Renewal of the city?s health insurance plan will be discussed Tuesday, March 17, during an 8 a.m. meeting of the Mt. Pleasant City Council?s Personnel and Finance Committee in the city administrator?s office at City Hall.Other tentative agenda items include several discussion items: purchase of property on East Vernon, a road grader and a public works? fuel card system.
Mt. Pleasant residents Claude Rhum and Robert Statler were recently honored for their military service during veteran-pinning ceremonies hosted by HCI Hospice Care Services at their resident at Park Place Elder Living.Rhum was drafted into the Army?s Infantry Division, through which he served two years in the Philippines during a Philippine conflict. Statler was a cook at the Iowa National Guard based out of ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland and the NFL called for an end to acts of violence at sporting events, after two men were shot and wounded following a San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders preseason game.Investigators Sunday looked for suspects and interviewed witnesses to the violence the night before in the parking lot at Candlestick Park after the matchup.Motives for the ...
Claude Rahm and Robert Statler, pictured, were honored recently by HCI Hospice Care.Rahm was presented a certificate of honor and Statler a flag pin.The items were given to the local veterans, now living at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant, during ceremonies honoring them for their military service and hosted by HCI Hospice Care.Rhum served in the Philippines and Statler was a cook in the Iowa National ...
The U.S. Olympic Committee has notified all interested cities that it will not submit a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.Chicago, New York and Dallas were among those that had expressed interest in putting forth a bid to host the games, but any bid was contingent upon the USOC working out a long-simmering revenue-sharing deal with the International Olympic Committee.USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Planning an academic calendar is difficult when the school start date is still up in the air, due to a continuing debate within the Iowa Legislature.The school start date bill, a measure that would determine whether the state or each school district would set their start date, is still floating around the capital.?It?s hard when we?re trying to set a calendar and ...
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is hosting a trampoline program designed to help gymnasts develop balance, body positions, flexibility, self-confidence and strength.Sessions begin the week of Sept. 12 and run six weeks, with a choice between Mondays or Thursdays. Children 3-6 may sign up for sessions from 4:45-5:15 p.m. Sessions from 5:15-6 p.m. are open to 7- to 18-year-olds, and sessions for ...
Iowa Tire/Dairy Bar had to win three games Thursday to claim the Fairfield Men?s City League softball tournament title and did just that including a 26-6 victory over Batavia Outlaws in the championship game. Their second win of the night was a 13-6 play-in win over the Outlaws. The team also finished in first place during the regular season. Team members include, front left, Landen Schafer, Dee Royal, Erik ...
The Batavia Outlaws dropped a 26-6 championship game decision to Iowa Tire/Dairy Bar Thursday night and settled for a runner-up finish. Team members include, front left, Jamie LaRue, Devin Williams, Jake Scherer, Robert Gilchrist and Wally Fowler; back left, Mikey Parks, Andy Pearson, Justin Davison, Lance Meyer, Joey Haynes and Ronnie Smalls.
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will host a Mini-Sprint Trail Triathlon Sept. 10 at Waterworks Park.Check-in as at 8 a.m. The race will begin at 9 a.m.The triathlon is comprised of a 250-yard swim, six-mile bike ride and 1.3-mile run. Anyone over the age of 14 may sign up, with those under 18 needing parental consent to participate.Groups may also register as a relay of up to three people. ...
By ANDY HALLMANGolden Triangle News ServiceFAIRFIELD ? A former manager at Family Dollar in Fairfield has been accused of stealing about $44,000 from the company.The Jefferson County Attorney?s Office has charged Amber Dawn Mellott-Smith, 34, with theft in the first degree, a Class C felony, and commission of specified unlawful activity, ongoing criminal conduct, a Class B felony. First-degree theft refers to ...
By KARYN SPORY Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London City Council met in special session Thursday morning to formally accept the resignation of a council member and discuss the vacancy of the city?s police chief.Councilman Greg Thu resigned prior to the council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, but since it wasn?t on the agenda, the council couldn?t take any action on his abrupt departure.Thursday ...
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