Mt. Pleasant News

A routine traffic stop April 5 at the intersection of 260th Street and Dakota Avenue led to three charges being filed against a Mt. Pleasant man.Steven Olson, 47, of rural Mt. Pleasant, was stopped and subsequently arrested for driving under suspension, a simple misdemeanor, operation without registration and failure to provide proof of financial liability, both scheduled violations.

Main Street Mt. Pleasant has more than one reason to celebrate.During the 31st annual Main Street Iowa Awards Celebration on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Hoyt Sherman Place, in Des Moines, Main Street Mt. Pleasant received the Outstanding Fundraiser award for Pints in the Park. Ashley Lohmann received a Community Leadership Award and Lisa Oetken was recognized for her 15 years as Main Street Mt. Pleasant Director.T...

A Burlington woman who arrived at the Henry County Jail April 4 to serve a scheduled sentence was cited for another offense.During the booking procedure it was determined that Felicia Moore, 31, was intoxicated. She was subsequently charged with public intoxication-first offense, a simple misdemeanor.

Girls from troops 9565, 9227 and 1086 were given the opportunity to chose a Hometown Hero for cookie donations to go to. Our troops decided to deliver cookies to fire departments in Mt. Pleasant, New London, Winfield, Mt. Union, and Salem as well as Morning Sun and Danville.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City council members Wednesday night approved to extend water and gas utilities in the city?s Industrial Park East.Wayland will spend about $7,000 for the extension, which will be on the east side of North Way Drive. The extension will be near the Eichelberger Farms? new building.City Clerk Bev Conrad said the city is extending the utilities for possible future ...

Get out of the way, Peter Cottontail. Hundreds of kids flocked to Central Park on Saturday for the city?s annual Easter Egg Hunt. The festivities began at 11 a.m. and soon kids were racing one another to grab as many goodies as possible. Besides the egg hunt, there was a bouncy house, cookie decorating and food.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Holly Frary always knew she wanted to own a business. And with the success of Sip: (n.) a Wine and Coffee Bistro, opening a second location quickly became her new goal. She just didn?t know it would happen so soon.?I always knew opening a second location, probably in Ft. Madison, was the end goal,? Frary said as she folded her hands around a robins egg blue coffee cup. ...

By Bryce Kelly and Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? One person was airlifted and two were taken to area hospitals for medical treatment following a multiple vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Highway 34.Emergency response vehicles were called to the scene of a multiple vehicle accident shortly before 1 p.m., Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 34 and 260th Street outside of New ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield Community Veterans Building Management Commission will remain intact thanks to a vote by the city council during a special session on Wednesday, however changes to the commission?s ordinance are likely.It was agreed Wednesday to rescind a motion made during last month?s council meeting regarding the dissolution of the Winfield Community Veterans ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Residential property valuations are on the upswing in Henry County.That was County Assessor Gary Dustman?s message Thursday to county supervisors during the monthly department head meeting.?Residential property is up approximately 10 percent,? Dustman said, ?but the increase depends on location. That doesn?t mean, though, taxes are going to rise by 10 percent.?He said the ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Residents in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District will be seeing a change in their tax levy, and Ed Chabal, director of business and finance, says it?s one they?ll like.The current tax levy is $14.33 per $1,000 valuation. However, as the district will pay off the bond for the high school this year, the debt service levy?s column within the budget will be a row of ...

One person was airlifted following a multiple vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Highway 34.Emergency response vehicles were called to the scene of a multiple vehicle accident a little before 1 p.m., Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 34 and 260th Street outside of New London.All four lanes of Highway 34 were shut down briefly.By 1:30 p.m., MedForce was on the scene and airlifted one ...