Obituaries

Santa Claus greeted children at the Mt. Pleasant Library on Saturday, Dec. 16. While some were a little too nervous to talk to him, others came prepared with a list of requests for Christmas Day.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The fifth-grade student council at Van Allen Elementary School is learning how to pay it forward with their canned food and bottle drive.The nine members of council came together with their teacher, Tracy Jarrett, to brainstorm a way to raise money for the school and give back to the community. The students are going classroom to classroom collecting cans of food that they will ...

No injuries were reported following a roll over accident on W. Clay St., in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Dec. 14.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a single vehicle rollover accident in the 1400 Block of W. Clay St. at approximately 3:10 p.m., Thursday.Upon investigation police determined Cora Duval, of Mt. Pleasant, was operating a 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo west bound on Clay St. when she lost control ...

Students at Salem Elementary School enjoyed a holiday treat on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The students had a formal Christmas dinner. The cafeteria was lit with Christmas lights and Superintendent John Henriksen, Principal Michael Gossen and third-grade teacher Mrs. Harrison sang Christmas carols and played the piano over a candle light dinner. The afternoon was completed by a visit from Santa.

The Henry County Conservation Department will be upgrading to a new security system in the Nature Center and their offices.After some false alarms with the current security system, Executive Director of the department John Pullis said the Conservation board approved moving ahead with purchasing new security cameras. During the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, Pullis reported that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization.Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old supporter of the radical group Islamic State, will appear from Bellevue Hospital before a judge via video conference as soon as Wednesday, a spokesman ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department is due for an evaluation, an opportunity Mt. Pleasant city council member Brent Schleisman said is good practice every once in a while.During the Mt. Pleasant City Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the council approved hiring Callahan Municipal Consultants LLC to conduct a review and analysis of the city's fire department. The evaluation ...

Two roads in Henry County are being reclassified as Class C to reduce the level of necessary maintenance.The roads will no longer be routinely maintained by the Henry County Engineer at the request of homeowners who live along these streets. The first road is 295th Street from the intersection of Fremont going east to the end of 295th Street. The second road is 320th Street from the east of Nebraska Road to the ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Danville high school students will be sinking their cleats into the turf at Evans Field next year as the Mt. Pleasant School Board unanimously approved the cooperative agreement Monday, Dec. 11.Last year, Danville partnered with West Burlington Notre Dame. However, as the Iowa State High School Athletic Association is redrawing districts for football, The Falcons had the ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant School Board approved the first reading of a policy that would allow sex offenders on campus with written permission.Earlier this semester, it was brought to Superintendent John Henriksen's attention that the district did not have a policy in place regarding registered sex offenders being on school grounds.Iowa State Code prohibits an individual who has been ...