Obituaries

Three Veterans Day observances are planned in Henry County this week.In addition to the annual county program Saturday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Hall, 300 W. Monroe St., Mt. Pleasant, two school districts will have assembly programs on Friday, Nov. 10. Winfield-Mt. Union's event will be at 9 a.m. in the big gym. All local veterans and their families are welcome and encouraged to attend.Light refreshments will be ...

Iowa Wesleyan Chapel was filled to the brim with talent Saturday night during the Lip Sync Battle, which was presented by Main Street Mt. Pleasant. Eight acts took the stage, including two from the university. IW Diverse Motown Dancers took the top prize, while IW Partyrockers grabbed second place.Above, the IW Partyrockers took a selfie with their second place trophy.

Olivia Oetken was spotted kissing the Grinch under the Christmas tree as part of the Main Street Mt. Pleasant's rendition of ?Welcome Christmas? during the Lip Sync Battle Saturday night.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Out with the old, and in with the new.Henry County election officials will be rolling out a piece of new election equipment for the Nov. 7 general election.Gone are the registration tablets and replacing them are electronic pollbooks. Electronic pollbooks, which are mandated by the Secretary of State consist of a laptop, scanner and printer.?I can see a lot of advantages ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News With graduation on the horizon, Iowa Wesleyan senior Siyun Feng was on the hunt for a career she'd be able to use her newly minted accounting degree during the campus' ?Hire a Tiger? event on Thursday, Nov. 2.The event brought a host of local and regional businesses onto campus for a career fair. Feng, who wants to stay in Mt. Pleasant after graduating said she was interested ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City officials are searching for a new home for the Wayland Museum.Currently, Wayland has two museums sharing one building. In addition to the Wayland Museum, the building also houses Larry D. Roth's Midwest Memories Museum. Roth, however, has informed the city that he will be closing his museum, effective March 1, 2018. Currently, rent and utilities are shared by ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News As the temperature continues to drop, Harlan Elementary fifth-grader Darren Dwight and his fellow classmates are happy to know their efforts are keeping others warm, specifically their toes.Last month was deemed Socktober at the elementary school as students collected new pairs of socks during the past four weeks for those in need.?I'm happy because now more people are going ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County urban residents wil be selecting their city leaders Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the annual city elections. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Following is the candidate slate in each community.Mt. Pleasant: Mayor ? Steven K. Brimhall*; City Council ? Ward II, Robert J. Griffith; Ward IV, Jeff Batty; councilman-at-large, Terry McWilliams*.Coppock: Mayor ? Robert ...

Heroes, villians and the terrifyingly bloodied girl showed up on the streets of Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, Oct. 31, walking door to door to fill their buckets with candy despite the cold.

By Bret Hayworth, Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY ? Northwest Iowa's Sam Clovis, a former top official in Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has been questioned in connection to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged meddling by Russia in the 2016 campaign, according to media reports.Clovis, who now is a White House aide to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, testified last week before a ...