Obituaries

As quickly as the snow fell on Sunday it seemed it was gone. Tuesday afternoon Mt. Pleasant city workers removed the snow which had yet to melt - typically piles of snow that had been removed from parking lots. Mt. Pleasant residents aren?t likely to see snow again until Saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service projects a 30 percent chance of snow Saturday afternoon and 40 percent chance until later that ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Thanks to a change in policy, which was approved during Monday night?s New London School Board meeting, high school students wanting to take college level courses will have more opportunities to do so.Brought before the board by New London High School teacher, Allison Lair, was what she cited as a minor flaw in the system. According to the school?s initial policy, ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt was the start of what many hope will become a force for good in the southeast Iowa area, and with the Blackhawk Chapter of 100 Women Who Care?s official kickoff on Thursday, a Henry County non-profit will be the first to reap the benefits.Started in Jackson, Mich., in 2006, 100 Women Who Care originated from Karen Dunigan, who created the charity to be a simple, easy way to ...

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsGary Riley of Quincy, Ill., brought his computer on wheels to Mt. Pleasant Friday for the Tri-State Development Summit at Iowa Wesleyan University.Riley?s computer is better known as a Tesla. ?Basically, it is a computer that happens to have wheels,? he said, describing his vehicle in a nutshell.The Tesla Model S is the first fully automated vehicle in the United States. ...

BY BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt might not have been an actual trip around the world, but it was certainly a culinary and cultural peek into the vast diversity of students at Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU).As part of IWU?s push to further diversity and international student participation within the campus, IWU once again hosted its annual International Education Fair at the IWU Social Hall on Thursday. The ...

BY KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt?s one of Mt. Pleasant?s signifiers the holidays are just around the corner, the T.T.T. Annual Tour of Homes.For many, the tour is a way to see some of the city?s most historic homes. For others, it?s a tradition in finding new ways to decorate their own homes for the holidays. That?s exactly how Betty Huston and Carol Klopfenstein, both of Winfield, view the tour. ?We like ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsAccording to officials, work to the administrative and rehabilitation parking lots at Henry County Health Center (HCHC) is coming along, however construction may not be completed as soon as originally hoped for.Speaking to the health center?s board of trustees on Tuesday during the board?s monthly meeting, HCHC CEO Robb Gardner said that while he had hoped work would be done by ...

Law enforcement agencies around the state will be ramping up patrols over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and be on the lookout for seat belt violations, according to Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday 341 vehicle occupants were killed nationwide in traffic crashes. Fifty percent of those fatalities were ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt was supposed to be the lull before the storm Monday for the county auditor?s office.Henry County Shelly Barber, however, said Monday was anything but a lull as 285 voted at her office during the last day of early voting.With Monday?s barrage of voters, the county set a record for early voters at 4,611 Barber said during Tuesday?s board of supervisors meeting. That total ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State has sold all of its season tickets for the first time ? despite being picked to finish ninth in the Big 12.The Cyclones announced Monday that they've sold more than 43,000 season tickets. All they have left are single-game tickets.Iowa State's home game against Iowa is also sold out, and athletic director Jamie Pollard says the Cyclones anticipate selling out their first four home ...