Mt. Pleasant News

A rural Mt. Pleasant teenager was charged with a simple misdemeanor following an incident April 22 near the 2800 grid of Fremont Avenue.Jenna Ludwig, 18, was charged with trespassing after the Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a report of subjects riding four wheelers and dirt bikes on private property without permission.

A Wayland man faces felony and serious misdemeanor charges following an investigation into an April 3 burglary to a garage at a farm residence in the 2200 grid of 235th Street. A welder was stolen during the burglary.Cole Emry-Stannard, 22, Wayland, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary, a Class D felony, and fourth-degree theft, a serious misdemeanor.The Fairfield Police Department assisted the ...

NASA has announced that Dr. Peggy Whitson, a 1981 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan University and Commander of the International Space Station, has broken the record for most time in space. On Monday, April 24, President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins made a 20-minute Earth-to-space call with Whitson to personally congratulate her for her record-breaking stay aboard the Internati...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt Pleasant News ?I never had so much fun making so little money,? Bob Hollis told the 50 people gathered Saturday at The Theatre Museum at Midwest Old Threshers.Hollis, a ?trouper? (a term referring to actors in repertoire theatre) was among several troupers reminiscing during the 33rd annual meeting of the National Society for the Preservation of Tent, Folk and Repertoire Theatre.The ...

By Rod Boshart and James Q. Lynch, Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Majority Republicans capped off a marathon legislative shutdown Saturday by putting in place a $7.269 billion state budget and setting the framework for a medical cannabis system to treat ailing Iowans, but leaving behind a water-quality improvement issue that was outgoing Gov. Terry Branstad?s final priority.Bleary-eyed lawmakers began ...

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? What will Iowa Republicans do for an encore?Given complete state lawmaking control by voters in the 2016 elections, Republicans used the recently completed 2017 session of the Iowa Legislature to enact several significant, conservative laws.Over the course of roughly four months, Republicans enacted measures that dramatically reshaped state laws regarding gun ...

By Brooks Taylor and Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Among other things, Earth Day conveys the message of doing work to preserve and improve the world in which we live.New London Middle- and High-School students were doing exactly that Friday, tidying up their corner of the world.New London High School Principal Scott Kracht said this year was the fifth year the school has sent students out in the ...

A Missouri man faces more than nine charges following a chase with local police Thursday, April 20.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police, Nicholas Lee Riley, 22, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested and charged with the following offenses: felony eluding; reckless driving; driving without a license; fraudulent use of registration; possession of marijuana; possession of methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphenernalia; ...

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Legislative Breakfast on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:30 am at Iowa Wesleyan University Chadwick Library, International Room has been cancelled. For any questions please reach out to Kristi Ray at kray@mountpleasantiowa.org or 319-385-3101 ext. 223.

Hy-Vee has a new program ? Kidsfit ? which does exactly what it implies, promotes fitness. The Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee hosted its first such event Thursday in front of its store for all Mt. Pleasant fifth- and sixth-graders. The event included a nutrition component, various fitness challenges, team building and pointers on how to safely exercise.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District is ready to keep one school repair promise ? fixing the roof no matter if the school improvement bond issue passed or failed.As the $9.5 million bond issue failed in February, the district is moving ahead with repairing the roof.School board members met Wednesday evening for a special session to review bids for the ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News There will be new ?eyes? peering soon at traffic in the Henry County Courthouse.Henry County supervisors, during their regular meeting Thursday, approved the purchase of a security camera for each department head. The camera will allow the department head, if he/she so chooses, to have access to other security camera footage in the courthouse.The cameras will be attached to ...