Obituaries

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County?s Corn Growers organization is on the upswing.That?s what corn growers Ken Helt, Ralph Sandeen, Marc Benson, John Fitzpatrick and Matt Fitzpatrick believe.The five men are directors of the county unit with Helt also serving as president and John Fitzpatrick, secretary-treasurer.For the first time in nearly a decade, the group hosted a banquet last month, ...

It might as well be anyone?s guess what the weather will be like tomorrow. But that?s just Iowa weather for you, right? While Henry County residents enjoyed record high temperatures last Wednesday, they were soon reminded that it was indeed February. Friday temperatures were cold, especially after it being near 80 degrees a few days before, and in the evening and overnight hours it snowed. Saturday morning, the ...

Mt. Pleasant High School?s show choir InMotion came home with the grand championship trophy Saturday night after placing first in the finals of the Central Lee Invitational.InMotion placed second in the preliminary round, behind Keokuk, in class 3A. The groups with the six highest scores competed again in the evening finals, with Mt. Pleasant outscoring Keokuk to win the overall title.Mt. Pleasant received ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Silence had washed over the room as Ted Lyddon Hatten removed his shoes and walked past the roped off barrier, carefully avoiding the roots he had created just over a month ago.He took one last look at his art instillation, ?Will beauty save the world this time?? before he bent down and began to deconstruct the exhibit, wiping the three materials ? coffee grounds, myrrh and ...

Henry County deputies made an arrest and investigated a traffic accident this week.A traffic stop was conducted Feb. 23 in the 400 block of west Highway 78 in Wayland. Following the stop, Barry Nelson, 45, Mt. Pleasant, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated-second offense, an aggravated misdemeanor, and driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway, a simple ...

Pekin girls win Anderson RelaysThe Pekin girls? track team won the Dennis Anderson Relays Monday in Bloomfield.The Class A team scored 196 points overall and finished above second place Wayne by a wide margin.Gwynne Wright won the 800-meter run by 23 seconds, while her teammate Taylor Lock finished second. Samantha Wright, Shae Dahlstrom, Mallory Reed, Taylor Reynolds and Kaylee Linder each won individual ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant?s Volunteer Fire Department is getting a number of false-alarm calls and is growing wary of the practice, especially when the calls are made in the wee hours of the morning.Consequently, the city council, meeting in regular session Wednesday, referred the matter to the city?s ordinance committee for study.In the past 12 months, nine false alarms have been ...

Just in time for fall sports, Mt. Pleasant will be getting a Hibbett Sports.The athletic retailer, based in Birmingham, Ala., announced the future opening of their newest store Wednesday afternoon.The store is slated to open in September and will be located at 901 Grand Avenue.Hibbett Sports has a long history of focusing on the needs of local teams and leagues, with a variety of services to meet the needs of ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News It may not be long before Henry County Health Center (HCHC) begins another major work project.After recently completing work on the health center?s administration parking lot, and deciding to hold any additional parking lot improvement projects, HCHC CEO Robb Gardner announced Tuesday that the health center is in the beginning stages of planning a remodel of the specialty ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News Head Henry County Naturalist, Cari Nicely, will soon have much-needed help thanks to a recent hiring by the Henry County Conservation Department.According to Henry County Conservation Director, John Pullis, the department has officially hired an assistant naturalist to help Nicely in her various duties. At this time, the new hire?s name is not being released to the public.?Out...