Obituaries

The Henry County Conservation Department will be upgrading to a new security system in the Nature Center and their offices.After some false alarms with the current security system, Executive Director of the department John Pullis said the Conservation board approved moving ahead with purchasing new security cameras. During the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, Pullis reported that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization.Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old supporter of the radical group Islamic State, will appear from Bellevue Hospital before a judge via video conference as soon as Wednesday, a spokesman ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department is due for an evaluation, an opportunity Mt. Pleasant city council member Brent Schleisman said is good practice every once in a while.During the Mt. Pleasant City Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the council approved hiring Callahan Municipal Consultants LLC to conduct a review and analysis of the city's fire department. The evaluation ...

Two roads in Henry County are being reclassified as Class C to reduce the level of necessary maintenance.The roads will no longer be routinely maintained by the Henry County Engineer at the request of homeowners who live along these streets. The first road is 295th Street from the intersection of Fremont going east to the end of 295th Street. The second road is 320th Street from the east of Nebraska Road to the ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Danville high school students will be sinking their cleats into the turf at Evans Field next year as the Mt. Pleasant School Board unanimously approved the cooperative agreement Monday, Dec. 11.Last year, Danville partnered with West Burlington Notre Dame. However, as the Iowa State High School Athletic Association is redrawing districts for football, The Falcons had the ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant School Board approved the first reading of a policy that would allow sex offenders on campus with written permission.Earlier this semester, it was brought to Superintendent John Henriksen's attention that the district did not have a policy in place regarding registered sex offenders being on school grounds.Iowa State Code prohibits an individual who has been ...

Gifts from the Enhance Henry County Foundation to 26 area organizations didn't come in a box, with a bow or even from a store. Instead, they came in the form of checks totaling $115,000.?It's Christmas out here a couple of weeks early,? Foundation President Robert Meyer told a crowd during the award presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Union Block Building.This year, the Enhance Henry County Foundation ...

The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department responded to a house fire in rural Mt. Pleasant Tuesday afternoon.At approximatley 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department was dispatched to 1743 Oakland Mills Road for a house fire. Two fire trucks were initially dispached, with a third called to the scene later.Smoke could be seen billowing from the back of the home from Oakland Mills Road. Fire crews were ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Residents in Henry County who do not have an Iowa driver's license or Iowa-issued non-operator ID from the DOT can expect a voter registration card in the mail from the Secretary of State's office within the next week.These cards are to scan when using the electronic voting polls in Henry County elections, ensuring people without Iowa IDs are in the voting system, Henry County ...

Fairfield?s Anatta Charoenkul and Dayna Price each captured a championship on Saturday at the Fort Madison Girls Tennis Invitational.Charoenkul, a sophomore, won her title in No. 1 singles. Price, a senior, earned her crown in No. 2 singles.?I was very glad that they both took first place,? said Trojan head coach Heidi Grunwald. ?I was not surprised. Anatta placed second in state singles last year and she is ...