Happy birthday!June 30JoAnn Corell and Skye LovingJuly 1Erik Reno, Bob Hunter, Diana Collett, Ann Morehouse and Dan PattersonJuly 2Ashley Carter, Nancy McGohan, Jennifer Hunold, Judity Miller, Tim Taylor and Nancy Tometich Happy anniversary!June 30Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Will WhitakerJuly 1noneJuly 2none
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors, during their meeting Thursday, approved the transfer of $1,212,915 from the rural basic service fund to the secondary road fund.The transfer is routine business at the end of the fiscal year, County Auditor Shelly Barber said.?It is based on a formula, and it is the only (property) tax money they get (during the fiscal year),? Barber said.She said ...
By Xiomara Levsen, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? The Washington Communications Center has received several calls about dogs or children being locked in vehicles recently.On Wednesday afternoon, a caller reported a dog being locked in a vehicle at 841 West Monroe Street in Washington with a dog inside, the call log said. The dog looked to be in distress. The Washington Police Department responded ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant City Council members reversed field during Wednesday?s regular meeting.Two weeks ago, the council tabled action on the awarding of a bid for West Washington and West Courtland streets because the two bids received were considerably above the engineer?s estimate.The engineer?s estimate for an asphalt overlay on the streets was $637,319. However, the low bid, ...
The Henry County Fair Queen contest may be a few weeks out, but these royal hopefuls are practicing their waves, stance and interview questions during Fair Queen Bootcamp. The Henry County Fair Queen contest will be held on July 13 at 7:30 p.m.
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News When parents and students begin registering in August for the 2017-18 school year, Henry County Public Health will be there.Public Health Director Patti Sallee told the county board of health that her department ?will be going to school registrations in the county.?The county?s public health department is putting on a full-court press to ensure that children have their ...
By Lee Hermiston, The Gazette IOWA CITY ? The death of a cabdriver found dead in their vehicle early Wednesday morning is being treated as suspicious.Iowa City police officers were called to 1165 South Riverside Drive around 3:42 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a driver slumped over inside a Yellow Cab taxi. Responding officers found the deceased subject in the car. A fellow Yellow Cab driver told police he drove ...
Louise Unkrich, pictured pedaling bicycle, served as grand marshal of the S.O. Fun Day event.
By Christina Crippes, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier CEDAR FALLS -- Evidence for how quickly things are changing around a Republican effort to begin to dismantle the Affordable Care Act was on full display at a meeting the nonpartisan AARP held for its members Tuesday afternoon in Cedar Falls.Anthony Carroll, AARP associate state director for advocacy, noted at the outset of his presentation that a bill could ...
Despite the heat last week campers enjoyed playing games, getting to know others, swimming and worshipping together at Crooked Creek Christian Camp. Above, girls compete in a team relay race
By Andrew Chung, Reuters WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for children to attend private religious schools, a day after it issued a major ruling narrowing the separation of church and state.The justices ordered the lower court in Colorado to reconsider the legality of school ?voucher? programs in light of Monday?s ruling ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News All county department heads need HIPPA training, the county board of supervisors was told Thursday.Sarah Berndt, county coordinator of disability services/general assistance director, said she was informed of the needed training by Roger Swindell, the county?s contracted HIPPA compliance coordinator.Swindell will brief department heads on the training during the monthly ...
The SET Region (Jefferson, Washington, Henry County) recently completed a strategic plan for this three-county region. One of the primary goals in that plan is to increase our future workforce and more specifically to address the skills gap in our region. Participants in the planning process believed that goal could be accomplished through a more efficient alignment of workforce efforts between K-12 and the ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Following a presentation Wednesday night by Henry County Chief Deputy Tracy Brooks on the proposed county law enforcement/jail project, the Wayland City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution supporting the project.County voters will cast ballots on the bond referendum Tuesday, Aug. 1. A 60-percent affirmative vote is needed for approval. The project is ...
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