgery and primary emergency care on the site in event of an accident.His family has continued the tradition of working in medicine, with his son Steve working as a dentist and his son David serving as a primary ...