Obituaries

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIowa State University Extension Economist Charles Brown said what all soybean producers already know ? market prices are lagging behind input costs and things are not expected to improve over the short term.?I think farmers were hoping for $10 (per bushel soybean prices), but right now prices are in the low $9s, which is below the input cost,? sized-up Brown.He said the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Some minor renovations must be done to the Salem Community Center to meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirements, the Salem City Council learned during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1.Recommendations from a recent USDA audit included the following:? Sinks in the restrooms in the Community Center must be moved away from the wall and free standing to ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSome come because of the location, some because of the fellowship among venders and others see it as a quasi-reunion.But whatever the reason, the vendors in the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance?s Crafts in the Park genuinely enjoy being there ? even if the weather conditions are sweltering.Judy Collora, one of the Mt. Pleasant venders, said she has been doing her Collora ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County Supervisors are in the process of rectifying a problem that has plagued the Henry County Courthouse for years.The supervisors, during their regular meeting Thursday, received a proposal from Mike Wallis, a system design specialist from Bix Basement Systems, of Ft. Madison. The firm specializes in basements and foundations.For several decades, according to County ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant News*Editor?s note: Candidate?s responses were given via written questionnaire.WINFIELD ? Two individuals currently sitting on the Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District Board of Education will be duking it out for one of four seats up for grabs during Tuesday?s election.Board member Jay Nelson and current Vice President John Vantiger are each running for a two-year at-large ...

Keokuk ? Southeastern Community College (SCC) was awarded $1 million from the US Economic Development Administration, EDA, to fund a new Industrial Technologies Training Center to be built on the college?s Keokuk campus.The new facility will allow SCC to expand industrial training programs including focused, short-term training, specialized certificate training, and full-scale diploma and degree programs.The ...

By BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsCritical access hospitals like Henry County Health Center (HCHC) are starting to see more complex medical cases come through the doors, according to recent studies presented by CEO, Robb Gardner, during a monthly HCHC Board of Trustees meeting. And it?s these trends that may be cause for changes in the way physicians are treating patients.Overall, statistics show that because ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Seeing smoke may not necessarily indicate a fire in the City of Wayland, in the coming weeks. It may simply mean there?s some work to do on the city?s sewer system.The Wayland City Council unanimously approved an engineering service agreement for sewer smoke testing during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. Jim Warner, of Warner Engineering in Mt. Pleasant, ...

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies made a pair of alcohol-related arrests recently.Jennifer Coates, 31, of Wayland, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 15, for public intoxication (simple misdemeanor) during a disturbance at The Bar in Wayland.The previous day (Friday, Aug. 14), officers responded at 7:43 a.m., to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Lexington Avenue near Highway 78.Tiffany Stogdill, 33, of Craw-fordsvil...

One of the first obstacles the kiddos encountered during the Hero's Run, held in Winfield on Saturday, Aug. 15, was to do their coolest jump onto a landing mat.