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The final of a four-part legislative breakfasts, hosted by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, will be held on Saturday, April 28.Local elected officials, Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) will be on hand to discuss education, specifically K-12 budgets and policy changes. After comments concerning education, the floor will open the discussion to any other matters guests ...

Awarding of construction contracts for the Henry County Law Enforcement Center was tabled Tuesday by Henry County Supervisors after they were served with a lawsuit by Prochaska and Associates, Inc., of Omaha, Neb., for an alleged breach of contract.Prochaska is suing the Board of Supervisors, the Law Enforcement Center contractor John Hansen (individually), and Midwest Construction Consultants for violating the ...

James Harden scored a franchise playoff-record 22 points in the third quarter to ignite a sudden offensive eruption as the Houston Rockets seized control of their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 119-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 on Monday in Minneapolis.Harden poured in a game-high 36 points, authoring a remarkable in-game turnaround after his 0-for-7 start. He shot ...

The Fairfield girls' track team traveled to Eddyville to take on E-B-F and nine other schools, including Forest City who finished first and SEC rivals Washington and Keokuk who finished second and third, respectively, ahead of the fourth place Trojans.Junior Ashley Bloomquist continued to set the pace in the long distances for Fairfield with victories in the 1500 and 3000 meter races while Julia Fritz won the ...

Dick Meyers, the town public works employee, and former City Council member Warren Barton, help unload tires Saturday morning. ?County residents are allowed to recycle tires (at the main location at 900 W. Washington every Friday from 10-4, and Saturday mornings), commented Dan Patterson, mayor of Salem. ?The City Council agreed that we needed to help our town residents with recycling,? he said.

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News One by one, students push a plastic cup through a trough of rice, getting their only meal for the day. Some students sit on the floor with a plate of rice and beans, while others sit at tables eating lasagna, breadsticks and salads. On Friday, students experienced a poverty simulation designed to show them what meal time is like for the lower, middle and upper class families ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News Joe Mitchell may have only graduated high school three years ago, but thinks he's ready to take over the seat left vacant in the 84th district of the House of Representatives as Rep. David Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) announced he will not be running this year.Mitchell is only 20 years old but thinks his experience in the capitol over the last four years sets him apart.?I have ...

By Gretchen Teske, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Repairing roads from the hazards of winter is on the agenda for Wayland. Several streets have been marked as part of their annual project to patch and repair. In total, 14 projects are slated for improvement and the project is estimated to take two days.At the city council meeting on Wednesday, April 18, the board decided to move forward with the $21,721.50 ...