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Fairfield youngsters skype with college basketball players

Jarrod Peterson Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2564d ago

Sixth-grade students interacting with college athletes. What a brilliant idea!Fairfield Middle School teachers Matt Schenck and Justin Copeland have been making this happen for five or six years now, they can?t remember.?We started whenever [Matt] Gatens was playing at the University of Iowa,? Copeland said. ?We can?t remember how long we?ve been doing this project.?The project combines social studies and ...

AARP pushes against GOP health care bill

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By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times One of the most prominent voices with Iowa?s older population has launched a campaign to push back against elements of the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.AARP is in the midst of sponsoring a series of public forums across the state targeting House legislation approved last month. In addition, it has begun airing television ads aimed at influencing...

Trump returning with fond memories of Cedar Rapids rally

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By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS ? Donald Trump once passed over Tana Goertz, but now the former Apprentice runner-up is working to make sure the president spends a full eight years in his job.Goertz, co-chairwoman of Trump?s 2016 Iowa campaign and now is busy with re-election plans, is looking forward to the president?s visit to Cedar Rapids June 21.Unlike his visit to Des Moines, Trump?s 7 p.m. ...

Offenders will be working at West Liberty Foods

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Offenders at the Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility soon will be employed at West Liberty Foods, Henry County supervisors learned during their meeting Thursday.Dan Clark, director of Iowa Prison Industries, told the board that West Liberty Foods approached him about employing offenders. ?West Liberty Foods has asked us about employing incarcerated offenders. They said they ...

Curious raccoon leaves portion of MP in the dark

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By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News A curious raccoon was the cause of a power outage during the early morning hours on Thursday, June 15, 2017.Jack Hedgecock, Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities general manager, said the high profile system outage occurred at 4 a.m. Thursday morning and impacted approximately 2,000 customers in the northern half of the city.?The cause was due to a raccoon that climbed on top of ...

Lineup given for community band concert

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2564d ago

Selections have been announced for the Mt. Pleasant Community Band?s Concert Thursday, June 15, at Central Park.The program will begin with the ?Brighton Beach Concert March? followed by ?Winchester Chronicles?.Music from John Williams in Concert will include ?The Mission Theme? (NBC News); ?The Olympic Spirit?; ?Star Wars Theme?; ?Cantina Band? (from Star Wars); ?The Imperial March? (Darth Vader?s Theme); ...

Police search for driver in hit-and-run accident

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Mt. Pleasant Police Department officers investigated a hit-and-run accident June 8 that occurred at the intersection of Walnut and Madison streets.According to the accident report, a vehicle operated by Emma Jones of Mt. Pleasant was southbound on Walnut Street when a tan or beige-color passenger car traveling east on Madison Street failed to stop at the posted stop sign. The offending vehicle struck the Jones ...

Groovin' at East Grove

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East Grove Farms, rural Salem, hosted its fourth annual Folk Music Festival last weekend. Nine bands headlined the event with music ranging from folk music to country to bluegrass. The farm is owned by the Garretson family and is the oldest family farm in Iowa. Last year over 700 people attended the event which was confined to one day. This year, the festival expanded to two days. In addition to good music, the ...

County parks' reservations top 200 for the summer

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Conservation?s Department already has received 210 reservations for cabins and camping space amounting to $15,000 in revenue, John Pullis, county conservation director, told Henry County supervisors Thursday morning.Many of the county?s reservations are now handled online through the My County Parks website but walk-up reservations also are honored. ?We can gain ...

Absentee ballots will be available soon for election

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Absentee ballots for the Aug. 1 bond referendum election on a new county law enforcement center/jail complex should be ready soon, Henry County Auditor Shelly Barber said at Tuesday?s county supervisor meeting.?We have all of the information and the ballots should be ready either the last week of June (June 26-30) or the first week of July,? Barber said. Polls will be open ...

4th of July celebration ramps up

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The Mt. Pleasant 4th of July Committee is offering a limited number of reserved parking spaces for the community celebration at McMillan Park on July 4th. A $30 donation will reserve one front-row parking space and a picnic table. To reserve a parking spot call 319-383-0255.The evening?s activities start at 5 p.m., with the Independence Day Parade through McMillan Park, followed by carousel, trolley rides and ...

Programs for sexual abuse victims scrambling amid budget cuts

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By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Three statewide programs that provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse are being eliminated or severely cut because of recent reductions in state and federal funding, and many more regional organizations are scrambling to limit the impact of reduced funding.Advocates fear the program cuts will leave victims of sexual abuse without critical assistance.?It?...