Mt. Pleasant News

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will travel to Heritage Days in Denmark, on Saturday, June 4.The University of Iowa Mobile Museum is a joint project between the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the Office of the State of Archaeologists, and the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums. It will be open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Star Park, in ...

Nicholas Lyon, of Mt. Pleasant, received his baccalaureate degree at Grand View University, of Des Moines, commencement ceremonies held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 2 p.m., at Hy Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, in downtown Des Moines.Lyon graduated Cum Laude.Grand View University, with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, is an independent, liberal arts university affiliated with the Evangelical...

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2016-2017 academic year, was presented to Allison Lowe, a senior at Mt. Pleasant Community High School.The scholarship was presented at the high school awards ceremony by chapter representative, Lacey Harlan-Ralls.Lowe is the daughter of Scott and Amy Lowe and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter NZ, of Mt. Pleasant. She has been accepted and will attend the ...

Happy birthday!May 20Britt Noel and Brandon BurtlowMay 21Sally Ann Bynum and DeAnn StarkMay 22Linda Raub, Emily Klenk, Liz Klenk, Aubree Moore, Mary Cole and Aaylah Pae-Corr Happy anniversary!May 20Dave and Deb HowardJim and Connie BeattyMay 21Mr. and Mrs. Jeff BaileyMay 22Neil and Linda Hunsaker

DEAR ABBY: I'm a senior (girl) in high school and have been dating a sophomore even though he's less than a year younger than I am. (I'm very young for my grade.) We have a lot in common and I think we both love each other a lot.Next fall, I'm planning on going to a local community college, but I won't be too far away. I think my boyfriend has more interest in the military or a vocational career than college, ...

As part of a national initiative, Milestones Area Agency on Aging will begin distributing vouchers starting June 1 to low-and moderate-income seniors for use at local farmers markets.To qualify, applicants must live in Iowa and be age 60 or older on the date of application. Milestones is the distribution agency for seniors living in Appanoose, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, ...

Brian Nhira, as seen on Season 10 of NBC?s hit music competition show, ?The Voice?, will be performing at Victory Christian Center, in Columbus Junction.The concert will be held on Friday, June 10, 2016, at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at www.victorycj.org/events.To learn more about Nhira, visit his website www.briannhira.com. For more information about the upcoming concert, call 563-506-5294.

The Jewish people in the prophet Ezekiel?s time felt that God had deserted them.They were living in exile, taken from their homeland. Then, Ezekiel received a vision from God. ?The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the valley; and lo, ...

Fire up that grill. May is National Barbecue Month and what better way to kick off the warmer weather than getting outside and grilling up your favorite foods?Think outside the burger and hotdog box. According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association, the most common grilled foods are hamburgers (85 percent), steak (80 percent) and hotdogs (79 percent). However, grilling is no longer just for meat. What ...

Leah Hunter, Emorry Davis, Audra Turner, Michal Wohlleber and Bernice VanAmerongen

Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, is voluntarily recalling its frozen Hy-Vee Vegetable Fried Rice and frozen Hy-Vee Chicken Fried Rice products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune ...

The New London Community School District hosted Deputy Jesse Bell and Investigator Brandon Marquardt from the Henry County Sheriff Department, along with New London Police Chief Ryan Wilka, on Wednesday, May 11. The officers presented a class to K-12 students regarding alcohol, drug and safe driving awareness.