Obituaries

Absentee ballots for the Aug. 2 supervisor districting referendum will be available Monday, June 27, according to the Henry County Auditor?s Office.Those wishing to vote absentee may do so at the county auditor?s office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Iowa State University has released its dean?s list for the 2011 spring semester. Students on the dean?s list have a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. the following area students are on the list:Hillsboro: Ashley Marie Hoaglin.Mt. Pleasant: Lauren Janelle Chorpening; Andrew Donald Schmitz; Jason Anthony Schmitz; Hannah E. ...

This undated photo appears to be the Lewelling House in Salem. Who are these men and what is the occasion? If you can help identify this photo, contact Pat White at 319-385-4983, email pwhite6024@aol.com, or check out the Henry County Heritage Trust on Facebook. Look for results of this week?s photo in next week?s Mt. Pleasant News.

A Wayland teen was injured in an ATV accident in Jefferson Township April 17, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s office.Matthew W. Hannan, 19, Wayland, was operating a 2010 Honda Rancher ATV on private property and climbing a hill when the unit began to flip over backwards.Hannan jumped clear of the unit only to be struck by the unit once it rolled down the hall. He was transported to the Washington ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe surgery renovation project being planned at Henry County Health Center is expanding to include infrastructure for the whole facility as well as the surgical area.?The project has grown in size. It?s about double from what it was three months ago,? Robb Gardner, HCHC CEO told the board of trustees Tuesday.An estimated cost of the project is $17 million. HCHC does ...

The Honorable Roy S. Moore will be speaking on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at Faith Christian Outreach Church, 1302 E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant.In 2003, Judge Roy Moore was removed from his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for his persistent advocacy for those things that honor God.The former chief justice lectures throughout the United States, teaching about America?s history and ...

Mt. Pleasant Police logINVESTIGATIONSZachary Wilde Hesseltine, 22, Mt. Pleasant, was cited at Henry/Jackson streets April 13 for driving under suspension (non-payment of fines).MISCELLANEOUSSuspicious person, activity, vehicle ? 200 block of North Main Street, April 13.Assault ? Christamore House, April 13.General nuisance ? 600 block of North Carol Street, April 13.Harassment/threats ? ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I divorced after she had a year-long affair with a co-worker, whom she eventually married. Early in our marriage I suspected she was having an affair with a relative, which she finally admitted to after our divorce.Now that our youngest son, "Douglas," has become an adult, he is beginning to strongly resemble his "Uncle Joel." I don't know if other members of our large family have ...

On March 14, the Henry County Sheriff?s Office, in conjunction with the Iowa Governor?s Traffic Safety Bureau grant, conducted two seatbelt surveys.One survey was conducted west of exit 229 on Highway 34 west of Mt. Pleasant and the other one was conducted north of Exit 45 on Highway 218/ US 27 north of Mt. Pleasant.Both seatbelt surveys showed over 99 percent of Henry County motorists were using seatbelts....

Back in a former life while writing sports in northwest Iowa, I had the privilege of covering Bancroft St. John High School. Don?t bother looking for it on a map, Bancroft is still there but the school has been reduced to an elementary school.In the pre-1990s, St. John was Norway?s baseball equivalent without all the publicity.That is probably because Bancroft was not near a large metropolitan area, akin Norway?s