Mt. Pleasant News

By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS ? Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are among a bipartisan group that has introduced a resolution that would mandate sexual harassment prevention training for all employees of the U.S. Senate.?Elected officials should meet the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct,? according to Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.Last week, he ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The five-year push for a local telepharmacy in Winfield is finally coming to fruition with the city drafting up a purchasing agreement for the building at 107 N. Locust St. in Winfield.In a closed session during the Winfield city council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 8, the council landed on a price point for the building.The building was formerly Peter's Plumbing ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The faint sound of eggs cracking filled the almost non-sexist silence between conversations in the Mt. Pleasant High School commons. The smell of sauteed onions wafted toward one of the back tables where Louisa Unkrich, one of many veterans, sat.?Feel very honored,? said Unkrich, a Rosie the Riveter who was one of thirty-some veterans receiving a homemade breakfast in honor of ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Five homes will be showcased on Sunday, Nov. 19, during the 19th annual T.T.T. Tour of Homes, with proceeds going toward sending four to five girls from Mt. Pleasant to summer camp.The homes are chosen by the Mt. Pleasant T.T.T. Chapter DD each year for their originality and history. The homeowners who are asked to share their homes ?graciously agree to do it,? Chapter DD ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant city leaders spent the majority of Wednesday's city council meeting looking into short- and long-term construction projects.Council members approved a large bond issuance and also engineering services agreements for future street projects.The council will host a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. for the proposed issuance of not to exceed $6.3 ...

A two-vehicle collision in the Pilot Travel Center parking lot, Mt. Pleasant, was reported on Nov. 5.An accident report from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department indicated a 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer, operated by Robert Devanny, O'Fallon, Ill., had pulled from a parking stall, was traveling north and attempted to turn right when it collided with a 2008 Freightliner bobtail semi-tractor, owned by Ibrahim ...

NEW YORK ? U.S. airline profits in the first nine months of 2017 fell 20 percent year over year, but the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in more than a decade could give carriers a boost, according to an industry trade group on Wednesday.Despite posting a collective 3.8 percent revenue increase, steep upticks in operating expenses drove down the pretax profits of nine publicly traded U.S. airlines, Airlines ...

It may not look like Christmas time yet, but the City's Parks and Recreation Department got a jump start on hanging Christmas decorations in Central Park on Monday, Nov. 6, as seen above. At left, Aaron Schleisman, with the city's Parks and Recreation Department, took advantage of the nice, albiet chilly, November day to begin hanging Christmas decorations in Central Park.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Healthy Henry County Communities has been awarded a grant by the Iowa Department of Public Health that is focused on making Mt. Pleasant a healthier place to live.Mt. Pleasant was chosen by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) as one of four communities to receive the $15,800 grant in Iowa, where they want to initiate the 5-2-1-0 Childhood Health Campaign. This campaign ...

Mt. Pleasant police are searching for a male who allegedly robbed Becker Jewelry, 123 W. Monroe St., Tuesday.According to the police department, police responded at 2:46 p.m. to a report of a theft at the store. Upon arrival, it was determined that prior to the call, a black male subject, approximately 6-feet tall wearing dark clothing, had entered the store and requested to look at some jewelry items.When he ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Two New London residents raised their grievances with the city during Monday night's city council meeting.Barry Lyons first approached the council to discuss the sewer charges for his property at 414 W. Wilson St. Lyons said one of the turn off valves on his water spigot broke, causing the water to continuously run on his lawn. Lyons did not dispute the water charges, but ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News A railroad bridge on Franklin Avenue north of 235th Street is on the radar for a makeover, but no one is sure when the reconstruction will occur.The county, however, is crossing its ?t's? and dotting its ?i's? in preparation for the work. During their meeting Tuesday, county supervisors approved final plans for the bridge and also approved the purchase of the right-of-way ...