The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Relations Committee and KILJ Radio will host two public forums this week to help voters learn more about the candidates running for local offices. The events are designed to encourage civic engagement and give residents an opportunity to hear directly from those seeking to serve the community ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
The Henry County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 9 approved new speed limits on Quincy Avenue south of New London after a county study found safety concerns near homes and a steep hill.
Henry County supervisors accepted the resignation of IT and Safety Director Derek Wellington after weeks of friction over public-records access. The board also voted to pull the county’s technology department under its direct control.
How Union area volleyball teams performed in weekend action
Mid-Prairie gets top seed in 3A-7, four Union teams in 1A-2
The Harlan-Lincoln House in Mt. Pleasant will host “Mrs. Lincoln: The First ‘First Lady’” on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. …
The 20th Century Car Club of Mt. Pleasant is hosting a Fraud & Scam Seminar given by the Iowa Fraud …
According to Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee, the county’s jail has cleared a major financial milestone, bringing in more than $4 million from housing inmates from other counties — nearly halfway to paying off the bond that funded the facility’s construction.
In just the first month of school, the Mt. Pleasant Community School District has recorded 11 stop-arm violations—cases where a driver illegally passed a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. The growing tally underscores both the danger students face and the ongoing challenge of enforcing Iowa’s school bus safety laws.
The Mt. Pleasant Community School District officially cut the ribbon on its new Receiving, Transportation and Maintenance facility, hoping the modern space will ease long-standing operational strains and support future growth.
With only one week remaining in the competitive marching season, the Mt. Pleasant Community High School Panther Marching Band is riding momentum into Saturday’s contest in Muscatine.
Panthers head to Keokuk with playoff implications looming
A Mt. Pleasant man will be featured in an episode of the PBS show “Iowa Life” on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Nearly 300 Israeli flags displayed outside Winfield First Presbyterian Church to honor victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel were found vandalized this week, splattered with ketchup and knocked to the ground.
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