Obituaries

Main Street Mt. Pleasant's Open 4 Business contest is looking for entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level.Main Street Mt. Pleasant is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to launch or grow their business idea within the Mt. Pleasant Main Street district.The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designa...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant Community School District's tax rates are going up ever so slightly this year ? increasing from 13.66 to 13.82 for fiscal year 2019.Even though the tax rate is going up because the taxable valuation rollback is being adjusted from 0.57 to 0.56, property tax is actually decreasing slightly.Mt. Pleasant Community School District (MPCSD) board secretary Ed Chabal ...

Residents in the Winfield-Mt. Union School District will be heading to the polls next month to vote on a physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL).On April 3, there will be a special school election involving the voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL). This is a primary revenue source for funding school facility improvement and maintenance, as well as repairs and purchasing of technology and ...

DES MOINES ? Cities and counties soon may have less money than expected as a result of business tax relief passed by the state five years ago.The results could include layoffs, reduced services or tax increases, local leaders say.State lawmakers five years ago lowered property taxes for commercial and industrial businesses. The plan called for the state to make annual payments to local governments that would ...

Iowa Wesleyan University has announced the appointment of Michael Heaton as its new vice president for university advancement. Heaton is currently the managing director of the Great Plains Regional Office of UNICEF USA.?Mike will bring great energy and steady leadership to our university advancement team at a time when Iowa Wesleyan is poised to push forward on an ambitious vision,? said President Steve Titus. ...

A Yarmouth man has been arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons.Casey Ray Banwart, 19, of Yarmouth, was arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons on Tuesday, March 6, following an investigation.In December, a Des Moines County resident turned over a firearm to the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office. The weapon, a .22 revolver, had been found in possession of her son. The firearm was ...

FAIRFIELD ? Those who have dropped by The Ledger lately have noticed something different. It's moved!It didn't move very far. In fact, the staff are now in a building next door to their old office, in a space that once held the press room.The Ledger made the move a few days before Christmas, and ever since the employees have been getting acclimated to their new surroundings. Ledger client specialist Alice ...

The Pekin boys' basketball team hosted SEISC foe Winfield-Mt. Union Tuesday night, beating the Wolves 60-38 to improve to 6-2 both overall, and in conference play.Head Coach Ken Hutchinson has been preaching fast starts to his team all season, and although the didn't set the nets on fire, they did hold a 15-8 lead after the first period. The second period was slower offensively for both squads, with Pekin edging ...

InMotion, the Mt. Pleasant High School show choir, competed at Ft. Madison and placed second in the finals after taking first place in class 3A in the preliminary session. The winner was Southeast Polk, followed by Mt. Pleasant, Des Moines Christian, Ottumwa, Southeast Polk's prep group and Danville.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Healthy Henry County Communities is partnering with Southern Iowa Mental Health in Ottumwa to bring a mental health first aid training to community members.Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) coordinator Kelly Carr said that in conversations with high school students and mental health professionals in the community, people are struggling with stress, anxiety and a lack of ...