Obituaries

Homecoming royalty at Iowa Wesleyan College included, from left, Princess Emily McVey, junior, Corydon; Prince Jamarco Clark, junior, Conley, Ga.; Queen Allison Houston, senior, West Point; King Tarvis Gordon, senior, Sanford, Fla.

Henry County Health Center will begin preparation for the Surgery Department construction this week. Patients and visitors will be impacted in the following ways:? Beginning today (Oct. 8) at 5 p.m. the Frontage Road (the street that runs between the health center and the parking lot) will be closed and barricades will be set up on Tuesday. This means that all street parking from the corner of West Warren Street ...

Henry and Washington counties hosted their first Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour last week with the grand finale being the tour from New London to Brighton Saturday. In the photo, one of the vehicles needed a little push in New London to get going (the vehicle was unable to complete the tour).

Henry County supervisors will open bids for installation of lights at the community service building during their regular meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Henry County Courthouse.Other tentative agenda items include making a decision on whether the patient advocate position is a contract position or a county employee.Supervisors also will receive an update on secondary roads from County Engineer Bill Belzer.

Parking at the Henry County Health Center will be impacted during the upcoming construction project. HCHC will be keeping the public informed about the progress and what is affected by the construction.The following areas will be impacted immediately:Parking: The Frontage Road (the street that runs between the health center and the parking lot) will be closed. This means that all street parking from the corner ...

The end is in sight.Reconstruction work on Washington Street is nearly completed. Warner Engineering, the engineering firm for the three-year project, said plans are to have the painting of the stripes and symbols on the final stretch of the project completed by Oct. 19, which means streetwork will be completed shortly thereafter.Intersection work should be completed and all streets opened by the afternoon of ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe CPCs (central point of coordination) have done the leg work; now it?s time for the boards of supervisors to join the conversation.During the Henry County board of supervisors meeting on Thursday morning, Henry County CPC Sarah Kaufman announced that a meeting between the boards of supervisors will be held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 17 at the Heatilator Performing Arts Center in ...

By BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsJeff Krug is worried the bar may be set too high.Krug of Mt. Pleasant, president of the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour, which was hosted in Henry County Sept. 27-29, was thrilled (and maybe a tad relieved) with the event.?We had a blast,? Krug said enthusiastically Monday morning. ?It was an awesome experience. It by far exceeded my expectations ? how smooth it ran, the ...

Thursday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m. game: 1st, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger, Burlington; 2nd, Bernice Farmella and Bev Mickelson, Burlington.Monday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. game, 6 1/2 Table Mitchell Movement: North-south: 1st, Betty Kilbourn and Lea Bradley; 2nd, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger; East-west: 1st, Ralph and Mary Jo Anderson, Burlington; 2nd, John and Suzee Vonharz, BurlingtonThursday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. ...

This weekend, the ancient art of stone toolmaking will be featured at the ?Skunk River Knap-in,? a primitive arts and skills gathering in Oakland Mills.Demonstrations will be given throughout the event, which takes place Oct. 5 to 7.A target range will be set up to show off your atlatl or primitive bow skills.Flintknappers and primitive craftsmen will also be showing and selling their crafts.For more informati...