Mt. Pleasant News

The following are WACO junior high and high school students who made first semester and second quarter honor roll. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. First semester honor roll2017-2019:Class of 2018Kathryn Adair, Beau Beckler, Cody Crawford, Conner Eichelberger, Elayna Estrada, Chanelle Evans, Jacob Fried, Briana Garcia Fite, Alexandria Gerot, Anna Hartzler, Emily Kerns, Courtney ...

In one corner of the room at Studio Reserved, a former church turned into a photography studio, a group practiced juggling skills, while in another, people balanced on each other's shoulders or lifted each other in the air with their feet. Nearby, hula hoopers practiced tricks, and others used long silk cloths and a hoop suspended from the ceiling to perform elaborate swings and drops.This was the Eastern Iowa ...

LOS ANGELES - Earmuffs, extra thick anoraks, and a stadium where LED lighting appeared to have replaced the spectators, were the order of the day in South Korea at the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.Athletes marched around a center circle and a ring of dancers who performed energetically, while in the hills nearby there were volleys of fireworks and torch-bearing skiers.The games are being ...

LOS ANGELES - WASHINGTON -- The House passed a massive new spending deal early Friday about six hours after funding lapsed, ending a brief shutdown of the federal government.The spending package will fund the government through next year, but it includes a $300 billion boost in military and non-military spending over the next two years as well as tens of billions for disaster relief.President Donald Trump is ...

DES MOINES ? Water quality advocates on Thursday called on Tyson Foods to enact more conservation practices to help make Iowa's impaired waterways cleaner.During a news conference held in Des Moines Water Works Park on the Raccoon River, the advocates expressed hope the meat producer's shareholders would approve a resolution urging the same at its shareholders meeting on Thursday in Arkansas.?Tyson has a chance ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities, grappling with a seasonal flu outbreak, have decided to shut all kindergartens and primary schools from Thursday, days ahead of scheduled Lunar New Year holidays, to rein in spread of the disease.By Monday, seasonal flu had killed 121 people, two children among them, since the start of the year, said the Department of Health, which recorded 224 severe cases over the ...

Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may have the condition reappear within a year of delivery, and many of them may go undiagnosed because the problem only surfaces at night, a new study suggests.Preeclampsia, or high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy, is common. In severe cases, it can become fatal or result in serious complications for babies like organ damage or stunted growth. ...

Marilyn and Tom Young, of Mt. Pleasant, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 10. They were married in St. Louise De Marillac Church at La Grange Park, Ill. They have three children: Brett Young, and his wife Diane, of Bloomington, Ill.; Kimberly Kirkpatrick, and her husband Keith, of South Bend, Ind.; and Matt Young, and his wife Karen, of Naperville, Ill. Marilyn and Tom have seven ...

The Wayland Lions Club is having a Scholarship Soup Supper to raise charitable funds for a scholarship for WACO High School graduating seniors.The Soup Supper is at the Wayland Community Center and City hall at 218 W. Main St. in Wayland on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be homeade soup, munchies, dessert and door prizes. A free will donation will be accepted.

Second Baptist Ministries, Inc. will be holding its 23rd annual African American History program on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. at 801 E. Winfield Ave. Mt. Pleasant. Lunch will be served at noon.Sheriff Rich McNamee will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers and performers include Charism, The Tinders and church and community members.The public is invited to attend this occasion in observance of Black History ...

Bea Hesser is celebrating her 90th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 10. Her family invites friends and acquaintances to help her celebrate by showering her with cards and notes in honor of her birthday. Greetings can be mailed to her at 203 Coppock Rd., Wayland, Iowa 52654.Bea's children, Janice, Rob, Terry and Bruce, would like to wish their mother a beautiful, joyous birthday.

Roasted vegetables make a side dish that is hard to beat ? they are easy, tasty, and healthy. To learn more, join Healthy Henry County Communities at the next community wellness workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Cup community room.Cherry and Hallie Sandeen will provide recipes and tasty samples of roasted vegetables and share how leftovers can be utilized by incorporating them into a ...