Obituaries

By Andy Hallman, Ledger news editor A major change is in store that should decrease the time residents have to wait for medical treatment in an emergency.For many years, the first emergency personnel to treat Fairfield residents have been either ambulance staff or members of Libertyville Quick Response Service, because Fairfield did not have its own emergency medical technicians. That will change Tuesday when ...

Two Mt. Pleasant men have been arrested and charged with felony burglary following a year-and-a-half investigation into a home invasion that resulted in several stolen firearms.According to police reports, the Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a burglary at 1000 W. Washington St. in Mt. Pleasant on April 27, 2017. It was determined the suspects had stolen numerous guns and other items.Following a ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic services will be available at Mt. Pleasant Community schools during the 2018-2019 school year after the board approved a collaborative agreement during their meeting on Monday, July 9.Per the agreement, the school district is giving the Clinic space for student therapy in the schools. Teachers, staff and administration will not be doing any ...

Dustin Boone and Natalie Bell, of Mt. Pleasant, were charged with violation of No Contact/Protective Order after Boone was stopped for failing to have any license plates on his vehicle on Friday, June 29 around 10:53 p.m.The Henry County Sheriff's Office performed a traffic stop on Boone's black 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix near the intersection of West Pearl Street and North White Street in Mt. Pleasant because the ...

A minor two-vehicle collision on Highway 34 east of Mt. Pleasant Friday, June 29 around noon was the result of improper lane use.Steven Reich, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 in the left lane on Friday when he noticed his friend walking on the side of the highway. Concerned, Reich quickly pumped the breaks and swerved into the right lane of traffic to stop and check on his friend.At ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News After not one, but two postponements because of rain, area businesses gathered in Central Park Tuesday, July 3 for Main Street Mt. Pleasant's second annual Thanks with Franks, serving free hot dogs with a twist.Thanks with Franks ? an event designed to thank residents for frequenting local businesses, stores and restaurants ? was originally scheduled for June 19, rescheduled ...

As temperatures once again creep into the 90s this week, the Fellowship Cup has options to help Henry County residents stay cool.Fans continues to be a hot-ticket item at the Quarter Maybe More Store at 112 N. Jefferson St. in Mt. Pleasant. Fellowship Cup Director Ken Brown said that the store is selling a lot of fans, with vouchers available through the Fellowship Cup for each household to get one fan per year ...

Iowa Wesleyan University's Online Programs received a top ten ranking from The Best Schools (TBS) as a Best Online College in Iowa for 2018. This ranking is timely as the Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS) department has added new online undergraduate programs in Social Work and graduate programs in Management Leadership and Education.?There are four reasons to choose Iowa Wesleyan University to get your degree ...

Henry County magistrate Wyatt Peterson, 40, was appointed to the District Court in the Judicial District 8B by Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday, June 27.Peterson, of Winfield, received his law degree from the Drake University Law School and his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. He currently serves as a part-time judicial magistrate in the Eighth Judicial District and a partner in the Peterson Law ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Town houses will likely no longer require a fire sprinkler system if the Mt. Pleasant City Council approves two more readings of the new ordinance.While all counties' building codes require sprinklers in residential buildings, most cities and counties back off that requirement and don't require sprinkler systems in houses and duplexes. Town houses were an exception, said ...