Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The crowd cheered, and children scrambled for candy throughout the Old Threshers parade on Wednesday, Aug. 29.After an uncertain morning of clean up following storms the night before, the sun shone on the tradition, bringing families and friends together to remember where they've been and where they're going.The Sunnybrook Assisted Living parade float sailed through E. ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Following heavy storms Tuesday evening, the main power feeders to Mt. Pleasant are up and running, while Mt. Pleasant Utilities works with isolated pockets of power outages to restore full power to the city.Mt. Pleasant Utilities began working immediately after the storm blew through around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, and has three crews out on Wednesday from New London, Muscatine ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News For half a century, Miss Sweet 16 contestants have graced the stage.To celebrate the milestone, contestants from the last 50 years of Sweet 16 competitions will be making a special appearance on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. in the grandstand during this year's Miss Sweet 16.The project has been two years in the making by Danielle Davidson. Davidson went through every file on ...

Several vendors at Mt. Pleasant's Crafts in the Park woke up Wednesday morning to find their tents overturned and merchandise scattered. Kristi Ray, executive vice president of the Mt. Pleasant Chamber Alliance, offered full refunds to vendors who decided to pack up and go home before Old Threshers begins Thursday, Aug. 30. The reunion is still a go, despite the evening storm.

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News When Zoe Runyon first put on her Girl Scout vest in the first grade, she had no idea she would still be involved at age 16, let alone receiving a prestigious award.Runyon, who claims she was a very shy kid, so much so that going out to sell cookies and nuts was very difficult for her, received the Girl Scouts Gold Award recently.Runyon was a Scout through her grade school, ...

Justin Woolever, left, and Grady Howell, right, put together the frame for a tent in Central Park on Monday, Aug. 27. The two are with Kempler's True Value and are setting up tents for vendors participating in Crafts in the Park, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 29.

The Henry County Sheriff's Office received a driving complaint of a vehicle weaving all over the roadway and down into the center median on Highway 34 in the 1300 grid in the eastbound lane on Saturday, Aug. 25 at approximately 11:10 p.m.Deputies responded to the call and a traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle on Exit 234 of Highway 34 into Mt. Pleasant. After an investigation, the driver of the suspected ...

Friday night was last call for the voice of Mt. Pleasant sports. After finishing his illustrious career at halftime of the Panther football game on Friday night, John Kuhens was honored on the track before the second half started. Kuhens was surprised with a lifetime honor, as the press box at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex was named in his likeness. It will now be referred to as ?John Kuhens Press Row.?Kuhens ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant Police Chief Ron Archer is retiring effective Feb. 22, 2019.The Mt. Pleasant City Council accepted Archer's resignation during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Archer has served as police chief for six years.Archer said whenever he talks about wanting to retire, people think he did something wrong or is in trouble. ?I just want to retire,? he said with a ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center CEO Rob Gardner told the board of trustees on Tuesday that he would like to add more security to the grounds to be proactive instead of reactive.Gardner said he felt there was a need for the increase because of the ?disturbing trend? of violent behavior in hospitals and clinics. Currently, the health center has an active shooter policy, security ...