Mt. Pleasant News

By Vanessa Miller, The Gazette AMES ? Iowa State University's standing in the prestigious, invitation-only Association of American Universities is not secure, and it needs to be, according to the second of four finalists seeking to become the university's 16th president.Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia in Athens, on Tuesday laid out goals she ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested challenging media licenses for NBC News and other broadcast news networks, following reports by NBC News in recent days regarding Trump's secretary of state and the country's nuclear arsenal.?With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!? Trump ...

The family of Kenny Clark, of Wayland, invite you to celebrate with him on his 80th birthday. The celebration will be held Sunday, Oct. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Wayland City Hall. Cake and refreshments will be served.The event is being hosted by Clark's children, Michelle (Heath) Boone, Tammy (David) Erwin, and Cathy (Randy) Lee, along with his grandchildren. Cards are welcome but no gifts. Your presence will ...

The Hillsboro Fire and Rescue Department's Annual Soup Supper is Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Hillsboro Community Center. This event is to support the fire department's needs so they can better assist the community.Soup will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bingo with prizes will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Some of the soups on the menu will be regular chili, hot chili, oyster, broccoli cheese and possibly potato with ham. A ...

Henry County Health Center will be implementing a new co-payment process for Emergency Department patients. Beginning Nov. 1, all Emergency Department patients will be asked for a co-payment after seeing the Emergency Department physician.When a patient checks into the Emergency Department and the physician completes the medical screening, registration staff will gather and verify the patient's insurance and ...

Before Miriam Alarcon Avila moved to the United States from Mexico 15 years ago, she had never heard of pumpkin carving.Now the artist looks forward to fall as a time when she can spend hours creating intricately decorated gourds.Alarcon Avila, who lives in Tiffin, is also a photographer and is currently working on the Luchadores project, an effort to document the lives of Latino immigrants in Iowa through ...

By Diane Langton, The Gazette Edna Dieman and Julia Bennett were an institution in Cedar Rapids, where they taught dance to thousands of students for almost five decades, from 1951 to 1996. They were called Miss Dieman and Miss Bennett, and the city declared Dec. 15, 1990, as Edna Dieman-Julia Bennett Day to honor their longtime dedication and commitment to the arts in the city.When Edna Dieman was born in ...

Factory farming has a stranglehold on rural Iowa, but can that grip be broken? Celebrated syndicated columnist Alan Guebert will dive into the realities and the possibilities during the JFAN annual meeting Breaking the Grip of Corporate Agriculture on Rural Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7:15 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, 200 N. Main Street, Fairfield.Penned an ?agricultural insider? by Civil ...

Over the past several months, I've been blessed with numerous column readers who have made inquiries about various aspects of Amish life.Today, I was inspired to simply write some of my answers to all of you who may be interested.A common question I get is about ?rumschpringe.? While rumschpringe is a popular topic in many books about the Amish, it varies dramatically from one Amish community to the next. In ...

Campers will have a choice of two more cabins at Oakland Mills. However, the new option may not be available until the 2019 camping season.Henry County's Conservation Department Board of Directors gave thumbs up Monday to the construction of two new cabins which will be located near the Oakland Mills Nature Center.The cabins have been on the board's radar for over a year and John Pullis, county conservation ...

Members of Original A PEO were given a lesson in how to ?stop the bleeding? during their regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Henry County Health Center.The program was titled ?Department of Homeland Security ? Stop the Bleed Campaign.? Members found the program timely and important in light of the Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 people dead and over 500 injured.The program was presented by ...

The Alliant Energy Foundation donated $1,000 to the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department for safety equipment on Monday, Oct. 9, in honor of National Fire Prevention Week.The fire department will be holding an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the fire department at S. Jackson St. to promote fire safety. This kid friendly event will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.