Sports

NEW YORK ? U.S. airline profits in the first nine months of 2017 fell 20 percent year over year, but the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in more than a decade could give carriers a boost, according to an industry trade group on Wednesday.Despite posting a collective 3.8 percent revenue increase, steep upticks in operating expenses drove down the pretax profits of nine publicly traded U.S. airlines, Airlines ...

It may not look like Christmas time yet, but the City's Parks and Recreation Department got a jump start on hanging Christmas decorations in Central Park on Monday, Nov. 6, as seen above. At left, Aaron Schleisman, with the city's Parks and Recreation Department, took advantage of the nice, albiet chilly, November day to begin hanging Christmas decorations in Central Park.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Healthy Henry County Communities has been awarded a grant by the Iowa Department of Public Health that is focused on making Mt. Pleasant a healthier place to live.Mt. Pleasant was chosen by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) as one of four communities to receive the $15,800 grant in Iowa, where they want to initiate the 5-2-1-0 Childhood Health Campaign. This campaign ...

Mt. Pleasant police are searching for a male who allegedly robbed Becker Jewelry, 123 W. Monroe St., Tuesday.According to the police department, police responded at 2:46 p.m. to a report of a theft at the store. Upon arrival, it was determined that prior to the call, a black male subject, approximately 6-feet tall wearing dark clothing, had entered the store and requested to look at some jewelry items.When he ...

AMES (AP) ? West Virginia blew its shot at the Big 12 title when it lost by four touchdowns to Oklahoma last week.The 19th-ranked Mountaineers still have plenty left to play for ? including their best season in the Big 12. West Virginia (8-2, 5-2, No. 18 CFP) has never won more than eight games since joining the league, and a win over Iowa State (3-8, 2-6) on Saturday would accomplish that goal.?We lost to a ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News A railroad bridge on Franklin Avenue north of 235th Street is on the radar for a makeover, but no one is sure when the reconstruction will occur.The county, however, is crossing its ?t's? and dotting its ?i's? in preparation for the work. During their meeting Tuesday, county supervisors approved final plans for the bridge and also approved the purchase of the right-of-way ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News It was unanimous Nov. 3 ? not only the vote to tab Mindy Fitzgibbon, rural Mt. Pleasant, as the new Henry County Clerk but the difficulty county supervisors had in making the choice.Fitzgibbon, who assumed her duties immediately, is not a stranger to the courthouse, having worked in the clerk of court's office from 2010-2014. Recently, she was employed in the Jefferson ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News When Dolores Poulter (DP) Wilson attended the inaugural Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, there was no medical personnel on site. Today, the Emergency Medical Services Pavilion is named in her honor.On Sunday, Nov. 5, Wilson, a professor of biology at Iowa Wesleyan University, was joined by family and friends for the ribbon cutting celebration of the Dolores Poulter Wilson ...