Mount Pleasant News

Burlington Baptist Church, 1225 Hagemann Ave., will hear the Rev. Kendall Adams' message, "Luke 3:17-20," at 10:15 a.m. Sunday and his message, "Understanding the Bible's Text, Transmission and Translation, Part 4," at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Eight of Iowa's 50 state senators are women. Donna Amandus of Fort Madison hopes to add her name to that list, but first she must beat three other Democrats in the primary then win the general election.

Free tax help is available through the Volunteer Return Preparation Program sponsored by AARP in cooperation with the IRS.

Kenosha County, Wis., authorities said two southeast Iowa teens were arrested after allegedly trying to steal a car from a 75-year-old man, who fought the would-be carjackers.

A tempest has been brewing in New London since Mayor Ron Stadler made a racial comment shortly before he took office Jan.

The sheriff's department says two Iowa teens pulled into Alex Weber's driveway Tuesday morning saying they were out of gas.

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This is an agreement Brad Monroe Walker could not pass up. The 54-year-old Burlington man, who was supposed to have been tried on serious drug charges Wednesday, pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of manufacture of less than five grams of meth, without the penalty enhancements.

Citizen support from two area communities is needed for a chance to become a Blue Zone.

A silent auction is planned for Flynn Lanferman, 7, of Mount Pleasant, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 3. The benefit will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The Pressbox Grille and Bar, 1110 W. Washington St., Mount Pleasant.

A near-record number of show choirs will compete in the 2012 Music InMotion Show Choir Invitational Saturday.

CHAPTER EH OF THE PEO Chapter EH of the PEO Sisterhood hosted the Illinois Valley Round Table Jan.

Anyone interested in knowing more about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is invited to a workshop from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb.

Brenna Norman/The Hawk Eye Kurt Garretson plays the banjo and sings as he audtions for The Mount Pleasant Community Theatre's upcoming production of Godspell at the Heatilator Civic Center Sunday Jan.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Don Myatt of Burlington poses in his basement studio next to a painting he did that was inspired by a canoe trip on the Upper Missouri River in northern Montana that he took with his three sons, Dan, Steve and Tim.

'The level of artistic ability in this area is as deep and rich as our black soil," says artist Stan Wiederspan of Cedar Rapids, a fixture on the Eastern Iowa art scene.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon, "Who Is In Charge," during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

The Temple Twin Theatres will undergo major changes in 2012 with new owners, a new name and a major upgrade.

Elizabeth and Rich Garrels of rural Mount Pleasant were honored Thursday night as the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Citizens of the Year.

Community members are invited to attend a wellness presentation from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Health Education Center at Henry County Health Center, 407 S. White St., Mount Pleasant.