Sports

Al Huisinga named Ambassador of the Year by MP Chamber

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant resident Al Huisinga was named the first Ambassador of the Year by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance with a tree planted in his honor on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan University.The distinction of Ambassador of the Year was conceptualized by Chamber Executive Vice President Kristi Ray in an effort to encourage Chamber ambassadors to attend ribbon cuttings and ...

HCHC looking into potential partnership with Great River to convert to electronic health records

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Administrators at Henry County Health Center are working on a proposal by July 31 to convert patient information to an electronic health record.A Henry County Health Center (HCHC) task force identified Cerner Electronic Health Record as the best option to automate health records ? and they want to partner with Great River Health Systems in West Burlington to do so.?The way to ...

New London prepares for upcoming school year

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London school board has begun preparations for the new school year, including constuction projects at Clarke Elememtary school and hiring several new staff members.Several classrooms at the elementary school are receiving a makeover. Volunteers have been hard at work painting the steel beams in the ceiling as well as the walls in the classrooms to ...

Despite weekend heat, Swedsburg-Olds Fun Day brings a crowd

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Keiran Luitjens strolled onto the Swedesburg Parish Hall lawn from Olds United Church of Christ with his dog Mittens panting in his arms.While the Pomeranian-shiatzu mix held her own for the majority of the two-mile hike from Olds to Swedesburg during the Swedesburg-Olds Fun Day on Saturday, June 16, it was the last quarter of the mile when the 95-degree heat exhausted her and ...

Schumer seeks federal framework for sports betting

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

As more states turn to sports gambling in the wake of a May Supreme Court decision that overturned a federal ban on state-sponsored sports betting, some politicians have sought to introduce a framework to guide the industry at the federal level.On Wednesday, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined the conversation by releasing a memo outlining several suggestions for the burgeoning industry.Major League Baseball, ...

Musical summer evenings

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

Adam Creager welcomes the community to the first Community Band Concert of the summer Thursday, June 14. Creager said he is very proud of the community band, with 41 people turning up to the first practice. The Community Band performs in Central Park every Thursday.

Pekin and Van Buren run at Albia Invitational

Justin Webster Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

Pekin and Van Buren both ran at the Albia Invitational Monday night with the Panthers finishing second on the boys side and first on the girls, while the Warriors only submitted five runners between the two groups. Boys1st Albia 432nd Pekin 723rd Knoxville 804th Wayne 1135th Centerville 125 Local finishers 1st Colten Glosser, Pekin 18:305th Brady Milikin, Pekin 19:146th Jonah Heckenberg, Van Buren ...

National Run for the Fallen stops in Mt. Pleasant

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By John Butters, Mt. Pleasant News George Lutz, founder of America's Run for the Fallen, is blazing a memory trail across the United States.Lutz, who lives in Virginia, is leading a rotating team of voluntary runners, military and civilian, in a 6,000 mile trek across the U.S. in five months. The run started in April at Fort Irwin, Calif., and will end in August at Arlington National Cemetery. On Wednesday ...

City Development Board to pay special assessment for Mt. Union community building

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The City Development Board will pay a $384 special sewer assessment for the Community Building in unincorporated Mt. Union.Henry County Auditor Shelly Barber approached the Development Board a couple weeks ago requesting they pay the special assessment for the community building as the building still is legally owned by the city of Mt. Union, despite it being unincorporated. ...

Road closed for trucks near Mt. Union Thursday, Friday

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

A pavement patching project will close Henry County Road X-23 and Racine Ave. to truck traffic weather permitting on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15.The road is near Mt. Union between Iowa 78 and Henry County Rd. H-28.The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double ...

More summer construction projects to be tackled soon in Mt. Pleasant

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The city is hard at work this summer completing the numerous construction projects to better Mt. Pleasant's streets and sewers.The Mt. Pleasant City Council approved several change orders and projects including installing a new stormwater pipe across Mapleleaf Athletic Complex's parking lot and hiring LL Pelling Co. to do chip and seal on city streets during a meeting on ...

Conservation continues working toward moving Water Works Campground to higher elevation

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A two- to three-foot increase in elevation could be the difference between the flooded Water Works Campground and grounds that are able to be used well into the summer months.The Henry County Conservation Department campground, surveyed by French Reneker Associates Inc., will move from an elevation of 567 feet inland to an elevation of 569 to 570 feet cost dependent. This could ...