Obituaries

Icy conditions cause one vehicle to end up in the ditch on Saturday, March 24.At approximatley 7 p.m., on Saturday, Mt. Pleasant police responded to a one vehicle accident in the 1600 block of E. Clay St.Upon investigation, officers discovered JC Lambert was traveling west when he lost control of his Chrysler 200 because of slick road conditions.The vehicle slid into the ditch and rested there.No injuries ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Former governor Tom Vilsack remembers the feeling of magic that overcame him 40 years ago when the people of Mt. Pleasant reached the $200,000 mark, raising twice as much money as they set out to build Mapleleaf Athletic Complex. At the time, he never thought he would feel such intense joy again.He was wrong, however, feeling that magical moment again with the birth of his ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News As Iowa Wesleyan University President Steve Titus welcomed guests to Ruble Arena Friday, March 23, for the start of Retro Radiothon, he invited freshman Lena Hendriksen to the stage.?You need to hear from one of our star students,? Titus said as he handed Hendriksen the microphone, broadcasting her interview live on KILJ.Hendriksen's voice was heard around the world as she was ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News With less than a month left in Iowa's legislative session, there are still plenty of things Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) wants to see done before he retires from public service. Specifically in the realm of health care.Heaton and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) met with constituents Saturday, March 24, during the third of four legislative breakfasts sponsored by the Mt. ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News While the winter storm on Saturday may have kept people away from venturing to Ruble Arena for Retro Radiothon this weekend, it didn't hamper the generosity of those tuning in to KILJ and on social media.Although the 40-hour fundraiser kicked off by broadcasting over KILJ on Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m., the real fun began a few hours later when Iowa Wesleyan University (IW) ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Iowa Wesleyan University students Trinity Hudson, Desmonica Huffman and Rhazsanee Simmons were honored to be asked to perform the step routine they arranged for Black History Month in February again during Retro Radiothon on Saturday, March 24.With flags from the 29 nations represented at Iowa Wesleyan University (IW) lining Ruble Arena during the ?See the World? challenge, the ...

The No. 13 team in Class 2A improved to 16-1 with an easy 47-25 SEISC smackdown of Highland Tuesday night in Riverside.It wasn't until the fourth quarter when Head Coach Davis Eidahl's squad even allowed double-digit points in a period, outscoring the home team 14-4. 13-2 and 12-6 in the first three frames before surrendering 13 points to their eight scored in the fourth.The Panthers will now host 2-14 Columbus ...

The Pekin boys' basketball team improved to 10-5 on the year with a 69-58 SEISC victory at Highland Tuesday night.The Panthers shot 51 percent from the field and 62 percent from behind the arc while leading at the end of each period: 18-14, 40-30, 57-49 and 69-58 for the final.Offensively, Pekin was led by senior Ryan Stansberry who had 18 points on 6-8 shooting including 5-7 from the perimeter. Fellow senior ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School drama students were working much longer than just ?9 to 5? as they did a final run-through of their spring musical production Wednesday night. ?9 to 5? will show Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 p.m., at the Heatilator Performing Arts Center.

Trevor Lynn of Brighton has announced his candidacy for Iowa House District 84, running as a Republican.The seat is currently occupied by Republican Dave Heaton of Mt. Pleasant, but Heaton announced earlier this year that he will not seek re-election. The district includes all of Henry County, the northern part of Lee County, the southern part of Washington County and Jefferson County east of Fairfield.Lynn ...