Mt. Pleasant News

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Supervisors renewed the memorandum of understanding between Henry County and the Southeast Iowa LINK, which provides mental health intake screenings and determines needs and facilitates connections to community-based services and supports for incarcerated inmates.Not much has changed in the memorandum from last year other than the description of Coordinator of ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to an accident at Schaefer's Used Car Lot, located at 807 W. Washington St. in Mt. Pleasant. Details at the time of press were limited, but as the picture shows, a Jeep crashed into a parked truck on the car lot. It is unknown at this time the cause of the accident or if anyone was injured.

The Mt. Pleasant Moose Lodge celebrated it's 70th birthday this past weekend. To celebrate, Bill Hines, left, and his good buddy, Joe (Stretch) Mertens, right, played a game of horseshoes at the Lodge.

Henry County is kicking off Memorial Day with a plethora of activities and events to attend all weekend long.Once again, Mt. Pleasant's Memorial Day observance will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Mt. Pleasant High School gym. The event will begin with the presentation of the colors by members of the VFW, American Legion and AMVETS Posts and Auxilaries. Avenue of Flags chairman and Honor Guard Commander, Dean King, ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News In an effort to help people navigate Mt. Pleasant more easily, the Mt. Pleasant City Council is proposing an ordinance allowing off site signs advertising local businesses.The signs are designed to help people find their destination better, with multiple businesses in a common area putting their name on a free-standing sign. They would be located a ?reasonable distance? from ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Early spring may seem like tornado season, but according to emergency coordinators in the Henry and Washington counties, tornadoes can happen anytime. Learning how to spot one is only half the battle. The other half is being prepared in any situation.Marissa Reisen has been the emergency coordinator for Washington County for the past 10 months. Originally from Muscatine, ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Comfort Inn and Suites in Mt. Pleasant was ordered to immediately close their swimming pool after a second inspection found they were using it despite an earlier cease and desist order.The hotel at 1200 E. Baker Street was first inspected by Des Moines County environmental specialist Jim Holley on March 12. At that time the chlorine level was found to be at 8.1 parts per ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Residents of Henry County will be able to view preliminary flood plain maps during an open house at the Henry County Emergency Management Building at 900 W. Washington St. in Mt. Pleasant on Monday, June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hosting the open house to provide property owners the opportuni...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Winfield-Mt. Union's Class of 2018 took their next step in life on Sunday afternoon as they received their high school diplomas.The day was begun with the processional song by the W-MU band, led by director Nick Carlo.Three students gave speeches at the ceremony. Valedictorian Lauren Jamison and Salutatorians Molly Jennings and Pearl Krieger-Coble all stepped ...

W-MU graduate Kaleb Hagge hugs his mother after receiving his diploma at the commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News A Mt. Pleasant Middle School student was the cause of an investigation into an online threat made against the school on Monday, May 21.According to a news release, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a complaint about a student referencing violence against a school. The threat was a ?vague? statement made on a YouTube video, which according to the student was meant to ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London High School band and choir will be taking their sound on the road. At last night's school board meeting, the board approved a music trip to an unknown, as of yet, destination.Every four years, the New London music department takes a road trip to allow students to see more of the world and perform in a new place. Past destinations have been ...