Mt. Pleasant News

Henry County Health Center's (HCHC) Diabetes Team will be offering a one-day diabetes education class Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. This program is open to anyone who has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.The class will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Health Education Center, at HCHC. Meals will be served to class participants. Directions will be given by calling HCHC's Diabetes Education Center at 319-385-6518 to ...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Jimmy," and I have been together for two years. After about four months, out of necessity, we moved in together and it was great.Not long afterward, I got a job two hours away. Since I moved, we get to see each other only every two or three weeks. The separation has been tough, but when we're together, everything is perfect and all is right with the world. I feel we were fated to be ...

DEAR ABBY: I live in Israel, and for the past five years I've been having an affair with a great guy I'll call Yuri. I married very young to a man who is very Orthodox. I love my children and grandchildren.Yuri thinks we should leave our spouses and make a fresh start. (I'm not Orthodox and neither is he). I am afraid if I do, I may lose my children and grandchildren. On the other hand, I can't survive without ...

My fingers were stiff with the chilly January weather as I pinned the last pair of homemade pants onto the wash-line before hurrying back into the house.Even though I had bundled up before going outside, the cold chill of winter felt quite nippy until I got back inside. Hanging clothes on the wash-line and watching it dry is always a satisfaction, but especially so in January with a blanket of fresh snow on the ...

More than 1,619 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the 2015 Fall Dean?s List. The number includes 123 students at WIU-Quad Cities.To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded courses. Pass-fail hours are not counted (e.g., student teaching, ...

Happy New Year! I?m looking forward to electing in a new president, watching the Olympics and seeing what new things might be in store over the next 352 days.Will we deepen our connections to one another or a higher power? Will we form new relationships with our neighbors through different activities? How will we seek to bring justice, peace, love, hope, joy and mercy into the world around us? While I don?t know ...

January 14Dave Henessee, Linda Andrew,Pauline Willson, David Boley,Hannah Reinier and Ann Corrigan

Local Scout Troop 28 received a slew of awards during the organization?s district dinner last weekend. Pictured in the back row, from left to right: Jacinda Halawith, Becky Amos, Nik Holtkamp, David Amos, Jacob Holtkamp, Cole Smith and Eric Halawith. Pictured in the front row, from left to right: Liam Halawith, Jess Amos, Chase Hesseltine, Bill Dorrell and May Hesseltine. Awards received by Troop 28 consisted of ...

Four Mt. Pleasant students were named to the fall 2015 Central College Dean's List:Katelyn Fry, Alec Mathews, Michaela Mathews and Zachary May were all included on Central College?s Dean?s List for the 2015 fall semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.Founded in 1853, Central ...

Community Action of Southeast Iowa is taking applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through April 30, 2016. Individuals who haven?t applied since Oct. 1, 2015, are eligible to apply now.Eligibility for participation is established according to the Federal Household Income Guidelines.The following items need to be presented upon the time of application:? Proof of income for the ...

Marci Adams, Willow Barton,Dalton Gardner, Thelma Niece,Devan Kite, Pat Newbold andSabrina Mathews

Total damages were estimated at $15,000 following a two-vehicle accident Wednesday in the 200 block of West Washington Street, in Mt. Pleasant. According to the accident report, a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup, owned and operated by Dale Robertson, no address given, was traveling west in the inside lane of West Washington Street and attempted to make a right turn into the alley.Robertson failed to observe a 2009 ...