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  Courtesy of: Mt. Pleasant Police Department
  
  US Bank robbery suspect identified
  A Romanian man has been identified as the suspect in the U.S. Bank robbery which occurred in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, Sept. 14. On Friday, Sept. ...
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  Photo by: Grace King
  
  Breadeaux Pizza wins again
  By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News For the second year in a row, Breadeaux Pizza took home the coveted pizza paddel and title of Pizza Wars winner ...
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  Your friend on the front page
  Ashley Hoyer Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold. Thi...
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  Photo by: file photo
  
  Thrashers House of Terror opening day just around the corner
  By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Every day, for 12 hours a day following the Old Threshers Reunion, volunteers are hard at work turning the ...
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  Photo by: John Butters
  
  Candidate: we need an advocate for Iowa agriculture
  By John Butters, Mt. Pleasant News Conservation of Iowa's topsoil is an important Issue for Tim Gannon, Democratic candidate for Iowa's Iowa's ...
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  Photo by: Grace King
  
  Construction on South Main continues
  Road construction on S. Main Street is almost complete. Jones Contracting is working on finishing the sidewalk and retaining wall. They finished ...
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  Photo by: Grace King
  
  Construction continues
  Progress continues to be made on the Jay Street sewer project. Drish Construction is continuing to lay sanitary sewer on Jay Street to the pipe ...
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  Photo by: Andy Krutsinger
  
  Panther Profile:  Hannah Hess
  By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Hannah Hess is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther volleyball team. Hess had ...

What's New

• Tigers move on, WACO and W-MU out

• Tiger women win first game

• IW volleyball falls at Simpson

• Seventh-graders win

• Doors, security tech ordered for HC Jail

• HCHC to be staffed with 24/7 security guard

• Happy birthday!

• Cameron Russell Wilkinson

• Area school lunch menus

• ISU Extension offering tours of automatic ...

What's New

• Tigers move on, WACO and W-MU out

• Tiger women win first game

• IW volleyball falls at Simpson

• Seventh-graders win

• Doors, security tech ordered for HC Jail

• HCHC to be staffed with 24/7 security guard

• Happy birthday!

• Cameron Russell Wilkinson

• Area school lunch menus

• ISU Extension offering tours of automatic ...

News

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US Bank robbery suspect identified Sep 21 A Romanian man has been identified as the suspect in the U.S. Bank robbery which occurred in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, Sept. 14. On Friday, Sept. ... Breadeaux Pizza wins again Sep 21 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News For the second year in a row, Breadeaux Pizza took home the coveted pizza paddel and title of Pizza Wars winner ... Your friend on the front page Sep 21 Ashley Hoyer Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. The questions will appear in bold. Thi... Doors, security tech ordered for HC Jail Sep 21 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Construction of the Henry County Jail is running on schedule. Crews began pouring precast concrete today and ... HCHC to be staffed with 24/7 security guard Sep 21 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County Health Center will be staffed with a 24/7 security guard through Per Mar Security Services in the ... Thrashers House of Terror opening day just around the corner Sep 20 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Every day, for 12 hours a day following the Old Threshers Reunion, volunteers are hard at work turning the ... Candidate: we need an advocate for Iowa agriculture Sep 20 By John Butters, Mt. Pleasant News Conservation of Iowa's topsoil is an important Issue for Tim Gannon, Democratic candidate for Iowa's Iowa's ... Trauma champions Sep 20 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Lincoln Elementary School Title One Reading teacher Kelly Burgmeier is already seeing a positive change in her ... Construction on South Main continues Sep 20 Road construction on S. Main Street is almost complete. Jones Contracting is working on finishing the sidewalk and retaining wall. They finished ... Construction continues Sep 20 Progress continues to be made on the Jay Street sewer project. Drish Construction is continuing to lay sanitary sewer on Jay Street to the pipe ... More »

IW retention, persistence rates surpass target; enrollment grows 6 percent Sep 14 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Iowa Wesleyan University is in its fourth consecutive year of growth. The university reported a 6 percent ... Bank robbery at US Bank Sep 14 By Mt. Pleasant News staff The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is investigating a bank robber that occurred at U.S. Bank Friday afternoon. At ... Storm damage Aug 29 Zachary and Bethany Detrick's home received significant damage from Tuesday night's storm as several trees fell on their property, including their ... Storm destruction Aug 29 Several vendors at Mt. Pleasant's Crafts in the Park woke up Wednesday morning to find their tents overturned and merchandise scattered. Kristi ... Midwest Old Threshers Reunion The show must go on Aug 29 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Renee Taylor bunkered down in her trailer in Central Park Tuesday evening as a storm rolled through Mt. ... Robbery suspect still at large Sep 14 By Mt. Pleasant News staff Police are still searching for the man who robbed Mt. Pleasant's U.S. Bank Friday afternoon. Lt. Lyle Murray with the ... Friend on the Front Page: Amy Clark Sep 07 Every week, the Mt. Pleasant News will feature a Henry County resident in a profile snapshot. This week's friend is Amy Clark, who you may know ... Suspect who robbed US Bank Friday still at large Sep 17 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News A man who robbed U.S. Bank at 301 E. Washington Street in Mt. Pleasant Friday still is at large. The suspect ... Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Iowa Craft Beer Tent first ever to sell alcohol on OT grounds Aug 31 By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News The Iowa Craft Beer Tent is open for business at Midwest Old Threshers until Sunday from 5 to 11 p.m. A debut ... OT attendance down, rain to blame By Grace King, Mt. ... - Sep 07 The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion dipped in attendance by 4,000 guests this year compared to the last two years, making the year ahead “tough” ... More »

Opinion

• ‘Boys will be boys’ is no longer an excuse

  By Grace King, Mt. ... - Sep 21
  Last fall, thousands of women took to social media to join the #MeToo movement, publicly professing the most intimate and horrible moments of ...
  

• Introducing the  Dream King

  By Steve Litchfield, ... - Sep 21
  By Steve Litchfield, Pulpit supply and IWU extension teacher Have you read “The Dream King” by Will Ford and Matt Lockett? Listening to the ...
  

• Curt suggests two books for fall

  By Curt Swarm - Sep 19
  I'm going to recommend two books for fall-fest reading. One is “Vinegar Girl” by Anne Tyler, and the other is “Long Haul, A Trucker's Tales of ...
  

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Sports

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Tigers move on, WACO and W-MU out Sep 21 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Four different high schools around Southeast Iowa were filled with non-stop volleyball action on Thursday ... IW volleyball falls at Simpson Sep 21 DES MOINES — Iowa Wesleyan took on Simpson College Wednesday evening in a non-conference match on the road. The Tigers suffered a 3-0 loss, ... Tiger women win first game Sep 21 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Iowa Wesleyan women's soccer team is officially in the winner's circle. The Tigers ... Seventh-graders win Sep 21 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade team completely stifled Washington on Thursday night. The Panthers beat the ... More »

Clipper comeback sinks Panthers Aug 27 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Game one of the Mt. Pleasant football season was finally here on Friday night, giving Panther fans a taste ... Miller takes club championship Sep 07 The Mt. Pleasant Golf and Country Club had its Club Championship on Monday. Kiley Miller and Jacob Moffett were the big winners for the year. Mille... 50-0! Happy homecoming Sep 10 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant football team was hungry for a homecoming win on Friday night, and the Panthers emptied ... Panther Profile: Zach Beason Sep 06 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Zach Beason is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther football team. Beason has ... More »

Lifestyles

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Happy birthday! Sep 21 September 21 Brandy Anderson Renee Hunter Erin Ireland September 22 Peggy Hays ISU Extension offering tours of automatic milking systems Sep 21 AMES — The number of automatic milking systems used in dairy operations continues to increase with over 5 percent of farms now milking with ... Community brunch at Iowa Wesleyan Sunday Sep 20 On Sunday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Iowa Wesleyan University (IW) will host a community brunch in Wesley's Diner on the IW campus. The ... Area school lunch menus Sep 21 *All school lunches are served with milk Mt. Pleasant Community Schools Monday, Sept. 24: Teriyaki chicken, rice, broccoli with ranch, apple Tues... Weekly farm report By Charles Brown, ISU ... - Sep 21 The deadline for filing a claim in the Syngenta seed settlement is coming soon. Syngenta had released seed corn containing the traits, Agrisure ... More Iowa youth joining 4-H clubs and programs Sep 20 AMES — Iowa 4-H program club memberships increased during the 2017-2018 program year to over 23,000 young people in grades four-12. This means ... More »

Upcoming area blood drives happening this week Sep 04 On Thursday, Sept. 6, Iowa Wesleyan University will be hosting a blood drive from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the social hall, 601 N. Main St. On ... Fairfield native Leanna Miller visits US-Mexico border By Andy Hallman, Ledger ... - Aug 30 Editors note: This is the second in a two-part series on the Miller family and immigration. Fairfield native Leanna Miller had an eye-opening ... Horse pull continues to be a favorite tradition Aug 31 The 2018 Old Threshers Reunion kicked off with the horse pull. J.W. Harris, from Kirksville, Mo., steers his horses to where they will pull their ... Boy forgoes birthday presents, donates to immigrants By Andy Hallman, Ledger ... - Aug 28 This is the first in a two-part series on the Miller family and immigration. A 13-year-old Fairfield boy realized other people needed birthday ... Polishville hosting two dances in September Aug 30 The Polishville Assocciation is hosting two dances in September. The first is Sunday, Sept. 9, with Ned Francis of Mt. Sterling. The second dance ... Lomont Molding LLC welcomes new operations manager Sep 04 Lomont Molding LLC is pleased to welcome Doug Bass as its new Operations Manager. Doug is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing operations. ... More »

Obituaries

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  Max Norton

  Sep 21
  Max Norton, 90, Mt. Union, died, September 20, 2018 at his home. He was born September 16, 1928, in Mt. Pleasant, to Floyd and Gladys Hazel Bain ...
  
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  Irma Verleen Swan

  Sep 19
  Irma Verleen Swan (99) of Glendale, Arizona entered into Rest on September 12, 2018. Irma was born in Fredericksburg, Iowa to John William and ...
  

• Service pending: Bertha Marie Wenger

  Sep 19
  Bertha Marie Wenger, 97 of Wayland, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the Parkview Home in Wayland. Funeral arrangements are pending at the ...
  

• Bertha Marie Wenger

  Sep 20
  Bertha Marie Wenger, 97 of Wayland, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the Parkview Home. Celebration of her life will be 10:30AM Saturday, ...
  
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  Linda Marie Groff

  Sep 19
  Linda Marie Groff, 71 of Wayland, died peacefully at her home in Wayland, Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM ...
  

• Dale Max Spiesz

  Sep 17
  Dale Max Spiesz, 80, of Farmington, Iowa passed away at 6:38 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2018 at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort ...
  

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Announcements

• Cameron Russell Wilkinson

  Sep 21
  Austin and Stephanie Wilkinson, of Fairfield, celebrated the birth of their son, Cameron Russell Wilkinson, on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 4:34 p.m., ...
  

• Kash Arthur Griffin

  Aug 28
  Kash Arthur Griffin Earl Griffin Jr. and Tosha Nichols, of Mt. Pleasant, celebrated the birth of their son, Kash Arthur Griffin, on Wednesday, ...
  

• Kessiah Hakeem Chew

  Aug 31
  Kaylee Wilson and Tomose Chew, of Burlington, celebrated the birth of their son, Kessiah Hakeem Chew, on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 at 8:42 a.m. at ...
  

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