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Paving began at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex parking lot last week with an expected completion date on Aug. 3 just in time for fall sports to begin.
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Paving began at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex parking lot last week with an expected completion date on Aug. 3 just in time for fall sports to begin.
By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Town houses will likely no longer require a fire sprinkler system if the Mt. Pleasant City Council approves two more readings of the new ordinance.While all counties' building codes require sprinklers in residential buildings, most cities and counties back off that requirement and don't require sprinkler systems in houses and duplexes. Town houses were an exception, said ...
The threat of rain didn't keep Main Street Mt. Pleasant vendors away Tuesday evening, June 26. Even a new vendor, Robin Wexell, decided to try her hand at selling beaded jewelry at the market that runs every Tuesday during the summer from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wexell said she used to travel to Rendezvous all across Iowa. Now, she is picking up a new hobby, crafting earrings, bracelets and necklaces out of tiny beads. ...
By Alma Gaul, Quad-City Times DAVENPORT ? Court proceedings involving five of the 32 men arrested May 9 during a raid by Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, hit a snag on Tuesday when two of the men ? being held in ICE custody ? failed to appear in U.S. District Court in Davenport.Elmer Urizar Lopez and Reinaldo Garcia Munoz were to be arraigned on felony indictment of unlawful ...
A utility pole on N. Cherry St. was damaged following a single-vehicle accident on Friday.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a collision in the 400 block of N. Cherry St. on Friday, June 22 at approximately 2:05 p.m. Upon investigation, police determined William Copeland, of Mt. Pleasant, was operating a 2002 GMC Yukon, owned by Michael and Sandra Vantiger, of Mt. Union, when he lost control of the ...
No one was harmed Sunday as the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department encountered a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on Highway 218.The Henry County Sheriff's Office, along with the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department responded to a vehicle on fire near mile marker 42 on Highway 218 at approximately 5:10 a.m., Sunday, June 24.According to police records, the vehicle was located on exit ramp 42A of Highway 218 and the engine ...
Minor injuries and $8,000 worth of damage were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Saturday.The Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on the intersection of Grand Ave. and Baker St. at 6:44 p.m., on Saturday, June 23.According to police reports, a 2009 Toyota Corolla, operated by Dakota Howard, was traveling northbound and failed to stop at the intersection. The Howard ...
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 ...
