Obituaries

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Two more county construction projects may move from ?in progress? to ?completed? this week, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss told county supervisors Tuesday.Projects include the reconstruction of just over a mile of Winfield Avenue, and replacement of a culvert on Iowa Avenue.?We are wrapping up the project,? Hotchkiss said in reference to Winfield Avenue. ?We are just ...

More pizza had to be ordered during Pizza Wars Tuesday night as people continued to line up to sample their favorites.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday he has joined a bipartisan group of state attorneys general investigating the manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs as part of a widespread probe into the nation's opioid epidemic.The 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, served investigative subpoenas for documents and information, also known as ...

Burglary charges have been filed against three Mt. Pleasant males following the investigation of a vandalism complaint made Sept. 11.The Henry County Sheriff's's Office reports Ethan Carter, 18, Kamerin Olson, 20, and Ed Bagwell, 18, have been charged with third-degree burglary, a Class D felony.The three men reportedly entered an abandoned mobile home.A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant...

A vehicle-deer accident Sept. 9 caused $8,000 damage to a 2005 GMC Yukon.According to the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Keith Johnson of Alburnett, was traveling north on U.S. Highway 218 near the intersection of Highway 218 and 287th Street. A deer ran in front of the vehicle causing the Yukon to strike the deer in the grill area.No injuries were reported.

By Rod Boshart, Gazette Des Moines Bureau JOHNSTON ? In the wake of the starvation deaths of two adopted girls, policy changes and more money are needed to revamp Iowa's system for recruiting and retaining parents who adopt foster children, a state senator said Friday.Those tragedies, said Sen. Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, have pointed out the weaknesses of having the Iowa Department of Human Services ?outsource? ...

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times Iowa's household incomes grew by a small amount last year, though not by as much as the nation as a whole, according to new government estimates.Illinois also saw growth.Iowa's median household income last year was $56,247, up about 1.9 percent after adjusting for inflation from the year before.The increase topped the previous year's growth, which was about 1.3 percent higher ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Sitting in the southwest corner of Old Richwoods South Cemetery, Stan Hill said there are a lot of spooks, and some of them talk back.As former chairman of the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission (HCPCC), Hill knows well the Pioneer Cemeteries around Henry County, cemeteries where 12 or fewer have been buried in the past 50 years. He said when HCPCC took over the care of ...

By Xiomara Levsen, The JOURNAL WASHINGTON ? At the Highland School Board meeting last Monday, Highland Elementary principal Jane O'Leary told the board they were having issues with having space for support services.?We do have a very full building,? O'Leary said, ?and I would like the school board to consider solutions for next year. For example, today [Monday, Sept. 11] in our library we had ELL students ...

It?s amazing the ingenuity you can find incorporated into products at craft shows and flea markets. This handmade shotgun shel clock was seen at a recent craft fair. It is the final few weeks for garage sales and craft fairs, as soon church and holiday bazaars will be taking center stage.