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Live Healthy Iowa, a component of the Iowa Community Transformation Grant and Healthy Henry County Communities, encourages you to create a team and join thousands of Iowans in its 12th annual Wellness Challenge.This 10-week challenge begins Jan. 28 and ends April 5.Don?t know how to sign up? It?s easy: Log on to livehealthyiowa.org and create a team of two to 10 friends, family members or co-workers and have ...

By TRISHA PHELPSMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Pit bulls are welcome in Winfield.In a narrow vote, the Winfield City Council voted at Monday night?s city council meeting that pit bull dogs will be allowed in town.While the new ordinance is not yet written, the council voted 3-2 to rewrite the ordinance that has been under deliberation since April of 2012.The committee, formed to review the old animal ordinance, ...

On Friday, Jan. 11, The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at the entrance to the Mt. Pleasant High School on Grand Avenue. It was determined that a 2000 Chevy, reportedly operated by Morgan Fraise, had been attempting to cross Grand Avenue from the high school when she pulled into the path of a 2011 Toyota. The Toyota was southbound and was reportedly operated by ...

Mt. Pleasant School Board members will consider the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Roederer during its regular meeting tonight (Monday).Roederer has submitted his resignation, effective June 30.School officials also have recommended the hiring of Scott Lamm as activities director, beginning with the 2013-14 school year.Lamm currently is WisdomQuest principal and .75 time exercise science ...

A 13-year-old runaway has been returned to Salem, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s office.According to the sheriff?s office, they received a report Jan. 3 of the runaway.The teen was located a couple days later near Kansas City, Mo., accompanied by Keith Lane Davis-Sauer, 19, of rural Ottumwa.The child has been returned to Salem and Davis-Sauer was taken from the Platte County (Mo.) Jail and transported ...

The Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance has announced that Holly Jones has been named administrative coordinator/Henry County Tourism Director.?As a lifelong citizen of Mt. Pleasant I welcome the chance to assist in the growth of our community through the role of tourism director,? Jones said. ?I look forward to starting my position and giving back to the town that has given so much to me.?A graduate of Mt. ...

Henry County Extension is offering the winter Master Gardeners class starting in January.Master Gardener classes will meet Tuesday nights from Jan. 15 until March 19 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. There will also be some locally-set dates that have not been scheduled yet.In addition to the Tuesday night classes there will be a class on Saturday, Feb. 23 on campus in Ames.After completion of the course work, the Master ...

DEAR ABBY: Please help me spread an important message to people who receive Social Security or other federal benefits each month via one of the estimated 5.4 million paper checks each month. Starting March 1, 2013, the Treasury Department is requiring all Social Security, VA, SSI and other federal beneficiaries receive their benefits by ELECTRONIC PAYMENT. Senior citizens and other federal beneficiaries may ...