Mt. Pleasant News

Emergency responders pick up glass from a second accident on Monday. This accident occurred in the intersection of W. South St. and S. Main St.

Henry County Health Center generates 531 jobs that add $20,317,984 to Henry County's economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. In addition, Henry County Health Center associates by themselves spend $4,942,529 on retail sales and contribute $296,552 in state sales tax revenue.?This Iowa Hospital Association study is evidence of how Henry County Health Center positively impacts 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 Abbie Liechty.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? Yes, I am born and raised just south of town near Oakland Mills.What is your favorite part of living here? I love the small town. I enjoy going out ...

Emergency responders unhooked the battery of a car that was hit by a semi on Highway 218 right off of Iowa Ave. on Monday, March 12. The driver of the car and the semi driver both walked away from the accident.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Barley an hour into the third annual Saving of the Green Beer Walk in Mt. Pleasant and staff members at Team Staffing Solutions were walking through their business' door with several more cases of beer.The company had been serving jello shots and drunken cupcakes, courtesy of Mystic Cupcakes, but they were nearly out. ?I'm not a fan of beer so we thought we'd do something ...

Questions arose during the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday surrounding whether or not they have to include a city-mandated sidewalk in the construction bid of the jail project.Submitting a revised plan to supervisors that includes stipulations from the City of Mt. Pleasant, Construction Manager John Hansen said that originally, he was under the impression the city would cover half the cost of the sidewalk.T...

Richard Shaffer wants to make Mt. Pleasant's Veteran's Center the place to be in town. That begins on Friday with the opening of the Windmill Dinner Theatre.?We're going to turn (the Veteran's Center) into a real social venue,? said Shaffer. ?Our plan is to create a series of events every month, starting with our St. Patrick's Day event.?Although St. Patrick's Day isn't until Saturday, the Windmill Dinner ...

An Illinois man was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, March 10.According to police reports, Timothy Smith, of Diamond, Ill., was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense a serious misdemeanor; eluding police, a Class D felony; interference with official acts, a simple misdemeanor; ...

Mt. Pleasant native and University of Iowa senior, Josh Larson, was one of two U.S. students to be invited to the Canada-Norway Student Sounding Rocket exchange program. Above, program participants take in the Northern Lights.

VATICAN CITY - Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.Burundi came bottom in the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network's (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, ...

Republicans would be listed first on nearly all ballots in Iowa in the 2018 election if a bill passed along party lines in the state Senate last week were to take effect this year.The bill is now pending in the House.The legislation, proposed by Sen. Jake Chapman, R-Adel, would alter the way candidates are listed on the ballot. Currently, county auditors decide the order of candidates. In many, if not all, ...

A brush fire at 2801 Iowa Avenue, in rural Mt. Pleasant, was picked up by the strong winds Monday around 2:30 p.m. A close up of the flames and how quickly the fire spread, which firefighters worked hard to put out.