By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News It was unanimous Nov. 3 ? not only the vote to tab Mindy Fitzgibbon, rural Mt. Pleasant, as the new Henry County Clerk but the difficulty county supervisors had in making the choice.Fitzgibbon, who assumed her duties immediately, is not a stranger to the courthouse, having worked in the clerk of court's office from 2010-2014. Recently, she was employed in the Jefferson ...
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News When Dolores Poulter (DP) Wilson attended the inaugural Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, there was no medical personnel on site. Today, the Emergency Medical Services Pavilion is named in her honor.On Sunday, Nov. 5, Wilson, a professor of biology at Iowa Wesleyan University, was joined by family and friends for the ribbon cutting celebration of the Dolores Poulter Wilson ...
Three Veterans Day observances are planned in Henry County this week.In addition to the annual county program Saturday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Hall, 300 W. Monroe St., Mt. Pleasant, two school districts will have assembly programs on Friday, Nov. 10. Winfield-Mt. Union's event will be at 9 a.m. in the big gym. All local veterans and their families are welcome and encouraged to attend.Light refreshments will be ...
Iowa Wesleyan Chapel was filled to the brim with talent Saturday night during the Lip Sync Battle, which was presented by Main Street Mt. Pleasant. Eight acts took the stage, including two from the university. IW Diverse Motown Dancers took the top prize, while IW Partyrockers grabbed second place.Above, the IW Partyrockers took a selfie with their second place trophy.
Olivia Oetken was spotted kissing the Grinch under the Christmas tree as part of the Main Street Mt. Pleasant's rendition of ?Welcome Christmas? during the Lip Sync Battle Saturday night.
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Out with the old, and in with the new.Henry County election officials will be rolling out a piece of new election equipment for the Nov. 7 general election.Gone are the registration tablets and replacing them are electronic pollbooks. Electronic pollbooks, which are mandated by the Secretary of State consist of a laptop, scanner and printer.?I can see a lot of advantages ...
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News With graduation on the horizon, Iowa Wesleyan senior Siyun Feng was on the hunt for a career she'd be able to use her newly minted accounting degree during the campus' ?Hire a Tiger? event on Thursday, Nov. 2.The event brought a host of local and regional businesses onto campus for a career fair. Feng, who wants to stay in Mt. Pleasant after graduating said she was interested ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Out on a trip to Adams County, Ohio, Frank Wade trades a deer rifle for a GoPro.Wade is looking forward to the hunting season as much as the next guy, only for him, he gets the added benefit, of telling his comrades stories afterward by working to produce a reality TV show called Switching Camo.The show was conceptualized by Salem native Joseph Johnson. After serving in the ...
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 Brad Moutrie, whom you may know from Moutrie Trucking.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? No. I am originally from Edina, Mo. My parents had moved to Mt. Pleasant after I graduated high school.What ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City officials are searching for a new home for the Wayland Museum.Currently, Wayland has two museums sharing one building. In addition to the Wayland Museum, the building also houses Larry D. Roth's Midwest Memories Museum. Roth, however, has informed the city that he will be closing his museum, effective March 1, 2018. Currently, rent and utilities are shared by ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors, evidently, are receiving some feedback from the public on the site chosen for the new county law enforcement center/jail and the capacity of the jail.Supervisor Gary See, during Thursday's board meeting, attempted to clarify the rationale behind choosing a 6.2-acre plot of land on the Iowa Correctional Institute campus and the possibility of ...
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News As the temperature continues to drop, Harlan Elementary fifth-grader Darren Dwight and his fellow classmates are happy to know their efforts are keeping others warm, specifically their toes.Last month was deemed Socktober at the elementary school as students collected new pairs of socks during the past four weeks for those in need.?I'm happy because now more people are going ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County urban residents wil be selecting their city leaders Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the annual city elections. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Following is the candidate slate in each community.Mt. Pleasant: Mayor ? Steven K. Brimhall*; City Council ? Ward II, Robert J. Griffith; Ward IV, Jeff Batty; councilman-at-large, Terry McWilliams*.Coppock: Mayor ? Robert ...
By Rod Boshart, Gazette Des Moines Bureau AMES ? Iowa is launching a statewide public-private health campaign that aims to reduce obesity and the prevalence of diabetes among Iowa kids as well as educate adults about the link between diabetes and heart-related problems.The new initiative called ?5210 ? Healthy Choices Count? is part of a nationally recognized childhood obesity prevention program that focuses ...
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