Obituaries

Many shoppers decided to stay local this past weekend when opening their wallets. Above, a group of shoppers from Keokuk decided to stop by Lillian Grace during Small Business Saturday.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Deb Gorham flitted around the displays in Lillian Grace on Saturday, picking up items and motioning to her family members, asking if they liked the color or cut. This was how Gorham, a Keokuk native, believes Christmas shopping should be done.Gorham was traveling with three family members, hitting all of the unique boutiques in Southeast Iowa on Saturday, which during the long ...

The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department honed their emergency response skills recently during a training day earlier this month. Crews battled a controlled blaze to help them prepare for future fires.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? As an extra safety precaution and to monitor behavior, the New London Community School District is installing cameras on all six of their school buses.One camera will be pointed at the speedometer, one will have a view of the ?Stop? arm on the side of the bus and another will have a better view of the bus as a whole, said Chad Wahls, District Superintendent for New ...

A vacancy will exist in the office of District Associate Judge for Lee County. A commission has been formed, pursuant to Sections 602.6501 through 602.6504 of the Code of Iowa.The following candidates have submitted their applications:Kimberly A. Auge, Amy K. Beavers, Clinton R. Boddicker, Robert J. Reding, Lisa K. Schaefer, Jonathan M. Stensvaag and Steven J. Westercamp.The Commission will conduct interviews ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Small school districts always are on the lookout for additional financial resources.Count the WACO Community School District in the group. During Monday night's regular board meeting, directors approved submitting an application to the School Budget Review Committee for nearly a $110,000 in allowable growth.Allowable growth is synonymous with spending authority. ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News The final nail has been driven and the work on new county maintenance sheds in Wayland and Winfield are nearly finished, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss told county supervisors Tuesday.W-3 Construction, of Washington, is the contractor for both sheds. Construction began in the early fall. ?The exterior of the Winfield shed is complete, and they will be working on ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News House guests shuffled around in blue booties as they walked through the five historic houses in Mt. Pleasant handpicked by the T.T.T. Society for Tour of Homes on Sunday, Nov. 19.For 19 years, T.T.T. Chapter DD has hosted Tour of Homes to raise money for girls who have completed the fourth grade to go to Camp Wyoming during the summer. The National T.T.T. Society is a nonprofit ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? With the holidays around the corner and the New Year on the horizon, the New London School Board invited lawmaker Dave Heaton to discuss with them the legislative priorities for education in 2018 during their meeting on Monday, Nov. 20.Heaton, with Iowa House District 84, said that he doesn't yet have a feel for what this next legislative session is going to look ...

Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Michael Randol has been appointed to direct Iowa's Medicaid Enterprise, officials with the state Department of Human Services announced Friday.Randol is slated to begin his new duties on Dec. 4. He holds a master of business administration degree from William Woods University with an emphasis on finance, as well as a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the ...