Mt. Pleasant News

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A court has told the Israeli airline El Al that it can no longer ask women passengers to switch seats if ultra-Orthodox Jewish men object to sitting next to them, an Israeli advocacy group said on Thursday.A case for damages from the carrier was brought by 83-year-old Renee Rabinowitz, who was asked by a flight attendant, after boarding a flight from Newark to Tel Aviv in 2015, if she would ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Paddock Enterprises of Oklahoma City, Okla., received the nod to design the new Winfield swimming pool. Ground will be broken for the new pool in September with the new pool scheduled to open on Memorial Day 2018.Three firms submitted proposals to design the pool, and Mayor Chris Finnell recommended the council go with Paddock. ?Paddock is in line with what we ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News When is a good time to start investing in my retirement? It?s a question likely very few ask in their 20s and 30s. And while it?s unusual, financial experts say the younger you begin to invest, the higher the reward.According to CNN Money, should the average 25 year old start setting aside $1,000 a year in a retirement account earning seven percent a year and stop investing ...

The Mt. Pleasant News relished the opportunity to participate in the "Thanks with Franks" event Tuesday night.

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times WASHINGTON ? Amid Democrats? complaints that Senate Republicans are acting in secret on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, defended the process and said the criticism is ?overblown.?Grassley, on a conference call with Iowa reporters, said Wednesday he had not seen the bill. But he said that, at thrice-weekly Republican luncheons and at ...

Downtown Mt. Pleasant merchants said thanks to its customers Tuesday night by offering free hot dogs in Central Park during the ?Thanks with Franks? promotion. Seven retailers participated in the event, each one cooking 50 hot dogs. The promotion was held in conjunction with the weekly Market on Main. Added to the event this year was some games for kids.

By Andy Sullivan, Reuters SANDY SPRINGS, GA. - U.S. President Donald Trump knocked Democrats on Wednesday for obstructing his agenda, one day after a fellow Republican won a congressional race in Georgia that was widely seen as a referendum on his young, turbulent presidency.Former Georgia secretary of state Karen Handel on Tuesday defeated political newcomer Democrat Jon Ossoff, 52 percent to 48 percent. The ...

The Southeast Iowa Ridge Blasters Snowmobile Club will be holding their annual meeting Saturday, June 24, at the Cross Roads RV Park, 708 South Iris Street, in Mt. Pleasant.Dinner by free will donation and social hour will begin at 6 p.m. The annual meeting will begin at 7 p.m., to recap the 2016-2017 snowmobile season, provide updates on state funding, trail improvement plans, and election of officers and ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Downtown Mt. Pleasant merchants paid thanks to their customers ? and potential new customers ? Tuesday night with free hot dogs during the ?Thanks with Franks? promotion in Central Park.This year marked the second time the Downtown Retail Committee has hosted the event. The first occasion was two years ago, and following a one-year hiatus, the merchants brought it back.?We ...

(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Cindy is likely to hit the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana border on Wednesday night, threatening to bring flash floods from Texas to Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.Cindy was located about 165 miles (265 km) south of Morgan City, Louisiana, early on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles (95 km) per hour, the NHC said.The storm was moving northwest ...

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Officials at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake were planning a renovation project.Then along came a federal loan program that gave them the resources to not only complete the renovation but also construct a new facility.A $25 million loan, offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Rural Development program, helped Methodist Manor ...

By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS ? President Donald Trump has added a tour of Kirkwood Community College to his ?Technology Week? visit Wednesday to Cedar Rapids.Trump will tour agricultural facilities at the southwest Cedar Rapids campus. He is scheduled to be joined there by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross.Following a tour and remarks ...