Obituaries

Henry County Sheriff's deputies investigated a vehicle/deer accident and made an arrest Oct. 17.A deputy responded to a call at approximately 1:41 a.m. of a vehicle/deer accident in the 2200 grid of Salem Road.Upon arriving, it was determined that a 1999 Dodge Ram, operated by Robert Dunn, Ft. Madison, was traveling west on Salem Road and struck a deer in the roadway.Damage was estimated at $4,000 to the ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to build the new county law enforcement center/jail on current state-owned land northwest of the former Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute.Supervisors learned late last month that the 6.2-acre plot of land may be available. Upon hearing that, the site quickly became the favored location of the board for the jail, largely ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center is seeking to end its contractual agreement with the Henry County Board of Health because of financial challenges the hospital has faced this fiscal year.Although Henry County Health Center (HCHC) will be ending the 30-year collaboration with the Board of Health, HCHC Chief Executive Officer Robb Gardner said that this split will not impact the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Students opened the New London School Board meeting on Monday, Oct. 16, by presenting a music video they produced in U.S. history class ? an additional sixth verse to Billy Joel's famous song ?We Didn't Start The Fire,? with rapid-fire lyrics alluding to the top headlines during Joel's lifetime from 1949 to 1989.Students wrote their own version of a sixth verse for ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The New London School Board approved purchasing new security software to update their live-feed cameras in the elementary, middle and high school buildings during the board meeting on Monday, Oct. 16.District superintendent Chad Wahls said that as the district has been reviewing their active shooting training, they were also looking into other ways they can enhance their ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Enrollment in the WACO School District flatlined for the 2017-18 school term, Superintendent Jeff Dicks told WACO School Board members during the board's regular monthly meeting Monday night.The administrator said that net student census showed an increase of one student. Dicks, however, said better news may be on the horizon. The 2018 senior class has 34 students ...

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times Members of Iowa's congressional delegation broke along party lines reacting to President Trump's announcement Friday that he will not certify the Iran nuclear deal.The announcement doesn't immediately pull the United States out of the agreement, which was reached with Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia. But the president called for reworking the deal and said it ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Lauryn Weiss and Jami Tebockhorst walked out of Thrashers House of Terror on Friday, Oct. 13, in a daze. As they felt the cool night air, their heart rates began to slow.?It's definitely a lot scarier than I thought it would be,? Weiss said as a compliment. ?I kept thinking it was going to be the end, but there was always something around the corner,? she added.Thrashers House ...

Beer and chili go well together, people were saying as they held out their bowls at one station and cups at another. All night long, breweries were discussing what makes their beer good and topping off plastic cups.

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Rural Iowa shifted its political direction in 2016 and caught Democrats off guard.The conversation of how to earn back those votes is dominating the conversation among Democrats these days.It was the focus by speakers at a recent fundraiser held by Democrats from Polk County, which is dominated by the city of Des Moines and its suburbs, as they talked about ...