Obituaries

Downtown Mt. Pleasant should have a few more parking spaces as the massive snow piles covering them up were removed Tuesday afternoon. Mt. Pleasant city employees worked hard to clear out some of the mountains of snow left over from snow storms this past weekend.

One individual was injured after the vehicle they were traveling in jumped a curb and struck a utility pole on Friday, Feb. 9.According to police reporters, Logan Robertson was driving a 1998 Infinity north on Walnut Street too fast for road conditions when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crossed the southbound lane of traffic, jumped the curb and struck a utility pole, owned by the Mt. Pleasant ...

Oakland Mills recently had a few visitors. Four swans can be seen swimming along the water.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Rent is going up for the Wayland Community Center as a result of action by the Wayland City Council at the council's meeting Feb. 7.Rent has been $35 and a $15 cleaning deposit since 1998, city officials said. To help offset the rising cost of maintenance, supplies and cleaning costs, the council unanimously moved to increase the rent cost to $40, effective July 1, ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With the tremendous response from contractors interested in the Henry County jail project this early on, John Hansen with Midwest Construction is confident they will get some good prices this time of year.During the Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, Hansen again went over the building plans for the new jail, saying that the project is close to $1 million under ...

Canned goods were accepted as admission to the Iowa Wesleyan University's (IW) women's and men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 3. The IW Student Athletic Advisory Commitee (SAAC) holds the fundraiser every year for The Fellowship Cup. Assistant Athletic Director BJ Wagy said that they usually bring in 500 to 600 food items each year.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? City council members moved a step closer during their council meeting Feb. 6 to acquiring three dilapidated properties in the community. The city has been attempting to gain control of the property for several years and plans to demolish the homes on the property.City Attorney Patrick Brau said he has filed a lawsuit to gain control of a twice fire-damaged home on ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London residents expressed their displeasure with the new sewer rates during the city council meeting on Tuesday night.Last month, the council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would increase the city's sewer rates to $34 for the first 1,500 gallons. From there, residents would be charged $11.50 per gallon for the next 3.5000 gallons. The next ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It's pretty unlikely, 18 years after a murder, that a body will be found.In fact, during a Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, County Attorney Darin Stater confirmed that in the case of Elizabeth Syperda, her body was never recovered yet her estranged husband, Michael Syperda is facing charges of first degree murder.In previous interviews with The News, ...

FULTON, Mo. ? The Iowa Wesleyan women traveled to Westminster College on Wednesday night for their first of two road games this week. The Tigers defeated the Blue Jays earlier this season and were looking to pull off another upset. Westminster proved too much for the Tigers to handle, however, as IW fell 57-87.The Tigers fell behind early, giving up a three-pointer in the first defensive possession of the game. ...