Henry County News

The board began negotiating the private sale of a property adjacent to Oakland Mills Park in June, said Henry County Conservation Board Director John Pullis.

While fun and games filled the prison yard, the real reason for the gathering was to celebrate and remember the lives of those who have battled cancer.

A judicial magistrate from Henry County was arrested in Des Moines this morning on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

During the execution of a search warrant on the home of 23-year-old Zachary Daniel Kirkbride of 1565 245th St., officers seized marijuana plants, processed marijuana, money and a handgun.

Two Henry County co-ops were burglarized overnight Friday. Prairie Ag Co-op in Mount Union reported a small amount of money stolen from the business at 7:51 a.m. Saturday.

THOMAS BEAUMONT * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * June 16, 2008 A 68-year-old southeast Iowa woman died Sunday during a traffic collision with a Iowa National Guard bus in Henry County, Iowa Public Safety Commissioner ...

Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies.

Incumbent Allen Wittmer won by a commanding margin of 1,200 to 100 against challenger Chris Davis.

"The worst thing that could happen is to get an individual in that board that would have a very specific agenda," White said.

Henry County candidate is one of four Republicans, one Democrat vying for open supervisor seat.

"When I retired in '91 or '92 from the Army Reserves, I thought, you know, I want to give back to the community," Seggerman said.

Lewelling House was "once known as the main ticket office on the Underground Railroad," reads this postcard.

The lockdown went into effect after Principal Mike Jones received a report of the word "bomb" written on a hallway wall.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Henry County will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant. via Hawk Eye

May is National Community Action month, and Community Action of Southeast Iowa is celebrating with a series of open houses. via Hawk Eye

“If push comes to shove, you'd have to pay for it (the fee). But let's back up a little bit and live within our means as well”

The integrated waste services fee passed 5 to 2. Voting for the fee were council members Chris Greenwald, Carrie Fraise, Brad Randolph, Bob Chesnut and Mark Lair. via Hawk Eye

Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies. via Hawk Eye

Grinnell man dies after pickup leaves road. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com SALEM -- Iowa State Patrol investigators have little information on an early morning crash that claimed the life of a ... via Hawk Eye

“It seems like our bosses and (the Department of Human Services) are just standing around and letting it happen”

A spike in assaults by patients at the Mental Health Institute here has resulted in an increasing number of injuries to patients and employees in the past six months, The Gazette has learned. via The Gazette

“It is quite a sight to see a cross and 200 people following it”

Michael's Episcopal Church hang a series of 14 red plaques. Marked with Roman numerals, each station of the cross tells part of a story of monumental importance to the Christian faith. via Hawk Eye