Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News ELDRIDGE ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team traveled north on Wednesday night for the regional first round at North Scott. The Panthers were knocked out by Cedar Rapids Kennedy 72-9, matching their placement from last season.MPCHS got out to a good start thanks to Dalton Bass at 220 lbs. Bass picked up a pin over Kennedy's Cameron Jones, getting the fall in 1:44.The next ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant basketball games against Ottumwa may have been postponed on Monday night, but that doesn't mean Panther fans don't have a reason to celebrate on Tuesday.The Panthers were ranked number one in Class 3A when the new Associated Press rankings came out on Monday. It was the second of three major Iowa prep polls to rank MPCHS in the top spot.Mt. Pleasant was ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News LETTS ? The New London girls' basketball team took on Columbus Community in the first of two games at Lone Tree High School on Friday, as part of the SEISC girls' shootout. The Tigers topped the Wildcats 39-30, giving a much-needed win to the South Division, who won the shootout 5-4 overall.The Tiger win was aided by a fast start, led by the defense. New London outscored ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Iowa Wesleyan women had their hands full on Saturday afternoon as the Tigers hosted Webster University on senior night.A tough Webster press was too much for the IW offense to overcome. The Gorloks won a physical game, 70-45.The Gorlok defense was able to force 16 Tiger turnovers in the first two quarters. IW was held to 8-18 shooting the ball and 1-8 from three-point ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant Police Department kept busy on Monday as snow-related car accidents piled up.Around 3 p.m., there was a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of E. Washington and Prairie Ave. when Kyle Oliver, driving a 2003 Dodge traveling west, was struck by Jonathan Bean, driving a 1998 Dodge that had been traveling north.Officers determined Beam had stopped at the ...

A vehicle pursuit that began in Burlington ended in Henry County on Friday, Feb. 2.Around 11:50 p.m., an officer from the Burlington Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle for a suspected narcotics violation. According to police reports, the vehicle refused to stop for the officer and was last seen headed west on Highway 34 from Main St. in downtown Burlington. Des Moines County Deputies located this ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant residents came prepared with plenty of questions about economic development in Henry County for state Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) during the legislative breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 27.The event was the first of four forums with legislators. Heaton began the conversation by saying he feels ?like a bus lurching down a ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Dave Calhoun was working on excavating the lot at 106 N. White St. in Mt. Pleasant when he uncovered a well, a few feet in parameter, extending 41 feet underground.The crew with Big Creek Contracting expected to upturn the concrete on the lot and call it a day, but the big hole in the ground was causing problems. They called the Police Department and the Mt. Pleasant Building ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Those attending events during the 2018-19 school year at the Maple leaf Athletic Complex will receive a pleasant surprise.No longer will they have to trudge through a soggy wet gravel parking lot to see athletic contests and meets, music events and other activities at the complex.The City of Mt. Pleasant hopes to award bids in February for replacement of the gravel on the ...

By David Hotle, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? While enjoying an idyllic vacation with her husband Mark in the tropical paradise of Maui, Hawaii, Shawn Loy never once thought she would become part of a national event, until her phone went off as she was preparing to go snorkeling.The couple had traveled to Hawaii to finish Loy's quest of running marathons in all 50 states. The day before she was ...