By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? With the amount of nuisance properties in the city of Winfield the council is looking to clean them up one at a time.At the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 12, Angel Ingwerson approached the council to discuss the policy behind nuisance properties. Ingwerson said she received a letter from the city stating a car, parked in front of her house for an ...
Dorothy Thorne Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold.This week's friend is Dorothy Thorne.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? No, our family was a transplant from Northeast Missouri in 2005. My husband's job brought us here.What is your favorite part of living here? My ...
A burglar suspect was caught after reportedly being seen driving a stolen vehicle in the 1000-grid of Gabriel Avenue Monday, Sept. 10.Taylor Wood, 25, of Mt. Pleasant, was charged with Theft in the 2nd Degree, a Class D felony, earlier this week after being arrested for driving a blue Ford Ranger registered to James Meyer, of Wayland.A deputy from the Henry County Sheriff's Office located the stolen truck in ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News DANVILLE ? It's been just shy of a year since the plug was pulled on Lake Geode.The now-empty basin is under construction that will reduce the amount of bacteria, sediment and phosphorus loading into Lake Geode in the future from agricultural and non-agricultural sources. With the beach closed this year, park management took the opportunity to renovate the campground as ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News As a tattoo artist, Rebecca Eldredge sees a lot of self-harm scars.Rebecca believes tattoos can help her clients see something beautiful come from an ugly memory. ?Turn your pain into art kind of thing,? she said.That's why in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday, Sept. 10, Rebecca announced Big Dog Tattoos would be lowering their minimum tattoo fee for ...
A vehicle stolen from Burlington was located in a residential area south of Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, Sept. 11.The car, a tan Chevrolet Cruze, was located after the Burlington Police Department contacted OnStar, who found the vehicle in a residential area. The Burlington PD then reached out to the Henry County Sheriff's Office to assist in locating the vehicle.After an investigation, it was found that Robert ...
The Henry County Sheriff's Office responded to a car vs. deer crash in the 2100 grid of Hwy 218 Sunday, Sept. 9, at approximately 7:17 p.m.After an investigation, it was determined that Jason Hawk, of Donnellson, was traveling south on Hwy 218 and struck a deer in the roadway. No injuries were reported.Damage was estimated over $1,500 and a State Crash Report was completed.
A vehicle drove into a ditch near the intersection of 210th Street and Iowa Avenue north of Mt. Pleasant on Friday, Sept. 7. The Henry County Sheriff's Office received a report of the accident around 11 a.m. that day.After an investigation, it was found that Debra Gerkits, of Mt. Pleasant, had lost control of her vehicle and drove it into the east side ditch of Iowa Avenue. It was found that Gerkits had been ...
Easton Evans, Hayden and Grant Duffie and Isaac Johnson pose with their firemen hats at Burgers and Bikes on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Law enforcement and emergency responders were invited to the Main Street Mt. Pleasant event as a thank-you for their service.
By John Butters, The Mt. Pleasant News A group of volunteers gathered Saturday to clear away the storm damage from the Pioneer section of the Old City Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.The previous week's storm had shattered the cedars that grew between the graves, dropping limbs and debris on the fragile stones.Joy Conwell, Historical Collection Associate for Iowa Wesleyan University, said she knew that it was a ...
The Henry County Sheriff's Office performed a traffic stop on a silver, 2001, Chrysler Intrepid at the intersection of Graham Avenue and Salem Road near Salem on Friday, Sept. 7, at 2:16 a.m.After an investigation, it was found that Allen Edmund Boecher, of Hillsboro, was driving a motor vehicle while having a revoked driver's license. Boecher was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail. He was charged ...
The Panther Homecoming court was all smiles as they posed for a photo before the big game Friday. The court included (from left to right) front row: Hannah Hess, Cara Canby, Callie DePriest (queen), Mary West and Anni Liechty. Back row: Chase Lamm, Tucker Johnson, Zach Beason (king), Jacob Stukerjurgen and Tate Shull.
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