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Altoona man arrested after leading police on high speed chase

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By Andy Hallman, Ledger news editor A high speed chase that began near Fairfield on Thursday ended in Mt. Pleasant with the arrest of the driver.Adrian Scott, of Altoona, was arrested Thursday, August 2, after leading officers on a high speed chase. According to police reports, the incident began at about 5:30 p.m., when Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy Mark Miller noticed two cars speeding while traveling ...

Sheriff, COPS, host open house for Law Enforcement Center blueprints

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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A year has come and gone since Henry County residents voted an emphatic ?yes? to approve a $9.1 million bond referendum to finance a new county law enforcement center.In honor of that, Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee and members of the Citizens Organized for Public Safety (COPS) hosted an open house at the courthouse Thursday, Aug. 2, giving Henry County residents the ...

Safety first for Henry County departments

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County departments are preparing for the worst while hoping for the best with CPR and active shooter training and investment in Stop the Bleed kits.Department heads gave routine updates during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, Aug. 2, discussing ways to keep their departments and county safer.Walt Jackson, Henry County Emergency Management coordinator, recently ...

SunnyBrook residents try their hand at social drumming

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News There were no idle hands at Sunnybrook on Wednesday as every resident, visitor and staff member had a drum or maraca in their hands as Annie Mielke and Joe Parrish, co-founders of Adventures in Social Drumming, stopped by to give residents the chance to try an exercise for both the body and mind.Adventures in social drumming was introduced to SunnyBrook residents as part of ...

Former MP Calvary Baptist pastor appointed national representative of GARBC

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant was elected as the next national representative of the General Association of Regular Baptist churches with a 93.5 percent vote in his favor on June 28.The appointment is quite an honor for Mike Hess, who served as head pastor of Calvary Baptist for nine years. Preaching his last sermon in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, July ...

Supervisors approve routine county agreements, amendments and resolutions Tuesday

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Supervisors approved routine agreements, amendments and resolutions during a meeting on Tuesday, July 31.The approvals included extending a privately funded seal coat agreement, a tax abatement resolution and a quick look at the 2019 budget as the fiscal year kicked off at the beginning of July.First, supervisors approved extending the seal coat agreement for ...

3 injured in single-vehicle accident on Hwy 218 Saturday

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A driver and two passengers were injured after the driver fell asleep or blacked out at the wheel on Highway 218 Saturday, July 28, around 6:30 a.m.Austin Beadles, 21, of Buckingham, was driving southbound on Highway 218 when he either blacked out or fell asleep. His 2003 Chevy TrailBlazer drifted to the east of the roadway before Beadles overcorrected. He crossed back over to the southbound lanes and entered ...

Your Friend on the Front Page

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

Jontue Stagers 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 on the Front Page' is Jontue Stagers, whom you may know from the Quarter Maybe More Store.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant/Henry County? If not, what brought you here? I lived here when I was 14 and then came back a few different times for great ...

County signs agreement with ISAC to ensure HIPAA compliancy

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Supervisors approved an Iowa State Association of Counties HIPAA Program Service Agreement during a meeting on Thursday, July 26, to do their due diligence in staying HIPPA-compliant.Sarah Berndt, Coordinator of Disability Services, said she believes the annual cost of $1,750 is money well spent as she presented the agreement to supervisors.?If there was a breach ...

Fundraiser for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention coming to MP

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Raising awareness and opening the door for conversation is the goal for Kyrra Wenger-Miller, organizer for the benefit fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Wenger-Miller and her brother hosted a similar event in 2013, but have recently been reminded through news stories and personal situations how important raising awareness and speaking up about ...

A look around the world

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

Volunteers at St. Alphonsus Church in Mt. Pleasant went all out decorating for Vacation Bible School (VBS) this week. VBS began Monday, July 23 and continues throughout the week from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Students started worshiping together and hearing Bible stories before breaking off into groups for different activities.

Complaints from 2012, 2014 investigated by Environmental Health

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:07 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Environmental Health continues to follow up on complaints received over five years ago.One case was reported in 2014 for untreated sewage discharge from an improperly functioning wastewater treatment system. A permit was pulled at the time but never followed up on, said Bruce Hudson, executive director at Regional Utility Service Systems during a Board of Health meeting on ...