Obituaries

DES MOINES ? Iowa Republicans in 2016 picked him to be the party's presidential candidate.Now Iowa's state Republican Party leaders are calling on Ted Cruz to stand down from his stonewalling of an Iowan's nomination to a federal agriculture department post.The Republican Party of Iowa's leadership committee on Monday sent to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz a letter asking the Texas Republican to stop blocking the nomination...

DES MOINES ? Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Monday that Iowa has ?reasonable and responsible? gun laws on the books but needs to take a ?holistic? approach to addressing mental health needs and engaging citizens to report suspicious threats in the wake of last week's mass shooting in Florida.Reynolds opened her weekly news conference by offering ?sympathies and prayers to all those impacted? by Wednesday's ...

Warren Messer swept the sidewalk as snow fell late Saturday morning. Messer spent much of the past couple weeks shoveling nine sidewalks and a few driveways during heavy snowfall. Luckily for him, the rest of the snow melted throughout the day on Saturday and into Sunday.

By David Hotle, Golden Triangle News Service COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? One man was reported dead following a cave-in accident on Friday, Feb. 16.According to a news release from the Columbus Junction Police Department, Anthony Hills, 52, owner and operator of Hills Construction, was pronounced dead after an excavated area he was working in caved in while repairs were being done to a sewer line.An Occupational ...

Henry County Tourism has announced the recipients of the second annual Henry County Tourism grant program. This grant program is aimed at bringing people to Henry County and generating overnight stays at area hotels.?How exciting that we are able to increase the total grant monies this year. It is so rewarding to be able to put this money back into our community?, said Kristi Ray, executive vice president of the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Although a number of family members shared the stage this past weekend at Community Theatre's show ?REWIND: A revue of (almost) 50 years of musicals,? only one family had three generations of women represented on stage.Lorene Ellerhoff, of Middletown, and her daughter Lea McCormick, of Mt. Pleasant, aren't new to performing together. Ellerhoff first took the stage with her ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? With the amount of money the WACO Community School District is spending on mowing and snow removal, WACO superintendent Jeff Dicks believes it might be more cost effective to hire a groundskeeper.During a school board meeting Monday, Feb. 19, Dicks said the district is on track to spend close to $30,000 on mowing and snow removal.?We (paid) over $20,000 in 2017 for ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant businesses should be aware of an email scam hitting the area. A local business received an email this week asking to advertise for pocket-sized sports schedules for the Panther spring sports season.The full text of the email reads like this; ?Hi Panthers Fan :), Happy Valentines day!! I'm working on the upcoming spring sports schedule cards for Mt. Pleasant ...

A Mt. Pleasant man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for child pornography.On Feb. 14, 2018, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Joel Allen Corder, 45, of Mt. Pleasant, to 180 months in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Marc Krickbaum.On Aug. 18, 2017, Corder pleaded guilty to the charges. The investigation began in Oct. 2016, when an ...

Every 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 Dan Eberhardt, whom you may know from Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? I have lived in Southeast Iowa my entire life. My dad lived near Winfield during ...