Obituaries

Henry County Health Center was recently recognized by iVantage Health Analytics as a HealthStrong? Award winner for Excellence in Patient Satisfaction, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation.?Henry County Health Center is honored to once again receive recognition for excellence in patient satisfaction. This award, along with our recent Top 10 Hospital of Choice Award, ...

Iowa State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant, has been presented the Iowa Hospital Association?s Legislator of the Year award.As a state legislator for nearly 20 years, Heaton has provided important experience and leadership that have benefited Iowa?s health care system, particularly for Iowans residing in rural areas.This year he helped bridge political differences that led to passage of the Iowa Health and ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsAfter a 45-minute discussion about terms and a call to the Washington County Attorney, Jack Seward, Washington County Supervisor, turned a check over to the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) to pay for the debt from the Richmond/Rubio project with no ?strings? or terms attached to the check.At the beginning of the discussion on the agenda item at Wednesday?s RUSS board ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAlthough it will be a few months before area farmers head back to the fields, no doubt their thoughts are already there, that is, in a sense of preparation.What they could find is better starting conditions in the spring of 2014 than last spring, says Virgil Schmitt, Iowa State University regional agronomist.?Soil conditions are a little better than last year,? Schmitt, who ...

Henry County Health Center was recently recognized by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHCP) as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation to receive the Hospital of Choice Award for 2013. The Hospital of Choice Award is designed to identify America?s most customer-friendly hospitals, recognizing the best hospitals in customer service delivery.In 2012, HCHC was named as a Top 100 hospital. This ...

From the Golden TriangleNews ServiceFAIRFIELD ? Members of the Fairfield Police Department initiated a traffic stop at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Pleasant Plain Road and seized a significant amount of marijuana after the police department K9 alerted on the vehicle.Police obtained search warrants for a motorhome parked on Waterworks Road leading to the Fairfield Water Department loading dock at ...

Iowa Wesleyan launches a new era of graduate education in the field of Strategic Leadership. On Nov. 11, Wesleyan took the first step toward offering graduate programs by approving the launch of two eight-week graduate courses. Organizational Communication and Leadership (COMM 555) will focus on the role of leaders and leadership in enacting organizational goals. Research Methods (SSCI 547) will examine the ...

By MEGAN COOPERMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant may be gaining an endodontic clinic in the near future.Kiley Miller, executive vice-president of Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, told the Henry County Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting Tuesday morning, ?Endodontics Specialists L.L.C. from Iowa City is looking to purchase two acres of land on the south side of East Washington Street in the Crossroads...

Henry County Health Center and the Mt. Pleasant Rec Center are teaming up to offer a free program Thursday, Nov. 21, on adaptive devices.Valerie Felland, HCHC occupational therapist, will present information on different types of adaptive devices and how they can assist individuals in gaining more independence and function in daily life.The program will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Rec Center. You do not have ...

FAIRFIELD ? Jefferson County authorities are searching for a 15-year-old Batavia girl, according to a press release Wednesday from the Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office.The sheriff?s office was notified on Nov. 9 by Bill Kahl of Batavia that his 15-year-old daughter, Jessica Kahl, had run away. The sheriff?s office, however, said that the circumstances of her disappearance are not of a suspicious nature, but she ...