Obituaries

DEAR ABBY: Recently my 80-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. She had been undergoing chemotherapy and caught double pneumonia. My 36-year-old niece went to visit Mama, took pictures of her lying in her hospital bed and emailed the photos to everyone.It was shocking and upsetting seeing my mother this way. Many of the people who received the photos had not been able to visit her. Abby, ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College service-learning program was awarded a $1,000 UnitedHealth HEROES Grant from YSA (Youth Service America) and UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealth HEROES grants support youth-led service-learning initiatives addressing childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles.Iowa Wesleyan College was one of 282 organizations awarded grants nation-wide. It was awarded the funds to support a joint effort ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe proposed new apartment complex in Crossroads Business Park will not be happening.After making a counter offer to Burr Oak Apartments? option agreement, the Henry County Board of Supervisors was informed Thursday morning that the company had withdrawn its option agreement to purchase three acres of land in Crossroads Business Park just north of the USDA building.The ...

We are now a week into 2012 and a whole new year lies ahead of us. I hope you readers had a blessed holiday season. This week husband Joe is back to work after a two-week break and our six youngest children will also go back to school. It was wonderful having everyone home, but it is always nice to get back to a normal schedule.Friday, Jan. 6, we went to Jacob and Emma?s house for dinner. We had a breakfast ...

The New Year will begin with each of Iowa?s 99 counties hosting Republican and Democratic caucuses. Iowa is the first state to do so and thus will be the first state to vote for a Republican presidential nominee.The Henry County caucuses begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. However both parties ask that caucus goers be at the respective venues earlier because attendees must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. to ...

Nicholas Daniel and Kimberly Daniel, children of Mike and Deb Daniel and graduates of Mt. Pleasant Community High School, both joined the ranks of medical professionals this spring.Nick, class of 2001, graduated in 2005 from University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. with a degree in biology. He then attended Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and in May graduated with a doctorate of ...

The Henry County Health Center Auxiliary recently purchased an important new piece of equipment for Maternity Services as well as a gift for each baby born at HCHC.The Auxiliary purchased an infant warmer which is a vital piece of equipment in the delivery room at HCHC. Not only does it provide warmth to the newborn, but it also supplies oxygen and suction that may be needed for resuscitation of the infant. It ...

Seventeen members and guests of the James Harlan Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met Saturday morning, Nov. 19, in Salem. Janet Mills organized and hosted the meeting.The Lewelling Quaker Museum was their first stop. The Lewelling House, built in 1840, contains displays, photos, artifacts, and stories about the history of Salem, the Underground Railroad and the Lewelling family. Leading them on ...

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I plan to be married in the coming year. It will be the second marriage for both of us. My intended has an ?adult? son I?ll call ?Jeff,? who graduated from college last year and makes good money. His father has helped him out by paying his tuition, car loan, rent, a generous allowance and various other loans that have never been repaid.Jeff comes up short almost every month because he ...

DONNELLSON ? A deal was reached Oct. 20 for the purchase of Lee County Speedway, Inc, which operates a weekly racing program at the Lee County Fairgrounds, in Donnellson.Terry and Jenni Hoenig have announced announce that Dave and Yvonne Sapp will be the new owners of the racetrack.For the Hoenigs, the sale of the track ends a 14-year run as owners of the speedway, which started in 1998 after purchasing the ...