Obituaries

DEAR ABBY: I?m 29 and for 10 years I have been struggling with controlling parents. They have cut two of my sisters out of their lives because they live closer to their spouses? parents.My husband and I are full-time students, ex-military and taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. We?re looking for jobs, but my parents have threatened not to speak to me if we take jobs closer to his parents. I?m trying to be fair to ...

DEAR ABBY: My oldest son came out to me as a gay man in a private conversation. I have no problem with him being gay; however, I DO have a problem with the fact that he has asked me not to tell anyone. He isn?t ready to come out to anyone else. I tried to advise him that until he is true to himself, he won?t be happy. My son says if he comes out to anyone else, it would ?hurt so many people.?I will keep his ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsAfter being an attorney for 12 years, Josh Hornaday, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, was so moved by the problems meth addiction had caused in some of his cases, that he wrote and published a book, ?The Meth Conspiracy.??I was introduced to a handful of really tough cases that involved meth and how meth plays a role in destroying a marriage,? said Hornaday. ?In a couple of the cases, ...

By LINDA WENGERGolden Triangle News ServiceWASHINGTON ? When Supervisor Stan Stoops realized he had voted the wrong way Tuesday on a motion to end the Regional Utility Service Systems? (RUSS) involvement in the Rubio sanitary sewer project and said he wanted to do the motion again, Washington County Attorney Larry Brock said, ?You need to pay attention to what?s going on and understand the motion.?Stoops, who ...

The American Legion Post 29 in Washington is hosting a free public screening of the award-winning documentary ?The Invisible War? at the Washington Public Library on Thursday April 25, at 6:30 p.m.A groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country?s most shameful and best-kept secrets, ?The Invisible War? reveals the epidemic of rape within the U.S. Military.Tracing the powerfully emotional ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsDue to budget cuts, Henry County?s lead program may see up to a 67 percent reduction in funding for the upcoming fiscal year.Community Health Director Travis Johnson told the Henry County Board of Health on Thursday that in the best-case scenario, grant funding for the lead program will drop from its current $7,500 to $6,800. However, it is also possible that the county could ...

Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church raised $6,200 at its annual smorgasbord in 2012, which has been distributed to various charities.A total of $3,450 has been distributed in Henry County and in Burlington. Local recipients include Community Action, Family Connection, Fellowship Cup, Friendship House, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Haven Development Center (both in Burlington and Mt Pleasant), OC Food Pantry, ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College Choir and Mt. Pleasant Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Bradley Miller, will present their annual spring choral concert Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. the at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant.Highlights include performances of Bach?s Cantata 140, Wachet auf! and John Rutter?s Gloria, as well as several other works. Vocal soloists are Mt. Pleasant natives Aani Brown Bourassa, ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? With no comments from the public at Thursday night?s public hearing, the New London Community School District approved a fiscal year 2014 budget with a drop of $2.39 per $1,000 taxable valuation in property taxes.The 2014 budget shows a tax rate of $14.83527 per $1,000 in taxable valuation. This is a decrease of $2.38651 from the fiscal year 2013 rate of $17.22178 ...

By ANDY HALLMANGolden Triangle News ServiceFAIRFIELD ? Tyler Webster took the stand in his own defense Monday morning inside the Jefferson County Courthouse.Webster, 33, is accused of murdering Buddy Frisbie on Aug. 25 near Fairfield.Webster testified to his background in the army and the training in weapons and he received there. He testified to his relationship to Frisbie, with whom he had been close ...