Mt. Pleasant News

It's Charlie Brown. No, it's really Isabella Busby, 7, New London, who borrowed Charlie Brown's body to tour the Great Pumpkin Patch.

Youngsters converged on the Mt. Pleasant square Thursday for the merchants' Halloween as seen above and below right. There were plenty of treats to have and even some fruit. All sorts of ghosts and goblins were spotted during the event.

A Burlington man was arrested and three vehicles damaged Oct. 26 in a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Main and Henry streets in Mt. Pleasant.Monte Moehn was arrested after being located and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving under suspension, unsafe backing and no valid insurance.According to the accident report, Moehn was operating a 2002 Chevrolet westbound on Henry Street when ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Another employee will be added to the staff of the regional transitional jail diversion program.Sarah Berndt, who heads the program in addition to her duties as county coordinator of disability services/general assistance director, had her request to add staff to the program approved Thursday by Henry County supervisors.The fairly new program is shared by several area ...

Kathryn McAllister, left, and Devin Lybarger, right, were crowned as New London's Homecoming King and Queen last Friday, Oct. 20.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Active shooter training is fairly common around the country.However, few training programs mirror what's happening at the former women's prison in Mt. Pleasant. Walt Jackson, county emergency management director, calls it ?active shooter (training) on steroids.?Jackson and Gina Hardin, Des Moines County Emergency Management director, have teamed up to offer a three-day ...

The City of Mt. Pleasant will hold a free leaf collection in November.The free leaf collection is scheduled for the week of Nov. 13. All leaves must be bagged and placed at the curb on your designated trash day. Please separate bags of trash from bags of leaves. Garbage pickup will be on regular schedule.This collection is open to all residents. If residents use a garbage collection service other than the City, ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Hearth and Home Technologies unveiled their expanded regional distribution center (RDC) on Wednesday, Oct. 25, which will add 40-plus jobs to the community.Hearth and Home Technologies (HHT), which is the world's largest hearth manufacturer, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the new building and welcome members of the community to tour their facilities....

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Iowa's roads have been a little safer in 2017, one year after one of the deadliest of the past decade.There have been 274 traffic fatalities in Iowa this year, through Tuesday, according to state transportation department data.That's on pace to be a significant reduction compared to 2016, when there were 402, the most in nearly a decade and a 26 percent ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Fees will be on the rise soon for city residents.During Wednesday's regular council meeting, council members approved first readings of an amendment to the building and zoning department fee schedule, and also for two activities sponsored by the parks and recreation department.Jack Swarm, city building and zoning director, said a new proposed fee schedule was drafted after ...

By Chistinia Crippes, Waterloo Courier WATERLOO ? The expected passage of a budget resolution in the U.S. House Thursday is largely seen as a means for Republicans to more easily move ahead with tax reform. But a group of Iowa activists had a long list of concerns about both.Small business owners and elected officials voiced their misgivings about the budget resolution, which is expected to add $1.5 trillion ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is searching for a red Chevrolet Colorado pickup following a hit-and-run accident Oct. 25 on White Street.Local police responded to the 200 block of North White Street for a reported hit-and-run. An investigation found that a 2011 Volvo, owned by Eric Novak of Mt. Pleasant was struck while parked along the side of the street. The offending vehicle also struck a 2011 Ford, owned ...