Obituaries

The gas pumps at Pep Stop not only have a new look, but are also pumping gas for a good cause.In efforts to support the continued success of our local schools, Pep Stop has dedicated two of its pumps to Mt. Pleasant Community High School and Iowa Wesleyan University, according to a news release.?If our community is going to grow and prosper, we have to celebrate our young people in the community, not just with ...

Firefighters work to put out a brush fire that spread to a vehicle at 1993 310th St. in Mt. Pleasant. Officials said that the property owner was burning trash when the wind got ahold of the fire and spread to grass and hay bails. The fire department contained the fire for a couple hours while the untouched hay bails were moved to a protected area.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mary West was one of two female students at Mt. Pleasant Community High School that chose to sit in on the engineering seminar during Career Day on Friday, March 2.As one of the 11 careers students could learn more about during the high school's Career Day, organized by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, the field of engineering had the highest attendance, and West was ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News There's no copy and paste plan when it comes to keeping schools safe. For law enforcement officers in Henry County, that means encouraging school administration, teachers and students to use their best judgment to run, hide or fight in the event of an active shooter in their building.After 17 were left dead in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., ...

Katelyn McArtorEvery week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold.This week's 'Friend on the Front Page' is Katelyn McArtor.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? Yes.What is your favorite part of living here? It's a small farming community.What is your favorite local hangout? Pressbox.What...

SALEM ? Casey Davis went to start the van that had been parked on the street outside her home at 203 E. Van Buren in Salem when it started smoking.She immediately got out of the car and ran into the house to call for help when, ?It just went boom,? she said, shouting the last word.Danielle Jones was driving with John Geiger to their house two doors down when they saw the car engulfed in flames. Geiger stopped ...

Iowa running back Akrum Wadley ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hawkeyes to a 56-14 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in what probably was the last game of the Mike Riley era in Lincoln, Neb.The Cornhuskers suffered just their fourth losing season since 1962 and finish the season a disappointing 4-8 and 3-6 in the Big Ten. Iowa (7-5, 4-5) won the Heroes Trophy for a third straight season, ...

Fairfield junior student-athlete Danae Drish just collected another major recognition, being named as one of 13 players on the 4A Southeast all-district volleyball team for 2017.The junior Drish was a first-team all-SEC selection this fall after being named second-team in 2016.She was named to the GTNS big school all-area volleyball team, and she was selected as the best defensive player on the Trojans team at ...

The Fairfield five that swim for Ottumwa High had their first swim meet of the season Tuesday night, a duel against Dowling Catholic.Jackson Weaton and Kevin Kretz competed on the 400 yard freestyle relay team that finished second in 3:33.96.Weaton also swam the 200 yard free in 2:02.37, good for second place with Evan Huff finishing fifth in 2:31.08 and Evan Masterson coming in sixth in 2:32.95.Dylan Barras ...

NEW YORK - A California man has been charged with trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State, New York federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.In a criminal complaint unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said that Bernard Augustine, 21, traveled to Tunisia in February 2016 and from there attempted to reach Islamic State-controlled territory in Libya.Augustine, of Keyes, California, has been ...