Obituaries

The rain storm that hit Mt. Pleasant Thursday night didn't last long, ending with a rainbow that could be seen from the Henry County Fair Grounds.

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield city council announced Wednesday night that they have been accepted as the host of Henry County's Freedom Rock. A group in Mt. Pleasant have been trying to raise funds for the Freedom Rock to no avail.Winfield mayor, Chris Finnell, spoke with Art Tousignant, of Mt. Pleasant and Iowa State Representative for the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Pickleball is the future for a committee of private residents campaigning to raise money to replace the old tennis courts at Mt. Pleasant Middle School with a new six-court pickleball complex.The grassroots fundraising effort is supported by the school district, the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance and Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC). In fact, the Pickleball Committee ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News McMillan Park is alive with activity as animals arrive, 4-H students unveil their projects and competitions ensue at the Henry County Fair.Behind the scenes, a select few inmates from the Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility are to thank for a smooth start to the week, putting in several hours of hard labor to prepare the fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 17.This is the second year ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Construction on Merrimac Road is soon coming to a close, something Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss said feels good to get done.?We've been out there for a long time,? Hotchkiss said during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 17.Last week, county road crews were hauling rock to Merrimac Road and began moving equipment for base one operations, which began ...

Mt. Pleasant police officers were called to the intersection of W. Washington Street and S. Jefferson Street following a two-vehicle collision Thursday, July 12 at 2:32 p.m.Phyllis Rich, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving north on Jefferson Street approaching Washington Street when she failed to stop at a red light and tried to turn right. She struck the rear passenger corner of Gregorio Martinez vehicle, which was ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was notified of a traffic collision at the intersection of Cherry Street and Washington Street on Friday, July 13 at 3:18 p.m.Upon investigation it was determined that a red 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, operated by Deandre Severado, of Burlington, was traveling westbound and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Cherry Street. As the Severado vehicle turned, it was struck in the ...

A missing juvenile girl was taken into custody by the Juvenile Courts after allegedly stealing her mother's car, a golf cart from the Old Thresher's grounds and finally a truck. Officers followed the string of robberies for three days before locating the girl in Coralville, where she was arrested.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a stolen vehicle report on Saturday, July 14 at noon in the 400 block ...

Dirt continues to pile up at 800 S. Grand Avenue for the construction of the new Henry County Law Enforcement Center. Last week, the base was laid for the construction of a steel building that will be used for storage during the project.

The S. Main Street and Clay Street intersection was closed Monday for construction. Jones Contracting will pave this block from Warren Street to Clay Street and pour driveways and sidewalks up to Clay Street this week. The entrance to the Henry County Courthouse will be closed Thursday, July 19. People traveling to the courthouse will need to enter and exit the parking lot from S. Adams Street. Two Rivers Bank ...