Obituaries

A Mt. Pleasant man was arrested and charged with burglary and drug possession following a lengthy investigation by the Henry County Sheriff's Department.David Mertens, 39, was arrested on Nov. 28, after the Henry County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 701 W. Henry Street, in Mt. Pleasant. According to police reports, the search warrant was part of an ongoing, lengthy investigation of multiple ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It was like their own personal Black Friday for elementary students in Mt. Pleasant. When the doors of Van Allen Elementary School opened at 8 a.m., children and their parents were lined up to the end of the block anxious to start shopping for Christmas presents.Parents waited in one room while their children went on to the school gymnasium where about 2,000 gift options ...

Mason Porter, of New London, was named Most Valuable Player of the All-Golden Triangle News Service Small School Boys? Basketball Team. Others on the squad are Zack Lasek, Jacob Wickenkamp, Nick Yutzy, Ben Dentlinger and Bryce Robison.~Zack LasekLasek is a freshman from Highland and was the leader in scoring for the Huskies. He had 368 points, averaging 15.3 points per game. He connected on 68.7 percent from ...

Fairfield?s Hunter Drish leaped 19 feet, capturing fifth place in the Long Jump at the 30-team Central College Boys High School Track and Field Meet in Pella on Friday.?We found out the Long Jump will be a very good event for Hunter,? said Trojan head coach Brian Dunlap. ?That was one of our big highlights of the night.?And there were plenty of highlights.Trojan Leone Gichure-Marira leaped 18-7.5, finishing ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant School Board has been debating whether an individual on the Sex Offender Registery should be allowed on school grounds for any reason.Superintendent John Henriksen said it was recently brought to his attention the district did not have a policy in place restricting access to people required to register on the Sex Offender Registery. In working with the policy ...

The Mt. Pleasant skyline looked like something straight out of a painting Monday night.Do you have a stunning photo of Mt. Pleasant's skyline, a nature shot or something fun from around Henry County? Send it to karyn.spory@mpnews.net to have it featured in the newspaper.

The Fairfield Trojan girls? track and field team begins its 2017 season today, 4 p.m., at Mount Vernon in a 25-team meet.?Practices have been great so far,? said Trojan head coach Jerrod Belzer. ?We?ve been very blessed to have the weather that we?ve had so it?s been nice to be outside. Rarely are we jumping, throwing, hurdling and sprinting outside so early in the season. The girls are enjoying it and have all ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News If the Mt. Pleasant School Board was looking for a clear, resounding decision from the community on whether to allow students from Danville Community School District to participate in Panther football, they were left just as undecided as before the special session Monday night.Last year, Danville was forced to forfeit a number of games due to injury leaving them with a small ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London High School will be playing Class 8-Man football next year.The New London School Board unanimously voted on the decision on Monday, Nov. 27, after a brief discussion with coaches of the benefits of switching from class A to 8-man football. The decision was made based off coaching recommendation.?Ultimately, this is what's best for the kids and our ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? For most of the season, Iowa seemed destined for the NIT.A fantastic February has the Hawkeyes hoping to hear their name called on Selection Sunday.Iowa (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten) put itself in the NCAA Tournament discussion by closing the year with a flourish. The Hawkeyes have won four straight and finished two games above .500 in a Big Ten that, while down from years past, is still among ...