Mount Pleasant, IA

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig was in Mt. Pleasant on Friday for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion!  KILJ’s Slaten Swords had a chance to visit with Naig about the […]

High School Football In the Battle for the Claw, the two Panther programs met at Evans Field last night and Mt. Pleasant pummeled Knoxville, 55-8, to improve to 2-0 for […]

The National Weather Service cautions – one more day of dangerous heat and humidity in the area with an Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory in effect through 7pm tonight.  […]

The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion is entering its 3rd day of adventure, fun, trains, entertainment, and food!  Two long-time Old Threshers volunteers were honored on Friday, September 4th.  Dean Hicks […]

Eight Player (2-0) WACO 74, (1-1) Winfield-Mt. Union 50 Class A (1-1) Van Buren County 26, (0-3) Columbus 25 (1-1) Danville 14, (1-1) Louisa-Muscatine 6 (1-2) Highland 35, (0-2) Wapello […]

Lavon Vantiger, 92, of Mediapolis and formerly of West Point, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026 at the Azria Health Prairie Center in Mediapolis.  Arrangements are pending at the […]

Beverly Ann Ort, 78, of Croton, Iowa, passed away at 6:11 a.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born on February 10, 1948, in […]

Phyllis Mary Ann (Denning) Steffensmeier, 92, of the Houghton area, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026. She was born on February 14, 1934, in Houghton, Iowa, the fifth child […]

High School Volleyball Mt. Pleasant got back into the win column last night in a sweep of Albia (25-19, 25-13, 26-24). The Panthers will hit the road to play Keokuk […]

Henry County Conservation says a major step has been taken toward bringing a new playground to Jared’s Park, but additional fundraising is still needed to complete the project. The department […]