By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News Egli Landscapes took home the 2017 Small Business of the Year Award on Friday, following a week-long celebration of small business in the Mt. Pleasant area.Tim Egli, owner of Egli Landscapes, along with his family, were in attendance during an award luncheon to accept the award. Egli Landscapes was chosen to win from a pool of five total finalists, including Main Street ...
Two vehicle-deer accidents were investigated last week by the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, one of which involved an arrest.Deputies were summoned on May 4 to a report of a vehicle hitting a deer near the intersection of 335th Street and U.S. Highway 218.Following an investigation, it was learned that Ashley Fields, Andover, Minn., was driving in the southbound lane of Highway 218 when she struck a deer on the ...
Every season has its signifier. Although the first sight of a robin, lilacs flowering or tulips blooming all signal the start of spring, for many Mt. Pleasant residents, it?s the first time the Edd King Memorial Fountain is turned on. Throughout the week, city workers prepped the fountain for the first time it would be turned on for the season.
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News A former Henry County Sheriff?s deputy has filed a lawsuit against his former supervisor and employer.Brandon Marquardt filed the suit Wednesday in South Lee County District Court against Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee and Henry County. Marquardt is seeking unspecified damages for past, present and future lost income; past, present and future emotional distress; and ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee told the Henry County supervisors Thursday that the daily census at the county jail has averaged in the 30s for most of April and May, reaching a high of 40 inmates during a day in April.McNamee?s report was part of the department head meeting during the supervisors? regular meeting.The sheriff said that law enforcement is still dealing ...
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? There was some contention Tuesday night as to why the City of New London would not be providing electricity services for the new Dollar General store.City Council member Greg Malott said he had heard the city had ?chosen to give Access Energy? the Dollar General account, without the issue being brought before the council members.?I did not give it to them,? ...
A Mt. Pleasant teen and a juvenile were arrested April 28 following a report of a theft in progress in the 1700 grid of 265th Street, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.Walker Lunsford, 19, of Mt. Pleasant, and a 16-year-old juvenile each were charged with third-degree theft, an aggravated misdemeanor, and trespassing, a simple misdemeanor.An investigation determined the subjects were trying to ...
A vehicle collided with a parked pickup April 27 in Mt. Pleasant, resulting in $8,000 in total damages to the two vehicles.Mt. Pleasant?s Police Department was called to the 1000 block of North Redbud Lane. An accident investigation determined that a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox, owned and operated by Nickole Newman, Mt. Pleasant, was driving south in the area. The SUV lost control and struck a parked truck.The truck ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Editor?s Note: Jerry Mabeus of Mt. Pleasant also was named a Henry County Cattleperson of the Year but declined a request from The News for an interview. Larry Smith saw his daughters in the room when he arrived at Manning Hall Feb. 2 for the annual Henry County Cattlemen Banquet.However, seeing his daughters, who live a distance from Mt. Pleasant, he didn?t have any ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County cattlemen are still plugging away ? plugging away to help their ?brothers? in Kansas, who suffered devastating losses in March due to wildfires.?We haven?t hit our goal yet, but we are still working at it,? said Craig Grothe, county cattlemen president.Henry County cattlemen?s goal is to receive enough in contributions and proceeds from the raffle of two ...
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times DES MOINES ? U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday there is a ?cloud of doubt? hanging over the FBI?s investigation into issues surrounding the 2016 election, and he has called on the Justice Department to closely scrutinize the bureau?s investigations into politically charged matters.Grassley, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, raised the questions as FBI ...
By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Eastern Iowa?s two congressmen are a hard ?no? and a ?maybe? on the latest version of the House GOP?s plan to replace Obamacare.First District Republican Rep. Rod Blum is undecided, but can see himself getting to ?yes? depending on the final draft of the bill. With GOP leaders showing a willingness to make changes ?to get the ?no?s? to ?yes,?? Blum is withholdin...
By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? With the final weeks of school winding down, New London School District is looking to the summer months to knock out a few smaller work projects at Clark Elementary.As discussed by the New London School board during a special session on Tuesday, at the forefront of the to-do list is the repaving of the Clark Elementary School playground and parking lot, and ...
The Jerrel yard in the western portion of Mt. Pleasant is decorated with several tree sculptures with several of them added just recently. The art adds a nice touch to the family?s property.
Daily Newsletters
Account
