Obituaries

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsIt was another short meeting for the Henry County Board of Supervisors yesterday with talk about a draft of the 2014 fiscal year audit financial statement, and an update from Jake Hotchkiss, county engineer.Hotchkiss was the first to present with a review of last week?s road maintenance activities and a few miscellaneous items coming up for the engineer?s office.?Maintenance ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Cardinal won an SEISC south division game against rival Van Buren by a final score of 9-2 Thursday night.As the Comets prepare for three games this weekend, Allison Ollom pitched her second game of the year and shut down the Warriors. Ollom struck out nine and gave up five hits to earn the win.Sarah Greiner and Cory Campbell finished with two RBIs for Cardinal, Chelsea Aschenbrenner drove in two ...

Henry County supervisors will consider two appointments ? Nancy Davis and Roger Gard ? to the Henry County Board of Adjustment during the regular meeting of the supervisors tomorrow (Thurs.) at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.The only other tentative agenda item is sub-committee updates from the supervisors.

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa?s corrections department will continue to employ some workers that also serve the soon-to-be-closed state mental health institutions in Clarinda and Mt. Pleasant, the agency?s newly appointed leader told a legislative panel Tuesday.Jerry Bartruff, who recently took over the state Department of Corrections as acting chief, told lawmakers on an appropriations subcommittee that $2.1 million ...

By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Board of Supervisors has approved a Marsh Avenue Bridge award contract with Taylor Construction, Inc.During Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County engineer, approached the board about the contract with Taylor Construction in the amount of $449,821 for the 120x30 foot continuous concrete slab bridge. The accepted ...

Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have risen 9.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.10 a gallon Feb. 8, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has increased 12.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.17 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past ...

By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Crooked Creek Days may not be until this summer, but plans are fast underway for the three-day celebration.Jennifer Huston, committee chair for the celebration, spoke to the Winfield City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting. Huston said this year?s theme would be Winfield?s Hillbilly Holiday. Huston said the plan is to ?paint the town redneck? and the ...

By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The City of Wayland isn?t raising taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, but it will be a wait-and-see game for the future.During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Wayland City Council on Wednesday night, the council talked money.City Clerk Beverly Conrad presented two budget options to the council.?In order to get the general fund to balance, we?ve moved all ...

Budget changes and project status are two of the tentative agenda items for the regular meeting of the Henry County Conservation Board Monday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the conservation board room at Oakland Mills.Other possible items for discussion include Gibson CRP and the naturalist?s report.The meeting is open to the public. c cdc

In light of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield?s recent security breach, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to reassure members, employees, providers and brokers that Wellmark?s data systems have not been impacted by Anthem?s recent security breach.It?s important to understand that Wellmark and Anthem are separately managed companies. Anthem, like Wellmark, is one of 37 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans ...