Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The whirl of chain saws could be heard over the MedForce helicopter landing as a man was extracted from a fallen tree in New London on Friday, Jan. 19.Nathan Burden, 34, was cutting down a tree by himself behind his home at Penn Ave. Unit 2643 when it fell, pinning him between the tree and the stump. Burden had a cellphone on him and called 911 at 9:13 a.m.Ryan ...

Mt. Pleasant residents were greeted with spring-like temperatures Monday morning, as it was 52 degrees even before 7 a.m. However, the warm weather is not expected to last as temperatures will dip back into the 40s in the afternoon.

Every 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 Robyn Meierotto, whom you may know from Sip.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? No, I'm from rural West Point, but I do enjoy working here.What is your favorite part of working here? I like the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Budget proposals for the 2018-2019 fiscal year continued during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18, with the Conservation Department, Midwest Old Threshers and the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission giving their annual reports.As the Conservation Department prepares to open two new cabins in the next fiscal year, they have amended the budget an ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Wayland's City Council welcomed a new member and made committee, officer and commission appointments during its regular meeting Jan. 17.Kathie Grimm was appointed to the council to fill the vacancy created when Greg Fort resigned his seat to assume the mayoral post.Council committee, officer and commission appointments and reappointments were as follows:Council ...

By Andy Hallman, Golden Triangle News Service A minor fire was reported Wednesday night in the Fairfield High School Gymnasium.During open gym, boys' soccer coach Felisto Guezimane saw flames shoot out of the fuse box in the gym.?It was at the end of open gym and we were collecting all the equipment,? he began. ?I was talking to one of the parents, and all of a sudden I heard a strange sound coming from my ...

It was a quiet sunrise at East Lake Park Thursday morning. The frozen lake and virtually untouched snow-scape made for quite the shot as seen above. The photo was taken just after 7 a.m. The National Weather Service set sunrise at 7:26 a.m. on Thursday morning.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Candidate for governor of Iowa, Fred Hubbell, shared his three legislative priorities during a meet and greet at Sip in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, Jan. 17.Mt. Pleasant was the second stop on Hubbell's ?Our Priorities Tour,? a 19-stop tour in four days that highlights his priorities to invest in education and job training, expand health care and increase incomes. Hubbell said ...

There may be no snow in the forcast this week, but weekend flurries have left their mark as cold temperatures have preserved Sunday's snowfall. Above, Mt. Pleasant's Central Park is still covered by a light blanket of snow.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss is planning for yet another busy year when it comes to road improvements and is asking for a 1.6 percent increase from Supervisors for the proposed July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 fiscal budget.In addition to keeping to their three- to four-year cycle of resurfacing gravel roads, the department is focusing on rebuilding road tops and resurfacin...