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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? Last month an inspection of a pool in Winfield yielded poor results, leaving them with 30 days to respond to over 20 violations found by Henry County Environmental Health.Bruce Hudson, executive director at Regional Utility Service Systems, said the city is working on correcting the violations, but they also know they have a new pool tentatively opening Labor Day ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News After 52 years with the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department, Chief Stewart Kinney is retiring effective Sept. 30.Mayor Steve Brimhall accepted Kinney's resignation ?with regret,? adding that hopefully the city can organize something at a later date to honor his years of service.The rest of the city council meeting was brief Wednesday, July 25, as the council approved mayoral appointme...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Public Health and Henry County Health Center are entering into a business associate agreement to continue a free flow of information now that the two entities are no longer under the same administrative roof.This will allow both entities to continue secure messaging for the transition care program, which follows up with people for 30 days after they are discharged from the ...
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Elementary school students in Mt. Pleasant will no longer get out of school early because of the heat.Air conditioning units are being inspected this week after contractors have worked tirelessly this summer to ensure classrooms are ready for school to start on Thursday, Aug. 23. None of the buildings previously had air conditioning in the classrooms.?It's something the board ...
By John Butters. Mt. Pleasant News Every minute counts when a tragedy strikes a community and one of the most vital medical resources for saving lives is a ready supply of blood delivered by an accredited blood bank.Amanda Hess, director of Donor Relations and Marketing for the Mississippi Valley Blood Center, said donors' summer travel and vacation plans can pose problems for refilling the blood supply at the ...
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