Obituaries

Madalyn Gooden was nominated as one of three Mt. Pleasant High School juniors awarded the April/May student of character at Mt. Pleasant High school. The students were nominated by faculty members for demonstrating the pillars of character.

On April 27, Iowa Wesleyan University's education department represented 19% of the nominees at the annual 2018 Newspaper in Education Teacher of the Year awards in Burlington.Nominees from area school districts recognized include: from Danville, Gail Kunch at Danville Jr/Sr High School; from West Burlington, Vern Reed, and from Mt. Pleasant, Deb Vroom at Wisdom Quest Alternative School.Stacia Shirey, a seventh ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Southeastern Community College (SCC) and Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) have teamed up to offer a combined four more programs to a significantly larger student base.SCC will offer respiratory care and medical assistant programs to IHCC students while IHCC will offer pharmacy technology and occupational therapy to SCC students. Students can sign up for the programs to begin taking general ...

Iowa Welcomes Immigrant Neighbors (Iowa WINS) is holding a meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. In an earlier article, The News reported the meeting was at 5 p.m.This meeting is to continue conversations about what immigrant families need following the immigration arrests at MPC Enterprises Wednesday, May 9.The News apologizes for the error.

On May 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the school gym, 128 Mt. Pleasant Community High School seniors will graduate in the 150th commencement ceremony.This year's commencement addresses will be delivered by seniors Delaney Rae McDowell and Taylor Moraine Murray with superintendent John Henriksen addressing the class.The MPCHS choir, will sing and music for the processional and recessional will be provided by the high school ...

The HC Historic Preservation Commission will meet Wednesday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at the Dover Museum in New London.

AMES ? Rental rates for Iowa farmland increased for the first time since 2013, according to the results of the Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2018 Survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.?Cash rents seem to be following land values instead of expected farm profitability,? said Alejandro Plastina, assistant professor in economics and extension economist at Iowa State University. ?If current ...

On Thursday, May 17, Winfield-Mt. Union Elementary School musicians will present their spring concert at 7 p.m. in the gym. The fifth-grade band will present several selections and the WMU elementary singers, grades K-5, will present ?The Granny Awards,? a mini musical by Janet Gardner.

Mt. Pleasant student, Delaney McDowell, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic achievement at the 16th Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 29 at Hy-Vee in Des Moines.The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor's Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored ...

The regular meeting of Chapter L of the National T.T.T. Society was held Monday, April 23, at the Olds United Church of Christ.President Barb Shelman called the meeting to order and opened the meeting with song, and Missy Fear provided a meditation called ? How Moms are Made.?16 members answered roll call by telling what they would do with $100. Minutes of the previous month's meeting were read and a correction ...