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No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of South Grand Ave. and East Linden Drive on Friday, Dec. 1.According to police reports, Jaxon Hoyle, of Mt. Pleasant, was operating a Pontiac Grand Am south bound on Grand Ave. and failed to stop his vehicle before running into the back of a Toyota RAV4, operated by Kurt Rosenberg, of Mt. Pleasant. Rosenberg was stopped, waiting to turn ...

A Mt. Pleasant man was arrested and charged with burglary and drug possession following a lengthy investigation by the Henry County Sheriff's Department.David Mertens, 39, was arrested on Nov. 28, after the Henry County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 701 W. Henry Street, in Mt. Pleasant. According to police reports, the search warrant was part of an ongoing, lengthy investigation of multiple ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It was like their own personal Black Friday for elementary students in Mt. Pleasant. When the doors of Van Allen Elementary School opened at 8 a.m., children and their parents were lined up to the end of the block anxious to start shopping for Christmas presents.Parents waited in one room while their children went on to the school gymnasium where about 2,000 gift options ...

Mason Porter, of New London, was named Most Valuable Player of the All-Golden Triangle News Service Small School Boys? Basketball Team. Others on the squad are Zack Lasek, Jacob Wickenkamp, Nick Yutzy, Ben Dentlinger and Bryce Robison.~Zack LasekLasek is a freshman from Highland and was the leader in scoring for the Huskies. He had 368 points, averaging 15.3 points per game. He connected on 68.7 percent from ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce is rolling out the red carpet for selected newcomers to the community.?Welcome Aboard? is designed not only to welcome the new residents but also could be a recruiting tool for local businesses, said Kristi Ray, executive vice president of the Chamber Alliance. ?I think it could be a valuable recruiting tool for local businesses trying ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News An arrest has been made in a missing person cold case from 2000.The husband of 22-year-old Elizabeth Syperda, who went missing from Mt. Pleasant in 2000, has been arrested and charged with her murder in the first degree. Michael Lee Syperda, 52, was arrested in Rifle, Co., and taken into custody without incident late Thursday night, Iowa DCI Acting Special Agent Ryan Kedley ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) ? When Purdue needed him the most, when the Boilermakers were on the brink of a heartbreaking loss, Caleb ?Biggie? Swanigan lived up to his nickname ? over and over again.Swanigan had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and Purdue reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in seven years with a wild 80-76 victory over Iowa State on Saturday night.The Cyclones erased a 19-point deficit in the ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Blair Buffington is returning to tradition this year with his interpretation of Lessons and Carols for Iowa Wesleyan's annual Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.It was at the start of the new year that the director of Choral Activities at Iowa Wesleyan (IW) began conceptualizing Iowa Wesleyan University's performance to showcase six musical groups from the community ...