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Flu season not slowing down, officials encourage people to get their flu shots

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Err on the side of safety this flu season.Although Henry County Health Center doesn't know how many people have come through their doors seeking treatment for influenza A or B, at one point, they were running out of flu tests, said Lacey Harlan-Ralls, Emergency Department director. Purell hand sanitizing stations can be found around every corner of the hospital. ?We're all ...

Two named Cattleperson of the Year at annual Cattlemen?s Banquet

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News ?Do you remember your first calf at the county fair?? began Jeff McGohan, one of the directors of the Henry County Cattlemen's Association, as he addressed members at the annual Henry County Cattlemen's Banquet.Not one, but two people were honored as Cattleperson of the Year on Thursday, Feb. 1. Like many people in the room, the two men honored started with 4-H projects and ...

IW alum, NASA astronaut discusses mission to International Space Station

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NASA astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson still is adjusting to being back on Earth after her most recent stint as commander of the International Space Station.Whitson, a 1981 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan, spent six months at the International Space Station where she served as commander for the second time in her career.?I'm adapting to being back on Earth, it was a fantastic experience,?...

With clear skies, road crews able to focus on brush cutting

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The theme of last week's road maintenance was brush cutting, Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss said.Crews were sent to cut brush just north of Salem and trim trees that were encroaching on the road in Mt. Union last week. Hotchkiss also started preliminary engineering on Bridge 119 on 260th Street.?Plans are on the shelf, so we're ready to go in the next fiscal year,? he ...

MPCHS show choir putting final touches on performance before Saturday?s invitational

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Last minute alterations were being made to costumes as Marlene DePriest, vocal music instructor at Mt. Pleasant Community High School, called students to take their places offstage.Rehearsing in the high school's choir room meant space was a little tight, but DePriest assured that there would be plenty of room during the Mt. Pleasant Music InMotion Invitational Saturday, Feb. ...

Legislators address tax credits, education, health care during forum

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant residents came prepared with plenty of questions about economic development in Henry County for state Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) during the legislative breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 27.The event was the first of four forums with legislators. Heaton began the conversation by saying he feels ?like a bus lurching down a ...

41 foot well uncovered in MP

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Dave Calhoun was working on excavating the lot at 106 N. White St. in Mt. Pleasant when he uncovered a well, a few feet in parameter, extending 41 feet underground.The crew with Big Creek Contracting expected to upturn the concrete on the lot and call it a day, but the big hole in the ground was causing problems. They called the Police Department and the Mt. Pleasant Building ...

Mapleleaf parking lot to receive a makeover this summer

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Those attending events during the 2018-19 school year at the Maple leaf Athletic Complex will receive a pleasant surprise.No longer will they have to trudge through a soggy wet gravel parking lot to see athletic contests and meets, music events and other activities at the complex.The City of Mt. Pleasant hopes to award bids in February for replacement of the gravel on the ...

Washington woman recounts Hawaiian missile scare

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By David Hotle, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? While enjoying an idyllic vacation with her husband Mark in the tropical paradise of Maui, Hawaii, Shawn Loy never once thought she would become part of a national event, until her phone went off as she was preparing to go snorkeling.The couple had traveled to Hawaii to finish Loy's quest of running marathons in all 50 states. The day before she was ...

Mental health treatment for inmates added to county?s 2018-2019 fiscal budget

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Henry County Sheriff's Office has three big items in their budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year that will increase the bottom line, including mental health treatment for inmates at the jail.*In presenting his budget to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Sheriff Rich McNamee said that there are a lot of gray areas this year as plans for the new jail get underway. ...

Winter is melting away

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

The snow was almost completely melted at Saunders Park where just a couple of weeks ago students were taking advantage of the last few days of winter vacation and sledding down the hill behind the bridge.

Washing away winter

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:02 pm2563d ago

Mt. Pleasant residents took advantage of the spring-like temperatures on Monday, Jan. 22, by lining up at area car washes in order to scrub away every last remnant of winter. The weather would not last however. Temperatures began to drop later in the afternoon and by Tuesday morning, residents woke up to near freezing temperatures and a quick snow flurry.