Obituaries

Henry/Washington Early Childhood Area Board will meet on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., at the Winfield City Council Board Room, 115 North Locust, in Winfield.Early Childhood Iowa is a statewide initiative that provides local funding for programs serving all families with children up to five years old. The Henry/Washington ECA Board consists of members representing citizens, elected officials, educators, health and human ...

By JEAN THOMSONMaster GardenerLast week?s cool temperatures gave us a preview of fall! Even though we probably don?t need to worry about frost just yet, late September is quite different from early September in most of our garden spaces.On our lawns, Sept. 20 is the standard last-date-for seeding. It will still be possible to lay sod for a new lawn, and certainly this is a good time to feed established ...

The City of Winfield's Betterment Committee is excited to announce the upcoming Mudwolf Mayhem and Hero's Run obstacle races scheduled for Oct. 4 at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center in Winfield.The Hero's Run, a one mile race with mini obstacles, will begin at 1 p.m. followed by the Mudwolf Mayhem, a 5k event that challenges all athletic abilities, starting at 2 p.m. with heats to follow every 20 minutes until 5 ...

Mt. Pleasant Community SchoolsMONDAY: Sept. 8: Hamburger, sweet potato fries, carroteenies with dip, orange smiles, milk choiceTUESDAY: Sept. 9: BBQ pork rib sandwich, baked beans, celery and cucumber with dip, fresh apple, milk choiceWEDNESDAY: Sept. 10: Pepperoni pizza, potato wedges, carroteenies with dip, mixed fruit, sugar cookie, milk choiceTHURSDAY: Sept. 11: Chicken nuggets, peas and carrots, mixed ...

Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 63rd season with fabulous music and a nod to 1920?s feathers and fanfare. Under the baton of Robert McConnell, the orchestra will entertain audiences with a concert of pops and light classical music. Headlining the event, guest pianist Michael Philipsen will perform Gershwin?s masterpiece ?Rhapsody in Blue.?Concerts will be held 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The non-district football schedule for Mt. Pleasant will come to an end this Friday as Class 3A moves to district play in just over a week. Meanwhile, the county's Class 8-Man teams continue to jostle for position in the standings, and Iowa Wesleyan hits the road for their conference opener.This is the third week in a row where all five of the county's teams are in action. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Cody Mertens is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the boys' cross-country team.Mertens was the eighth-place finisher in the Class 3A state meet last season. He's also been one of the best long-distance track athletes in Class 3A, finishing top five in both the 3200 and 1600-meter runs at the state meet.Mertens met with The News on Wednesday after ...

The Iowa Wesleyan men's golf team opened the 2018 season over the weekend when they competed in the Iowa City Shootout hosted by Wartburg College. Four teams competed in the two-day event, and the Tigers ended each day at the top of the leaderboard. IW turned in a team score of 615, 29 strokes lower than Wartburg College, to take the top spot in the Shootout.At the end of the first round, Iowa Wesleyan had the ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? It was a good day for Mt. Pleasant cross-country on Thursday. The Panther girls won the Ft. Madison meet with 42 points, beating all other Southeast Conference opponsents in the process. The boys placed third with 83 points and both squads had individual first-place finishers.Abby Ryon led the girls to victory with a time of 19:15.4, outlasting Fairfield's ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade volleyball team took on Washington on Monday. The Panthers were swept in the ?A? game and ?B? games, and lost a one-set ?C? game.The ?A? team lost both sets by the score of 21-9. The top servers were Teyanna Lane, Emma Starr, Elaina Holkamp and Addison McGehearty.The ?B? team lost the first set 21-14 and the second set 21-9. The top servers ...