Obituaries

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant School Board has been debating whether an individual on the Sex Offender Registery should be allowed on school grounds for any reason.Superintendent John Henriksen said it was recently brought to his attention the district did not have a policy in place restricting access to people required to register on the Sex Offender Registery. In working with the policy ...

The Mt. Pleasant skyline looked like something straight out of a painting Monday night.Do you have a stunning photo of Mt. Pleasant's skyline, a nature shot or something fun from around Henry County? Send it to karyn.spory@mpnews.net to have it featured in the newspaper.

The Fairfield Trojan girls? track and field team begins its 2017 season today, 4 p.m., at Mount Vernon in a 25-team meet.?Practices have been great so far,? said Trojan head coach Jerrod Belzer. ?We?ve been very blessed to have the weather that we?ve had so it?s been nice to be outside. Rarely are we jumping, throwing, hurdling and sprinting outside so early in the season. The girls are enjoying it and have all ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News If the Mt. Pleasant School Board was looking for a clear, resounding decision from the community on whether to allow students from Danville Community School District to participate in Panther football, they were left just as undecided as before the special session Monday night.Last year, Danville was forced to forfeit a number of games due to injury leaving them with a small ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London High School will be playing Class 8-Man football next year.The New London School Board unanimously voted on the decision on Monday, Nov. 27, after a brief discussion with coaches of the benefits of switching from class A to 8-man football. The decision was made based off coaching recommendation.?Ultimately, this is what's best for the kids and our ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? For most of the season, Iowa seemed destined for the NIT.A fantastic February has the Hawkeyes hoping to hear their name called on Selection Sunday.Iowa (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten) put itself in the NCAA Tournament discussion by closing the year with a flourish. The Hawkeyes have won four straight and finished two games above .500 in a Big Ten that, while down from years past, is still among ...

Many shoppers decided to stay local this past weekend when opening their wallets. Above, a group of shoppers from Keokuk decided to stop by Lillian Grace during Small Business Saturday.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Deb Gorham flitted around the displays in Lillian Grace on Saturday, picking up items and motioning to her family members, asking if they liked the color or cut. This was how Gorham, a Keokuk native, believes Christmas shopping should be done.Gorham was traveling with three family members, hitting all of the unique boutiques in Southeast Iowa on Saturday, which during the long ...

The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department honed their emergency response skills recently during a training day earlier this month. Crews battled a controlled blaze to help them prepare for future fires.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? As an extra safety precaution and to monitor behavior, the New London Community School District is installing cameras on all six of their school buses.One camera will be pointed at the speedometer, one will have a view of the ?Stop? arm on the side of the bus and another will have a better view of the bus as a whole, said Chad Wahls, District Superintendent for New ...