Obituaries

Roger Pittsenbarger, left, recently received a handmade quilt from Henry County's chapter of Quilts of Valor. Pittsenbarger served in the U.S. Air Force and is currently the director of the Henry County Veteran's Affairs.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Roger Pittsenbarger was pleasantly surprised when he received a phone call notifying him that he'd been nominated to receive a Quilt of Valor.Pittsenbarger, who serves as director of Henry County Veteran's Affairs, was at a meeting in Des Moines when his cellphone signaled he had a new voicemail. It was from Jane Messer, a member of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, telling him ...

IRVING, Texas (AP) ? The Big 12 Conference will not split into divisions for football and instead will match its first- and second-place teams when its championship game returns next season.Athletic directors decided on the 1 vs. 2 format after input from the league?s football coaches, the conference announced today.?Given our round-robin, nine-game scheduling model, it is expected the Big 12 champion will be ...

A pair of vehicle-deer accidents were investigated last week by Henry County Sheriff's deputies.The first accident was Oct. 25 when Kelly Bailey, Winfield, reported that she struck a deer while driving a 2015 Kia. The accident happened on Highway 34 near the Henry-Des Moines County line.There were no injuries and damage to Bailey's vehicle was listed at $2,000.A van-deer accident happened Oct. 26 in the 1100 ...

A Rome woman was arrested Oct. 27 following an alleged assault in the 100 block of East Market Street in Rome.Kristina Carver, 28, was charged with fifth-degree criminal mischief and simple assault, both simple misdemeanors.A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Mt. Pleasant's Police Department is looking for a dark green mini van with two black bumpers following a hit-and-run accident.The driver of the van was described as a middle-age white male with facial hair. Police said the van would be missing front driver's side bumper parts.According to the police department's accident report, Shelby Hartman of Morning Sun was driving a 2009 Dodge south on North Broadway ...

There has been a rash of hit-and-run accidents in the past month in Mt. Pleasant, the latest occurring Oct. 29 on East Monroe Street, near its intersection with Haynes Street.According to the police report, a 2012 Ford Focus, owned by Kayla Moorman, Des Moines, was legally parked facing west on Monroe Street.An unknown vehicle struck the rear end of the Focus and left the scene. Damage to the Focus was estimated...

It's ghosts and goblins, vampires and skeletons time. Many area yards are decorated for Halloween with tombstones the most popular decoration seen on a windshield tour of Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant and Winfield also have haunted houses to add to your ?ghostly? entertainment venues.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News As the U.S. becomes a global nation, Brad Wos has a goal of bringing those nations together through soccer.That's a part of what brought him to Iowa Wesleyan this past weekend to lead the IW soccer students, many of whom moved to the U.S. at the beginning of the semester, in a game of Futsal. Futsal is the official version of indoor soccer recognized by FIFA. This version of ...

Children lined up for Winfield's haunted house on Saturday, Oct. 28, for a kid-friendly version where there was no one to jump out from the shadows. However, some of the scarier things to be seen were the people standing in line.