Obituaries

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? As the ground work begins on the Kaufman Athletic Training and Fitness Center, the WACO School Board is begging the question, how will they maintain the facility over time?On Monday night, during the board's regularly scheduled meeting, members debated one line item in the consent agenda, the hiring of Chayse Roth as the maintenance and grounds keeper.The full-time ...

By Andy Hallman, Golden Triangle News Service Mt. Pleasant resident Martin Amos has announced his candidacy Iowa House District 84.The seat is currently occupied by Republican Dave Heaton of Mt. Pleasant, but Heaton announced earlier this year that he will not seek re-election. The district includes all of Henry County, the northern part of Lee County, the southern part of Washington County and Jefferson ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A sea of green hats nodded along to the Irish tunes Friday night at the Veteran's Hall as a St. Patrick's Day celebration kicked off for the first ever dinner theatre at Mt. Pleasant's Veteran's Center.The majority of guests were connected as congregants at First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant. As St. Patrick's Day approached, church leaders thought about planning their ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District will be upping its security as school board members approved a bid for new door security during their meeting last week.Board members approved a door security bid from Johnson Controls for $2,224 during their meeting on Wednesday, March 14.Carmen Benson, the district's business manager, said the district would be ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste would like to see cities like Winfield recycling more.Darven Kendell, of Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste, spoke with members of the Winfield City Council during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 14, about how they can encourage residents to recycle more.Kendell said that around 28 percent of households in ...

Emergency responders pick up glass from a second accident on Monday. This accident occurred in the intersection of W. South St. and S. Main St.

Henry County Health Center generates 531 jobs that add $20,317,984 to Henry County's economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. In addition, Henry County Health Center associates by themselves spend $4,942,529 on retail sales and contribute $296,552 in state sales tax revenue.?This Iowa Hospital Association study is evidence of how Henry County Health Center positively impacts our ...

Emergency responders unhooked the battery of a car that was hit by a semi on Highway 218 right off of Iowa Ave. on Monday, March 12. The driver of the car and the semi driver both walked away from the accident.

An Illinois man was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, March 10.According to police reports, Timothy Smith, of Diamond, Ill., was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense a serious misdemeanor; eluding police, a Class D felony; interference with official acts, a simple misdemeanor; ...

VATICAN CITY - Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.Burundi came bottom in the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network's (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, ...