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Ledger moves into remodeled office

Andy Hallman News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

FAIRFIELD ? Those who have dropped by The Ledger lately have noticed something different. It's moved!It didn't move very far. In fact, the staff are now in a building next door to their old office, in a space that once held the press room.The Ledger made the move a few days before Christmas, and ever since the employees have been getting acclimated to their new surroundings. Ledger client specialist Alice ...

Panthers finish first half with easy win versus Wolves

Justin Webster Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

The Pekin boys' basketball team hosted SEISC foe Winfield-Mt. Union Tuesday night, beating the Wolves 60-38 to improve to 6-2 both overall, and in conference play.Head Coach Ken Hutchinson has been preaching fast starts to his team all season, and although the didn't set the nets on fire, they did hold a 15-8 lead after the first period. The second period was slower offensively for both squads, with Pekin edging ...

A winning reaction

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School show choir Chain Reaction won first place in the middle school division of the Ft. Madison Show Choir Invitational on Saturday. The ensemble, directed by Madeline Thomas, is comprised of 36 seventh and eighth grade students.

Salem gears up for spring cleaning

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News SALEM ? The city of Salem is preparing for spring with Wemiga Waste scheduling spring cleaning for Saturday, April 7. Items should be on the curb by 7 a.m. to be cleared.During Salem's City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 6, the council discussed what items are acceptable to dispose of during spring cleaning. That includes unwanted household items; windows and doors in ...

Wayland tax levy to stay the same

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? Wayland residents will not see a change in their property tax rates for fiscal year 2019.The city's tax levy will remain at $7.35 per $1,000 valuation, the same rate as this past year. The rate was approved unanimously by the city council during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 7.City Clerk Beverly Conrad said in an email to The News that the levy ...

A lunchtime history lesson: IW?s Brown Bag Lecture Series kicks off with trip back to…

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News On Tuesday, March 6, guests attending Iowa Wesleyan's Brown Bag Lecture Series were transported back 100 years to campus life of the Class of 1918.Anna Villareal, director of the Harlan-Lincoln House, kicked off the four-part lecture series with a walk to the past, which highlighted what the campus was like 100 years ago, how the Class of 1918 dealt with the Great War and how ...

Dancing into second place

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InMotion, the Mt. Pleasant High School show choir, competed at Ft. Madison and placed second in the finals after taking first place in class 3A in the preliminary session. The winner was Southeast Polk, followed by Mt. Pleasant, Des Moines Christian, Ottumwa, Southeast Polk's prep group and Danville.

HHCC partnering with Southern Iowa Mental Health to bring first aid training to residents

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By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Healthy Henry County Communities is partnering with Southern Iowa Mental Health in Ottumwa to bring a mental health first aid training to community members.Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) coordinator Kelly Carr said that in conversations with high school students and mental health professionals in the community, people are struggling with stress, anxiety and a lack of ...

Supervisors await finalized plans for new subdivision after request to amend road ordinance

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A man, who wants to plan a new subdivision in Henry County north of the country club, went around and around with the Board of Supervisors Tuesday about amending a road ordinance that otherwise requires him to seal coat the planned loop road through his property.Brian Jones met with Supervisors during their meeting March 6, requesting that they come to another arrangement ...

New London property taxes to raise one-cent from last year

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News New London residents will see an ever so slight increase in property taxes for fiscal year 2019.Tuesday night the New London City Council approved a property tax rate of $11.94943 per $1,000 valuation. It's an increase of $0.0137, City Clerk Kasi Howard told the council and citizens in attendance. The rate increase will generate an additional $580.33 per year for the whole ...

Pep Stop to donate one-cent per gallon from branded pumps to IW, MPCHS

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

The gas pumps at Pep Stop not only have a new look, but are also pumping gas for a good cause.In efforts to support the continued success of our local schools, Pep Stop has dedicated two of its pumps to Mt. Pleasant Community High School and Iowa Wesleyan University, according to a news release.?If our community is going to grow and prosper, we have to celebrate our young people in the community, not just with ...

MP students network with area professionals during ?Career Day?

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:03 pm2563d ago

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Mary West was one of two female students at Mt. Pleasant Community High School that chose to sit in on the engineering seminar during Career Day on Friday, March 2.As one of the 11 careers students could learn more about during the high school's Career Day, organized by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance, the field of engineering had the highest attendance, and West was ...