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  • Advisory Committee Meeting Postponed
    May 20, 2013

    The Henry County Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, in New London, has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. Please inform all elected city and county ...

  • FarmTel grant supports county economic development
    May 20, 2013

    WAYLAND— Farmers and Merchants Mutual Telephone Company (FarmTel) Wayland, Iowa, has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Mount Pleasant Area Development Commission (MPADC) in support of a countywide economic development ...

  • Tuesday Supervisors Meeting
    May 20, 2013

    AGENDA May 21, 2013 Approve Minutes Other County Discussion when Time Allows 9:00 Bill Belzer Engineer Secondary Road Update Review of Proposed Jewell Avenue Project 9:45 County Attorney approve Resolution ...

  • Ft. Madison Man Charged
    May 18, 2013

    On May 17, 18 year old Dillen Eaves from Ft. Madison, Iowa, was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Terrorism, a class B felony, and Conspiracy to Commit Intimidation ...

  • Grand Avenue Reconstruction in Mt. Pleasant Continues
    May 17, 2013

    Grand Avenue Update…..Starting Monday May 20th DeLong Construction will continue grading, installing sub-drain pipe, engineering fabric and modified sub-base between Baker St. & Winfield Ave. Mike Nelson Concrete will be ...

  • SIGN UP FOR CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM STARTS MONDAY
    May 17, 2013

    DES MOINES, IA—The upcoming Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup offers producers and landowners an alternative to farming environmentally sensitive land. Starting on May 20, Farm Service Agency offices across ...

  • Senator Rich Taylor’s Weekly Column
    May 17, 2013

    HONORING FALLEN SOLDIERS AND VETERANS THIS MEMORIAL DAY Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day. It is a time to remember the fallen soldiers who bravely served our country and the ...

  • Just Training
    May 16, 2013

    Area residents may have been alarmed Wednesday night if they happened to see firetrucks, wrecked cars and a helicopter out on Winfield Avenue. It wasn’t anything serious, just the Mt. ...

  • Grand Avenue Paving On Friday
    May 16, 2013

    Mike Nelson Company will be paving the East half of Grand Ave. from Just South of Ash St. to Baker St. on Friday May 17th. The pour will start at ...

  • A TASTE OF HISTORY & THE CIVIL WAR
    May 15, 2013

    Bonaparte Main Street, Inc. will host their annual Taste of History on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Whiteley Opera House in downtown Bonaparte, Iowa. The annual three course dinner ...