Obituaries

DEAR ABBY: I think your response to "Outgoing Aunt in Texas" (July 16) about the shy 12-year-old girl was misguided. The aunt felt "Tammy's" parents should "make" her come to the phone and speak to her. You felt the child's behavior was rude and said perhaps her mother was covering for her.Being shy or overly sensitive is an inborn personality trait that can be very disturbing. Forcing a shy person to do ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a flight attendant for a major carrier. I encounter rude passengers every single day, as well as people (including children) with no manners. I accept that not everyone will be friendly to me. Some people are not capable of being friendly, and others may be going through personal issues and not realize they're being rude.I have a colleague, "Joel," who can't get past this. If a passenger ...

TICKETSJoshua Adam Malon-Winters, 23, Mt. Pleasant, failure to obey traffic control device, $195.James William McClure, 64, Mt. Pleasant, speed, $87.Patricia Marie Niemann, 73, DeWitt, speed, $87.Crystal Lynn Chunn, 33, operating a non-registered vehicle, $132.William Wilfred Klessner, 59, West Point, failure to obey a stop sign, $200.Cynthia Ann Atkinson, 37, Wayland, speed, $114.Alexander ...

A report of a single vehicle accident was received by the Henry County Sheriff?s Office Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, at approximately 7:45 a.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of Hoover Avenue and Hickory Avenue.Upon investigating, it was found that Brett Hahn, no age given, of Mt. Pleasant lost control of his vehicle causing it to go into the ditch.Minor damage was done to the Hahn vehicle.Hahn ...

The sanitary sewer cleaning and camera crew will be in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, Sept. 13, to clean and video sanitary sewers.The crew will be in the city for approximately one month.If there are any backup issues, please call the city?s public works department at 385-1480.

In the early evening Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Henry County Sheriff?s Office received a report of a fight in progress.At approximately 4:50 p.m. the Henry County Sheriff?s deputies responded to the report in the 1600 grid of Wapello Drive.Following an investigation two Mt. Pleasant men were arrested. Charles Dean, 28 and Aaron Swan, 24, were both arrested for disorderly conduct.

A two-vehicle collision was reported to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department Friday afternoon, Sept. 2.The accident occurred during the noon hour at approximately 12:10 p.m. at the intersection of East Washington and the west Hy-Vee entrance.It was found that Stacy Kempker, no age given, of Donnellson was operating a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, owned by Nancy Kempker of Donnellson.Kempker was eastbound ...

An evening featuring music of Iowa and the Midwest will be held in Burlington Sunday, Sept. 18.The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bob McConnell, will perform with Iowa vocalists, soprano Rachel Walker Corpus and bass Edward Corpus, and special guest, vibraphone virtuoso Peter Schlamb.The Burlington POPS event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Auditorium with a dinner of traditional ...

A two-vehicle accident in front of Hy-Vee Food Store Wednesday resulted in an estimated $4,000 damage to two vehicles. According to the accident report, a 1993 Ford Ranger, owned and operated by Robert George, Olds, was attempting to make a left turn from Hy-Vee?s west exit onto Washington Street when he failed to observe a 2003 Buick operated by Melissa Chipman, Burlington, causing a collision. Chipman had been ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? After a successful appeal to the Wayland City Council on Wednesday night, Melissa Renteria will be allowed to keep her dog, Red.There had been a removal order against Red as he appeared to be part pit bull and there is a city ordinance against pit bulls. However, at the council?s request Renteria had him examined by a veterinarian, who determined that the dog ...