Obituaries

Mt. Pleasant Middle School's jazz band kicked off the 2 p.m. Variety Show on Sunday, Jan. 14. They performed ?Take The 'A' Train? and ?Are You Ready.? On Saturday, Jan. 13, the school held a music clinic where they got to work with professional musicians, inspiring both students and teachers.

Creativity shown through during the annual Variety Show on Sunday, Jan. 14. Above left, students from MPCHS performed an entertaining number called ?More Than A Box.?

Mt. Pleasant Middle School's show choir, Chain Reaction, performed at the 2 p.m. Variety Show on Sunday, Jan. 14.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A mistake made in September during the construction of New London's new track has left the school board asking for an extended warranty from the construction company or they will approach their attorney.Tempers were high at the New London School Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 15, as school faculty and staff and members from the community showed up to voice their concerns about ...

There was loads of work to do Monday morning before the shops in downtown Mt. Pleasant could open after the area was hit with another batch of snow. Above, more snow is removed from Monroe Street.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The city of Winfield is moving into the 21st Century as they begin accepting debit and credit card payments online and at their city office.The city will be purchasing a payment processing system through Iowa Interactive for $125. City officials said they made the choice to begin taking electronic payments in conjunction with the upcoming launching of a new city website. For ...

After the winter solstace on Thursday, Dec. 21, marking the shortest day of the year, the days are gradually lengthening. The sky turned a shade of pink last night a little after 5 p.m. as the sun slowly set on one of the warmest days of the year so far. After thawing over the past few days, temperatures are expected to drop drastically again this weekend.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News HENRY COUNTY ? Two area school districts released students early on Thursday, Jan. 11, as temperatures dropped and freezing rain pelted the area.New London Community School District was the first to make the decision to release students. ?Making the decision on weather (related dismissals) is not an easy decision,? said New London Superintendent Chad Whals. ?You have to look ...

Temperatures may have started out in the 40s on Thursday, but they quickly dropped later in the morning. By noon, freezing rain hit the Henry County area. Around 2 p.m. rain turned into snow, which continued to fall throughout the afternoon

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? There were no student injuries after a WACO Community School District school bus was involved in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning.The accident happened at approximately 7:30 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 11, on Highway 78 east of Wayland. According to WACO principal Jeff Nance, the school bus driver did not see the vehicle at the intersection of Highway 78 and ...