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• From flashing to steady

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• Former county engineer to return on a ...

• Maurice (Lee) LeMaster

• Miriam Heusel

• Mt. Pleasant Police log

Sports

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What to watch this weekend May 24 Friday — Mt. Pleasant softball hosts Ottumwa, 6 p.m. — New London and W-MU boys' golf at state tournament at Lake Panorama National Resort in ... Winfield-Mt. Union softball Pekin defeats Wolves May 24 The Winfield-Mt. Union softball team came up with nine hits but managed only two runs in a loss to Pekin on Thursday. The Wolves fell by a score ... DNR releases fishing report for southeast Iowa May 24 Lake Odessa Odessa has come down a little bit since last week but all the ramps are still underwater. Lake Geode The water remains a little ... West Burlington too much for W-MU May 24 WEST BURLINGTON — The powerful bats of the West Burlington baseball team were too much for Winfield-Mt. Union to overcome in a 17-2 loss to the ... More »

Henry County athletes claim six state track and field championships May 18 Mt. Pleasant defended its titles in both the girls' and boys' shuttle hurdle relays at the state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des ... Mt. Pleasant athletes headed for blue oval By Ashlee De Wit - May 10 Running on their home track on a rainy but warm night, the Mt. Pleasant track and field teams earned 17 automatic bids to the state meet. The ... Wester claims state championship in shot put By Ashlee De Wit - May 21 DES MOINES — He had nothing to lose. With the Class 3A shot put title sealed, Mt. Pleasant’s Emmett Wester had one throw remaining in his high ... Back-to-back champs: MP girls take SEC title By Ashlee De Wit - May 01 WASHINGTON — The Mt. Pleasant girls’ track and field team won its second straight Southeast Conference title last night in Washington. The boys ... More »

Lifestyles

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Linder 90th May 24 Wanda Linder of Winfield will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 30. She will celebrate with an open house hosted by her family from 2 to 4 p.m. ... Birthdays and anniversaries May 22 May 22 Happy birthday Elijah McGohan Kellie McKenzie Happy anniversary Neil & Linda Hunsaker To list a birthday or an anniversary, call 319-385-3131 or ... Birthdays and anniversaries: May 20 May 20 Happy birthday None Happy anniversary Dave & Deb Howard Larry & RuthAnn McKeehan To list a birthday or an anniversary, call 319-385-3131 or e-mail ... Birthdays and anniversaries: May 24 to 27 May 24 Happy birthday May 24 Randy Andermann Andera Aplara Madden McKenzie Bob Stull May 25 None May 26 None May 27 Mikayla Brown Linda McGohan Clayton ... Vicars 80th May 22 Bonnie Vicars will celebrate her 80th birthday on May 28. She was born in Mt. Pleasant on May 28, 1933 and has been married for 60 years. She has ... Nelson 102nd May 17 Blanche Elizabeth Nelson will be celebrating her 102nd birthday on May 22 at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant from 2 to 3 p.m. She was born May 22, 1911 ... More »

Birthdays and anniversaries: May 16 May 16 Happy birthday Trevin Burns-Ledlow Andrea Hudson Tena Scarbrough Happy anniversary None To list a birthday or an anniversary, call 319-385-3131 or ... Eland 80th May 15 Don Eland will soon be turning 80 years old. To help him celebrate, his family is holding a surprise open house at the New London Community Hall ... Birthdays and anniversaries: May 3 to 5 May 03 Happy birthday May 3 Keith Zihlman May 4 None May 5 Natasha Thornton Happy anniversary None To list a birthday or an anniversary, call 319-385-3131... Vicars 80th May 22 Bonnie Vicars will celebrate her 80th birthday on May 28. She was born in Mt. Pleasant on May 28, 1933 and has been married for 60 years. She has ... Birthdays and anniversaries: May 13 May 13 Happy birthday Jonathon Lee Happy anniversary Jim & Ann Pickle Graig "Sprout" & Lisa Stauffer Andy & Meredith Wohlleber To list a birthday or an ... Kruse 60th Apr 29 Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Kruse of Salem will soon celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. LeRoy and Gertie Kruse were married May 2, 1953, in St. ... More »

Obituaries

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  Maurice (Lee) LeMaster

  May 24
  Maurice (Lee) LeMaster, 89 years old, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Windmill Manor Care ...
  

• Evelyn P. Vinton

  May 22
  Evelyn P. Vinton, 85, Wayland, formerly of Coppock, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the Parkview Home in Wayland. Graveside Services have been set ...
  
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  Barbara Ann Bentler

  May 22
  Barbara Ann Bentler, 74, Mt. Hamill, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital, Ft. Madison. A Rosary will be recited at 3 ...
  

• Miriam Heusel

  May 24
  Miriam Heusel, 92, Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Sunrise Terrace, Winfield. Services are pending at Elliot Chapel, New London.
  
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  James "Jim" S. Shaw

  May 22
  James ‘Jim’ S. Shaw, 76, Muscatine, died on Monday, May 20, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 24, at the ...
  

• John Tonkinson

  May 21
  John Tonkinson, 75, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died May 11, at his home in California after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on ...
  

Announcements

• Chayse Robert Stauffer

  May 22
  Josh and Erica Stauffer of Wayland celebrated the birth of their son, Chayse Robert Stauffer on May 14 at Henry County Health Center. He weighed 7 ...
  

• Benjamin Michael Wickham

  May 22
  Michael and Steffanie Wickham of Brooksville, Fla., celebrated the birth of their son, Benjamin Michael Wickham, on April 15 at St. Joseph’s ...
  

• Eli Carl Starr

  May 15
  Dacota Starr and Nikki Godsey of Mt. Pleasant celebrated the birth of their son, Eli Carl Starr, on May 6 at Henry County Health Center. He ...
  

• Harold Manuel Campos, Jr.

  May 22
  Rachelle Fletcher and Harold Campos of Mt. Pleasant celebrated the birth of their son, Harold Manuel Campos, Jr., on May 4 at Ft. Madison Community...
  

• Peyton RaeLee Davis

  May 15
  Ryan and Carman Davis of Wayland celebrated the birth of their daughter, Peyton RaeLee Davis, on May 5 at Henry County Health Center. She weighed ...
  

• Zhanna Rickard

  May 08
  Asa and Mary Rickard of Mt. Union celebrated the birth of their daughter, Zhanna Rickard, on April 9 in Burlington. She weighed 8 pounds, 13 ...
  

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