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It was a beautiful night for a concert Tuesday night, as the Mt. Pleasant fifth-and sixth-grade bands serenaded locals in Central Park.
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It was a beautiful night for a concert Tuesday night, as the Mt. Pleasant fifth-and sixth-grade bands serenaded locals in Central Park.
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The 2017 legislative session was not as bad as Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) had imagined it would be. The same can?t be said for Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant).Heaton and Taylor met with constituents in the International Room in Chadwick Library on the Iowa Wesleyan University campus Saturday morning for the final Legislative Breakfast of the season. The breakfast had ...
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News After walking across the stage this Sunday, Mt. Pleasant senior Jack Pieper will head off to Costa Rica. But instead of a beach-filled vacation, Pieper will embark on a prestigious eight-week internship.Pieper will take part in the Borlaug-Ruan international internship. The internship, according to its website, ?provides high school students with an all-expense paid, eight-week...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors inked a 28E agreement with Southeast Iowa Case Management (SICM) but weren?t certain what the agreement would include in the next year.The board contracts with SICM for management of cases for county residents who need special mental health services. Henry County and SICM have been partners for over a decade.?I am not sure where things are headed ...
The murder trial of a St. Louis, Mo. man, charged in connection with the death of a Burlington High School student has been moved from Des Moines County to Henry County on a change of venue.Jorge "Lumni" Sanders-Galvez, 22, has been charged in the death of Kedarie Johnson, Burlington, in March of 2016. Johnson was 16 at the time.District Court Judge Mary Ann Brown approved the change of venue in a ruling May ...
The Mt. Pleasant Chamber Alliance will host the final legislative breakfast of the session on Saturday, May 20.The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Iowa Wesleyan University Chadwick Library International Room and conclude at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, reservations are not necessary.Taking part in the discussion will be Henry County?s elected state officials Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. ...
A dog shot in Rome by a Henry County Sheriff?s deputy May 16 is recovering after being treated by a local veterinarian.According to the sheriff?s office, a report was received of a dog running at large in the northern part of Rome, barking and growling at people.While investigating the report, a Henry County Sheriff?s deputy was advised that the owners of the dog in question allow the dog to run loose frequently...
By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News School is winding down, which means the Fellowship Cup?s Summer Sacks program is just getting started, and is in need of a few more helpful volunteers and donors.The Fellowship Cup?s Summer Sacks program was started several years ago in an effort to provide sack lunches to Henry County children who receive free or reduced-priced school lunches through the school year. Since ...
A wall cloud hung menacingly over Mt. Pleasant from roughly 6:30 to 7 p.m. yesterday as a series of severe thunderstorms moved through the southeast Iowa area on Wednesday evening. The above photo did not produce any rotation or tornado, however wind, rain and even some hail was reported in Henry County and the surrounding areas.
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Middle school students at New London Community School District will be able to take advanced math classes next year.?We?re going to start allowing some eighth-graders to be able to take Algebra I,? said school board president Lindsay Porter. ?This will allow them to take more upper level math courses once they get into high school,? she explained.Although ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Wayland?s City Council Wednesday night put the brakes on changes in the fireworks ordinance, pending further study and input from City Attorney Mike Vance.Currently, the city allows a fireworks permit only by application in writing with several stipulations having to be met before permission is granted.However, the Iowa Legislature passed a new law regarding the ...
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday requested that the FBI turn over memos written by fired FBI Director James Comey relating to conversations he had with President Trump, as well as any memos pertaining to former President Obama.The committee, which is chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, also asked the White House to provide any recordings, if ...
By Ed Tibbets, Quad-City Times DAVENPORT - The report that President Donald Trump revealed classified information to Russian officials last week drew condemnation from Democrats on Tuesday, as they renewed their call for a special prosecutor.However, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, while saying he hadn?t been briefed on the matter himself, pointed to the administration?s defense of the president and said Congress?...
By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES -- For five years running, Iowa has held an outsized place on the national Humane Society?s annual publication of problematic commercial dog breeders.Advocates for humane treatment of animals say Iowa?s role as an apparent safe haven for habitually offending dog breeders -- often called puppy mills -- has been created by lax animal cruelty laws, weak enforcement ...
