Sports

Bears GM: Smith holdout ?a little new for all of us?

Field Level Sports Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:06 pm2562d ago

Roquan Smith remains the only unsigned 2018 NFL Draft selection, and Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace said the sides are ?working through? the items holding the contract up.?That's obviously a big topic right now,? Pace told WMVP-AM 1000 Monday, via the Chicago Tribune, in his first comments on the situation since training camp opened.?And for us, these are important and critical reps that are going on ...

6th Annual Skate Fest

Justin Webster Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

Community 1st Credit Union will host the ?2018 C1st Skate Fest? September 29 at 11 a.m. in Ottumwa at the skate park near Market Street and the river front.The 6th annual event feature skateboard, scooter and BMX competitions with local food vendors, music, games, giveaways and prizes.Pro BMX riders from Milwaukee will perform stunts and sign souvenir photos.The competitors will be sorted into four age groups: ...

MP Memorial Day event to be held Monday, county observances begin Friday

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

Henry County is kicking off Memorial Day with a plethora of activities and events to attend all weekend long.Once again, Mt. Pleasant's Memorial Day observance will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Mt. Pleasant High School gym. The event will begin with the presentation of the colors by members of the VFW, American Legion and AMVETS Posts and Auxilaries. Avenue of Flags chairman and Honor Guard Commander, Dean King, ...

City considering off-site signs to advertise businesses

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News In an effort to help people navigate Mt. Pleasant more easily, the Mt. Pleasant City Council is proposing an ordinance allowing off site signs advertising local businesses.The signs are designed to help people find their destination better, with multiple businesses in a common area putting their name on a free-standing sign. They would be located a ?reasonable distance? from ...

Experts: Key to surviving tornado season is having a safety plan

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Early spring may seem like tornado season, but according to emergency coordinators in the Henry and Washington counties, tornadoes can happen anytime. Learning how to spot one is only half the battle. The other half is being prepared in any situation.Marissa Reisen has been the emergency coordinator for Washington County for the past 10 months. Originally from Muscatine, ...

Mt. Pleasant Middle School student?s online ?joke? taken seriously as threat by police

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News A Mt. Pleasant Middle School student was the cause of an investigation into an online threat made against the school on Monday, May 21.According to a news release, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a complaint about a student referencing violence against a school. The threat was a ?vague? statement made on a YouTube video, which according to the student was meant to ...

New London music department hits the road

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London High School band and choir will be taking their sound on the road. At last night's school board meeting, the board approved a music trip to an unknown, as of yet, destination.Every four years, the New London music department takes a road trip to allow students to see more of the world and perform in a new place. Past destinations have been ...

Wisdom Quest graduates five

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Wisdom Quest made all the difference in Shelby Hainline's life.Hainline, who was the class speaker during Wisdom Quest's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 19, said she never thought she'd graduate.?School, especially high school, seemed like a never-ending ordeal,? said Hainline. ?A lot of people have the wrong idea about Wisdom Quest. People look down on people who go ...

Spring on the square

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

Volunteers from Mt. Pleasant Middle School plant flowers around the square for Main Street Mt. Pleasant Wednesday, May 16.

Your Friend on the Front Page

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

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 Alicia Whalen, whom you may know from Two Rivers Bank and Trust in New London.Are you originally from Mt. Pleasant? If not, what brought you here? I grew up in Burlington, moved to Cedar Falls to attend University of Northern Iowa, got married ...

HCHC looking at negative cash flow for FY19

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center is hoping to decrease some avoidable costs by connecting their power to an underground line.In the past year, the hospital has had eight flickers of power, prompting the generator to kick on. These flickers of power are because of squirrels, trees and other avoidable interferences with the power line connected to a substation by Saunders Park. This ...

County breaks ground on new jail

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:05 pm2562d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News County officials who worked tirelessly toward making the new Henry County Law Enforcement Center a reality broke ground on the lot at 800 S. Grand Ave. Wednesday, May 16.With construction beginning next week, county Sheriff Rich McNamee said that in the next month, the vibrant grass will be turned to a brown, ugly and muddy mess. A year from now, however, the county will have a ...