Mt. Pleasant News

By Chelsea Keenan, The Gazette Without action from the federal government, 20,000 Iowans likely will not be able to afford …

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The New London School District is testing new bus routes that will reduce morning buses from four to three.The routes are mapped out to get all students on the bus and dropped at the school doors in no more than an hour. Buses could arrive as early as 6:50 a.m. at some stops, according to district superintendent Chad Wahls.?We?re not trying to punish kids or parents or get ...

Marcus Jones, rural Mt. Pleasant, reported a pickup/deer accident Aug. 19 in the 2000 grid of 255th Street, south of Mt. Pleasant.No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at $2,000.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau CLIVE ? No one matched the winning numbers in Saturday?s Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot at stake in Wednesday?s drawing will be at least $650 million annuity, or $411.7 million lump-sum value, according to lottery officials.That is the second-largest prize in the history of the Powerball game and the third-largest jackpot ever offered in North America. If strong sales ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Bomber Field may get new lights and a Davenport firm was awarded the contract for asbestos removal of a building on Main Street. Those two matters highlighted a short Wayland City Council meeting Wednesday evening.Council members discussed replacing the lights and light poles at Bomber Field. The field, located behind the fire station, is used for youth baseball ...

By Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Saturday?s jackpot in the Iowa Lottery?s Powerball drawing had grown to an estimated $510 million making it the fifth largest ever offered in the game and ranked it eighth among the biggest lottery prizes in North America.Powerball?s grand prize topped the $500 million mark for the first time since the jackpot run that produced the game?s world-record jackpot of nearly ...

By Erin Murphy, Globe Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? An advocacy organization is pressing state environmental regulators to strengthen a program designed to add additional layers of environmental protection to large-scale animal feeding operations.Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement recently submitted a petition urging the state?s Environmental Protection Committee to strengthen Iowa?s master ...

Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times IOWA CITY ? There?s yet another candidate for the Democratic nomination for Iowa governor next year.Ross Wilburn, a former mayor of Iowa City, said Monday that he has jumped into the race.He has been exploring a bid for several weeks.?It?s time Iowans had government and a governor working for them the same way they work,? Wilburn said in a statement. ?No fighting. No divisions. ...

SALEM ? A pair of Salem residents and a Winfield man were injured Aug. 13 in a head-on collision at the junction of Salem Road and Graham Avenue.According to the Iowa State Patrol, Markus Isaiah Titus, 24, Winfield, was operating a 2003 Chrysler eastbound on the Salem Road near Graham Avenue.Jordan Patrick Nichting, 20, Salem, was westbound on the Salem road, driving a 2001 Dodge.For some unknown reason, ...

Work is progressing on the Winfield Avenue reconstruction project. Existing concrete is nearly removed from the road and new pavement has been poured from Iris Street west to businesses located on Winfield. On Thursday, the contractor was making preparations to pave Winfield to Grand Avenue.After that, one stretch of paving will remain to be done ? that being from Winfield (or 220th Street) to the U.S. Highway ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News In planning for the unveiling of a new swimming pool in Winfield in 2018, the community pool?s attendance and revenue for this summer was discussed during the Winfield City Council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 9.Along with the new pool will be new umbrellas, a state-of-the-art first aid kit, backboards, whistles and a pool safety life hook, which was purchased with a $6,000 ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Kim ?Butch? Bittle is the new owner of .74 acres of land that surround his River Rock Cafe at Oakland Mills.The land, formerly owned by the county, was sold at Thursday morning?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting following a public hearing. No oral or written comments were received before or during the hearing.About a month ago, Bittle approached the supervisors ...