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Some of the members of InMotion, Mt. Pleasant High School?s show choir, perform on Sunday at Mt. Pleasant?s annual variety show.
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Some of the members of InMotion, Mt. Pleasant High School?s show choir, perform on Sunday at Mt. Pleasant?s annual variety show.
Board members of the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) will consider the election of a new board secretary/treasurer during the regular meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Henry County Emergency Management building.Other tentative agenda items include discussion of training for new RUSS board members; discussion/consideration of legal action to collect past due debt from the City of Franklin; and discussion/...
Eleven Scribblers met for their December meeting at the de Brito Baking Bistro on the Mt. Pleasant Square.After a festive Christmas dinner, President Betty Rae Geary conducted a business meeting.Martha Wiley reported that she had met again with Harlan Lincoln House Archivist Lynn Ellsworth about preserving our club?s records. Ellsworth had presented the program in November. The suggested storage items were ...
Sierra Wyse, freshman, was named to the dean?s list for the fall semester at Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas.To be named to the dean?s list, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.90 to 4.00.Wyse is the daughter of Ron and Susan Wyse.
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I run a restaurant in a small town. Recently, my wife came home on my day off and told me that during the lunch hour, one of our servers had come into the kitchen and announced that they?d need extra sanitizer on table 29 because a mother was changing her baby on it!What has happened in our society that people don?t understand that this is unsanitary and rude? Had I been there, I don?t ...
Suspicious person, activity, vehicle ? intersection of Washington and Walnut streets, Jan. 3.Suspicious person, activity, vehicle ? 300 block of East Henry, Jan. 3.Harassment/threats ? 1700 block of East Washington, Jan. 3.Harassment/threats ? 100 block of South Jefferson, Jan. 3.Animal complaint ? 600 block of North Lombardy, Jan. 4.
Those concerned with mental health and disability services redesign are welcome to attend a short presentation and open discussion focusing on how redesign will impact people with disabilities in their community.The Iowans with Disability in Action (ID Action) Community Conversation will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Washington Public Libarary, located at 115 West Washington Street, ...
The Mt. Pleasant Public Library is now taking registrations for its Winter/Spring Preschool and Toddler Time Storyhours.Both programs are free and will be held in the children?s programming room at the library. These programs will begin in February.Preschool Storyhour is a 10-week program for children ages three to five. The storyhour features songs, fingerplays, stories and crafts.The library will host two ...
Paula Morgan, left, of the Tolson Community Action Program, accepts a $2,000 donation from Chad Hudson, right, senior vice president of the Wayland State Bank. Morgan said the donation from the bank will be used for the food pantry. Morgan said the food pantry is serving 50-60 families this year, up from 40 families last year.
Mt. Pleasant?s City Hall will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas.Garbage will be picked up on Monday, Dec. 24. Garbage normally collected on Tuesday-Thursday will be delayed one day.All government offices and financial institutions will be closed on Christmas Day. Several offices also will either be closed or closing early on Christmas Eve Day.
Gene Hummell got the chance to visit with Santa as he stopped by to visit and deliver gifts to the residents of Arbor Court during its annual residents? Christmas party on Dec. 11. Residents and their guests were also treated to entertainment by the Bell Choir.
The Lincoln Elementary School playground will be the site of a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in Newtown, Conn.The vigil, organized by Gary Ruth Sr., will be Friday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m.A brief prayer service will be led by the Rev. Regan Stoops.Those attending are asked to bring a candle and wear something with the colors of green and white.Questions should be ...
