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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 ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Within a week or two, Henry County Supervisors expect to have the ?full transfer? of land from the state of Iowa to Henry County for the site of the new jail, Supervisor Greg Moeller said.During the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7, Moeller announced that the attorney general has completed the paperwork to transfer the land from the state to the county, and they ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Although the building was chilly, the atmosphere was warm during the Winter Farmers Market at 1200 W. Washington St. in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, Dec. 2.Vickie Messer, one of the market managers, walked around greeting vendors. Her hair tightly curled and wearing an elf costume, Messer was fully embracing the Christmas spirit at winter market as customers shopped for holiday ...

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Charley Hoffman just feels in a good place every time he plays Augusta National and he proved it in emphatic style by shooting a superb 65 in the U.S. Masters first round on Thursday.The American world number 52 made light of high winds to plunder nine birdies in a brilliant display which earned him a four-shot advantage, the biggest opening-round lead in the year?s first major for ...

Several Mt. Pleasant residents participated in the 16th annual TubaChristmas concert in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Dec. 2. TubaChristmas concerts, comprised of tuba, baritone and euphonium players of all ages and skill levels, features traditional Christmas songs and take place around the world. Pictured here are Joe Staats, Scottie Dunn, Dave Schneider, Jim DePriest, Tanner Box, Logan Lee, Ben Scudder and Laura ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? No decision was made Monday night, but members of the New London City Council agree, something must be done with the city's Public Works building.City Council members stated the current public works building has a mold problem and several leaks in the roof. ?If one of our employees gets black lung disease (from the mold) we're going to need more than a TIF loan to ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? Salem city council members learned during their Tuesday meeting that financial help is on the way for the community's tree replacement program in the downtown park.A couple of meetings ago, council member Mary Hoyer suggested appealing to the Enhance Henry County program for a grant to aid in the tree program. Recently, the city learned it will receive a $2,000 grant ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The former mayor and city clerk of Mt. Union won their defamation case against the unincorporated town.On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Dan Johnson, the former mayor of Mt. Union, and his sister Linda Johnson, who worked as the city clerk, appeared in the Henry County District Court to sue the unincorporated town for $250,000 in damages for harassment experienced over the last six years.Dur...