Obituaries

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District will be upping its security as school board members approved a bid for new door security during their meeting last week.Board members approved a door security bid from Johnson Controls for $2,224 during their meeting on Wednesday, March 14.Carmen Benson, the district's business manager, said the district would be ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste would like to see cities like Winfield recycling more.Darven Kendell, of Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste, spoke with members of the Winfield City Council during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 14, about how they can encourage residents to recycle more.Kendell said that around 28 percent of households in ...

Emergency responders pick up glass from a second accident on Monday. This accident occurred in the intersection of W. South St. and S. Main St.

Henry County Health Center generates 531 jobs that add $20,317,984 to Henry County's economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. In addition, Henry County Health Center associates by themselves spend $4,942,529 on retail sales and contribute $296,552 in state sales tax revenue.?This Iowa Hospital Association study is evidence of how Henry County Health Center positively impacts our ...

Emergency responders unhooked the battery of a car that was hit by a semi on Highway 218 right off of Iowa Ave. on Monday, March 12. The driver of the car and the semi driver both walked away from the accident.

An Illinois man was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, March 10.According to police reports, Timothy Smith, of Diamond, Ill., was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense a serious misdemeanor; eluding police, a Class D felony; interference with official acts, a simple misdemeanor; ...

VATICAN CITY - Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.Burundi came bottom in the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network's (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, ...

Republicans would be listed first on nearly all ballots in Iowa in the 2018 election if a bill passed along party lines in the state Senate last week were to take effect this year.The bill is now pending in the House.The legislation, proposed by Sen. Jake Chapman, R-Adel, would alter the way candidates are listed on the ballot. Currently, county auditors decide the order of candidates. In many, if not all, ...

A brush fire at 2801 Iowa Avenue, in rural Mt. Pleasant, was picked up by the strong winds Monday around 2:30 p.m. A close up of the flames and how quickly the fire spread, which firefighters worked hard to put out.

By Xiomara Levsen, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? Friday afternoon, the Washington Community School District released a special agenda for a school board meeting to be held Monday evening. There were two action items listed on the special agenda: superintendent resignation and superintendent search.Jeff Dicks has been the superintendent in Washington for three years and has shared with WACO for two ...