Obituaries

The Mt. Pleasant dance team received a little help from their male counterparts as they put on their annual guy/girl dance. The musical selections were in the tune of love, including ?Frozen?s? ?Love is an Open Door.? The crowd laughed and cheered during the halftime performance of the Mt. Pleasant boys? senior night ball game on Monday, Feb. 8, and the girls? senior night game on Friday, Feb 12.

The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Affairs Committee invites the public to a forum with area lawmakers Saturday, Feb. 27, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., in the International Room of Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan College. The event is free and open to the public.The forum topic is ?Taxation and State Budgeting.? Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, and Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, are both scheduled ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt?s been several years since the Henry County Health Center?s (HCHC) board of trustees have had to raise the tax budget for the health center, but largely due to modifications being made in Iowa?s Medicaid program, that all changed on Tuesday.?We are all in agreement of moving the levy rate to $1.17 from $0.81. It?s a small change for the constituent, but it will generate about ...

Friends of the Harlan-Lincoln House will host their annual Brown Bag Lecture series every Tuesday in March. All presentations are held at noon in the International Room at Chadwick Library, Iowa Wesleyan University. There is no charge. Guests are invited to bring a lunch.Programs and presenters are as follows: Tuesday, March 1 - Ladies of the LibraryMartha Johnson serves on the Board of Trustees of the Mount ...

The 8B District Court Judges met on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, to interview for the District Associate Judge vacancy, which was created when Judge Mark Kruse was appointed to serve as a District Court Judge. The District Associate Court position serves Des Moines and Louisa counties in Iowa.The 8B District Court Judges selected Jennifer Slocum Bailey, of Burlington. Bailey is a native of Burlington. She graduated ...

The Pekin seventh-grade football team is pictured, from left, front row: Hunter Weinhold, Alec Coleman, Jordan Hixson, Brent Dillard, Clayton Greiner, Tyler Loyd, Elijah Sieren, Keelan Scott; middle row: Isaiah Wittrock, Clayton Culp, Dustin Tschudy, Skyler Juhl, Kaden Baker, Drake Harbison, Chandler Eckley, Keaton Baayen, Dakota Phillips; back row: Mason Nelson, coach Derek Garrels, Simon Bollinger, Jesse ...

Members of the Pekin eighth-grade football team are pictured, from left, front row: Tom Hampton, Zack Buller, Athena Hedman, Logan Kates, Brad Pregon, Gavin Tackett; back row: coach Derek Garrels, Tyler Copeland, Zack Conger, Jake Huff, Joe Hagedon, Trevor Northup and coach Tim Hadley.

The Fellowship Cup, in conjunction with Healthy Henry County Communities, held a free community healthy cooking class at the Fellowship Cup on Tuesday. Above, Kelly Carr, left, and Jeremy Klopfenstein, right, slice peppers as part of a fajita recipe.As part of the class, participants were instructed in using a Crock Pot to cook healthy meals and desserts by Tasha Upton, of Miss K?s Homemade Delectables and Con ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? It was a busy night for the New London City Council on Tuesday, as the council held a joint meeting with the Utility Trustees before diving into the fiscal year 2017 budget.Before discussing the electricity rates and income generated from the windmill, the trustees approved hiring Brandon Lincoln as an apprentice lineman and the council authorized the dissolution of ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt?s a conversation a long time in the making, but Mt. Pleasant is finally having an open discussion to assess the need for professional community childcare within city limits.With a list of panelists and a time for open discussion, Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC), Community Partnerships for Protecting Children and the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance will host a ...