Obituaries

According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, there were six traffic fatalities during the four-day Fourth of July weekend last year, three of which were alcohol related.This year from July 1-7, over 250 city, county and state law enforcement agencies across Iowa will participate in a special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) in an effort to keep everyone safe as they travel. The sTEP projects are funded ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsCRAWFORDSVILLE ? WACO School Superintendent Dr. Darrell Smith will be receiving a larger salary than requested.Smith asked the school board for a $25,000 annual salary to head the district for the 2014-15 school term, but board members, meeting in regular session Monday night, insisted on paying Smith $30,000 ? the same salary he received during the current school year.?I ...

MANCHESTER ? To get the Saturday tournament season started this past weekend, the Fairfield wrestling team ended up in eighth-place out of eight varsity teams in a stacked field at the West Delaware Invite.However, Michael Smtihburg and Tanner Metcalf came up as two bright spots for the Trojans each making their way through the bracket and into the finals. Smithburg pinned his semifinal opponent in 1:02 and kept an

By BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsCity of Mt. Pleasant employees will receive 2.75 percent pay increases for fiscal 2015.Mt. Pleasant?s City Council approved the wages Wednesday night and also okayed fiscal 2015 salaries for members of the fire department. The wage increase will be effective July 1 of this year.Following are the new wage figures for city employees:Lori D. Davis, secretary/receptionist, ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsThe Oakland Mills hydroelectric dam project is still making progress, even though it doesn?t seem like it.?On April 16, we met with Paul Roos, he?s the designer for the Amjet turbines and he did some more measurements,? said Executive Director of Henry County Conservation John Pullis during Monday?s Henry County Conservation Board meeting. ?At one point, we thought we were ...

Rain held off long enough Saturday for the Swedesburg-Olds Fun Day, sponsored by Healthy Henry County Communities. Kieran Riordan of Swedesburghas fun blowing bubbles during the kids' games in Swedesburg.

Members of the Henry County Conservation Board will discuss flood damage repairs, receive the hydro update and hear the naturalist?s report during their regular meeting Monday, June 9, at 6 p.m. in the conservation office at Oakland Mills.Other tentative agenda items include discussion of the office driveway and sidewalk and a Friends of Conservation donation to a memorial patio.The meeting is open to the public.

WAPELLO ? A season ago, Van Buren?s Ben Moews missed the state cross country meet by one place.At Wapello Monday, the senior left plenty of room to spare and will be headed to the meet he missed out on last year. Moews turned in a time of 17:31, which placed him eighth.?Ben ran a smart race. He really settled in and finished strong,? said head coach John Simmons. ?It was a tough district to qualify in, but he

Vocalist and Mt. Pleasant native Mary Heaton Carrick will return to her hometown to bring an evening of music to the Iowa Wesleyan Chapel Auditorium on June 7. The 7 p.m. concert comes on the heels of her newly released solo album, ?Let?s Fly,? a collection of reimagined classic and contemporary songs, ranging from great American standards, jazz, musical theater, and more.Carrick will perform with pianist J. ...

The annual meeting of the Community Theater of Mt. Pleasant will be Wednesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.Membership payments are collected during the annual meeting along with the election of the board and discussion on the upcoming year.The public is invited to attend the event. This year, the group will not have a ?party? but plans are to have one in the fall for a kick-off to ...