Mt. Pleasant News

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant Community School District's tax rates are going up ever so slightly this year ? increasing from 13.66 to 13.82 for fiscal year 2019.Even though the tax rate is going up because the taxable valuation rollback is being adjusted from 0.57 to 0.56, property tax is actually decreasing slightly.Mt. Pleasant Community School District (MPCSD) board secretary Ed Chabal ...

Residents in the Winfield-Mt. Union School District will be heading to the polls next month to vote on a physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL).On April 3, there will be a special school election involving the voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL). This is a primary revenue source for funding school facility improvement and maintenance, as well as repairs and purchasing of technology and ...

DES MOINES ? Cities and counties soon may have less money than expected as a result of business tax relief passed by the state five years ago.The results could include layoffs, reduced services or tax increases, local leaders say.State lawmakers five years ago lowered property taxes for commercial and industrial businesses. The plan called for the state to make annual payments to local governments that would ...

Iowa Wesleyan University has announced the appointment of Michael Heaton as its new vice president for university advancement. Heaton is currently the managing director of the Great Plains Regional Office of UNICEF USA.?Mike will bring great energy and steady leadership to our university advancement team at a time when Iowa Wesleyan is poised to push forward on an ambitious vision,? said President Steve Titus. ...

A Yarmouth man has been arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons.Casey Ray Banwart, 19, of Yarmouth, was arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons on Tuesday, March 6, following an investigation.In December, a Des Moines County resident turned over a firearm to the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office. The weapon, a .22 revolver, had been found in possession of her son. The firearm was ...

A Mt. Pleasant woman was OK after losing control of her vehicle and striking the concrete guard railing of the Skunk River bridge near Rome.Rebecca Cline, of Mt. Pleasant, did not receive any life-threatening injuries after crashing her vehicle into the guard rails of the Skunk River Bridge.The Henry County Sheriff's Office received the report of a single-vehicle accident at approximately 6:21 a.m., on Wednesday...

FAIRFIELD ? Those who have dropped by The Ledger lately have noticed something different. It's moved!It didn't move very far. In fact, the staff are now in a building next door to their old office, in a space that once held the press room.The Ledger made the move a few days before Christmas, and ever since the employees have been getting acclimated to their new surroundings. Ledger client specialist Alice ...

A semi was left with an estimated $10,000 worth of damage after striking a tree on Thursday, March 8.According to reports, the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was notified that a semi had struck a tree in the 100 block of W. Henry St., at approximately 4:13 p.m.Upon investigation, the police department determined that a 2015 Volvo, operated by Robert Roberts, of Davenport, was making a left-hand turn at the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The tax levy rate in Mt. Pleasant will remain the same as years past, holding steady at $12.18.The council approved the city's fiscal year 2019 budget during an adjourned session on Wednesday, March 7. Mayor Steve Brimhall said that he believes the city has a great budget going into next year and that ?We're going to get a ton of work done.??We're in excellent shape as a city ...

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School show choir Chain Reaction won first place in the middle school division of the Ft. Madison Show Choir Invitational on Saturday. The ensemble, directed by Madeline Thomas, is comprised of 36 seventh and eighth grade students.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? The city of Salem is preparing for spring with Wemiga Waste scheduling spring cleaning for Saturday, April 7. Items should be on the curb by 7 a.m. to be cleared.During Salem's City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 6, the council discussed what items are acceptable to dispose of during spring cleaning. That includes unwanted household items; windows and doors in ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Wayland residents will not see a change in their property tax rates for fiscal year 2019.The city's tax levy will remain at $7.35 per $1,000 valuation, the same rate as this past year. The rate was approved unanimously by the city council during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 7.City Clerk Beverly Conrad said in an email to The News that the levy ...