Mt. Pleasant News

Exhibitors in one of the drives of the Henry County Fair bucket calf competition lead their calves around the showring.

Delaney Fitzgibbon, 7, Mt. Pleasant, and her bucket calf await their turn to enter the showring July 13 at the Henry County Fair. Fitzgibbon was showing livestock for the first time at the fair.

Fourteen kids entered the show ring during the Henry County Fair to show their bucket calves.First place went to Eli Miller. Abigail Miller took second and third went to Brodie Meyer.Hailey Nichting slid into the fourth place slot and Madison Nichting took fifth.Other participants in the bucket calf show were as follows:Grant Anderson, Jacie Campbell, Addison Clark, Gabe Cummings, Alexa Lair, Landon Lair, ...

Taryn Unternahrer's hog just wouldn't behave July 14 during the swine show at the Henry County Fair. Here the 4-H'er from Wayland chases her hog.

Brody Alter received the Champion Market Heifer award at the 2017 Henry County Fair.The Reserve Champion Market Heifer went to Briana-Sue Schlatter.Hailey Nichting received a blue ribbon in the Market Heifers Class I division.The Market Heifers Class II category rankings are as follows: 1. Ty-Alicyn Alter; 2. Christina Johnston; 3. Kalayna Durr.The Market Heifers Class III category ratings are as follows: 1. ...

Levi Mills took home Competitive Swine Champion Derby Carcass.Competitive Swine Reserve Champion Derby Carcass went to Bradie Buffington.Ethan Graber received the Competitive Swine Project Champion, while Levi Mills was the Competitive Swine Project Reserve Champion.Competitive Swine Derby winners is as follows ? 1. Ethan Graber; 2. Hunter Leichty; 3. Bridgett Smith; 4. Levi Mills; 5. Troy Unternahrer; 6. ...

The Rec Trek 5K Obstacle Course had a bit of everything during the Henry County Fair. Participates had to leap over walls, climb hay bails and duck through tunnels on Friday, July 14, at the fair.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? As the upcoming school year draws near, members of the New London community are lined up with name suggestions for the nearly-completed athletic facility.The New London School Board meeting began Monday evening with a brief presentation from Bob Shores.?I just wanted you to see how far we?ve come,? he said as he pressed play on the VCR, a relic he had to bring ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? It?s the ?offseason? for school districts, and consequently, routine matters dominate board agendas during June school board meetings.During its regular meeting Monday night, WACO School Board members selected legislative priorities; filled remaining personnel slots; and awarded commodity (bread, milk and fuel) bids.Each year the Iowa Association of School Boards ...

Taryn Unternahrer?s hog just wouldn?t behave Friday during the swine show at the Henry County Fair. Here, the Wayland 4-H?er chases her hog.

A 13-year-old bicyclist suffered minor injuries July 17 after being struck by a truck at the intersection of West Clay and South White streets in Mt. Pleasant.According to the accident report from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, two children, ages 8 and 13, were riding bicycles west in the 300 block of West Clay Street. The eight-year-old youth had stopped at the intersection of South White Street and ...

Exhibitors in one of the drives of the Henry County Fair bucket calf competition lead their calves around the show ring.