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The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department responded to a house fire in rural Mt. Pleasant Tuesday afternoon.At approximatley 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department was dispatched to 1743 Oakland Mills Road for a house fire. Two fire trucks were initially dispached, with a third called to the scene later.Smoke could be seen billowing from the back of the home from Oakland Mills Road. Fire crews were ...

Iowa Wesleyan Chapel was filled to the brim with holiday cheer Saturday afternoon as the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra performed Hollydays Pops, it's winter concert. The orchestra performed everything from ?The Bells of Christmas? to ?Deck the Halls? to a selection of Sergei Prokofiev's Winter Bonfire, which was accompanied by translated Russian poetry. Santa Claus even made an appearance during the concert.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Residents in Henry County who do not have an Iowa driver's license or Iowa-issued non-operator ID from the DOT can expect a voter registration card in the mail from the Secretary of State's office within the next week.These cards are to scan when using the electronic voting polls in Henry County elections, ensuring people without Iowa IDs are in the voting system, Henry County ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The state of Iowa wants Henry County to make the unincorporated city of Mt. Union a separate tax-district as a potential way to pay former Mayor Dan Johnson and his sister Linda Johnson damages owed them.Dan and Linda Johnson won $105,000 in their defamation case against the unincorporated town after suing the city for harassment experienced over the last six years after ...

By Books Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Like most Iowa communities, the City of Wayland will be paying substantially higher premiums for its employees next year.At Wednesday night's regular city council meeting, council members learned that the premium will increase by 17 percent for the coverage by Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield.City Clerk Beverly Conrad said partially responsible for the increase was ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The cold didn't keep everyone away from ?Pleasantville? Thursday night during Holiday on Main.Central Park was transformed into a Dr. Seuss' Whoville inspired Pleasantville, including Cindy Lou Who and the Grinch making their way through the crowd.Melissa Hummell-Sprague said her kids were excited all afternoon for the event. ?They were ready to come out,? she said.Six-year-o...

They?re a respected bunch, that?s for sure.On Tuesday at the Fairfield Relays, after Pekin?s Remi Duwa, Shea Dahlstrom, Cari Duwa and Mackenzie Martin captured the gold medal in the 4x800 relay in dominating fashion, quite a few Fairfield Trojans and Fort Madison Lady Hounds rushed over to congratulate the quartet.Pekin won the race with a time of 10:21.18, Fairfield took silver (10:34.86) and Fort Madison ...

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 Heather Leichty, whom you may know from Your Dream Home Furniture and Flooring.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? My family has lived in Henry County for over 100 years. My parents moved us back to the area to be near their ...