Obituaries

Katelyn McArtorEvery 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 Katelyn McArtor.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? Yes.What is your favorite part of living here? It's a small farming community.What is your favorite local hangout? Pressbox.What...

SALEM ? Casey Davis went to start the van that had been parked on the street outside her home at 203 E. Van Buren in Salem when it started smoking.She immediately got out of the car and ran into the house to call for help when, ?It just went boom,? she said, shouting the last word.Danielle Jones was driving with John Geiger to their house two doors down when they saw the car engulfed in flames. Geiger stopped ...

Iowa running back Akrum Wadley ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hawkeyes to a 56-14 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in what probably was the last game of the Mike Riley era in Lincoln, Neb.The Cornhuskers suffered just their fourth losing season since 1962 and finish the season a disappointing 4-8 and 3-6 in the Big Ten. Iowa (7-5, 4-5) won the Heroes Trophy for a third straight season, ...

Fairfield junior student-athlete Danae Drish just collected another major recognition, being named as one of 13 players on the 4A Southeast all-district volleyball team for 2017.The junior Drish was a first-team all-SEC selection this fall after being named second-team in 2016.She was named to the GTNS big school all-area volleyball team, and she was selected as the best defensive player on the Trojans team at ...

The Fairfield five that swim for Ottumwa High had their first swim meet of the season Tuesday night, a duel against Dowling Catholic.Jackson Weaton and Kevin Kretz competed on the 400 yard freestyle relay team that finished second in 3:33.96.Weaton also swam the 200 yard free in 2:02.37, good for second place with Evan Huff finishing fifth in 2:31.08 and Evan Masterson coming in sixth in 2:32.95.Dylan Barras ...

NEW YORK - A California man has been charged with trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State, New York federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.In a criminal complaint unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said that Bernard Augustine, 21, traveled to Tunisia in February 2016 and from there attempted to reach Islamic State-controlled territory in Libya.Augustine, of Keyes, California, has been ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to approve President Donald Trump's four nominees to the Federal Trade Commission, a spokeswoman for the committee said.On a voice vote, the panel approved the nominations of antitrust lawyer Joe Simons to chair the commission. It also approved three others nominated to be FTC commissioners, Republicans Christine Wilson and Noah Phillips as ...

*Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series that takes a look at a person's health from head to toe and discusses how one aspect of an individual's health can have lasting affects in other areas.There's more than one path to wellness, and local therapists are encouraging people to take ownership of their mental health in the same way they would seek out a doctor to care for their physical health.Sto...

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey to a top post in the USDA, ending a long stalemate in which Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas blocked the nomination.On a voice vote, the Senate approved Northey's nomination to become undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.His confirmation came after Cruz, a Republican, lifted his hold on ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is searching for an individual involved in a hit and run on Saturday, Feb. 24.The Mt. Pleasantt Police Department was notified of a possible hit and run on Saturday, Feb. 24, at approximately 10:54 a.m. in the 300 block of East Baker Street.According to a police report, it is believed a small white passenger car, possibly a Ford, struck a legally parked van. The passenger car ...