Obituaries

WAPELLO ? A season ago, Van Buren?s Ben Moews missed the state cross country meet by one place.At Wapello Monday, the senior left plenty of room to spare and will be headed to the meet he missed out on last year. Moews turned in a time of 17:31, which placed him eighth.?Ben ran a smart race. He really settled in and finished strong,? said head coach John Simmons. ?It was a tough district to qualify in, but he

Vocalist and Mt. Pleasant native Mary Heaton Carrick will return to her hometown to bring an evening of music to the Iowa Wesleyan Chapel Auditorium on June 7. The 7 p.m. concert comes on the heels of her newly released solo album, ?Let?s Fly,? a collection of reimagined classic and contemporary songs, ranging from great American standards, jazz, musical theater, and more.Carrick will perform with pianist J. ...

The annual meeting of the Community Theater of Mt. Pleasant will be Wednesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.Membership payments are collected during the annual meeting along with the election of the board and discussion on the upcoming year.The public is invited to attend the event. This year, the group will not have a ?party? but plans are to have one in the fall for a kick-off to ...

U.S. Postal Inspection Service personnel are investigating fraudulent emails and phone calls to individuals nationwide, according to a press release.Recently, the Postal Inspection Service has received numerous complaints from individuals. Some of the individuals have reported that the caller is stating a package intended for the individual was unable to be delivered. The emails and phone calls, the Postal ...

Although no arrests were made immediately, several search warrants were executed Friday, the result of lengthy drug investigations in Mt. Pleasant.The Mt. Pleasant Police department executed the first search warrant at a residence located at 304 E. Vernon St. in Mt. Pleasant, where they discovered marijuana, scales, baggies, U.S. currency and ammunition, according to a press release from the police department. ...

FAIRFIELD (GTNS) ? The Fairfield Police Department reported it has uncovered a large marijuana growing operation with more than 100 plants.On May 14, Fairfield Police Department officers executed a search warrant at 409 E. Hempstead Ave., Fairfield. More than 100 plants suspected to be marijuana were seized. A large amount of evidence was also seized and the investigation is ongoing.Campbell John Hair, 63, a ...

Average retail gasoline prices in Iowa have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50 per gallon May 18, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $3.62 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa during the past week, prices ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? WACO may make history again.This year, the school district became the first in Iowa to have a four-day school week year-around. Now, WACO is considering capturing the sun?s rays for electric power in its buildings in Crawfordsville and Wayland.?We would become the first school district in Iowa to do this,? said WACO Superintendent of Schools Dr. Darrell Smith. ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsMost of the minor flood damage projects are completed at Oakland Mills now, and the major project will be completed this fall.?The 2013 flood damage repairs have been mostly completed,? said Executive Director of Henry County Conservation John Pullis during the Henry County Conservation board meeting Monday night. ?We had done seeding at Water Works and South Shore, the grass ...

LOCKRIDGE (GTNS) ? Dale Ralph Stutzman, 81, of Lockridge, died Wednesday due to an accident in the 2100 block of Watercress Boulevard near Lockridge.The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office reports that Stutzman, a resident on Watercress Boulevard, was driving a 2010 Yamaha Grizzly 700FI four-wheeler coming out of a farm drive onto Watercress. He began backing up and went into the east ditch. The vehicle flipped ...