Obituaries

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London City Council may have agreed to postpone any sewer work under the high school?s football field until after next season, but that doesn?t mean the council won?t be waiting to talk about the project.Last September, the council decided to postpone replacing the sewer until after the 2016 football season. However, city project engineer, Matt Walker, said ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Peggy Beaty is a hometown gal. She wants to see the community thrive.That?s one of the reasons she was part of the driving force that has launched an ambitious expansion project to the Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Winfield.?This is my hometown, and I am pretty passionate about providing the best care possible for residents,? assessed Beaty, ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London City Council is holding off on developing a sub-division on South Pine Street, but may be looking to develop some homes on Adams Street.On Tuesday night, one of the many agenda items was to discuss creating a TIF district in order to help develop housing on South Pine Street. However, Councilman Greg Malott said he was concerned with creating a TIF ...

Henry County Sheriff deputies investigated three accidents in the last week, two of which were rollovers.The sheriff?s office received a report on Jan. 3, of a single-vehicle, rollover accident near the intersection of 200th Street and White Oak Road.According to the report, Drake Christe, of New London, was traveling northbound in a 2004 Dodge Ram, when he lost control on the icy road surface and entered the ...

Less than ideal road conditions this morning due to overnight rains may have contributed to a semi ending up in a ditch and across the road at 220th Street and Marsh Avenue, outside of Mt. Pleasant this morning, as seen above. The cause of the accident has not been identified as crews were still on scene at the time of press.

ALBIA ? The Fairfield 14-year-old all-star team claimed its second consecutive Babe Ruth state title Wednesday with a 5-0 shutout win over Boone in Albia.Starting pitcher Robert Barker fired a one-hitter and fanned six in the championship game for Fairfield, which went unbeaten in four games during the double-elimination tournament.The team, consisting of players from Fairfield, Van Buren and Pekin schools, has ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSeldom does a governing body not take the low bid on equipment, services, etc., however, the Mt. Pleasant City Council, swam against tide Wednesday, opting not to take the low bid on the 2016 mowing contract for the Forest Home and Old City cemeteries.Four bids were received for the work, and Langan Painting and Lawncare LLC, of Danville, received the bid for $69,500.Mike ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? During a special meeting on Monday night, the Winfield City Council approved the posting of the public works director position and adding two more employees to the city payroll.The public works director position became vacant due to the death of the former director, Rick Rodgers. Council members also approved hiring a second assistant to the department, expanding the ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsResidents of Mt. Union are not going to be happy next month when they open their sewer bills from the Regional Utility Services System (RUSS).That may be putting it mildly as the RUSS Board of Directors voted Wednesday in their monthly meeting to nearly double monthly sewer bills in the community to $150. Currently, Mt. Union customers are charged $75.85 per month. The vote to ...

Actresses Pamela Forrest, left, and Helen Slayton-Hughes, right, chat with the film?s director, Anita George (not pictured) before rehearsing a scene.