Obituaries

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIowa Code says the county doesn?t have to do it, but Henry County budgets burial costs for indigents.Sometime this fiscal year, however, the county may have to look at its budget for the program.Currently, the county budgets $16,000 for burials. Generally, the county will pay $2,000 for each burial. Thus far during the fiscal year, county funds have been used for three ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsFox News terms it a ?Monster El Niño? while the National Weather Service (NWS) refers to the weather phenomenon building in the Pacific Ocean as a ?Godzilla El Niño.?Call it what you want, but Rich Kinney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, said in all likelihood, the United States would be experiencing the strongest El Niño since the winter ...

Penny Vacek, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley?s, R-Iowa, regional director, based in Davenport, will be having office hours in Henry, Lee and Des Moines counties on Tuesday, Nov. 10.Vacek will be in the Mt. Pleasant City Hall Council Chambers, 220 W. Monroe St. from 9 to 10 a.m. Her visit to Lee County will be from 11 a.m. to noon at the Lee County Extension Office, 414 Main St., Donnellson, and she will be at the ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? All but one major construction project is still being majorly considered at New London Community School District. After much discussion and weighing of public opinion during a special work session last night, the school board has seemingly stepped away from adding a new gymnasium/fitness center only to replace the idea with that of a new, six-lane track.?I would love ...

The Fairfield boys? soccer team was as strong offensively as it was defensively Thursday, shutting down Fort Madison in a 5-0 victory at Trojan Stadium.?It was good to see us scoring goals again,? said Fairfield head coach Felisto Guezimane. ?Hopefully we can carry on from here.?Fairfield senior Kendall Mickels and junior Roan Bachar served as major remedies for the team?s recent scoring troubles, netting two ...

MOUNT VERNON ? Cornell junior Justin Bradfield has been named the Iowa Conference Men?s Tennis Performer of the Week for the period ending April 22.Bradfield, a Fairfield native, posted a 4-0 record in leading the Rams (13-7 overall, 5-1 IIAC) to a pair of conference dual wins over Loras (W, 8-1) April 18 and at Central (W, 6-3) April 21.From the No. 3 spot in the lineup, Bradfield earned straight-set singles ...

WACO will celebrate its 2015 Homecoming the week of Sept. 21-25.The following are school and community events.Dress up days:Monday, Sept. 21 ? I woke up like thisTuesday, Sept. 22 - Thrift ShopWednesday, Sept. 23 ? Lumber JackThursday, Sept. 24 ? support WACO colorsOn Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m., there will be a parade, followed by the game beginning at 7 p.m. Temporary tattoos and glow beads will be sold ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsFor soybean farmers, insects are expected to be a nuisance every growing season. However, this year, soybean farmers are being warned on the dangers of early soybean aphid infestations that can quickly become more than just a nuisance.?Typically, aphids are not as big of a problem in southern counties, whereas northern counties seem to deal with them more. However, this year, ...

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 ...