Obituaries

A Salem man has been charged with disorderly conduct after sheriff's deputies were called Oct. 23 to the Salem Elementary School due to a disturbance.Devin Hudson, 32, Salem, was cited for the offense, a simple misdemeanor.The school reported a disturbance between two parents of a child who were arguing about who was supposed to pick up the child.Following an investigation into the report, Hudson was charged ...

DES MOINES ? Five years ago today, a deer died and a social media legend was born.Well, we assume the deer died.It was five years ago today ? Oct. 25, 2012 ? that U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's vehicle hit a deer on an Eastern Iowa road, presumably killing the animal.Grassley tweeted about the experience, and the tweet's closing phrase, ?Assume deer dead,? became a Twitter legend, still referenced by Twitter ...

State Sen Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) and State Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) may come from opposite ends of the political spectrum, but Monday night the two were united against school voucher/educational savings account systems.Taylor and Heaton attended the Mt. Pleasant School Board's work session Monday night to discuss school funding and legislative priorities.When asked how he thought the legislative ...

It was kismet as Moana and Te Fiti stumbled upon one another at the Healthy Halloween Walk. The two little girls shyly observed each other as Moana offered Te Fiti her stone ?heart,? reminiscent of the Disney movie Moana, which debuted late last year.These were just two characters that could be found around East Lake Park on Sunday, Oct. 22. This was the fifth Healthy Halloween Walk, put on by the Healthy Henry ...

By Erin Murphy, Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Lori Peter shares her devastating experience with opioid addiction often, and all over Iowa.Everywhere she goes, she brings her son.Kelly John Peter is forever 24 years old and cannot tell his own tale of heroin addiction because two years ago that addiction claimed his life.?This is my son,? Lori said, holding up the urn and fighting back tears while speaking ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Some area resident will have an extra piece of pumpkin pie or another helping of corn this holiday season, thanks to the efforts of area churches, students and staff at Mt. Pleasant Community and New London High Schools and the Iowa National Guard.Soldiers, mostly high-school students, training at the Mt. Pleasant and Iowa City National Guard armories, participated in an ...

By Rod Boshart, Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told a GOP fundraising crowd Saturday evening he believes next fall's 2018 election will be ?an abundant harvest? for Republicans in Iowa.Grassley was among the nearly 700 people who turned out for Gov. Kim Reynolds' first-ever Harvest Festival that featured barbecued pork, family activities and political speeches designed to fire ...

Homecoming spirit was in the air this weekend in Mt. Pleasant. Iowa Wesleyan's homecoming celebration excited Tiger fans throughout Friday and Saturday, and was finished off with a 24-17 win on Saturday evening.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County will not be hosting a first-degree murder trial next week.In a ruling issued Thursday, District Court Judge Mary Ann Brown approved a defense request to move the murder trial of Jorge ?Lumni? Sanders-Galvez from Henry County District Court to South Lee District Court in Keokuk.The ruling marks the second time in six months that the trial has been moved. ...

By Morrgan Bouler, Mt. Pleasant News Intern This year, according to the American Cancer Society, 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the businesses in downtown Mt. Pleasant are doing their part to spread the word by decorating their front windows with some rather surprising decorations.?This is our first year and we're hoping ...