Mt. Pleasant News

Iowa Wesleyan University's Online Programs received a top ten ranking from The Best Schools (TBS) as a Best Online College in Iowa for 2018. This ranking is timely as the Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS) department has added new online undergraduate programs in Social Work and graduate programs in Management Leadership and Education.?There are four reasons to choose Iowa Wesleyan University to get your degree ...

The annual Midsummer celebration in Swedesburg took place Sunday evening, June 24. The families of the honored couple, Albin and Hilma Swenson, erected the flowered midsummer pole. Swedish folk songs and dances were presented by the Swedish Folk Dancers from Lindsborg, Kan. The Swedish Heritage Society was pleased to have a few guests from Sweden present for this occasion.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Five computers programmed with Rosetta Stone now sit at First Presbyterian Church awaiting use.The computers were a donation from the Iowa State University Extension Office. Thursday morning, they had their first curious students ? a mother and daughter ? interested in learning English.?We're really excited about this opportunity,? said Tammy Shull with Iowa Welcomes Our ...

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 Bekah Hosford, whom you may know from the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.Are you originally from Mt.Pleasant? If not, what brought you here? I am not originally from Mt. Pleasant. I grew up in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area. In May 2017, I graduated...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News As the Fourth of July approaches Iowan's are ready to light up the sky as firework vendors appear around the state. Emergency room coordinator Lacy Harlan-Ralls and Doctor Frederic Frank of the Henry County Health Center both agree the safest way to handle fireworks is not to handle them at all and leave them to the experts.?My best advice is not to use them unless you know ...

Henry County magistrate Wyatt Peterson, 40, was appointed to the District Court in the Judicial District 8B by Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday, June 27.Peterson, of Winfield, received his law degree from the Drake University Law School and his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. He currently serves as a part-time judicial magistrate in the Eighth Judicial District and a partner in the Peterson Law ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Water safety is not just a summer concern; it's a year-long one. Staying safe in and out of the water begins with knowing the different ways drowning can occur and affect the body.Lacey Harlan-Ralls, Emergency Department director at the Henry County Health Center (HCHC) says the sensation of drowning occurs when water comes into contact with the larynx. The throat closes to ...

A correctional officer at the Henry County Jail was assaulted by an inmate on Friday, June 22 at 2:15 a.m.Inmate Cameron Edwards, of Mt. Pleasant, was in the process of being booked on other charges received from another incident when he assaulted a correctional officer last week, striking the officer in the temple area of his head. Edwards was charged with interference with a correctional official causing ...

Paving began at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex parking lot last week with an expected completion date on Aug. 3 just in time for fall sports to begin.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Town houses will likely no longer require a fire sprinkler system if the Mt. Pleasant City Council approves two more readings of the new ordinance.While all counties' building codes require sprinklers in residential buildings, most cities and counties back off that requirement and don't require sprinkler systems in houses and duplexes. Town houses were an exception, said ...

The threat of rain didn't keep Main Street Mt. Pleasant vendors away Tuesday evening, June 26. Even a new vendor, Robin Wexell, decided to try her hand at selling beaded jewelry at the market that runs every Tuesday during the summer from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wexell said she used to travel to Rendezvous all across Iowa. Now, she is picking up a new hobby, crafting earrings, bracelets and necklaces out of tiny beads. ...

By Alma Gaul, Quad-City Times DAVENPORT ? Court proceedings involving five of the 32 men arrested May 9 during a raid by Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, hit a snag on Tuesday when two of the men ? being held in ICE custody ? failed to appear in U.S. District Court in Davenport.Elmer Urizar Lopez and Reinaldo Garcia Munoz were to be arraigned on felony indictment of unlawful ...