Obituaries

DEAR READERS: It?s April Fools? Day, the day on which I share some offbeat letters and examples of readers? efforts to pull my leg. It?s all in fun ? so enjoy!DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married almost 10 years. He has always been a good husband, but recently he has been coming home increasingly late. He says he?s putting in overtime.The other day when I was doing the laundry, I discovered a red stain ...

Editor?s note: As part of the nation?s 150-year anniversary of the Civil War, the Henry County Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force will be publishing a monthly column, written by Henry County historians. The research for the articles comes from Henry County newspapers published between 1861-1865, as well as diaries, journals and letters written by Henry County Civil War soldiers and their families.By JOY LYNN ...

On Holy Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m., Trenton United Methodist Church will be holding a Tenebrae Service ? the service of darkness ? with the Lord?s Supper prepared for all who desire to share.Offering received that evening is designated for missions through the One Great Hour of Sharing. All are welcome to join this time of preparation for the Easter weekend.Trenton is located five miles north of Mt. Pleasant,...

INVESTIGATIONSLogan Christopher Cox, 23, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at 1700 block of East Washington and charged with theft in the fifth degree, March 22.Suzette Surette Monroe, 40, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested at 100 block of South Adams and charged with driving under revocation and failure to prove security against liability (non-accident related), March 22. MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? intersection of ...

Henry County Democrats and Republicans elected new county party chairs during their off-year caucuses March 18.Mary Essary Hoyer, Salem, will chair the Democratic party while Bruce Weber, Mt. Pleasant, and Troy Eichelberger, Wayland, were elected co-chairs of the Republicans.Hoyer takes the reins from Dave Helman, Salem. Helman headed the county group for nine years.Other officers of the county Democratic ...

Henry County?s Club M Mentoring Program had special visitors on Saturday afternoon as students from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse stopped by on a Midwest service tour as an alternative spring break. The UW-LaCrosse students spent the day playing games and eating lunch with kids who are on the waiting list for a full-time mentor.Samantha Crawford, left in photo, helps Harley Carle, center, step from one ...

BURLINGTON- The Independent Community Bankers of America named Two Rivers Bank and Trust, Burlington, a top honoree in the 2013 ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards for the bank?s outstanding leadership in its annual Paint-A-Thon project.?ICBA founded the National Community Bank Service Awards program to help celebrate the outstanding volunteer efforts of the nation?s community banks, which exist to serve ...

The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost.The menu for Wednesday, March 27, at 11:30 a.m., is brisket, mashed potatoes/gravy, old-fashioned coleslaw and peaches/pears.The meal is sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.There will be card games played after the meal.

Project Manager Cragon Caboth, center, shows Henry County Health Center trustees Jan Towne, left, and Kent Severson, right, where the waiting room area will be in the new surgery addition being constructed at HCHC. The windows to the gift shop can be seen behind Caboth.

DEAR ABBY: Is there such a thing as non-physical sexual abuse? When I was young, my father would fondle my mother when I came to sleep with them when I had a nightmare. (She would rebuff his advances.) He would also watch porn in front of me.As I matured, he made comments about my figure. He would barge into my room without knocking and insist he didn?t have to knock. He?d tell dirty jokes or talk about sexually ...