The City of Danville City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 17th in Danville City Hall with call to order at 5:15pm. This meeting is open to the public.
The Henry County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, November 18th at 9am in the Henry County Courthouse. This meeting is open to the public. At 1pm, the board of supervisors will meet in closed session for IT interviews.
Johnie Lee Arbogast, 89, of Washington, died Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Halcyon House in Washington.
Graveside Services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Schrock Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed on the Beatty-Peterseim YouTube channel and Facebook page. Visitation will begin at 2PM and family will be present 4-6:00PM Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A memorial in the name of Johnie Arbogast has been established to Hospice of Washington County or Brighton 1st responders.
Johnie was born on July 20, 1936, the son of John and Ada (Turner) Arbogast. He attended school through the 8th grade and joined the Navy. Johnie was united in marriage to Elanor Jean Beauregard on October 2, 1959. After serving in the Navy Johnie worked driving a feed truck, Farm Service, and Crane Valve in Washington.
He had a small farm at home where he raised horses. He took this opportunity to teach his children the valuable lesson of hard work. Johnie enjoyed taking care of the horses, especially his horse Little “Dusty” Star. On their free time Johnie took his family to local rodeos and horse shows.
Survivors include son Terry Arbogast of Brighton, two daughters Deb Barnett of Wayland and Cindy Arbogast of Brighton: siblings Mildred Wilson of Ainsworth, Dorothy Jacob of Wellman, Charles Arbogast, Stanley (Shelly) Arbogast both of Washington, sister in-law Fonda Arbogast, grandson Trevor Barnett, granddaughter Breann Barnett, great grandson Westyn Albert.
He was preceded by his parents, wife Jean, Son in-law Jim Barnett, two sisters Elizabeth Troutman, infant sister, four brothers Howard, Dean, Richard, Edwin Arbogast, two nephews Doug and Jeff Arbogast, niece Carla Arbogast, great nephew Zachary.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Food Bank of Iowa, and 34 participating meat lockers across the state of Iowa combine to contribute to the Help Us Stop Hunger or HUSH program. Hunters can drop off their harvested deer as a donation and the processed venison will go to families in need. Last year, over 2200 deer were donated, generating approximately 520,000 meals for Iowans. For a complete list of participating meat lockers, please access the Iowa DNR Website.
www.iowadnr.gov/programs-services/help-us-stop-hunger-hush
Tuesday, November 11th is Veterans Day, and the City of Mt. Pleasant offices and the Mt. Pleasant Public Library will also be closed on Veterans Day.
The Mt. Pleasant City Council will meet in regular session on Wednesday, November 12th at 5:30pm. The meeting is held at City Hall, 307 E. Monroe Street. This meeting is open to the public.
The Mt. Pleasant Community School District School Board will meet in regular session on Monday, November 10th at 6pm. The meeting will be held in the Media Center at the Mt. Pleasant High School, 2104 S. Grand Avenue. Items on the agenda include consideration to approve a contract for the demolition of the PEO Memorial Building, approval of Van Allen and Lincoln Elementary Roof Repair proposals, among other items. This meeting is open to the public.
Tuesday, November 11th is Veterans Day and a time for community members to pay tribute to those who served. This year, four names have been added to the Henry County Memorial stones. They are:
Aaron E. Coe – U.S. Army
Walter L. Edwards – U.S. Army
Thomas Lee Beasley – U.S. Navy
William O. Tolander – U.S. Army
This brings the total of names etched into the memorial at 1,540.
The families of these veterans will be acknowledged during the Henry County Veterans Day Observance which begins at 10:30am at the Vets Hall, 300 W. Monroe Street, in Mt. Pleasant.
All are invited to join in honoring the service and sacrifice of Henry County’s Veterans on this special day of remembrance – Tuesday, November 11th.
The Hy Vee Food Store on East Washington Street in Mt. Pleasant invites you have breakfast today and tomorrow from 7am – 10am! Kids 12 & under eat for free – all other customers, just $3! Hy Vee – contributing to community support efforts and supporting the Fellowship Cup in Mt. Pleasant.
With food banks preparing to serve a record number of families, Hy Vee is committed to helping by Offering $5 and $10 food donation bags available to purchase in store or online. Each bag includes essential pantry items that will be delivered to local food banks.
Join in the MPCSD Elementary Food Drive during the month of November. The Mt. Pleasant Elementary schools are partnering with PTA and The Fellowship Cup to help others in the community during the holiday season. Please bring in canned or boxed food items or send them with your student to school during the month of November! Compassion in Action!
