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WASHINGTON — A house fire just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday brought crews to a scene at 2322 303rd Street in …

WEST CHESTER — A procession of 39 semi trucks drove from Washington to West Chester on New Year’s Day, laying …

Mt. Pleasant Beautiful With the cooperation of the Southeast Iowa Union/Mt. Pleasant News, The Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission will …

MT. PLEASANT — An Iowa nursing home where a woman bled to death two weeks after moving into the facility …

The Iowa River does not show signs of pollution from the Dec. 8 blast at a Marengo workshop that had large stores of petroleum products, officials said.

DES MOINES — The Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Commission published a 20-page report in December, detailing the state’s …

MT. PLEASANT — As the Christmas season ends, Mt. Pleasant City Hall released information for Christmas tree disposal. Jan. 9-12, …

FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Art Association is dedicating its upcoming membership exhibit to one of the association’s founding members, Mark …

Two motions approved looking toward the future

NEW LONDON — A Henry County man won $10,000 on a lottery ticket he received as a Christmas gift. Stephen …

Maxwell Market has been family-owned and operated in a farmhouse in Mount Pleasant for over 150 years. Customers have been known to buy their candy in bulk during the few weeks a year the store is open, then ration it until the Maxwell Market reopens the next year.

WASHINGTON — A rotation of pianists kept Washington Public Library patrons entertained last week, playing in 20-minute shifts throughout the …