Obituaries

AMES ? Many small towns in Iowa struggle to survive even though they offer quality of life features that are hard to find in big cities. Understanding these unique features is the goal of a new Iowa State University study. Researchers (Drs. Terry Besser, Stephen Sapp, Deborah Tootle, and Georgeanne Artz) have received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to study the quality of life in ...

Bill Bare of Mt. Pleasant, a volunteer with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), has been honored by the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS) for his volunteer service with RSVP.Bare was nominated by Carol Dustman, Henry County RSVP director, for the honor.He averages 25 hours per month in the medical transportation program, driving individuals to medical appointments. ?He is an unrelenting ...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsThe first major project for the Henry County engineer was a success.During Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting county engineer Jake Hotchkiss informed the board that his first major project since he?s been engineer went well.The project (project 86) took place on 195th Street and the engineer and his crew had to replace a culvert. It was a week-long project ...

Area vintage car enthusiasts hosted their first car show of the season Friday night on the Mt. Pleasant square. As usual the vehicles and engines glistened in the evening sunshine. Other ?cruise? nights are July 11, Aug. 18 and Sept. 12.

FAIRFIELD (GTNS) ? The Fairfield School Board will be interviewing five or six superintendent candidates this week, culled from 11 candidates narrowed from 60 applicants received by the search team, Ray and Associates, to replace superintendent Art Sathoff.The interviews will be in closed session as allowed by Iowa Code and as requested by the candidates.Based on results from this week?s interviews, two ...

There is a new business in town.Old World Victorian Treasures, on the southeast corner of the Mt. Pleasant square at 201 South Jefferson Street, offers customers the unique experience of shopping and a history lesson.?Every piece in the store that we have purchased ? from here to the East Coast ? has a story,? said Brenda Wambold, who owns the store along with her husband, Brian Wambold.?We have been collecting...

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsAll is not well with roads in the county according to some Henry County residents.During Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting Rick, Dick and Linda Smith approached the board with a concern they had about the roads near their properties.?I want it on record that I?m not happy with what is going on with the roads out there,? said Rick Smith. ?We have 20 of our ...

Construction crews are wrapping up work on North Iris Street from north of the Walmart Distribution entrance to Winfield Avenue, according to Warner Engineering Associates, Inc. of Mt. Pleasant, project engineer.Cole Construction will be working on breaking and removing the rest of the concrete from the north end of the white topping to Winfield Avenue. Cole will then be grading and installing sub-base material. ...

It?s commencement weekend at Iowa Wesleyan College (IWC).Iowa Wesleyan President Steve Titus will give the commencement address Saturday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ruble Arena in the Howe Student Activity Center.A reception is planned on the central campus lawn following commencement.Following is the complete schedule for the weekend.Friday, May 28 a.m.-5 p.m. ? Senior art exhibition in the P.E.O. Building ...

INVESTIGATIONSAustin Sink, 14, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 400 block of North Adams Street for disorderly conduct, April 10.Shane Toby Smith, 13, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the 400 block of North Adams Street for disorderly conduct, Aprl 10. MISCELLANEOUSHarassment/threats ? 1800 block of South Meadow View, April 10.Animal complaint ? 200 block of South Main Street, April 10.Suspicious person, activity, ...