Obituaries

Seventeen members and guests of the James Harlan Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met Saturday morning, Nov. 19, in Salem. Janet Mills organized and hosted the meeting.The Lewelling Quaker Museum was their first stop. The Lewelling House, built in 1840, contains displays, photos, artifacts, and stories about the history of Salem, the Underground Railroad and the Lewelling family. Leading them on ...

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I plan to be married in the coming year. It will be the second marriage for both of us. My intended has an ?adult? son I?ll call ?Jeff,? who graduated from college last year and makes good money. His father has helped him out by paying his tuition, car loan, rent, a generous allowance and various other loans that have never been repaid.Jeff comes up short almost every month because he ...

DONNELLSON ? A deal was reached Oct. 20 for the purchase of Lee County Speedway, Inc, which operates a weekly racing program at the Lee County Fairgrounds, in Donnellson.Terry and Jenni Hoenig have announced announce that Dave and Yvonne Sapp will be the new owners of the racetrack.For the Hoenigs, the sale of the track ends a 14-year run as owners of the speedway, which started in 1998 after purchasing the ...

DEAR ABBY: I think your response to "Outgoing Aunt in Texas" (July 16) about the shy 12-year-old girl was misguided. The aunt felt "Tammy's" parents should "make" her come to the phone and speak to her. You felt the child's behavior was rude and said perhaps her mother was covering for her.Being shy or overly sensitive is an inborn personality trait that can be very disturbing. Forcing a shy person to do ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a flight attendant for a major carrier. I encounter rude passengers every single day, as well as people (including children) with no manners. I accept that not everyone will be friendly to me. Some people are not capable of being friendly, and others may be going through personal issues and not realize they're being rude.I have a colleague, "Joel," who can't get past this. If a passenger ...

TICKETSJoshua Adam Malon-Winters, 23, Mt. Pleasant, failure to obey traffic control device, $195.James William McClure, 64, Mt. Pleasant, speed, $87.Patricia Marie Niemann, 73, DeWitt, speed, $87.Crystal Lynn Chunn, 33, operating a non-registered vehicle, $132.William Wilfred Klessner, 59, West Point, failure to obey a stop sign, $200.Cynthia Ann Atkinson, 37, Wayland, speed, $114.Alexander ...

A report of a single vehicle accident was received by the Henry County Sheriff?s Office Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, at approximately 7:45 a.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of Hoover Avenue and Hickory Avenue.Upon investigating, it was found that Brett Hahn, no age given, of Mt. Pleasant lost control of his vehicle causing it to go into the ditch.Minor damage was done to the Hahn vehicle.Hahn ...

The sanitary sewer cleaning and camera crew will be in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, Sept. 13, to clean and video sanitary sewers.The crew will be in the city for approximately one month.If there are any backup issues, please call the city?s public works department at 385-1480.

In the early evening Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a report of a fight in progress.At approximately 4:50 p.m. the Henry County Sheriff?s deputies responded to the report in the 1600 grid of Wapello Drive.Following an investigation two Mt. Pleasant men were arrested. Charles Dean, 28 and Aaron Swan, 24, were both arrested for disorderly conduct.

A two-vehicle collision was reported to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department Friday afternoon, Sept. 2.The accident occurred during the noon hour at approximately 12:10 p.m. at the intersection of East Washington and the west Hy-Vee entrance.It was found that Stacy Kempker, no age given, of Donnellson was operating a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, owned by Nancy Kempker of Donnellson.Kempker was eastbound ...