Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News As people left work Friday evening, they trickled into the square, and by 5:30 p.m., contestants were steadily ladling chili into Styrofoam bowls, and beer sommeliers were discussing their brews.After being rescheduled from Friday, Oct. 6 because of rain, Pints in the Park brought out a good crowd on Friday, Oct. 13, giving businesses and individuals the perfect opportunity to ...

October is fall cleanup of Mt. Pleasant's cemeteries (Forest Home and Old City).Residents are asked to remove all decorations left over from the summer months by Nov. 1.If items aren't removed by Nov. 1, they will be removed by cemetery personnel and disposed of. Also, please remove all shepherd hooks at this time.Questions can be answered by calling 319-385-1480.

The Golden Triangle News Service, along with The Gazette, will be hosting the annual Women in Business luncheon series on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Riverside Casino and Golf Course.Marlo Higgins will serve as the keynote speaker for the event. Higgins, commonly known as ?Chief Inspirational Officer? began her professional career in 1989 in the human resources field. After spending time working in both the nonprofit ...

A request for assistance led to alcohol-related charges being filed against four individuals.The Henry County Sheriff's Office received a request Oct. 6 from a probation officer for assistance in the 2000 grid of 255th Street. While assisting the probation officer, it was determined that alcohol was being consumed by individuals under the legal age.Charges were brought against Kaleb Jalas, 20, Mt. Pleasant, ...

A Burlington man has been charged with two felonies as a result of a month-long investigation by the Henry County Sheriff's Office.Casey Leedham, 36, Burlington, was recently arrested and charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, Class D felonies, and second-degree theft, also a Class D felony.The sheriff's office began its investigation Sept. 3 of an incident in the 1900 grid of 140th Street and a ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Don and Sandee Fields have a dream of packaging 1 million meals in Henry County to send to hurricane victims in Texas and Florida.Directors of Take Away Hunger, Don and Sandee are changing their focus from sending more overseas meals, to sending more meals within the U.S. ?with all this catastrophe here at home,? Don said. Take Away Hunger is a food relief organization that ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors have received what they have been waiting for ? minutes from the Oct. 6 Iowa Board of Corrections meeting in Des Moines.Supervisor Greg Moeller was told Oct. 6 by Michael Savala, Department of Corrections legal counsel, that the board unanimously approved the transfer of state land at the Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility (the 6.2 tract of land is ...

Fairfield:2015 record: 4-5Key returners:QB Cameron Baumann, RB Brandon Smithburg,OL/LB Michael FritzKey losses:WR Alex Crile, WR Jordan Reid, RB Fejon Redd Williamsburg:2015 record: 7-4Key returners:WR Derek Greiner,QB Graeson TrevinoKey losses:QB Vic Mally, RB Blake Hughes, RB Alyn Francis Weather forecast:According to the Weather Channel, it?s projected to be 64 degrees at kickoff with only a ...

Pekin:2015 record: 7-3Leading returners:QB Trever Northup, RB Tyler CopelandKey losses:RB Chase Copeland,WR Keaton Winn, RB/WR Brady Donovan,WR Ryan Swanson Sigourney-Keota:2015 record: 6-4Leading returners:QB Luke GreinerKey losses:RB Peyton Crawford,RB Nate Sieren Weather forecast:50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms beginning around 7 p.m. Projected gametime temperature of 71 degrees ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Credit card fraud is increasing in Mt. Pleasant over the past several weeks at an alarming rate.Lt. Lyle Murray of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department stated at the Oct. 11 Mt. Pleasant City Council meeting that the department is averaging one case per day, and it takes four or five hours of an officer's time to do the investigative work on fraudulent use of credit cards.Cred...