Obituaries

Kosta Papazaglou and Tristan Ledger combined for a shutout as the Trojan baseball team split with Knoxville 2-0, 3-1 on Thursday night.The Fairfield freshman earned the win on the mound, allowing only five hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked only two. Ledger retired the final batter on five pitches to earn the save.Cameron Baumann provided the offense, driving in both Fairfield runs, one via ...

Cardinal softball scored eight runs in the fourth inning to add an exclamation point to a 15-1 win over Mediapolis on Thursday night.Fours were the story for Lindsey Davis, as the Comets? senior third baseman went 4-4 with four runs scored and four RBIs. She also homered in the game, her first of the season, and she upped her batting average to .470.Shelby Smith drew two walks for the Comets, had a base hit and ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mphatso Nguluwe began her presentation at First Presbyterian Church about the needs in her country of Malawi on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by joking about her height.?I'm not blessed with height, but very blessed with color,? she said with a laugh, engaging the audience immediately with her comic relief from the heavy topics she was about to dive into.Nguluwe shared with the ...

A Mediapolis motorist received a citation following a two-vehicle accident Sept. 23 at the intersection of East Washington and South Adams streets in Mt. Pleasant.Chase Parrott was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device. Parrott, according to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department's accident report, was driving a 2000 Mazda, owned by James Chase of Mediapolis, east on Washington Street and approaching ...

A portion of Nebraska Avenue will close Wednesday, Oct. 4, for construction purposes, according to the Henry County Engineer's Office.Nebraska Avenue, located east of Mt. Pleasant, will be closed between 230th and 235th streets for the replacement of two box culverts. Iowa Bridge and Culvert will be doing the wok.The road will be closed for approximately four weeks, weather permitting.Questions should be ...

A car-deer accident Sept. 22 in the 2500 grid of Franklin Avenue resulted in $6,000 damage to the vehicle.The Henry County Sheriff's Office reported that a 2016 Chevrolet, operated by Afton Engberg of Mt. Pleasant was traveling south on Franklin Avenue where the vehicle struck a deer in the roadway.No injuries were reported.

Autumn may have begun on Friday, Sept. 22, but for many in Henry County Wednesday morning's sunrise not only filled the sky with fall-like colors, but may have been the first morning that felt fall-like.

Main Street Mt. Pleasant sponsored its first ?Farm to Table? dinner Saturday night in Central Park. Seating was limited to 50 guests. The event offered locally grown and produced food and beverages. A band comprised of local musicians provided dinner-time music. Although the mercury was in the high 80s, shade and a cool breeze made for a good evening to dine outside.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Access Energy Cooperative's linemen returned to Mt. Pleasant on Monday, Sept. 18, after an eight-day trip to the Florida-Georgia line assisting with Hurricane Irma relief.The linemen traveled in a convoy with other rural electric cooperatives from across Iowa on Sept. 11, headed to Okefenokee REMC Headquarters in Nahunta, Georgia. Tony Brown, Richard Clark, Kurt Lowenberg and ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Four Henry County businesses and organizations will receive a little help in bringing more people to the area as they were selected to participate in the Henry County Tourism Grant Program.The Red Flag Motor Tour, East Grove Farms, Airport Road Vineyard and Winery, and Iowa Wesleyan University were awarded the first Henry County Tourism Grant.The grant awards a portion of a ...