HCHC Adjusts Virus Precautions

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at 3:19 pm CDT

Your health and safety is Henry County Health Center’s top priority. During this pandemic, we are prepared and committed to caring for you and your loved ones. As we continue to adjust to this dynamic time, our current safety precautions require the following:

  • Facemasks are required to be worn by all patients and visitors.
  • All healthcare providers wear Personal Protective Equipment.
  • Patients, staff and visitors must undergo health screenings.
  • General patient visitation is suspended in HCHC’s Inpatient Unit and Park Place Elder Living.
  • For outpatient appointments, surgery and Emergency Department: one visitor per person per day is allowed and must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Social distance in the halls and waiting areas.
  • Practice good hand hygiene.
  • Remember to cover your coughs and sneezes.
  • Stay home when ill to protect our community and help stop the spread of COVID-19.

For more COVID-19 resources, visit www.hchc.org. For answers to questions about COVID-19 and information about area resources, call the COVID-19 call center at 800-871-3313.

 

MP City Council Sanitation Committee Meeting

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at 3:12 pm CDT

The Mount Pleasant City Council Sanitation Committee meets today, August 26 at 4:30 pm in the City Hall City Administrator’s office.  The committee will discuss the storm sewer on South Main and the State Street storm sewer extension.  They will also review plans for the wetlands in the North East corner of Mount Pleasant.  There will also be and update on the northeast lagoon project.

Henry County Supervisor Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at 2:45 pm CDT

AGENDA

 

August 27, 2020

 

Approve Agenda

 

Approve Minutes

 

9:00 Sarah Berndt, CDS Monthly Update

Discussion of Changing Income Guidelines for General Assistance

Signing the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Contract for FY 21

 

9:30 Walt Jackson, EMS Hazardous Mitigation Plan

 

10:15 Interview Max Mercer for Conservation Board

 

Other County Business as time allows

 

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

 

Sports, Wednesday, August 26th

By Nathan Bloechl · Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at 11:21 am CDT

Barta: AD’s Were Not a Part of Big Ten Vote:

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta says there was a vote by the Big Ten presidents and chancellors on August 11 to cancel the fall football season.

The league made the move less than a week after released a revised schedule.

More shocking, Barta says, was the fact that Big Ten Athletic Directors were not part of the vote.

“I’m not prepared or qualified to say who voted which way. I don’t think there is an intention for that to become public. I love this conference, so immediately — if that decision has been made — how do we get back to playing sports as fast as possible, safely?” Barta explained.

With a projected 100 million dollar loss, Iowa cut four sports last week: men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving as well as men’s tennis.

Barta says the cuts will save the department about five million dollars per year.

Iowa is also working on a plan to cover an expected deficit of between 60 and 75 million dollars.

Area Volleyball Returns Tomorrow:

Tomorrow will be a busy night of area volleyball as teams get tonight off.

In the Southeast Conference tomorrow, Mount Pleasant will travel to Evans Middle School in Ottumwa for a varsity triangular against Davis County and Ottumwa.

They’ll begin play at 5:00 p.m.

Mount Pleasant is 0-2 on the season.

In the Super Conference tomorrow night West Burlington will travel to Burlington for a non-conference varsity bout.

Winfield-Mount Union will open their season as they take on Keokuk at Keokuk.

West Burlington-Burlington will begin at 7:00 p.m, while Winfield-Mount Union-Keokuk will have first serve at 7:15 p.m.

Iowa State Jumps Ahead of Iowa in AP Top 25:

The Iowa State Cyclone football team is #23, while the Hawkeyes are #24 in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

Here’s the full poll:

AP TOP 25

1. Clemson (38)

2. Ohio State (21)

3. Alabama (2)

4. Georgia

5. Oklahoma (2)

6. LSU (1)

7. Penn State

8. Florida

9. Oregon

10. Notre Dame

11. Auburn

12. Wisconsin

13. Texas A&M

14. Texas

15. Oklahoma State

16. Michigan

17. USC

18. North Carolina

19. Minnesota

20. Cincinnati

21. UCF

22. Utah

23. Iowa State

24. Iowa

25. Tennessee

MLB Scoreboard (8/25):

Houston 6 LA Angels 3 — 7 innings (Game 1)

LA Angels 12 Houston 5 — 7 innings (Game 2)

Miami 4 NY Mets 0 — 7 innings (Game 1)

Miami 3, NY Mets 0 — 7 innings (Game 2)

Philadelphia 8, Washington 3

Boston 9, Toronto 7

Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 2

Cleveland 4, Minnesota 2

Detroit 7, Chicago Cubs 1

Oakland 10, Texas 3

Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh 0

Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2

Kansas City 5, St. Louis 4

Seattle 8, San Diego 3

Colorado 5, Arizona 4

San Francisco 10, LA Dodgers 8  — 11 innings

The Mount Pleasant City Council will meet in Regular Session

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 at 8:51 pm CDT

The Mount Pleasant City Council will meet in Regular Session Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at City Hall, 307 E. Monroe Street, second floor meeting room at 5:30 pm.

 

A G E N D A

 

  1. Roll Call.
  2. Consent Agenda: To the Public – All items with an asterisk (*) are routine

by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and a roll call of the Council-

members.  There will be no separate discussion of items unless the Mayor, a Councilmember

or citizen so request, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and

will be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.

  1. Receive & file communications –Request to purchase alley lots 21/22 and 20/23 in Weir’s Subdivision and request to close off McMillan Park to vehicle traffic 9/2-9/8.
  2. Approve agenda.

 

*5.  Approve minutes of previous meeting.

 

*6.  Approve payment of bills.

 

*7.  Receive reports of Officers –

 

  1. Old Business –

 

  1.    5:30 Public Hearing for proposed plans and specs for N. Lincoln and E. Taft PCC Pavement Project.

 

  1. Resolution awarding contract for N. Lincoln and E. Taft PCC Pavement Project.

 

  1. 2nd reading of proposed ordinance to allow businesses to provide tattoos, permanent makeup and microblading.

 

  1. Resolution directing sale of $4,145,000 General Obligation Loan Notes.

 

  1. Resolution authorizing the redemption of outstanding General Obligation Refunding Capital Loan Notes, Series 2015 A.

 

  1. Resolution authorizing the redemption of outstanding General Obligation Loan Notes,

Series 2015 B.

 

 

  1. New Business –

 

  1. Public Forum.

 

  1. Adjourn.

Mary Vivian Clark

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 at 8:48 pm CDT

Mary Vivian Clark, 84, of Fairfield passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Graveside Services will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Howard Grove Cemetery rural Pleasant Plain, Iowa.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will be present from 6 to 7:30 that evening.  A memorial has been established in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for her arrangements.

Crash Details

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 at 4:39 pm CDT

A Kalona woman was injured in a crash Monday morning on Highway 218 at the intersection with School Avenue. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Alicia Carter was driving east turning off of School Avenue onto Highway 218 and pulled into the path of a semi driven by Trevor Veech of Lancaster, Wisconsin.  The collision spun Carter’s vehicle around. It ended up near the stop sign on the School Avenue. The semi-truck ended up on it’s side in the west ditch of 218. Carter was transported to the Henry County Health Center by ambulance.

Henry County Supervisor Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 at 1:01 pm CDT

AGENDA

August 25, 2020

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

Jewel Avenue Bank Stabilization Project

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates