Obituaries

A vacancy will exist in the office of District Associate Judge for Lee County. A commission has been formed, pursuant to Sections 602.6501 through 602.6504 of the Code of Iowa.The following candidates have submitted their applications:Kimberly A. Auge, Amy K. Beavers, Clinton R. Boddicker, Robert J. Reding, Lisa K. Schaefer, Jonathan M. Stensvaag and Steven J. Westercamp.The Commission will conduct interviews ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Small school districts always are on the lookout for additional financial resources.Count the WACO Community School District in the group. During Monday night's regular board meeting, directors approved submitting an application to the School Budget Review Committee for nearly a $110,000 in allowable growth.Allowable growth is synonymous with spending authority. ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News The final nail has been driven and the work on new county maintenance sheds in Wayland and Winfield are nearly finished, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss told county supervisors Tuesday.W-3 Construction, of Washington, is the contractor for both sheds. Construction began in the early fall. ?The exterior of the Winfield shed is complete, and they will be working on ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News House guests shuffled around in blue booties as they walked through the five historic houses in Mt. Pleasant handpicked by the T.T.T. Society for Tour of Homes on Sunday, Nov. 19.For 19 years, T.T.T. Chapter DD has hosted Tour of Homes to raise money for girls who have completed the fourth grade to go to Camp Wyoming during the summer. The National T.T.T. Society is a nonprofit ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? With the holidays around the corner and the New Year on the horizon, the New London School Board invited lawmaker Dave Heaton to discuss with them the legislative priorities for education in 2018 during their meeting on Monday, Nov. 20.Heaton, with Iowa House District 84, said that he doesn't yet have a feel for what this next legislative session is going to look ...

Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Michael Randol has been appointed to direct Iowa's Medicaid Enterprise, officials with the state Department of Human Services announced Friday.Randol is slated to begin his new duties on Dec. 4. He holds a master of business administration degree from William Woods University with an emphasis on finance, as well as a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the ...

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times UnityPoint Health said Wednesday that it may not renew its contract with Amerigroup of Iowa, one of the two remaining Medicaid managed care organizations in the state.The decision could affect 54,000 patients.?We are disappointed that our contract issues with Amerigroup are not yet resolved and know the announcement of a possible change may cause confusion for our Amerigroup ...

By David Hotle, The JOURNAL WASHINGTON ? While the basic design of the proposed Wellness Park to be constructed on 46 acres along Fifth Street and North D Avenue is complete, builders still want input from the people of Washington on the amenities to be constructed into the park.During a public meeting Monday evening in the Washington Public Library, MSA developers, who are working with the city to design the ...

By Morrgan Bouler, Mt. Pleasant News Intern Mt. Pleasant High School seniors are currently building a house from the ground up, while gaining some valuable skills along the way.Dressed in sweatshirts, hats, and gloves to combat the winter cold, nine seniors are getting a bird's-eye view of a small suburban neighborhood as they work on the roof of 1812 S. Meadowview Ave. As they work, echoes from their tools ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The city of Wayland will soon have two fewer buildings in its skyline as the city council approved a building demolition bid Wednesday night.City Clerk Beverly Conrad said the city only received one bid for the project, which will demolish the buildings at 211 and 213 W. Main St.The buildings, Conrad said, have not been in good shape for several years. ?This is our ...