Those attending last night?s Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance?s Alive After Five were treated to a tour of the newly renovated Main Street Cinemas. A PowerPoint presentation on the history of the theater was given by owner Scott Lowe.
MISCELLANEOUSAnimal complaint ? intersection of South and Main, Feb. 5.Animal complaint ? 2000 block of East Washington, Feb. 5.Animal complaint ? intersection of Jefferson and Saunders, Feb. 5.
The Walmart Foundation announced $40,000 in grant dollars that have been provided to Walmart?s local communities.Receiving organizations have been provided to Walmart based on the recomendation of its local logistics associates.Grants will provide opportunities to local school districts, veterans, historical societies, fire departments, Boy Scouts, Toys for Tots and local law enforcement agencies.?Walmart is ...
Lon Pugh, left, and Lynn Ellsworth go over lines as they prepare to present the play Love Letters on Friday and Saturday. The play focuses on a couple who reveal their feelings through writing letters over a period of 40 years. The production will be at Comfort Inn at 7:30 on Friday and Saturday.
The Ethiopian director of the Onesimus Children Development program, Nega Meaza, will be at Iowa Wesleyan College on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. to share stories and engage in conversation with the campus and community about his organization and work.The Onesimus Children Development Association is a Non-Government Organization (NGO) in Addis Ababa that seeks to rescue Ethiopia?s children at risk (primarily ...
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsHenry County?s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 includes a 2-percent salary increase across the board for the county?s elected officials.This increase is half of the 4-percent increase recommended by the compensation board in January. The compensation board?s recommendation is the maximum increase allowed; the supervisors can choose to increase salaries by a lesser ...
WAYLAND ? City council members, during their regular meeting tonight, will approve the fiscal 2014 budget for publication and set a public hearing on the document.In other agenda items, the council will set the date of March 6 to receive bids for the water improvement project and consider utility extensions to newly annexed land on East Main Street.Tonight?s meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Wayland City Hall.
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? A month after passing an ordinance to raise increase minimum monthly sewer rates for city residents by nearly 43 percent, the New London City Council is looking at adding an annual sewer rate increase of at least 5 percent.At Tuesday night?s city council meeting, the council discussed amending the city?s sewer ordinance to have an annual sewer rate increase, which ...
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1:15 p.m. game: 1st, Betty Kilbourn and Lea Bradley; 2nd, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger, Burlington.Monday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. game: 1st, Jim McClure and Terry Kilbourn; tie for 2nd, Ray and Joy Gillear, G.A. Elliot and Ruth Bell, Burlington.Thursday, Jan. 10, 1:15 p.m. game: 1st, Gloria Troute, Dallas City, Ill., and Ruth Bell; 2nd, Chuck Woodruff and Virginia Krueger.Monday, Jan. 14, 10 ...
SALEM ? City council members will consider adding to the city?s employee roster during their regular meeting tonight.On tap are discussion on adding a deputy city clerk and a maintenance worker. Both items have been discussed previously and tabled.Other tentative agenda items include a planning and zoning ordinance update and opening sealed bids for tree trimming.The council meets at 7 p.m. in the Community ...
Editor?s note: State law requires school districts to compile an annual financial report. However, few school districts publish a financial report as comprehensive as the Mt. Pleasant Community School District. Mt. Pleasant?s 108-page report, compiled by Ed Chabal, district director of finance, not only includes financial information from the prior fiscal year, but goes well beyond financial data. The report ...
Access Energy cooperative is announcing its 2013 Access Energy poster contest. This contest is open to all students in first through sixth grades in southeast Iowa schools, and it is free to participate.The purpose of this program is to increase students? knowledge of energy efficiency and renewable energy.The deadline for posters to be submitted is Feb. 15. Two winning posters from each grade level will be ...
Daily Newsletters
Account
