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Man faces 16 charges following high-speed chase

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A Mt. Pleasant man faces 16 charges including two felonies following a high-speed chase on May 26.Derek Lankford was charged with possession with intent to deliver more than five grams of methamphetamine, a Class B felony, eluding, a Class D felony and 14 additional traffic charges, according to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.At 5:54 p.m. on May 26, police attempted to stop a 1998 Mitsubishi Galant on ...

If California moves up its primary, will it hurt Iowa?s first-in-the-nation caucuses?

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By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette Iowa Republicans, jealously protective of their first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses, are showing little concern about California?s plans to move up its presidential primary in order to be a factor in the presidential nomination process.?More and more people want to be more relevant,? Republican National Committee member Steve Scheffler said.Scheffler, who is from Iowa, doubts ...

Fiber-optic cable cut near Oakland Mills

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Henry County Sheriff?s office received a report May 18 of vandalism to a fiber-optic cable in the 2500 grid of Franklin Avenue.Upon investigation, it was found that a fiber-optic cable that provides Internet access to residences near Oakland Mills had been cut by an unknown person or persons.If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.

County to investigate Mt. Union sewer hook-ups

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News If you own property in Mt. Union and are not hooked up to the city?s sewer system, you could be in big trouble.Henry County supervisors met with Bruce Hudson, executive director of the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS), Jodi Sutter, county environmental specialist, and Darin Stater, county attorney, Wednesday to discuss future action in Mt. Union regarding sewer ...

Organizations finalize plans for Memorial Day observances

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:55 pm2689d ago

The Rev. Mark Spring, who serves Catholic churches in Ft. Madison and Montrose, will be the keynote speaker at the Avenue of Flags and Henry County Veterans Memorial Committee-sponsored Memorial Day observance Monday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m. in the Mt. Pleasant Community High School gymnasium.The Rev. Spring is a retired chaplain (captain) from the United States Air Force.Memorial Day activities actually begin ...

Traffic stops result in three arrests

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:55 pm2689d ago

Two recent traffic stops by Henry County Sheriff?s deputies resulted in three arrests on various charges.Deputies on May 16 conducted a traffic stop in the 2300 grid of U.S. Highway 218. Following the stop, Hollie Brake was arrested for driving under suspension and possession of drug paraphernalia.A passenger in the vehicle ? Robert Krieger ? was arrested for possession of a controlled substance-third or ...

Proper funding required for House GOP health care bill to help those with pre-existing conditions,…

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By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? People with serious and chronic health conditions that require high-cost medical care could be placed in high-risk insurance pools under health care reforms under construction in Congress.Iowa has operated a high-risk insurance program for nearly three decades.But expert opinions as to whether a return to high-risk pools for those people with pre-existing ...

Writing and art go hand-in-hand author tells high-school students

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News You don?t have to be an artist or a writer to know the two forms of expression are joined at the hip, Jennifer New, a published author from Iowa City told Mt. Pleasant Community High School students Monday in instructor Rebecca Bos?s art classes.New has authored three books and has been writing for 15 years. During that time, she has spoken to art and English classes in ...

WisdomQuest graduates three

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By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News When contemplating what the crux of her graduation address was going to be, Deborah Vroom knew it wasn?t going to be personal responsibility because the three students sitting before her exemplified it.Vroom, who is a teacher at WisdomQuest, said the faculty had hoped there would be 15 students sitting before them Friday night during commencement. However, those students, ...

Local man charged following accident

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:55 pm2689d ago

A Mt. Pleasant man was charged with two offenses following a May 14 accident at the 1100 block of South Linden Lane.Tommy Chanthalavanh was arrested following the accident and charged with operating while intoxicated-first offense and failure to maintain control.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, Chanthalavanh was operating a 2008 Honda southbound in the 1100 block of South Linden Lane and struck ...

Almost there

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:55 pm2689d ago

Two Mt. Pleasant seniors show their excitement as Principal Todd Liechty tells the class to get ready to graduate.

Heaton, Taylor express concerns over 2017 legislative session

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:55 pm2689d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The 2017 legislative session was not as bad as Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) had imagined it would be. The same can?t be said for Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant).Heaton and Taylor met with constituents in the International Room in Chadwick Library on the Iowa Wesleyan University campus Saturday morning for the final Legislative Breakfast of the season. The breakfast had ...