Obituaries

Mt. Pleasant City Council members will consider a resolution, recognizing retiring building and zoning administrator Barb Welander for her service.The consideration will be during the council?s regular meeting tomorrow (Wed.) at 5:30 p.m.Other tentative agenda items include mayoral appointments to the historic preservation and planning and zoning commission.

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s Education Association (MPEA) is asking for a 6.3 percent increase in the teacher base salary.MPEA submitted its initial 2014-15 master-contract proposal Monday night, prior to the regular meeting of the Mt. Pleasant School Board.Currently, Mt. Pleasant?s teaching base salary is $31,515 and MPEA negotiators are asking for a $2,000 increase in the annual salary ...

WINFIELD ? An investigation for a juvenile refusing to come home resulted in the arrest of Charles Carpenter, 18, Winfield, on Jan. 14, at 6 p.m.According to a press release from the Henry County Sheriff?s office, Carpenter was charged with distribution of marijuana to persons under age 18, a class B felony, and is being held in the Henry County Jail on $25,000 bond.During the course of the investigation, ...

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant Community School District?s financial picture continues to brighten, school directors were told Monday night during the board?s regular monthly meeting.Ed Chabal, district director of finance, took board members on a financial tour, highlighting portions of the district?s annual comprehensive report, which will receive approval during the February meeting.The ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsBullying is becoming a problem in schools today and now is the time to do something about it.According to Brittany Nichols, youth services librarian at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library, some middle-school students in Mt. Pleasant believe that bullying has become more apparent in schools and they want to do something about it.?I was talking with some middle-school girls and we ...

The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Affairs Committee invites Henry County residents to the a public forum with area lawmakers Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Iowa Wesleyan College.The forum topic, ?Governing cities, counties and schools: What can we learn from one another?? promises to stir plenty of opinions. Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, and Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, are ...

Update on projects, a look at the hydroelectric feasibility study budget and a quarterly report on hydroelectric project await Henry County Conservation Board members during their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. in the conservation board meeting room in the Oakland Mills office.Other tentative agenda items include a fiscal 2014-15 budget request and the naturalist?s report.

Due to the dangerously cold temperatures on Monday, January 6 the Mt Pleasant News that are delivered by carrier may be delayed. The News utilizes sub-contractors as carriers for our newspapers. When the conditions prove dangerous they have the option of whether or not to deliver.If you do not receive the News on Monday, it will be delivered with your Tuesday paper.Monday's News will be available at normal ...

In Thursday?s News, local columnist Curt Swarm wrote about the progress of the new house being built by the Eric and Kirsten Heerdt family of Mt. Pleasant. The Heerdts are rebuilding on the same lot where their former house was severely damaged in a Dec. 30, 2012, fire. The Heerdts have done a considerable amount of work themselves and hope to be moved into their new home by Feb. 2.

By MEGAN McNEILSpecial to the Mt. Pleasant NewsKEOKUK ? A sexual abuse lawsuit filed in February against a former Keokuk School District teacher, her ex-employer and a past Keokuk High School administrator will be brought to trial in September 2014.A one-time Keokuk student, identified in court records as ?Jane Doe II,? has accused her former track coach Gina Sisk of abuse that allegedly occurred from 2009 to ...