Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant Police Department kept busy on Monday as snow-related car accidents piled up.Around 3 p.m., there was a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of E. Washington and Prairie Ave. when Kyle Oliver, driving a 2003 Dodge traveling west, was struck by Jonathan Bean, driving a 1998 Dodge that had been traveling north.Officers determined Beam had stopped at the ...

A vehicle pursuit that began in Burlington ended in Henry County on Friday, Feb. 2.Around 11:50 p.m., an officer from the Burlington Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle for a suspected narcotics violation. According to police reports, the vehicle refused to stop for the officer and was last seen headed west on Highway 34 from Main St. in downtown Burlington. Des Moines County Deputies located this ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant residents came prepared with plenty of questions about economic development in Henry County for state Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) during the legislative breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 27.The event was the first of four forums with legislators. Heaton began the conversation by saying he feels ?like a bus lurching down a ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Dave Calhoun was working on excavating the lot at 106 N. White St. in Mt. Pleasant when he uncovered a well, a few feet in parameter, extending 41 feet underground.The crew with Big Creek Contracting expected to upturn the concrete on the lot and call it a day, but the big hole in the ground was causing problems. They called the Police Department and the Mt. Pleasant Building ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Those attending events during the 2018-19 school year at the Maple leaf Athletic Complex will receive a pleasant surprise.No longer will they have to trudge through a soggy wet gravel parking lot to see athletic contests and meets, music events and other activities at the complex.The City of Mt. Pleasant hopes to award bids in February for replacement of the gravel on the ...

By David Hotle, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? While enjoying an idyllic vacation with her husband Mark in the tropical paradise of Maui, Hawaii, Shawn Loy never once thought she would become part of a national event, until her phone went off as she was preparing to go snorkeling.The couple had traveled to Hawaii to finish Loy's quest of running marathons in all 50 states. The day before she was ...

The first of a four-part Legislative Breakfast series will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 27.The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Affairs Committee will host the event, which will feature elected state officials, Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) and Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant). Each month the elected officials will address an important topic, Saturday the discussion will revolve around economic ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News More apartments are being dreamed up in downtown Mt. Pleasant.The Southeast Iowa Housing Inc. (SEIHI) is requesting the city of Mt. Pleasant apply on their behalf to purchase and renovate 103 to 105 N. Jefferson St. SEIHI, which was developed by the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, is a 501(c)3 and is applying for a Community Development Block Grant Pilot Program ...

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is investigating a hit and run that occurred on Monday, Jan. 15.According to police reports, Amanda Lyon's 2009 Buick Enclave was parked in the 300 block of North Van Buren St., when an unknown vehicle struck the front driver's side of the Buick and then left the scene.Police believe the offending vehicle, which left the scene, is a 2011-2014 black Ford Focus based on evidence ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Henry County Sheriff's Office has three big items in their budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year that will increase the bottom line, including mental health treatment for inmates at the jail.*In presenting his budget to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Sheriff Rich McNamee said that there are a lot of gray areas this year as plans for the new jail get underway. ...