Obituaries

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Recently WACO Athletic Director was reviewing the athletic year and realized the school district only offers four boys? and a similar number of girls? varsity sports.The district may be offering more sports?soon.Largely due to the switch to the 4 + 1 school calendar next week and not because of a dramatic increase in numbers, WACO may have no choice in offering more ...

New London, WACO and Winfield-Mt Union hosted commencement exercises yesterday, making it Graduation Sunday in Henry County. Winfield-Mt. Union School Board President Robin Therme, left, hands Katie Benson her diploma as Superintendent of Schools Pat Coen looks on.

Members of the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities are expected to pass a resolution tomorrow setting salaries for the supervisory staff of the utilities.Board members, during their regular meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the utilities office, also will review and approve the fiscal 2013-14 operating and capital budget.Other tentative agenda items include updates on the electric substation maintenance ...

WAYLAND ? Farmers and Merchants Mutual Telephone Company (FarmTel), Wayland, has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Mt. Pleasant Area Development Commission (MPADC) in support of a countywide economic development website. The development commission is now eligible for a matching grant from Iowa Network Services.?Building and maintaining a strong web presence is the most important job of today?s economic development ...

New London, WACO and Winfield-Mt Union hosted commencement exercises yesterday, making it Graduation Sunday in Henry County. In the photo, New London graduates toss their hats into the air following the graduation ceremony.

The Henry County Historic Preservation Commission has announced the extension of area museum hours in recognition of National Historic Preservation month.Caroline Lehman, chair of the Henry County Historic Preservation Commission shared the extended hours at the monthly meeting of Commission members.?May is National Historic Preservation month, which is why I?m excited to report that museums of Henry County now ...

Iowa Wesleyan College held its Spring 2013 commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon with 140 students receiving their degrees.

DEAR ABBY: I?m 29 and for 10 years I have been struggling with controlling parents. They have cut two of my sisters out of their lives because they live closer to their spouses? parents.My husband and I are full-time students, ex-military and taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. We?re looking for jobs, but my parents have threatened not to speak to me if we take jobs closer to his parents. I?m trying to be fair to ...

DEAR ABBY: My oldest son came out to me as a gay man in a private conversation. I have no problem with him being gay; however, I DO have a problem with the fact that he has asked me not to tell anyone. He isn?t ready to come out to anyone else. I tried to advise him that until he is true to himself, he won?t be happy. My son says if he comes out to anyone else, it would ?hurt so many people.?I will keep his ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsAfter being an attorney for 12 years, Josh Hornaday, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, was so moved by the problems meth addiction had caused in some of his cases, that he wrote and published a book, ?The Meth Conspiracy.??I was introduced to a handful of really tough cases that involved meth and how meth plays a role in destroying a marriage,? said Hornaday. ?In a couple of the cases, ...