Obituaries

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News It keeps getting better. That is Ron Birkenholz's view of the swine industry in Iowa.?Producers keep getting better and genetics keep improving,? Birkenholz, communications director of the Iowa Pork Producers, said.Birkenholz based his statement on the fact that although sows and gilts are marginally decreasing in the state, total inventory is up.As of Sept. 1, Iowa pork ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London's burning restrictions are likely to change in the future as city council members discussed the issue Tuesday night.Currently, city ordinances allows the burning of landscape waste, disaster rubbish, flare stacks and some wood products. Recreational fires and training fires are also allowed. However, after complaints of a resident burning construction ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Because of a 100 percent chance of rain on Friday, Pints in the Park has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 13.Soup and chili will still be provided, and all the breweries will be able to bring out their Craft Beer despite the change of date. Main Street Director Lisa Oetken said that a few more breweries might now be able to make it out next week that wouldn't have been able to ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News It may have been operated under several handles the past 40 years, but the ContiTech plant, owned by the Continental Corporation, has been a staple on Mt. Pleasant's westside since opening in 1977 as the Goodyear plant. Veyance Technologies, which purchased the plant in 2007, also preceded Continental as owners.To mark the occasion, ContiTech opened its doors to the community...

Gazette Des Moines Bureau A shooting late Sunday evening at a concert in Las Vegas killed more than 50 people and injured more than 500, according to law enforcement officials. The latest mass shooting sparked questions among readers about what laws are in place in Iowa. While the federal government has some jurisdiction over gun regulations, states also have freedom to write their own gun laws.Here is a look ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Doug Breese may not be the first driver from the Mt. Pleasant Walmart Distribution driver to log 3,000,000 accident-free miles, but he could be the youngest.Breese of Mt. Pleasant became the 17th driver from the center to reach 3 million miles when the odometer turned over on April 17 of this year. While most Walmart drivers are in their 60s when they reach at the mark, ...

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Sending a text message while driving can get you pulled over under a new Iowa law.A couple of months in, some Iowa law enforcement officials say the new law has been a useful tool in attempting to change drivers' behavior ? in other words, to get drivers to stop texting while driving.But even more law enforcement officials say the new law still is not strong ...

Panther pride was on display during the Homecoming Parade Friday, Sept. 29. Above, the freshmen were ready to fry the West Burlington-Notre Dame Falcons.

Twenty-two citations were issued and three arrests made during a Sept. 28 traffic safety checkpoint, headed by the Henry County Sheriff's Office.Arrested were Anthony James Elliott, 36, Mt. Pleasant, driving while barred; Andrew Jacob Wood, 28, Fayetteville, Ga., possession of marijuana, marijuana oil and drug paraphernalia; and Michael Lee Taylor Jr., 30, Burlington, driving while barred.The checkpoint was ...

The Mt. Pleasant king and queen have been crowned! Dani Broeker and Brody McGhghy, seen standing together here, were crowned on Thursday night. Other students to be named to the homecoming court were Nathaniel Zaragoza, Kalynn Batey, Colin Mulford, Kaitlyn Ensminger, Jordan Magnani, Delaney McDowell, Jake Lowe and Qian Qian Ye.