Obituaries

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? New City Clerk Brenda Carver was sworn into office Tuesday night, but the Salem City Council spent more time discussing the position of former City Clerk Carolyn Bolin.Carver, the former deputy clerk, and Bolin switched positions and pay checks at the beginning of the year. Bolin stated at the December 2011 council, ?I have been wanting to back out of here for some ...

NEW LONDON ? Fourteen months did not make a lot of difference in New London regarding sentiments on a $3.6 million school bond issue for infrastructure improvements, primarily at Clark Elementary School.On Tuesday, voters once again turned down the measure. Although more voted for the measure (403-399), the referendum needed a 60-percent approval rating for passage. Tuesday?s vote was strikingly similar to the ...

DEAR ABBY: I was recently diagnosed as gluten intolerant. My question is, when dining at a restaurant, while everyone else is eating the bread that is served, is it acceptable to discreetly take a few gluten-free crackers from my purse and snack on them so I'm not starving while waiting for dinner?My husband thought it was inappropriate, so I didn't take them. I did ask the waiter if he had gluten-free bread or ...

DEAR ABBY: Recently my 80-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. She had been undergoing chemotherapy and caught double pneumonia. My 36-year-old niece went to visit Mama, took pictures of her lying in her hospital bed and emailed the photos to everyone.It was shocking and upsetting seeing my mother this way. Many of the people who received the photos had not been able to visit her. Abby, ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College service-learning program was awarded a $1,000 UnitedHealth HEROES Grant from YSA (Youth Service America) and UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealth HEROES grants support youth-led service-learning initiatives addressing childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles.Iowa Wesleyan College was one of 282 organizations awarded grants nation-wide. It was awarded the funds to support a joint effort ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe proposed new apartment complex in Crossroads Business Park will not be happening.After making a counter offer to Burr Oak Apartments? option agreement, the Henry County Board of Supervisors was informed Thursday morning that the company had withdrawn its option agreement to purchase three acres of land in Crossroads Business Park just north of the USDA building.The ...

We are now a week into 2012 and a whole new year lies ahead of us. I hope you readers had a blessed holiday season. This week husband Joe is back to work after a two-week break and our six youngest children will also go back to school. It was wonderful having everyone home, but it is always nice to get back to a normal schedule.Friday, Jan. 6, we went to Jacob and Emma?s house for dinner. We had a breakfast ...

The New Year will begin with each of Iowa?s 99 counties hosting Republican and Democratic caucuses. Iowa is the first state to do so and thus will be the first state to vote for a Republican presidential nominee.The Henry County caucuses begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. However both parties ask that caucus goers be at the respective venues earlier because attendees must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. to ...

Nicholas Daniel and Kimberly Daniel, children of Mike and Deb Daniel and graduates of Mt. Pleasant Community High School, both joined the ranks of medical professionals this spring.Nick, class of 2001, graduated in 2005 from University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. with a degree in biology. He then attended Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and in May graduated with a doctorate of ...

The Henry County Health Center Auxiliary recently purchased an important new piece of equipment for Maternity Services as well as a gift for each baby born at HCHC.The Auxiliary purchased an infant warmer which is a vital piece of equipment in the delivery room at HCHC. Not only does it provide warmth to the newborn, but it also supplies oxygen and suction that may be needed for resuscitation of the infant. It ...