Soybean pods were just beginning to fill in late August when this photo was taken near Mt. Pleasant. Also shown are some of the lodes on the plant. Most of the pods were small on the bean plants in this field.
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Soybean producers in Iowa have faced eroding or non-existent profit margins for the past year and the factors leading to it are beyond their control, said Chad Hart, an Iowa State University Extension economist.?Soybean farmers are finding a lot of challenges,? he began. ?Supplies are large from last year?s record crops in the United States and there could be another record ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Ray Vens of Mt. Pleasant owns a couple of motorcycles, so he naturally is excited about the Sept. 12 Burgers and Bikes promotion of Main Street Mt. Pleasant in Central Park.Vens, however would be eagerly awaiting the event even if he didn?t own a two-wheeler. That?s because of the intent of the promotion ? to bring people to downtown Mt. Pleasant.?We are having this to ...
It was a big year for wrestling in the GTNS coverage area, highlighted by multiple state appearances.When the dust settled at the individual state wrestling tournament, five area wrestlers were competing for championships, with one pulling off the title victory. All five of those athletes were easy picks to the All-GTNS wrestling squad, while other weight classes were loaded with talent, which made decisions ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? New London City Council is holding a special workshop meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 12, to begin finalizing the details surrounding infrastructure on the S. Pine St. residential developments.During the City Council meeting on Sept. 5, the board discussed taking the land and making a tax increment financing (TIF) district, a public financing method used as a subsidy ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Log Village is a self-sufficient town of its own during the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, providing meals for volunteers in a community that exists for those five days of the year ?kind of like a symphony,? said Holly Jones, who has volunteered in Log Village for 26 years.The kitchen staff at Kossuth Inn arrives at 7 a.m. during the reunion, many not leaving for the day until ...
The Iowa Girls? Coaches Association named their 2015-16 All-District teams and three area players made the cut.On the Class 4A Southeast team, two Fairfield players received recognition in Nicole Buch and Sami Fritz.Buch, the Trojans? leading scorer this year, averaged 16 points per game, led the team with 82 assists and 74 steals and made 43.5 percent of her shots from the floor. The sophomore piloted head ...
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball?s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an incident with his girlfriend last October.Under the discipline announced Tuesday, the four-time All-Star will serve the penalty from the start of the Yankees? season on April 4. He will lose 30 days of pay ? $1,856,557 of his $11,325,000 salary. The ...
The Tampa Bay Rays? exhibition game against Cuba?s national team in Havana on March 22 has been finalized, Major League Baseball?s first trip to the communist island nation since the Baltimore Orioles played there in 1999.MLB and the players? association announced the game Tuesday. It will be televised by ESPN and ESPN Deportes.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says ?during a time of historic change, we ...
Fairfield?s middle school and high school archery club members have participated in three tournaments this season up in Washington and come away with some pretty impressive scores.The archers shoot three scoring rounds at 10 meters apiece and three at 15 meters with a practice round before each flight. Each flight has five arrows shot and the score is tallied at the end of both.Gage Hook was Fairfield?s top ...
Mt. Pleasant?s Police Department received a report Sept. 5 of a scam.The victim said someone identifying himself as an employee with a utilities department advised the victim that service was going to be shut down.During the conversation, the victim provided his name, date of birth, Social Security number and a credit card number to the scammers. The victim?s credit card was then used soon after.Mt. Pleasant ...
Mt. Pleasant policemen responded to an accident Aug. 31 in the 100 block of North Jefferson Street.The accident report relates that a 2009 Chevrolet truck, operated by David Felton, was traveling northbound. Felton made an illegal U-turn and struck a legally parked 2004 Dodge truck owned by Joan Rowland.Total damage was estimated at $1,500. There were no injuries, and Felton was cited for failure to obey a ...
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