Obituaries

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center is facing a critical shortage on some pain medicine supply.During a board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19, CEO Robb Gardner addressed the board's questions, saying a national shortage has trickled down to Henry County.?The real intense stuff, the narcotics stuff, we are at a critical shortage,? he said.There is also a national shortage on IV ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? A demonstration by the state-qualifying WACO Lego team highlighted the Dec. 18 meeting of the WACO School Board.Competing under the handle of ?Hydro Warriors,? the WACO team was one of six teams to earn a state berth from regional competition at Indian Hills Community College Dec. 2. State competition is in Ames Jan. 13, 2018.The WACO team is comprised of six ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News While school district superintendents view report cards given by the Iowa Department of Education (DOE) as only a snapshot of the quality of education they provide, they take the feedback seriously, intending on diving into the numbers to grow even more in their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses.The 2017 report cards for area K-12 school districts came in earlier this ...

There may not be any snow on the ground yet, but Iowa Wesleyan University is ready. The university is all decked out for the holidays, including this traditional sled near the IW Chapel.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News New London ? New London High School will begin outsourcing driver education.After the high school's driver education teacher stepped down, leaving a vacant position, the New London School Board voted to privatize the class and will begin to look for a vendor to provide the curriculum, drivers' vehicles and teacher during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 18.District superintendent ...

Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Mapleleaf Dr. and Grand Ave. on Friday, Dec. 15.At 5:06 p.m., the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was dispatched to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Mapleleaf Dr. and Grand Ave.Upon investigation, it was determined that a 2003 Pontiac, operated by Patricia Walker, had been traveling west on Mapleleaf Dr. Walker had stopped at the flashing red light on ...

Santa Claus greeted children at the Mt. Pleasant Library on Saturday, Dec. 16. While some were a little too nervous to talk to him, others came prepared with a list of requests for Christmas Day.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The fifth-grade student council at Van Allen Elementary School is learning how to pay it forward with their canned food and bottle drive.The nine members of council came together with their teacher, Tracy Jarrett, to brainstorm a way to raise money for the school and give back to the community. The students are going classroom to classroom collecting cans of food that they will ...

No injuries were reported following a roll over accident on W. Clay St., in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Dec. 14.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a single vehicle rollover accident in the 1400 Block of W. Clay St. at approximately 3:10 p.m., Thursday.Upon investigation police determined Cora Duval, of Mt. Pleasant, was operating a 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo west bound on Clay St. when she lost control ...

Students at Salem Elementary School enjoyed a holiday treat on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The students had a formal Christmas dinner. The cafeteria was lit with Christmas lights and Superintendent John Henriksen, Principal Michael Gossen and third-grade teacher Mrs. Harrison sang Christmas carols and played the piano over a candle light dinner. The afternoon was completed by a visit from Santa.