Mt. Pleasant News

Before any more snow can hit Mt. Pleasant, crews from the Public Works Department were out Thursday afternoon removing mounds of snow left over from clearing the streets.

Healthy Henry County Communities is hard at work ensuring the three grants they have been awarded in the past six months are put to good use.The Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board double checked grant requirements for the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) 5-2-1-0 Childhood Health Campaign during their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 4. They also discussed strategic plans for the HRSA Grant, and ...

WAYLAND ? Wayland's first city council meeting of the new year Wednesday night was a brief one and had the city leaders taking care of some beginning-of-the-year business.Topping the list was a public hearing on an amendment to the fiscal 2018 budget. Following the hearing, in which no written or oral comments were received, the council approved the amendment.City Clerk Bev Conrad said the amendment was needed ...

Henry County is guaranteed a bed at Montrose Iowa Juvenile Detention Center as needed, in addition to other benefits, after Henry County supervisors approved an amendment to the South Iowa Area Detention Services Agency Agreement.Supervisor Gary See presented the agreement to the board, saying that in conversations with employees at Montrose, everyone there thinks it is a very well-run facility. Henry County ...

The Mt. Pleasant News is looking to make a move.The Mt. Pleasant News' current building will be going on the market as the newspaper will begin looking for a new office space more suitable for its current needs.?The Mt. Pleasant News will continue to serve the Henry County community as a daily, Monday through Friday newspaper,? said Managing Editor Karyn Spory. ?We're excited to move into a building that will ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - A hot air balloon crashed near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, killing a South African tourist on board and injuring several others on Friday, officials said.State media blamed the crash on poor weather conditions without elaborating. High winds and sandstorms hit regions across the country, clouding the skies at Cairo's main airport and forcing the closure of a number of Red Sea ports.A ...

Lacy Terrell comes in to Noah's Ark Animal Foundation on an average three times a week to volunteer and give the animals some extra attention.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? It was the same song, fourth verse for the Salem City Council Tuesday evening in its first meeting of the new year.Nuisance properties again headlined the agenda. Topping the list was Dillon Haynes' property on East Van Buren Street.Haynes and the council have been at odds for nearly three years over the amount of vehicles in various stages of disrepair located on ...

After the success of the Tourism Grant program last year, Henry County Tourism has opened up the next round of grant applications.The Tourism Grant program is aimed at bringing people to town and generating overnight stays in area hotels.Henry County Tourism is accepting applications for projects or events to be completed between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2018. Any nonprofit organization or for-profit business ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? A female juvenile was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics on Tuesday, Jan. 2, following a two-vehicle accident near Wayland that had Highway 78 closed for nearly two hours.The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 78 and Gabriel Avenue near Wayland at 10:42 a.m. According to police reports, Martin Grant Frazer Jr., 61, of Mt. Pleasant, ...

Today is not the day to take in a little league game from the bleachers as temperatures continue to remain below zero.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With a new year comes a shift in positions for the Henry County Board of Supervisors.With Marc Lindeen stepping down as chairman, it's Greg Moeller's turn at the helm of the Board of Supervisors, with Gary See becoming vice-chariman. Lindeen is now a member.Moeller was also appointed to the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) along with Darrell Smith, of ...