Sports

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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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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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2689d ago

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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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2689d ago

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?...

Proposed cuts spark crop insurance debate

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By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times Federal crop insurance payments have long been a target for budget cutters, but the proposed reductions in the Trump administration?s 2018 budget exceed what came previously.Midwest lawmakers say they don?t think the cuts have much, if any, chance of becoming law. But some groups say this will be a place to watch when a new farm bill is written next year.The Trump administration...

Kicking off summer with the Triple B

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Forget the heat, Lisa Oetken was just happy for a stiff breeze and no rain Saturday when Main Street Mt. Pleasant hosted the ?Triple B? at McMillan Park in Mt. Pleasant.Triple B is short for Bands, Brews and Bar-B-Q, and Saturday?s event was the fifth such event hosted by Main Street of which Oetken is the executive director.?I?m just happy it isn?t raining,? Oetken said as ...

Sessions to face questions on Comey firing, Russia

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2689d ago

WASHINGTON ? Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face questions about the firing of FBI Director James Comey and undeclared meetings with Russian officials at a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking member of President Donald Trump?s Cabinet to testify in the affair.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., questioned Sunday why Sessions was involved ...

New London baseball team tops Cardinal

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:56 pm2689d ago

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London baseball team snapped a modest two-game losing streak on Thursday night, topping Cardinal 8-5 in an SEISC South Division game.The Tigers used a lot of early offense to pick up the win. New London scored four runs in the second inning, two in the third and one in the fourth to jump out to a 7-0 lead.Cardinal scored three runs in the top of the ...