Obituaries

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsApril 1 marked the day where 1,750 mayors from across the country highlighted the impact of national service on city challenges.Mt. Pleasant Mayor Steve Brimhall participated in the event by accompanying a home delivered meal route on Tuesday to recognize the effort given to bring a meal to people in the community.According to information received from Carol Dustman, Retired ...

Mt. Pleasant Mayor Steve Brimhall, right, participated in the Mayor?s Day of Service Tuesday, April 1, helping out with the local Meals on Wheels program. He is shown here aiding Jim, left, and Colette, right, Hetherington in giving Glenwood Tolson, second from right, his meal.

It may not be a golden pond, but Crane?s Pond, located on the northwest edge of Mt. Pleasant, serves as a recreational or grilling spot for local people during three seasons of the year. The thick ice has left the surface, but not much activity has been noticed at the watering hole yet. The fountain located on the northwest edge of the pond also hasn?t been turned on for the season.

Members of Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Public Safety Committee will meet tomorrow (Wed.) at 8:30 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.Tentative agenda items include discussion of the fire department?s standard operation guidelines and discussion of a bike-sharing program with the police department.

The Holtcamp Round Barn is one of the structures from Henry County on the National Register. The barn was built in 1917 and is located on 335th Street, one-half mile east of Highway 218/27 in Salem Township.

A site plan was approved by the Mt. Pleasant City Council Wednesday night for the speculative building located in the city?s Crossroads Industrial Park on the northeast edge of Mt. Pleasant. Negotiations are under way to sell the building to a local developer who then will lease space to a local manufacturer for storage.

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsShe?s back.Mariannette Miller-Meeks is making her third bid for a U.S. Congressional seat, announcing about a month ago she would be seeking the seat currently held by Second Congressman Dave Loebsack-D Iowa.For the past three years, Miller-Meeks has been director of the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). She said that she consulted with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad before ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School is asking parents to fill out an online survey which will help determine where the positions of the school and community on the use and availability of technology resources.Parents are asked to complete a survey for each building they have a student attending this school year.Surveys need to be completed by March 30 for the data to be included in the information received from ...

Thursday?s regular meeting of the Henry County supervisors should be brief, barring unforeseen circumstances.The lone item on the agenda is an update from supervisors on their subcommittee meetings.Supervisors meet at 9 a.m. in the Henry County Courthouse.

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsNew London High School?s spring musical, ?Annie? will be pushed back a little due to make-up games.?We had to push the musical back because of all the make-up games we had due to the winter weather,? said board secretary Jessica Boyer during Monday night?s New London School Board meeting. ?The students haven?t had much time to practice, so they moved it until April 5 and ...