By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic services will be available at Mt. Pleasant Community schools during the 2018-2019 school year after the board approved a collaborative agreement during their meeting on Monday, July 9.Per the agreement, the school district is giving the Clinic space for student therapy in the schools. Teachers, staff and administration will not be doing any ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County residents will be able to apply for permits online starting Oct. 1 after Supervisors approved a proposal from Beacon Schneider during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, July 5.Online permitting will allow residents to view information on Beacon, which is already available in Henry County, automate that information in the permit forms and complete forms ...
Two individuals were charged with violating an order of protection put in place in Illinois.On Thursday, July 5, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Henry County Sheriff's Office learned of the possible violation. Upon further investigation it was determined that Ashley Hayburn, 31, of New London, and Travis Hayburn, 33, of Kirkwood, Ill., were communicating. Ashley and Travis were both arrested and charged with ...
A Mt. Pleasant man was arrested on a Burlington Police Department arrest warrant Wednesday, July 4 after the Henry County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation.Cain Connelly, 28, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving on Highway 34 near Nebraska Ave. when stopped by the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Connelly was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor...
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 Steve Engberg, whom you may know from Shelter Insurance.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant? If not, what brought you here? I moved here from Burlington. I had the opportunity to take over Shelter Insurance in town.What is your favorite part ...
A Mt. Union man was arrested and charged Wednesday, July 4, after he reportedly fired rounds into the air.At approximately 11:10 p.m. the Henry County Sheriff's Office received a report of fireworks followed by gun shots in the Mt. Union area. Upon investigation it was determined that David Stott, 44, of Mt. Union, fired several handgun rounds in the 100 block of S. Spearman St. Stott was arrested and charged ...
South Main Street remains closed for construction between E. Clay Street to E. Langdon Street. This week, Jones Contracting trimmed the subbase and paved South Main Street from the north side of Webster Streeet to the north side of Warren Street. This will allow the contractor to get the Green Street and Warren Street intersections poured and opened for traffic. Kinney and Sons were working on replacing the ...
A driver suffered only minor injuries after her vehicle left the roadway and rolled multiple times on Franklin Ave. Wednesday, July 4 around 2 a.m.Rachael Stauffer, 66, of Wayland, was driving south in the 1300 grid of Franklin Ave. when her vehicle, a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, left the roadway and Stauffer lost control. The Henry County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash.Damages are estimated to be over ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? The Salem City Council is making headway with nuisance properties.City council members Mary Hoyer and Chris Feehan have been busy at work this past month to resolve issues regarding nuisance properties to keep them off the city council agenda for Tuesday, June 3.?We have resolved several properties that have been on this list for over a year,? Feehan said while asking ...
By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Five lots from the Pine St. subdivision have been sold but little action has been taken. However at Tuesday night's meeting, the New London City Council got the conversation back on track by discussing grating, covenants, lot prices and finance information regarding the land.The council decided the best way to make the ground enticing was to have it graded and ...
Dustin Boone and Natalie Bell, of Mt. Pleasant, were charged with violation of No Contact/Protective Order after Boone was stopped for failing to have any license plates on his vehicle on Friday, June 29 around 10:53 p.m.The Henry County Sheriff's Office performed a traffic stop on Boone's black 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix near the intersection of West Pearl Street and North White Street in Mt. Pleasant because the ...
A minor two-vehicle collision on Highway 34 east of Mt. Pleasant Friday, June 29 around noon was the result of improper lane use.Steven Reich, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 in the left lane on Friday when he noticed his friend walking on the side of the highway. Concerned, Reich quickly pumped the breaks and swerved into the right lane of traffic to stop and check on his friend.At ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News After not one, but two postponements because of rain, area businesses gathered in Central Park Tuesday, July 3 for Main Street Mt. Pleasant's second annual Thanks with Franks, serving free hot dogs with a twist.Thanks with Franks ? an event designed to thank residents for frequenting local businesses, stores and restaurants ? was originally scheduled for June 19, rescheduled ...
As temperatures once again creep into the 90s this week, the Fellowship Cup has options to help Henry County residents stay cool.Fans continues to be a hot-ticket item at the Quarter Maybe More Store at 112 N. Jefferson St. in Mt. Pleasant. Fellowship Cup Director Ken Brown said that the store is selling a lot of fans, with vouchers available through the Fellowship Cup for each household to get one fan per year ...
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