Obituaries

Mt. Pleasant's Police Department is searching for a newer model, candy-apple red Ford F-150 pickup that allegedly struck a pedestrian in downtown Mt. Pleasant this morning.According to a release from the department, the pickup allegedly struck Bethany Knudsen of Mt. Pleasant at approximately 8:40 a.m. as she was walking east in the Jefferson/Monroe streets intersection crosswalk.The truck, the report said, then ...

3:15 a.m. The alarm goes off. Time to start another day. I pack my husband Joe?s lunch. We close the windows that were open during the night. It?s 50 degrees and the house feels cold. After all the hot weather last week this is a quite a difference. It makes for nice sleeping weather.3:45 a.m. Joe leaves for work. I go back to bed.4:50 a.m. I get up again. Daughter Elizabeth is packing her lunch.5:15 a.m. ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAn exploratory meeting to gauge interest in a community preschool in Mt. Pleasant is attracting strong interest, according to Mt. Pleasant Superintendent of Schools Mike Wells.?I want to have an open, honest conversation about whether we need a community preschool (in Mt. Pleasant) or not,? Wells said this morning.He said he has invited about 20 people from the community who ...

Teyanna Lane, 7, Mt. Pleasant did a jazz dance in the sprouts division Friday night of the Bill Riley Talent Show at the Henry County Fair.

DEAR ABBY: My husband retired and we thought we were fulfilling our lifetime dream when we moved to the beach, but our dream has turned into a nightmare. Our family never wanted to visit us this often before.When they come, no one even brings along so much as a bottle of water. My grocery bill has skyrocketed, and I?m sick of playing the role of cook and maid while they have a wonderful time.I?m ready to move ...

Henry County Extension and Outreach will be hosting a summer garden webinar series, ?Moisture Extremes in the Landscape,? offered by the Iowa Master Gardener program on July 23, Aug. 13 and Sept. 13.The theme was chosen because weather patterns over the past couple of years have moved rapidly from drought to flood.?Iowa Gardeners are dealing with a variety of extreme conditions this summer,? said Denny Schrock, ...

Editor?s Note: Lovina?s column is on summer break. I?d like to wish her and her husband, Joe, a very happy, blessed anniversary this week (July 15). I hope they have many more years of good health and happiness together.Meanwhile, it is the season of peaches and zucchini, two summer staples. Here are some favorites from the Amish Cook archives ? Kevin Williams, Amish Cook editorZUCCHINI PATTIES3 cups peeled, ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsA touch of Hollywood past visited the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Airport, largely by accident, Friday.Seven Japanese fighter replica planes ? all used in the 1970 movie ?Tora! Tora! Tora!? ? spent about 90 minutes on the Mt. Pleasant tarmac and drew a number of spectators.The pilots were waiting out a thunderstorm they noticed on radar in Davenport, the home of the Quad Cities Air ...

Leah Boughton, a native of Mt. Pleasant, recently signed a letter of intent to attend AIB College of Business next fall and compete for the cheer and dance programs.?These girls displayed exceptional dance and cheerleading skills at their tryouts,? Head Cheer and Dance Coach Allison Bugg said of the three new members, including Boughton. ?They will bring a great deal of talent to our growing spirit squads. Their ...

The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost on Wednesday and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.The menu for Wednesday, June 26, is ribs, salad and brownies, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.The Friday, June 28, meal sponsored by the Fellowship Cup will be taco salads.There will be card games played after both meals.