Obituaries

Children enjoyed their last weekend of summer during the Back to School Yard Party outside the Orthodontic Associates of Iowa on Aug. 19. Gracie Forquer, 7, enjoyed the arts and crafts station.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News County sanitation contractor Prottsman Sanitation and the Henry County supervisors want rural residents to increase their recycling efforts.There is a problem, however. If county residents heed the call, where will the additional recycled material be housed?Currently, the county has four rural satellite sanitation collection sites (Deerwood-New London, Trenton, Salem and ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Iowa Wesleyan biology, and science students, for that matter, have some new ?tools? at their disposal.Thanks to a $60,000 three-year grant ($20,000 per year) from the Harry and Virgina Murray Foundation, three research lab microscopes and other lab equipment and supplies were purchased to enhance lab opportunities for IW students.The three new microscopes join three similar ...

Wednesday was back to school for students in the county?s school districts. In these photos, students are shown heading back to Harlan Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant. Some students opted for breakfast, and yes, there were plenty of those customary parents and students photos for the scrapbooks.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Voters in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District will have more than just school board candidates on their ballot Sept. 12. The district is asking voters to approve a revenue purpose statement for money received from the states?s one-cent sales tax for school infrastructure, more commonly referred to as SAVE funds or the penny sales tax.Mt. Pleasant Superintendent John ...

By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette ?Not in Iowa,? Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ross Wilburn said Tuesday about the images of hatred and anger from clashes earlier this month between white nationalists and counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va.?Imagine having to apply for a job from one of those people,? Wilburn said in formally launching his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in Des Moines. ...

By Chelsea Keenan, The Gazette Without action from the federal government, 20,000 Iowans likely will not be able to afford …

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The New London School District is testing new bus routes that will reduce morning buses from four to three.The routes are mapped out to get all students on the bus and dropped at the school doors in no more than an hour. Buses could arrive as early as 6:50 a.m. at some stops, according to district superintendent Chad Wahls.?We?re not trying to punish kids or parents or get ...

Marcus Jones, rural Mt. Pleasant, reported a pickup/deer accident Aug. 19 in the 2000 grid of 255th Street, south of Mt. Pleasant.No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at $2,000.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau CLIVE ? No one matched the winning numbers in Saturday?s Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot at stake in Wednesday?s drawing will be at least $650 million annuity, or $411.7 million lump-sum value, according to lottery officials.That is the second-largest prize in the history of the Powerball game and the third-largest jackpot ever offered in North America. If strong sales ...