Mt. Pleasant News

Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are listed below.Mt. PleasantHannah BlackSusan CraneMarco DelgadoChristian OetkenKrista ParcelMacKena SteenblockKatie WadeNew LondonBritney ...

A Vietnam War presentation by Vietnam veteran, Mike Sells, of Washington, is being planned for Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m., at the Winfield Legion Building, located at 116 N. Locust St., in Winfield.The event is being presented by the Winfield Historical Society as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.Lindy Chrisinger, one of the organizers of the event, said the presentation will go back ...

After a winter break, Polishville Community Center is once again planning public events.A dance, with Larry Goodman, of North English, providing the music, is planned for Feb. 12. Food will be sold beginning at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.A second dance, with Ned Francis, of Mt. Sterling, providing the music, is set for Feb. 26. Food will be sold beginning at 4:30 p.m., and dancing will ...

Who likes coffee? I?m not an avid coffee drinker at all, although, I might have a cup once in a great while with a cookie or doughnut if there is no tea within reach.How about trying coffee in a cookie or doughnut? As you are about to find out, coffee can really add a delicious dimension to so many different dishes.My husband?s family from Ohio first introduced me to their frozen mocha desserts a number of ...

The 24th Annual Mt. Pleasant Show Choir Invitational ?Music InMotion? is set for Saturday, Feb. 4, at Mt. Pleasant High School.The invitational will feature performances by 10 ensembles from across the region. High school show choirs competing will be from Davenport Central, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Central Lee, Ft. Madison, West Burlington, Pekin, Ill., and Hannibal Mo. Mt. Pleasant Middle School?s Chain Reaction ...

DEAR ABBY: When my children were small, my husband left me. He married the other woman the day after our divorce was final. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me, and I suffered greatly in the years that followed.Recently my brother did the same thing to his wife of many years. I find myself feeling very angry and hurt that he would do this. He said it was wrong when it happened to me, but now he ...

This week Rep. Dave Heaton (R- Mt. Pleasant) met with employees of Henry County Health Center. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about mental health awareness and other issues during the Iowa Hospital Association?s Day on the Hill. Pictured above are are Lacey Harlan-Ralls, of HCHC, Rep. Dave Heaton, and Jennifer Montgomery, of HCHC.

At the SEIRPC (Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission) board meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 26, the LeRoy Meyer Memorial Award was given to Stan Meyer, of Wayland.The LeRoy Meyer Award is presented each year in memory of LeRoy Meyer in recognition of non-elected individuals who have made outstanding volunteer, community development contributions within his/her community in the Southeast Iowa Region.Bradley ...

There will be two upcoming meetings for parents and students of both the Mt. Pleasant Middle School and High School regarding the 2017-2018 school year.The first upcoming meeting will concern all current Mt. Pleasant Middle School eighth-graders and their parents to discuss 2017-2018 registration, course requests and graduation requirements.The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p.m., in the High ...

DEAR ABBY: I work in customer service and was helping a guest. During my eight- to 10-minute chat with her, she showed me her phone. The wallpaper on her phone was a picture of the guest and her boyfriend in Times Square. Without mentioning it to the guest, I recognized her boyfriend as the husband of a friend of mine I'll call Julie.Julie and her husband have two young children. Part of me wants to confront ...

Over the years, I have always been attracted to humor and comedy teams like ?Larry, Moe and Curly? or ?Groucho, Harpo and Chico?. I myself had a comedy band of country bumpkins named Fred, Moe and Zeke.Recently, I read a passage of scripture in Genesis 4 about a man named Lamech. Lamech was seventh generation from Adam. He had three sons named Jabel, Jubal and Tubal. The names attracted my comical side, but ...

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) is pleased to announce students who have earned the honor of being included in the Dean?s List for the fall 2016 semester.Criteria to be a part of the Dean?s List include degree-seeking students taking 12 or more hours per semester with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.?Obtaining a higher education degree is vital to a strong and healthy workforce,? stated IWU President Steve Titus. ?We are ...