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Iowa Wesleyan men picked fifth in SLIAC Aug 17 The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released the 2018 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches poll this afternoon. Iowa Wesleyan was selected ... SE Iowa Avalanche to hold tryout in Mt. Pleasant Aug 17 The Southeast Iowa Avalanche baseball team is holding a tryout for children 13 and under on Sunday, Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. The tryout will be for the ... IW women picked ninth in preseason poll Aug 17 The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has released the 2018 Women's Soccer Coaches Poll this afternoon. Iowa Wesleyan University was ... Wolves, Warriors open season Friday Aug 16 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Attention football fans: The 2018 season is just one day away. The only catch is, if you live in Henry ... More »

7 county players named All-District Jul 30 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Iowa Baseball Coaches Association released its all-tournament team last week and two Henry County ... A look ahead: Mt. Pleasant football Aug 10 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant football season is just two weeks away. The Panthers gave fans a lot of hope last year ... Shull readies for hall-of-fame induction Jul 27 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The state baseball tournament is wrapping up in Des Moines this weekend, and that means it's time for the ... MP puts 4 on big school baseball team Aug 03 By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The 2018 Southeast Conference baseball season went a lot like previous years as the three Golden Triangle ... More »

Lifestyles

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Crawfordsville news: Visitors, a new arrival and back to school fun By Billie Jo Rose - Aug 17 Recent visitors in the home of Opal Reschly were her cousins Howard and Eileen Burkholder of Hutchinson, KS., her brother, Donald of Latrop, Mo., ... Happy birthday and anniversary! Aug 17 Happy birthday! August 17 Alexie Clute Kelly Heitmeier Rhonda Dorothy Daniel Whitaker August 18 Annie Glick August 19 Ruth Johnson Zoey Anderson Ka... Washington County expands jurisdiction of conservation officers By By John Butters, The ... - Aug 17 A 28E agreement between the Washington County Conservation Board and the Washington County Sheriffs department will increase the jurisdictional ... Phil and Ardith Simms to celebrate 50th  anniversary Aug 17 Phil and Ardith Simms are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, Aug. 17. Phil and Ardith were married in Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 17, ... Area school lunches Aug 17 *All lunches are served with milk Mt. Pleasant Community Schools Thursday, Aug. 23: Cold cut hoagie, tater tots, fresh carrots, mandarin oranges Fr... Happy birthday and anniversary! Aug 16 Happy birthday! August 16 Gene Carter Jason Lingle Happy anniversary! August 16 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Giberson More »

Mt. Pleasant Community High School Class of 1993 celebrate with 35th reunion Jul 26 The MPCHS class of 1983 celebrated their 35th class reunion on Saturday, July 7, at the home of Jerry and Kendra Ruschill. Front row, left to ... RAGBRAI prepares to ride through Washington county By Gretchen Teske,The ... - Jul 25 With RAGBRAI perparing to ride through Washington county this week, towns are getting ready for their first time hosting by closing streets and ... Grilling demo at Market on Main Jul 31 Healthy Henry County Communities invites the public to join them Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5-6 p.m. for a grilling demonstration. The August wellness ... Praise in the Park Saturday Aug. 4 Aug 03 Praise and Picnic in the Central Park will take place Saturday, Aug. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hy-Vee will be out grilling food for sale. All are ... Barry Wilson Jul 23 June 15, 1975 - July 8, 2018 Barry Wilson, 43, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Sunday, July 8, 2018, in Wayland, Iowa, from injuries sustained in a ... Mapleleaf parking lot construction wraps up Aug 09 The Mapleleaf Athletic Complex parking lot is looking more and more like a useable lot each day as workers continue to get stuff done in preparatio... More »

Obituaries

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  Donald W. Harmon

  Aug 15
  Donald W. Harmon, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Danville, IA and Keokuk, IA, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, at University of Iowa ...
  
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  Russel Lee Randolph

  Aug 15
  Russel Lee Randolph, 95, of New Boston, Iowa passed away at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Donnellson Health Center. Friends may ...
  
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  Marybelle Hootman

  Aug 14
  Marybelle Hootman, 105, of Douds, Iowa passed away on August 12, 2018 at her home. She was born on December 21, 1912 to George N. and Nellie M. ...
  

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  Neal B. Bottger

  Aug 15
  Neal B. Bottger, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of West Burlington died Monday, August 13, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City. Born ...
  

• Service pending: Donald Harmon

  Aug 14
  Donald Harmon, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Danville, IA and Keokuk, IA, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, at the University of Iowa ...
  

• Charles L. “Chuck” Erue

  Aug 13
  Charles L. “Chuck” Erue, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Per his request, ...
  

Announcements

• Krisley Rose Priest

  Aug 17
  Steven and Lindsey (Lanferman) Priest, of Mt. Pleasant, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Krisley Rose Priest, on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at ...
  

• Mason James Howard

  Aug 09
  Jesse and Kasi (Lenz) Howard, of New London, celebrate the birth of their son, Mason James Howard, on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at 1:59 a.m. at the ...
  

• Kevan Scott Zechin III

  Aug 02
  Kevan Zechin Jr. and Tamara (Gill) Zechin celebrated the birth of their son, Kevan Scott Zechin III on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 4:01 a.m. at ...
  

• Dax Jayms Norton

  Aug 16
  Dylan and Jordan (Feeney) Norton, of Mt. Pleasant, celebrated the birth of their son, Dax Jayms Norton, on Wednesday, July. 25, 2018 at 5:48 a.m. ...
  

• Aria Mae Fraker

  Aug 08
  Mason and Nicole Fraker celebrated the birth of their daughter, Aria Mae Fraker, on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. At birth, Aria weighted eight pounds, ...
  

• Adalynn Grace Dillon

  Jul 25
  Payton and Sydney Dillon celebrate the birth of their daughter Adalynn Grace Dillon on July 18, 2018 at 6:49 p.m. At birth, Adalynn weighed seven ...