Mount Pleasant News

Gynecologist worked in Mount Pleasant at one time.' The Hawk Eye A doctor who formerly practiced gynecology in Mount Pleasant has been disciplined by the Iowa Board of Medicine.

A tight budget will give the state's Department of Human Services a unique opportunity to open a conversation with the Iowa Legislature during the 2010 session.

'About 50 share ideas for Mount Pleasant during economic development forum. By JOHN VAN NOSTRAND jvannostrand@thehawkeye.com MOUNT PLEASANT -- There is more to economic development in this Henry County town than the 13 people serving on the Area Development Commission.

By Bobby Wilson In the late '90s a rock/folk quintet based out of Des Moines enjoyed considerable success on the local college scene.

After his military and nursing training, the Veterans Administration outreach worker shipped off to Vietnam.

Banks -- Closed. Valley Bank in Hy-Vee, 3140 Agency St., will be open. Bus lines -- Burlington Urban Service will operate.

Authorities are in investigating a school bus accident in Henry County south of Mount Pleasant this morning.

Kirk McCullough knows rural towns, heavily dependent on manufacturing, are in danger.

We have some new information on a death investigation in Washington County. The Sheriff's office identifies the victim as Ryan Scarff, 37.

A house has completely collapsed after being on fire earlier Friday morning. Firefighters were called at 11 a.m. The house that is described as completely burned is located just outside of Mount Pleasant and is near the border of Delaware and Henry county.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call from a home in the 2800 block of 330th Street reporting a man dead at that location.

Two of four races in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday resulted in the need for a runoff election, as no candidates for the position of mayor or the council member at-large seat received a majority of the votes.

As Fort Madison voters enter polling booths Tuesday, there will be more than just candidates on the ballot.

Wednesday 5:04 p.m. Henry County Sheriff's Office. Police received a walk-in report of a two-vehicle accident at about 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and 140th Street.

Back in September, the rumor mill was churning out the idea that Penn Centre Theatre could close, leaving Oskaloosa without a movie theater.

Task force finds local support for M.P. facility. MOUNT PLEASANT -- At the beginning of a meeting where a legislative task force was to hear public comments on the merits of the local mental health institute, 53 people had signed up to speak.

The town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa is fighting to keep the Mental Health Institution open.

The barbecue Saturday afternoon could have been a family gathering, with three generations of people comfortably chatting, laughing, and munching buffalo burgers under canvas tents.

Phyllis Peters, the company's communications director, said a shotgun blast Saturday pierced an aerial fiber line at 7:50 p.m. between Knoxville and Oskaloosa and knocked out service for just over three hours.

VIVAN M. JENNINGS, is chairman and executive vice president, Grasshorse Technologies Inc., Mount Pleasant.