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A Yarmouth man has been arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons.Casey Ray Banwart, 19, of Yarmouth, was arrested and charged with trafficking stolen weapons on Tuesday, March 6, following an investigation.In December, a Des Moines County resident turned over a firearm to the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office. The weapon, a .22 revolver, had been found in possession of her son. The firearm was ...

FAIRFIELD ? Those who have dropped by The Ledger lately have noticed something different. It's moved!It didn't move very far. In fact, the staff are now in a building next door to their old office, in a space that once held the press room.The Ledger made the move a few days before Christmas, and ever since the employees have been getting acclimated to their new surroundings. Ledger client specialist Alice ...

The Pekin boys' basketball team hosted SEISC foe Winfield-Mt. Union Tuesday night, beating the Wolves 60-38 to improve to 6-2 both overall, and in conference play.Head Coach Ken Hutchinson has been preaching fast starts to his team all season, and although the didn't set the nets on fire, they did hold a 15-8 lead after the first period. The second period was slower offensively for both squads, with Pekin edging ...

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School show choir Chain Reaction won first place in the middle school division of the Ft. Madison Show Choir Invitational on Saturday. The ensemble, directed by Madeline Thomas, is comprised of 36 seventh and eighth grade students.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News On Tuesday, March 6, guests attending Iowa Wesleyan's Brown Bag Lecture Series were transported back 100 years to campus life of the Class of 1918.Anna Villareal, director of the Harlan-Lincoln House, kicked off the four-part lecture series with a walk to the past, which highlighted what the campus was like 100 years ago, how the Class of 1918 dealt with the Great War and how ...

InMotion, the Mt. Pleasant High School show choir, competed at Ft. Madison and placed second in the finals after taking first place in class 3A in the preliminary session. The winner was Southeast Polk, followed by Mt. Pleasant, Des Moines Christian, Ottumwa, Southeast Polk's prep group and Danville.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Healthy Henry County Communities is partnering with Southern Iowa Mental Health in Ottumwa to bring a mental health first aid training to community members.Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) coordinator Kelly Carr said that in conversations with high school students and mental health professionals in the community, people are struggling with stress, anxiety and a lack of ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A man, who wants to plan a new subdivision in Henry County north of the country club, went around and around with the Board of Supervisors Tuesday about amending a road ordinance that otherwise requires him to seal coat the planned loop road through his property.Brian Jones met with Supervisors during their meeting March 6, requesting that they come to another arrangement ...