Obituaries

VATICAN CITY ? Pope Francis visits Myanmar next week, a delicate trip for the world's most senior Christian to a majority Buddhist country accused by Washington of the ?ethnic cleansing? of Muslim Rohingya people.He will also visit Bangladesh to where more than 600,000 people have fled from ?crimes against humanity? including murder, rape torture and forcible displacement, allegations the Myanmar military ...

There will be a meeting for anyone wanting to take college level classes or Iowa Learning Online courses on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 5:45 p.m. in the Mt. Pleasant High School Media Center.A representative from Iowa Wesleyan University (IW) and Southeastern Community College (SCC) will be available to talk about enrollment requirements and classes. Attendance is mandatory for students that have not taken an online ...

ANN ARBOR ? Dr. Brian Halloran, a vascular surgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, starts planning his garden long before spring arrives in southeast Michigan.His tiny plot, located in the shadow of the 537-bed teaching hospital, helps Halloran cope with burnout from long hours and the stress of surgery on gravely ill patients.?You really have to find the balance to put it a little more in perspective,? he ...

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be coming to Hillsboro on Saturday, Dec. 9. They will be stopping at the Community Center from 9 to 10:30 a.m.Rudolf the ?Red-nosed? Reindeer will be accompanying Santa and Mrs. Claus this year. Breakfast will be served for the children who stop by and visit Santa. This event is sponsored by the Hillsboro City Council.The Hillsboro City Council would like to announce that there ...

Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is hosting a free informational meeting on Medicare and Medicaid, as well as general health insurance on Monday, Nov. 27, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public.A SHIIP counselor will be present to assist with understanding terminology and benefits, as well as comparing plan benefits. SHIIP counselors are registered and trained by the ...

For those who are homebound, the Mt. Pleasant Community Thanksgiving Dinner at First United Methodist Church is offering free home meal deliveries.The Thanksgiving dinner at the church is Thursday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. To place a delivery order, call Lisa Oetken at 319-931-0973 or Tina Hill at 319-931-4364.

As I write this, I am holding our dear foster son, Jesse, who is just over a month old. Only this time, I am not in the comfort of our rocker in our living room. Instead, I'm in the hospital with this handsome little boy who unfortunately has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).When I took him to the doctor the first part of the week my heart sunk, and I was quite astounded when they sent me to the ER with him. ...

With November being National Diabetes Month, this is a chance to put additional focus on trying to slow the growing epidemic of Type 1 diabetes and pre-diabetes in the U.S. No matter where you are in your diabetes or prevention journey, the diabetes team at Henry County Health Center (HCHC) is available to help.Knowing your risk factors, along with leading a healthy lifestyle with physical activity and a ...

City offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23 and 24, and Thursday's garbage and recycling will be collected Friday, Nov. 24.Area recyclers will collect Thursday's normal curbside recycling route for Mt. Pleasant residents south of Washington St. and Salem residents' recycling on Friday.For questions, contact Darven Kendell at the DMC Regional Waste Commission.

James Harlan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Saturday, Nov. 18, to honor veterans of the Vietnam War with a certificate and lapel pin.The chapter met at the Veterans' Hall in Mt. Pleasant. Twenty-one members were able to attend. Hostesses Margaret Savage Carlson, Pat Brown and Sylvia Ridinger provided refreshments.After opening rituals, Regent Barbara Welander presented a brief history ...