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By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The Washington School District announced the selection of its new superintendent on Friday. The district also announced it would not continue its superintendent sharing agreement with WACO Community School District.WACO School Board President Tim Graber said the district knew there was a chance the sharing agreement would end with current shared superintendent Jeff ...

There were no injuries reported following a Monday morning collision, but police estimate almost $10,000 worth of damages were caused during the two-vehicle accident.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident in the 100 block of W. Washington St., on Monday, April 30, at approximately 11:30 a.m.According to police reports, Jeff Broeg, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving his black 2014 Kia ...

Deb Savage, center, said she was worried no one would be able to notice the work she and her husband had done transform the former City Hall into office spaces as well as apartments, but just a look at the before photos, and it's easy to see the difference. The former city hall was just one of the stops on the Henry County Heritage Trust Historic Homes Tour on Sunday, April 29.

Main Street Mt. Pleasant (MSMP) has been designated as an accredited Main Street America? program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordinating Program partners announce the list of accredited Main Street America programs in recognition of their exemplary commitment to preservation-based economic development and ...

Dave Schneider Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold.This week's 'Friend on the Front Page' is Dave Schneider.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? I'm originally from Ft. Madison and moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1973 when I began working at Motorola as an electronics technician.Wh...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News While Henry County Supervisors un-tabled and approved a resolution accepting a proposal to purchase $9.1 million general obligation loan notes for the Law Enforcement Center, awarding construction contracts still is postponed until further notice.Awarding construction contracts for the Law Enforcement Center was tabled Tuesday, April 23, as Supervisors scrambled to confront a ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It will take a lifetime for the 39 people from Faith Christian Outreach Center in Mt. Pleasant and surrounding churches to unpack everything they experienced on their trip to Israel in March.Although many in the group started the 10-day trip as acquaintances, they traveled home together friends, having experienced the Bible brought to life.?The joy of going to Israel is the ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Forensic science, nursing and law enforcement may not seem like fields that work hand in hand, but for forensic nurse Stacy Swon and forensic interviewer Amy Kuboushek, they do.To continue the conversation around child abuse awareness month, Iowa Wesleyan hosted a seminar on forensic nursing and criminal justice investigation of children in need of assistance on Monday, ...