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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With the long arm of the Statue of Liberty overlooking them, a community gathered on the front lawn of the Henry County Courthouse to pray for the safe return of fathers, husbands and hardworking Mt. Pleasant residents following their arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this week.Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, dozens of people stood on the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With summerlike weather this spring, the Henry County Engineering Department is hard at work improving and maintaining county roads.The first week of May, territory operators hauled materials to various sites around the county for repairs. One focus was Benton Ave. for a culvert repair. Resurfacing rock was hauled to Baltimore Township.Additionally, territory operators have ...

By David Hotle, The JOURNAL WASHINGTON - After searching for a missing Washington woman since the end of April, the Washington County Sheriff's office is asking the community for assistance in locating her.On April 30, the Washington County Sheriff's Office took a report of a missing person identified as Susan Marie Pacha, 51, of rural Washington. Susan was last seen Monday, April 30, in the morning hours and ...

And they're off! Runners participating in the REC Center's Cinco de Mayo 5K run last weekend sprinted off into the vineyard. The run was held at the Airport Road Winery.

Dozens of Mt. Pleasant locals and people from across Iowa gathered on the lawn of the Henry County Courthouse Thursday, May 10. The gathering was to protest the arrest of 32 men from MPC Enterprises by immigration and Customs Enforcement Wednesday morning.

The Trojan baseball team extended their winning streak to nine games with an 11-6 game one victory at Knoxville Thursday night before falling 10-8 in a failed comeback attempt in game two. Game oneFairfield scored 11 runs on 11 hits and five walks, led by Kosta Papazogolou who was a triple shy of the cycle after going 3-5 with a homerun and a double and four RBI to go with a run scored.After yielding a run in ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News One individual is dead following a Tuesday morning crash on Winfield Ave.Seventy-seven-year- old Barbara Garrels died from her injuries after the vehicle she was riding in crashed into two utility poles and four parked cars on Tuesday, May 8.The accident occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m. According to police reports, Warren Garrels, 82, was driving down Winfield Ave. at a ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Applause erupted throughout the Winfield City Council last night as Mayor Chris Finnell announced the city received a $250,000 Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant, which will go toward funding the new aquatic center, the Rick Rodgers Community Pool. This marks the last of Winfield's fundraising efforts as their pool is now fully funded.The new center will feature ...