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By Ed Tibbets, Quad-City Times DAVENPORT - The report that President Donald Trump revealed classified information to Russian officials last week drew condemnation from Democrats on Tuesday, as they renewed their call for a special prosecutor.However, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, while saying he hadn?t been briefed on the matter himself, pointed to the administration?s defense of the president and said Congress?...

By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES -- For five years running, Iowa has held an outsized place on the national Humane Society?s annual publication of problematic commercial dog breeders.Advocates for humane treatment of animals say Iowa?s role as an apparent safe haven for habitually offending dog breeders -- often called puppy mills -- has been created by lax animal cruelty laws, weak enforcement ...

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center (HCHC) reviewed and approved the fiscal year 2018 budget during their regular board meeting on Tuesday, and according to HCHC CFO Dave Muhs, having to adjust to decisions made by local and national legislatures will mean ratcheting down upcoming budget costs.According to HCHC CEO Robb Gardner and Muhs, who both presented the 2018 budget to the board, ...

Mt. Pleasant Christian School students spent their Friday afternoon planting flowers in sidewalk flower boxes along the Mt. Pleasant square.

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times CHARLES CITY ? Iowa Rep. Todd Prichard, an Iraq War veteran and rural lawyer, will announce his candidacy for governor Tuesday in Charles City, saying he intends to fight for economic prosperity for all and appeal to places in the state that have not always been hospitable to Democrats.Prichard, who was elected to the legislature in 2013, will join a growing field of Democrats ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Police Department, along with other Iowa and local law enforcement agencies across the nation, will be stepping up seat belt enforcement.Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer season with many more families on the road. Iowa has one of the nation?s highest compliance rates at 94 percent. However, the remaining 6 percent of vehicle occupants account for approximately half of all traffic ...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News What a difference a year makes.When Vicki Messer cast a glance toward the sky Saturday morning she saw plenty of blue and a bright sun to greet residents to the first Farmers Market of the season at McMillan Park.?The turnout today has been awesome,? Messer, the market master, gushed. ?It is quite different than last year. At the first market last year it was 39 degrees.?Ri...

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Sheila Allender fears that a staple in Mt. Pleasant?s spring may be going by the wayside.For over 60 years, the Mt. Pleasant Woman?s Club has been hosting an Iris Show, capitalizing on the city?s motto ? The Iris City.Allender, president of the woman?s club, said Saturday that the club may have hosted its last show, which was in conjunction with the Mt. Pleasant Farmers ...