Obituaries

The Winfield-Mt. Union Elementary School, along with Prairie Fire Children?s Theatre, presented Pinocchio on Friday and Saturday at the school. Sully Scott, left in photo, played Pinocchio and Griffin Humphreys, right, played Cricket.

LOCKRIDGE ? The Lockridge Lions Club will host its annual pancake and sausage supper Saturday, March 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Lockridge Community Center.During the event, the club will also be accepting donations of glasses, hearing aids and cellphones.

By ANDY HALLMAN Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? A group of pandits at the pandit campus near Vedic City attacked Jefferson County Sheriff Gregg Morton Tuesday morning by throwing rocks through the windows in his vehicle and rocking the vehicle back and forth.According to a press release from the Jefferson County Attorney?s Office, about 70-80 pandits surrounded Morton while he was in his marked ...

An arrest for driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated didn?t go as smoothly as the Henry County Sheriff?s office had expected, according to a news release from the sheriff?s department.On Sunday, March 9, at 3:45 a.m., Jeffery Carpenter, 24, Burlington, was arrested for driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated when the Henry County Sheriff?s Office stopped him for speeding at the ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE ? WACO Community School District?s Elementary School Strings Recital will be Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at the Crawfordsville Elementary School.Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade orchestra students will be performing.The free concert is open to the public, but donations to the WACO Music Boosters will be accepted.

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant News?The ?human scale? is how planning and zoning workers should be deciding how to build and where to build,? said Travis Kraus from Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) during the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) meeting Tuesday.The ?human scale? is a planning term for how people feel in relation to the environment, dealing with size and scope, said ...

A public hearing on the fiscal year 2014-15 city budget and subsequent approval of the budget awaits the Mt. Pleasant City Council during its regular meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.The council?s regular meeting dates are the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, but the meeting was moved ahead one week due to a conflict next Wednesday.Other tentative agenda items include a resolution approving the ...

INVESTIGATIONSShane Douglas Carver, 22, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 200 block of South Wilson Street for allowing dogs to run at large, Feb. 25.Nicole Niene Cam, 44, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at 1000 block of North Grand Avenue for trespass, Feb. 27. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 600 block of South Harrison Place, Feb. 24.Theft ? 200 block of East Washington Street, Feb. 25.Trespassing ? 300 block of ...

Two members of the Mt. Pleasant Community High School show choir, InMotion, were named best male and female soloists Saturday at the Pella Dutch Masters Invitational. Garrett Carlston was the Best Male Soloist and Brianne Holtkamp, pictured, the Best Female Soloist. Seventeen schools competed in the event. Evelyn Kunch of MPCHS was named a Star Performer.

INVESTIGATIONSAmy Lee Grieser, 29, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 400 block of North Broadway Street for assault (simple), Feb. 21.Sarah Jean Mathews, 31, New York, N.Y., was cited at the 400 block of North Broadway Street for assault (simple), Feb. 21.Nicole Lenalehan Davis, 28, New London, was arrested at 200 block of East Washington Street and charged with theft in the fifth degree, Feb. 21.Diep aka Laura ...