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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Water plant and water meter upgrades are on the horizon for the City of Salem.French-Reneker Engineering representatives met with council members during the council?s meeting Tuesday evening to present and discuss options and costs of the upgrades.City Clerk Laci Shull said upgrades are needed because of the water plant and meters? age. ?It is an aging system and we ...

Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) partnered with the four Mt. Pleasant Elementary Schools today to reward students who walked or rode their bike in celebration of National Walk to School Day. The walkers/bike riders each received a sticker and coloring book from HHCC volunteers. In the photo, Harlan Elementary School student Asa Rose, left, receives his sticker from Lisa Oetken, right, HHCC board member.

Mt. Pleasant High School football players got more than just a slice of pie during Monday morning?s pep rally. Players laid stomach down on the ground, with hands behind their backs and chowed down on some pie. Hidden in the pie was a piece of bubble gum. The first player to blow a bubble with the gum won the game. The Panthers will take on the Fairfield Trojans on Friday, at 7:30 p.m.

Monday kicked off Homecoming week at Mt. Pleasant Community Schools. High school students were treated to fun and games at the pep rally Monday morning. Above, students and teachers had to quickly guess the title of the song being played over the loudspeaker by holding up the song title behind their backs. The names had to match in order to continue with the game.

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? tennis team finished atop four of nine brackets to take second place at the annual Southeast Conference tournament in Keokuk Monday.Fairfield scored 18 points in the tourney, five behind conference champion Keokuk (23). Mount Pleasant and Fort Madison finished far behind with seven and six points, respectively.First-place winners for Fairfield included Megan Palmer and Karley ...

ELDON ­? With the Pekin boys assured second place at the Southeast Iowa Superconference meet, the Panthers forewent the final day of the competition Monday to attend the Bob Gerard Relays.The Pekin boys swept the relay events in Eldon ? winning 13 events in total ? to nearly double second-place Cardinal?s point total. The Panthers scored 203 points while Cardinal was second with 108.Pekin dominated with wins in ...

Henry County Sheriff?s deputies investigated suspicious activity in Wayland and made an arrest recently.On Sunday, Oct. 4, at approximately 2:20 a.m., deputies investigated suspicious activity in the 200 block of West Main Street in Wayland. Upon investigation, five juveniles were warned for trespassing and curfew violations.Lori Leffler, 40, of Washington, was arrested on Sept. 30, at approximately 6:18 p.m., ...

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield girls? golf team dropped a dual to Ottumwa Monday at the Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa.Ottumwa topped the inexperienced Fairfield squad 175-254.Ashley Henkel was the low Trojan Monday, checking in with a round of 60. Haley Williams (63), Rachael Gros (65) and Tori Ogden (66) also scored for Fairfield. Kristen Terrell was an alternate with a 73.Fairfield is back on the course today ...