Mt. Pleasant News

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News A Hillsboro man is in the Henry County Jail on a charge of second-degree sexual abuse.Todd Sexton, 39, of Hillsboro, was arrested by Henry County Sheriff?s deputies on March 24. The alleged abuse occurred in the 100 block of East Commercial Street in Hillsboro, which is also Sexton?s last known address.The Henry County Sheriff?s Office, according to Sheriff Rich McNamee, ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? It?s official. New London now has a logo to go with its resurrected city slogan: ?Gateway to Geode State Park.?On Tuesday, New London City Council members reviewed three final submissions before deciding on one they felt was simple enough, yet encompassed the spirit of the city and new slogan.Steve Hunter, a former New London resident and graphic designer, ...

April is spring clean- up in the City of Mt. Pleasant cemeteries (Forest Home and Old City).Those with decorations left over from the winter months are asked to remove them by Monday, April 17, 2017.Items that aren?t removed by this date will be removed by cemetery personnel and disposed of.Contact 319-385-1480 for additional information.

Henry County supervisors and County Auditor Shelly Barber will have an informational meeting with Mt. Union residents Wednesday, April. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the Mt. Union United Methodist Church.The meeting is designed to answer questions relating to the community?s transition from being a municipality to unincorporation.Mt. Union?s request to unincorporate was approved on March 8 by the State of Iowa City ...

Women of the Mt. Pleasant First Presbyterian Church hosted their rummage and bake sale Friday and Saturday at the church. Items for sale included clothes, books and knick knacks, etc. A bake sale also accompanied the rummage sale. The event raised about $1,200, which will be used for various causes and charities. Clothes remaining from the sale were given to the Quarter Maybe More Store.

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News A statistical review of child abuse statistics for Henry County and the state as a whole rendered some rather surprising data for various members of the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board on Tuesday.Department of Human Services worker, Russ Hayes, and Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center forensic interviewer, Amy Kuboushek, both say that although child abuse ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News Students of the WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union Community School Districts are adding some artistic flourish to the Henry County Courthouse during the month of April and all Henry County locals are encouraged to see it for themselves.The art show will be open for public viewing Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Henry County Courthouse. It will feature the ...

Students from Iowa Wesleyan University visited the capitol last week as they presented a petition to state legislatures asking that funding for sexual assault and domestic violence stay in place. Gov. Branstad?s proposed budget calls for $3 million in cuts for domestic violence intervention funding. Above, Dr. Joy Lapp?s class took a photo with Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant). The class also met with Rep. Dave ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Just over three years ago, Henry County cattlemen sent $14,000 to western South Dakota cattlemen, who suffered significant losses when an early blizzard hit the state, just before cattlemen had moved their herds from the open pastures.Now, county cattlemen are at it again, taking monetary and other donations, and having a raffle for two quarters of beef to benefit Kansas ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London City Council will meet in regular session on Tuesday to discuss a plethora of things, including several construction and renovation projects.The council will be called to order at 6 p.m., following the approval of the agenda and consent agenda, the council members will take up old business. The council is set to discuss renovations at 103 West ...

It is the one event during the year that brings all of the high school and middle school music groups together. Dessert Theater has become an event, which the students and instructors look forward to because it is offered in a relaxing atmosphere. The event features an intermission during which a variety of desserts are served to those attending. The event generally sells out as was the case this year with 250 ...

A two-vehicle accident March 30 in the Mt. Pleasant Community High School parking lot resulted in damages of $2,000 to the vehicles.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, a 2005 Honda Accord, owned by Brent Venghaus, was legally parked in the student parking lot with no one inside.A Mazda 2500 truck, owned by Sarah Cone, of Mt. Pleasant, and operated by Nekayl Hoffmeister, of Mt. Pleasant, was ...