May is Mental Health Awareness Month and The Iowa Departments of Public Health and Human Services are urging Iowans to prioritize their mental health. After the last two years of pandemic living, many people are realizing that stress, isolation, and uncertainty have taken a toll on their well-being. The state of Iowa is launching a multi-platform, multi-audience suicide prevention messaging campaign. The campaign targets Iowa youth as well as adults who are influential in the lives of young Iowans. Messages will run on platforms frequently used by a younger demographic, including TikTok and Snapchat; and placed on broadcast television and social media sites with an older audience demographic. The call to action for both campaigns is to reach out to Your Life Iowa. Your Life Iowa provides free, 24/7 support available for anyone dealing with mental health concerns, thoughts of suicide, substance use, problem alcohol use, or problem gambling. You can reach Your Life Iowa by calling 855-581-8111, or by visiting yourlifeiowa.org.
Area Utility Phone Scam
Access Energy Cooperative would like to alert the public to scam telephone calls that are occurring. Access Energy has received reports that community members have been receiving telemarketing calls self-identifying as “the utility” and requesting over the phone payment before utilities are shut off. Access Energy would like to make the public aware of these scams and inform the public that utility companies, including Access Energy and the Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities, will not call you and ask for your information. If you receive a call alerting you to pay over the phone before your utilities are shut off, please decline to respond, and remember to never give personal information over the telephone.
Mount Pleasant Community School District Site Committee Meeting Agenda
The Mount Pleasant Board of Education SITE COMMITTEE will meet at 4:30 PM on Thursday, May 5, 2022, to review/discuss:
- 2021-2022 Buildings and Grounds Projects
- Public Hearing Information for HVAC Retro-commissioning Phase 1
- R & M Multi-Services Contract
- Master Planning Update
- Traffic Study Update
- HS Line Locates and Survey
- Pre-k Playground Update
The meeting is open to the public and patrons are welcome.
Mount Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, 05/10/22
The Mount Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on May 10, 2022,
at 5:30 p.m. in Mount Pleasant City Hall, 307 E Monroe St., in the large conference
room.
AGENDA:
1. Call to order
2. Approve minutes from the April 12, 2022 meeting
3. Make recommendation to city council and board of adjustment on Middle School
Parking Lot Site Plan.
4. Open forum
5. Adjourn
Prep Golf: Burlington Victorious at SEC Meet
Fairfield — The Burlington Greyhounds are Southeast Conference boys’ golf champions following their strong performance yesterday at the Fairfield Golf and Country Club.
Tomas Rascon led the Greyhounds with a 74 to finish second overall, while Nate Spear carded a 75 to finish in third.
Mount Pleasant placed fifth overall.
The Panthers had 383 strokes, 76 off first place Burlington who won with 307.
Nick Matheney and Reece Coffman led Mount Pleasant with 88’s respectively. Nate Dismang shot a 97.
Washington’s Roman Roth was meet medalist burning the course with a 71.
Fairfield finished in second in the team race with Washington placing third.
College Sports: Dubuque First D3 School to Offer NIL
Dubuque — University of Dubuque president Jeffrey Bullock says a Name-Image-Likeness program created by the athletic department is designed to provide athletes compliance and opportunity.
The Spartans have paired with a company called INFCLR (influencer) to become the first Division III school in the country to offer an N-I-L exchange.
Bullock says it will provide opportunities for athletes that are normally available for more high profile division one athletes.
The NIL era has become a Wild West of sorts, without much regulation from the NCAA.
Some college players have received seven figure NIL deals to leave their school and transfer to a different program.
College Basketball: Cyclones Add Transfer from St. Bonaventure
Ames — Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes. Holmes is a 6-4 guard out of Romulus, Michigan.
Holmes started all 33 games for the Bonnies during the 2021-22 season. He was second on the team with 13.5 points as he helped lead the Bonnies to the NIT Semifinals.
Holmes will try to bridge the gap left behind by Tyrese Hunter, who was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
Hunter, who announced his transfer in early April, is picking between Tennessee, Kansas, Louisville, Gonzaga, Texas and Purdue.
Spring Sports Schedule: Busy Thursday Night
KILJ — It will be another busy Thursday night in the region, with several teams back in action.
Perhaps the biggest event tonight will be the the Southeast Conference track meet, which will be held at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
Field events will begin at 4:30 p.m. with running events getting underway at 5:00 p.m.
The Panther soccer teams are back on the pitch tonight, albeit on the road, when they take on Fairfield.
The boys’ will start tonight at 5:00 p.m., with the girls to follow at 6:45 p.m.
Both fixtures are being played at Fairfield High School.
It’s also conference night in the Super Conference, when powers collide at WACO High School.
Action in Wayland will get underway at 4:00 p.m.