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The board of trustees of Iowa Wesleyan College announced today the election of Dr. Steven E. Titus as its new president.?We are extremely pleased to name Dr. Titus as the next president of Iowa Wesleyan College,? said Don Wiley, chair of the Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees. ?He brings the experience and skills that will ensure we meet our strategic goals, address our institutional priorities and continue to move ...

Thomas Eugene Rosser, 62, Fairfield, third degree theft ? 90 days in jail with credit for time served suspended for two years probation, $625 fine plus court costs and surcharges.Travis Cole Brown, 28, Brighton, probation violation ? five years in jail, must pay court costs and surcharges.Patrick Henderson, 31, New London, fifth degree theft ? dismissed.

It?s 7 a.m. and the children just left for school. My husband, Joe, has been at work several hours already and daughter Elizabeth left for her job at 5:15 a.m.Joe tilled part of the garden last night. Daughter Susan, 17, and I want to get some garden planted today. Spring is such a lovely time of the year but has a lot of work involved.Susan mowed our grass on Saturday for the first time this year. Last year we ...

The Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant offers a community meal for a minimum cost on Wednesday and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.The menu for Wednesday, May 7, is Methodist meatloaf.Friday, May 3, ham will be served.There will be cards games played after both meals.

DEAR ABBY: I?m 29 and for 10 years I have been struggling with controlling parents. They have cut two of my sisters out of their lives because they live closer to their spouses? parents.My husband and I are full-time students, ex-military and taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. We?re looking for jobs, but my parents have threatened not to speak to me if we take jobs closer to his parents. I?m trying to be fair to ...

With the recent warm and wet weather will come mowing, and the Mt. Pleasant Police Department reminds citizens to refrain from operating mowing equipment adjacent to a public street.The reason being is that grass clippings, vegetative material or other litter disbursed or remaining on the street can cause problems with storm sewer discharge (by clogging the storm sewage system).

Happy birthdayJean GilbertHappy anniversaryNoneTo list a birthday or an anniversary, call 319-385-3131 or e-mail it to communityliving@mpnews.net. We endeavor to list the event the day it occurs or the Friday before, if it falls on a weekend. Birthday honorees listed may stop by within 30 days for a gift certificate for a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

Although retail gasoline prices in Mt. Pleasant rose about seven cents per gallon last week, average retail prices in Iowa fell by 0.8 cents per gallon last week to $3.39 per gallon, according to GasBuddy?s daily survey of 2,036 gas outlets in Iowa.Including the change in gas prices in Iowa last week, prices April 28 were 22.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and 19.8 cents per gallon lower ...