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Branstad sees progress in US-Chinese relations

Rod Boshart News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

DES MOINES ? U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said he expects the federal tax-cut package President Donald Trump signed Friday will foster international business activity and significantly reduce America's trade imbalance in future years.Branstad, who attended an event celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Iowa-China Business Council and Iowa-China Business Forum, said he believes the two nations are ...

A winter wonderland

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All is quiet at East Lake Park as the recent snowfall has turned the highly active park into a serene winter landscape. As temperatures continue to hold steady in the teens, a layer of ice is on the lake.

Employing teenagers important to building ?soft skills,? responsibility

Grace King

News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

Jonathan Ita spent Dec. 26 on break from Mt. Pleasant Community High School asking customers at Hy-Vee how their Christmas was as he scanned their groceries and organized them into plastic bags.Currently working as a cashier and an employee since 2015, Ita has worked in almost every department in the store on E. Washington Street. Not only him, but all of his family has experience at that grocery store, he said, ...

A very festive Christmas

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

Rich Garrels brought the Christmas cheer, and festive threads, as he worked the gate at the Festival of Lights during a very merry Dec. 23. Garrels was helping out with his fellow Noon Rotary members.

Just in time for Christmas

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

It was a white Christmas for Henry County residents as Southeast Iowa received several inches of snow on Christmas Eve. Above, Mt. Pleasant Public Works crews were out cleaning the streets Sunday afternoon.

'Stir It Up'

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

MPCHS's Culinary Arts Department held a holiday appetizer sampler on Thursday, Dec. 21, during the basketball game. The event was an effort to raise money for the department so students can travel around Iowa with their teacher, Marjorie Beckman, and learn about the culinary treasures the state has to offer.

Construction for jail project to get underway soon

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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The land for the jail project has officially been signed over to the county, a present received just in time for Christmas, and plans for construction are well underway.During the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21, John Hansen, president of Midwest Construction Consultants, presented an update on the jail project. Hansen joked with supervisors that ...

MP High School Culinary Arts Department ?Stir It Up?

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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The concessions stand had some competition during the basketball at Mt. Pleasant Community High School on Thursday, Dec. 21. With hot dogs and popcorn sold on one side of the cafeteria, the Culinary Arts Department was selling tortilla wraps, spicy corn dip, buffalo chicken dip, scotcheroos and Christmas crack toffee as part of a promotional ?Stir It Up? holiday appetizer ...

Wayland council approves street work prices; bids farewell to longtime mayor

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? City Council members cast one eye toward the future while keeping the other one focused on the present during their Dec. 20 meeting.The meeting was the finale for retiring Mayor Bradley Roth, who was recognized for his 20 years of service to city government. Roth also gave the oath of office to mayor-elect Greg Rich, re-elected council member Melinda Ullery and ...

Hospital facing ?critical shortage? of pain medicine

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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center is facing a critical shortage on some pain medicine supply.During a board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19, CEO Robb Gardner addressed the board's questions, saying a national shortage has trickled down to Henry County.?The real intense stuff, the narcotics stuff, we are at a critical shortage,? he said.There is also a national shortage on IV ...

WACO Lego team earns state berth

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? A demonstration by the state-qualifying WACO Lego team highlighted the Dec. 18 meeting of the WACO School Board.Competing under the handle of ?Hydro Warriors,? the WACO team was one of six teams to earn a state berth from regional competition at Indian Hills Community College Dec. 2. State competition is in Ames Jan. 13, 2018.The WACO team is comprised of six ...

Schools turn to DOE report cards for progress update

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:01 pm2689d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News While school district superintendents view report cards given by the Iowa Department of Education (DOE) as only a snapshot of the quality of education they provide, they take the feedback seriously, intending on diving into the numbers to grow even more in their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses.The 2017 report cards for area K-12 school districts came in earlier this ...