Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The city of Winfield is looking for a location for the promised and much-anticipated telepharmacy.During a city council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, Mayor Chris Finnell said the two options for the building were creating the funds through an economic program or looking to the public sector to provide a space. The council also discussed creating limited liability ...

A rider sits on his motorcycle Tuesday night watching the happenings at Burgers and Bikes.

Construction crews soon will be paving the last stage of the Winfield Avenue reconstruction project. Currently, a sub-base is being placed on the area between Iris Street and the U.S. Highway 218 overpass.

East Linden Drive in Mt. Pleasant will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 12, from South Oakbrook Drive to East Linden Lane for sewer repair.The street is slated to be closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.Any questions should be directed to the public works department at 385-1480.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors dipped into the real estate market during their meeting Thursday, purchasing six acres of land adjacent to the county quarry.Supervisor Chairman Marc Lindeen said the county doesn?t have any definite plans for the land but said the additional land will provide more room for the county?s rock-crushing operation.Approval was given for the promotion of ...

Corn stalks are beginning to show the season, turning from a summer green to an autumn brown. The ears have also filled out as much as they are going to. It won;?t be long until combines are seen in the field, harvesting this year?s crop.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Brian Dufour walked out of his house at 105 E. Henry St. on Thursday, Sept. 7, to find smoke billowing out of the windows of his vehicle.Dufour had just loaded recyclables into the back of the vehicle and had run inside for a moment when something in the back caught on fire.Passer-by Kameron Fracaro was riding his bike when he noticed smoke pouring out of the sunroof and ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Ray Vens of Mt. Pleasant owns a couple of motorcycles, so he naturally is excited about the Sept. 12 Burgers and Bikes promotion of Main Street Mt. Pleasant in Central Park.Vens, however would be eagerly awaiting the event even if he didn?t own a two-wheeler. That?s because of the intent of the promotion ? to bring people to downtown Mt. Pleasant.?We are having this to ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London City Council is holding a special workshop meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 12, to begin finalizing the details surrounding infrastructure on the S. Pine St. residential developments.During the City Council meeting on Sept. 5, the board discussed taking the land and making a tax increment financing (TIF) district, a public financing method used as a subsidy ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Log Village is a self-sufficient town of its own during the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, providing meals for volunteers in a community that exists for those five days of the year ?kind of like a symphony,? said Holly Jones, who has volunteered in Log Village for 26 years.The kitchen staff at Kossuth Inn arrives at 7 a.m. during the reunion, many not leaving for the day until ...