Mt. Pleasant News

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Sink or swim at Crooked Creek Days this weekend in Winfield.For weeks, residents have been building their cardboard boats ? a staple of Crooked Creek Days ? to set them afloat at Twin Lakes Golf Course and Country Club on Friday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. The four-person or big boat race will be last.Activities continue from there throughout Saturday, Aug. 4, and concluding ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News There were no idle hands at Sunnybrook on Wednesday as every resident, visitor and staff member had a drum or maraca in their hands as Annie Mielke and Joe Parrish, co-founders of Adventures in Social Drumming, stopped by to give residents the chance to try an exercise for both the body and mind.Adventures in social drumming was introduced to SunnyBrook residents as part of ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant was elected as the next national representative of the General Association of Regular Baptist churches with a 93.5 percent vote in his favor on June 28.The appointment is quite an honor for Mike Hess, who served as head pastor of Calvary Baptist for nine years. Preaching his last sermon in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, July ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Supervisors approved routine agreements, amendments and resolutions during a meeting on Tuesday, July 31.The approvals included extending a privately funded seal coat agreement, a tax abatement resolution and a quick look at the 2019 budget as the fiscal year kicked off at the beginning of July.First, supervisors approved extending the seal coat agreement for ...

A driver and two passengers were injured after the driver fell asleep or blacked out at the wheel on Highway 218 Saturday, July 28, around 6:30 a.m.Austin Beadles, 21, of Buckingham, was driving southbound on Highway 218 when he either blacked out or fell asleep. His 2003 Chevy TrailBlazer drifted to the east of the roadway before Beadles overcorrected. He crossed back over to the southbound lanes and entered ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Women 4 Women doubled their fundraising this year during their second-annual benefit to help women in Henry County undergoing cancer treatment.The benefit, held at the Mt. Pleasant Golf and Country Club on July 10, brought in $8,184, which will go to HCI Hospice Care Services in Mt. Pleasant, H2O and Henry County Health Center to meet the needs of cancer patients. There were ...

Jontue Stagers Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold.This week's 'Friend on the Front Page' is Jontue Stagers, whom you may know from the Quarter Maybe More Store.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? I lived here when I was 14 and then came back a few different times for great ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Supervisors approved an Iowa State Association of Counties HIPAA Program Service Agreement during a meeting on Thursday, July 26, to do their due diligence in staying HIPPA-compliant.Sarah Berndt, Coordinator of Disability Services, said she believes the annual cost of $1,750 is money well spent as she presented the agreement to supervisors.?If there was a breach ...

Gretchen McLain never doubted she would be ready for RAGBRAI 2018.The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is happening this week, when 8,500 riders make the 428-mile journey from the Missouri River to the Mississippi. It's an arduous task that taxes a cyclist's stamina.But McLain had to worry about much more than just getting in shape. One year ago, McLain could not walk under her own power after ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Raising awareness and opening the door for conversation is the goal for Kyrra Wenger-Miller, organizer for the benefit fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Wenger-Miller and her brother hosted a similar event in 2013, but have recently been reminded through news stories and personal situations how important raising awareness and speaking up about ...

Volunteers at St. Alphonsus Church in Mt. Pleasant went all out decorating for Vacation Bible School (VBS) this week. VBS began Monday, July 23 and continues throughout the week from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Students started worshiping together and hearing Bible stories before breaking off into groups for different activities.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Environmental Health continues to follow up on complaints received over five years ago.One case was reported in 2014 for untreated sewage discharge from an improperly functioning wastewater treatment system. A permit was pulled at the time but never followed up on, said Bruce Hudson, executive director at Regional Utility Service Systems during a Board of Health meeting on ...