Mt. Pleasant News

Minor injuries and $8,000 worth of damage were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Saturday.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on the intersection of Grand Ave. and Baker St. at 6:44 p.m., on Saturday, June 23.According to police reports, a 2009 Toyota Corolla, operated by Dakota Howard, was traveling northbound and failed to stop at the intersection. The Howard ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The playoff stage is officially set in Class 4A softball. The Iowa Girls' Athletic Union released its postseason brackets on Friday for Class 4A and 5A, and Mt. Pleasant knows what their postseason road will look like in 2018.Mt. Pleasant will compete in Class 4A Region 5. The Panthers were grouped with a few familiar teams, especially in their half of the six-team ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WATERLOO ? Friday was a busy day for the Mt. Pleasant baseball team. The Panthers went 1-1 in the Columbus Catholic tournament and found out their group for the district tournament, taking place next month.The Panthers fell 2-1 to Columbus Catholic in their first game of the day, losing the lead on the final inningMt. Pleasant pushed a run across in the bottom of the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant softball team had one of their toughest tasks of the season on Friday night as Class 5A No. 14 Burlington came into town for a non-conference doubleheader.The Panthers suffered two six-inning losses in the non-conference double-dip. Burlington took game one 14-2 and game two 10-0.The Panthers had a decent start to game one. After Burlington pushed one run ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The clouds parted, and a cool breeze dried the grass after heavy rains last week just in time for Music on Main in Central Park on Friday, June 22.The Main Street Mt. Pleasant event, formerly known as Rock Around the Block, brought a carefree crowd to show off their tractors, participate in a pedal tractor pull or just enjoy listening to Whiskey Friends perform.?Everything ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Chris Armstrong believes in Iowa schools so much he's never not worked for or attended one. He spent the last 10 years as the Superintendent for the Highland Community School District in Riverside and is now looking forward to his future with WACO.In 1983 he graduated from Iowa Wesleyan with a degree in music education. ?I was always really interested in music and as time ...

Six students recently received their completion certificates for Mt. Pleasant's home school program.The certificates were awarded during an end of the year picnic and senior recognition on May 16. According to the Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) teacher/coordinator, there were 84 students and 45 families in the Mt. Pleasant HSAP during the 2017-18 school year.Below is a brief biography on each of the six ...

Christina Buck-Asaro and Rick Wilson helped repaint the steam engine in Central Park as a community volunteer project through Innovairre. The pair began painting around 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 20 and were finishing up for the day around noon. Another group from Innovairre will return to the job.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Former Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) was presented with the 2018 Betty Grandquist Lifetime Achievement Award by the Iowa Commission on Aging on June 12.As a representative, Heaton championed legislation to improve the quality of life for older Iowans and Iowans with disabilities, including sponsoring a bill that established the Elder Abuse Taskforce and has made a significan...

A hit and run on Wednesday, June 20 at 9:40 p.m. on West Saunders St. has left police searching for the driver of the offending vehicle.Andrew Jarrett, of Mediapolis, was parked in the 300 block of West Saunders St. when his vehicle was struck in the front driver's side.The offending vehicle was described by witnesses as a late model silver SUV or minivan. It struck Jarrett's 2005 White Dodge Ram Truck head on ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It took emergency response personnel nearly 10 minutes to extract an individual from their vehicle following a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday.According to police reports, Cragon Caboth, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling east on Highway 34 Wednesday, June 20 at 8:43 a.m. when his vehicle struck the median divider and careened into the south ditch. The Mt. Pleasant Fire ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With a cool breeze in the air following the afternoon rain, a dozen photographers took to the grounds around Oakland Mills Nature Center to capture a moment on Tuesday, June 19.The clock is now ticking for the photographers who attended the lesson taught by Mt. Pleasant Community School District art teacher and professional photographer Wanda Broeker. They are now eligible to ...