By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The playoff stage is officially set in Class 4A softball. The Iowa Girls' Athletic Union released its postseason brackets on Friday for Class 4A and 5A, and Mt. Pleasant knows what their postseason road will look like in 2018.Mt. Pleasant will compete in Class 4A Region 5. The Panthers were grouped with a few familiar teams, especially in their half of the six-team ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WATERLOO ? Friday was a busy day for the Mt. Pleasant baseball team. The Panthers went 1-1 in the Columbus Catholic tournament and found out their group for the district tournament, taking place next month.The Panthers fell 2-1 to Columbus Catholic in their first game of the day, losing the lead on the final inningMt. Pleasant pushed a run across in the bottom of the ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant softball team had one of their toughest tasks of the season on Friday night as Class 5A No. 14 Burlington came into town for a non-conference doubleheader.The Panthers suffered two six-inning losses in the non-conference double-dip. Burlington took game one 14-2 and game two 10-0.The Panthers had a decent start to game one. After Burlington pushed one run ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The clouds parted, and a cool breeze dried the grass after heavy rains last week just in time for Music on Main in Central Park on Friday, June 22.The Main Street Mt. Pleasant event, formerly known as Rock Around the Block, brought a carefree crowd to show off their tractors, participate in a pedal tractor pull or just enjoy listening to Whiskey Friends perform.?Everything ...
By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Chris Armstrong believes in Iowa schools so much he's never not worked for or attended one. He spent the last 10 years as the Superintendent for the Highland Community School District in Riverside and is now looking forward to his future with WACO.In 1983 he graduated from Iowa Wesleyan with a degree in music education. ?I was always really interested in music and as time ...
Six students recently received their completion certificates for Mt. Pleasant's home school program.The certificates were awarded during an end of the year picnic and senior recognition on May 16. According to the Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) teacher/coordinator, there were 84 students and 45 families in the Mt. Pleasant HSAP during the 2017-18 school year.Below is a brief biography on each of the six ...
A hit and run on Wednesday, June 20 at 9:40 p.m. on West Saunders St. has left police searching for the driver of the offending vehicle.Andrew Jarrett, of Mediapolis, was parked in the 300 block of West Saunders St. when his vehicle was struck in the front driver's side.The offending vehicle was described by witnesses as a late model silver SUV or minivan. It struck Jarrett's 2005 White Dodge Ram Truck head on ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News It took emergency response personnel nearly 10 minutes to extract an individual from their vehicle following a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday.According to police reports, Cragon Caboth, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling east on Highway 34 Wednesday, June 20 at 8:43 a.m. when his vehicle struck the median divider and careened into the south ditch. The Mt. Pleasant Fire ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News With a cool breeze in the air following the afternoon rain, a dozen photographers took to the grounds around Oakland Mills Nature Center to capture a moment on Tuesday, June 19.The clock is now ticking for the photographers who attended the lesson taught by Mt. Pleasant Community School District art teacher and professional photographer Wanda Broeker. They are now eligible to ...
Anna Villareal 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 Anna Villareal, whom you may know from the Harlan Lincoln House.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant? If not, what brought you here? I am originally from Davenport, but have lived in various places around the Midwest during the ...
A two-car collision on Highway 218 slowed traffic in the northbound lane on Monday, June 18 around 4:30 p.m.Sara Jenkins, of Grenada, Miss., was traveling northbound on Highway 218 in the right lane when she swerved into the left lane to avoid hitting a vehicle turning onto Highway 218 from 170th Street. A second car, driven by Sarah Genkinger, of Ft. Madison, came up behind her in the left lane and struck the ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News In keeping with HIPAA standards, the Henry County Board of Supervisors signed a business associate agreement with Iowa County Technology Services during their meeting on Tuesday, June 19.Coordinator of Disability Services Sarah Berndt said that the Iowa State Association of Counties wants counties using Iowa County Technology Services (ICTS) to have a business associate ...
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