Obituaries

MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? 300 block of East Cedar Lane, Dec. 31.Animal complaint ? 300 block of East Madison Street, Dec. 31.Trespassing ? 1000 block of North Grand Avenue, Dec. 31.Suspicious person, activity, vehicle ? 1200 block of East Washington Street, Dec. 31.Animal complaint ? 800 block of West Washington Street, Dec. 31.Suspicious person, activity, vehicle ? 700 block of North Grand Avenue, ...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsMany people say their New Year?s resolution will be to eat better and to begin working out.How many people have made this resolution? How many of them have kept true to this?Every year, millions of people make the resolution to start eating healthier or to head to the gym come Jan. 1. But, what are the reasons people make this resolution?According to many, it?s because they ...

Santa Claus came to Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, Dec. 14, to eat pancakes and sausage with the boys and girls who came to the First United Methodist Church. The crowd gathered inside the church to eat warm pancakes, sausage, drink hot coffee, visit with Santa and listen to Christmas music. Andrew Holtkamp, son of Stan Holtkamp, sits with Santa and tells him what he wants for Christmas this year.

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant News?The community is in need of these volunteers,? said Dan Walderbach, EMS services director, during the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday morning.Walderbach was referring to EMT volunteers/first responders in several towns of Henry County.?We need more funding for these volunteers because we need them when they go to calls. Mt. Union and Olds don?t have first ...

INVESTIGATIONSJoseph Albert Trejo, 49, New London, was arrested at the 400 block of South White Street and charged with public intoxication (enhanced, three or more convictions), Dec. 14.AJ Isaiah Reyna, 26, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Henry Street and charged with operating while intoxicated (second offense), driving under suspension (non-payment of fines) and interferen...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsFrigid temperatures didn?t stop the community food drive Dec. 7 at Hy-Vee in Mt. Pleasant and Hy-Vee on Agency in Burlington.?I haven?t been able to be inside for more than three minutes before this,? Matt Brown, from Hot 97.3, one of the event sponsors, said as he put on his gloves and started back outside. ?I?m going to savor every minute of it.?Temperatures barely reached ...

INVESTIGATIONSPhouth Jute Cam, 47, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at the 400 block of East Green Street and charged with first-degree harassment and disorderly conduct, Dec. 9.Jean McCoid Christner, 66, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at the intersection of Main Street and Monroe Street and charged with Operating while intoxicated (second offense), Dec. 9.Tyson James Hackett, 28, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at the intersect...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? New London Community School District is taking class outside of the classroom.This year, New London High School created a broadcasting class entitled Communication Arts, which is worth English credit. The goal of the class is for students to create meaningful projects in order to understand the effects broadcast media has on society. The show has been named Tiger TV ...

Change orders dominate the agenda for the regular meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council tonight (Tues.) at 7 p.m. at City Hall.The council is meeting one night earlier due to the Thanksgiving holiday.Three change orders ? two on the north Grand Avenue PCC project and one on the sanitary sewer lining project ? await council action.In other tentative agenda items, the council will consider the appointment of ...

KALONA ? The Friends of Bunker Mill Bridge, whose mission it is to save and restore the historic 126 year old bridge just outside of Kalona, received good news from the engineering team that arrived at the bridge site this month. Initially the group thought that the bridge may have to be completely lifted and moved to the river bank possibly to be dismantled and rebuilt at estimated costs exceeding $450,000.The ...