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The Henry County Road Department announces Dormark Construction Company will be repairing the Skunk River bridge on Franklin Avenue (W55) at Oakland Mills closing the road to all traffic at that location.The Skunk River bridge will close at 8:30 a.m., on Monday, July 10, for approximately five weeks for abutment and approach work on both ends of the bridge. There will be a posted detour route for drivers to ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Marty Mabeus didn?t sleep through the night Wednesday.She was awakened at about 11 p.m., by strong winds ? from three directions. The straight-line winds blew the roof from a hog house and also damaged the doors on a machine shed.Everything else, including the house and a ?hoop? building, on the farmstead at 1513 300th St., just south of Salem, came away unscathed.?It was ...

Happy birthday!June 30JoAnn Corell and Skye LovingJuly 1Erik Reno, Bob Hunter, Diana Collett, Ann Morehouse and Dan PattersonJuly 2Ashley Carter, Nancy McGohan, Jennifer Hunold, Judity Miller, Tim Taylor and Nancy Tometich Happy anniversary!June 30Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Will WhitakerJuly 1noneJuly 2none

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County supervisors, during their meeting Thursday, approved the transfer of $1,212,915 from the rural basic service fund to the secondary road fund.The transfer is routine business at the end of the fiscal year, County Auditor Shelly Barber said.?It is based on a formula, and it is the only (property) tax money they get (during the fiscal year),? Barber said.She said ...

The Henry County Fair Queen contest may be a few weeks out, but these royal hopefuls are practicing their waves, stance and interview questions during Fair Queen Bootcamp. The Henry County Fair Queen contest will be held on July 13 at 7:30 p.m.

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News When parents and students begin registering in August for the 2017-18 school year, Henry County Public Health will be there.Public Health Director Patti Sallee told the county board of health that her department ?will be going to school registrations in the county.?The county?s public health department is putting on a full-court press to ensure that children have their ...

By Christina Crippes, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier CEDAR FALLS -- Evidence for how quickly things are changing around a Republican effort to begin to dismantle the Affordable Care Act was on full display at a meeting the nonpartisan AARP held for its members Tuesday afternoon in Cedar Falls.Anthony Carroll, AARP associate state director for advocacy, noted at the outset of his presentation that a bill could ...

Despite the heat last week campers enjoyed playing games, getting to know others, swimming and worshipping together at Crooked Creek Christian Camp. Above, girls compete in a team relay race