On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, City Hall for the City Council Meeting. It’s the 4th Wednesday of January. January 28,2026, to be even more specific. Lots on the Agenda this night, but John was specifically interested in Old Business and the 3rd Reading and adopt ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Animals and fowl) and Chapter 13 (Nuisances) of the Mount Pleasant, Iowa Code of Ordinances. A lot of folks have really been discussing this topic quite a bit on social media the past couple of weeks and John wanted to see just how crazy the crazy cat people and the crazy government were going to get on this. As you will see, no craziness, just concerns. And, it sounds like if a certain reporter from a certain local newspaper would have reported on this correctly a while back, there might not have been the confusion.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The Henry County Board of Supervisors held their weekly meeting. Their agenda has a new look and it will be included in the description of this program episode. Steve Detrick wants to explore the dismantling of the County Compensation Board. Please note the elected officials get to pick their own representatives to lobby/recommend their raise. Here is the agenda:1. ROLLCALL 2. CONSENT AGENDA Note: These items are routine and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Board member requests an item be removed for separate consideration. a. Approval of Board Minutes of January 15, 2026. b. Approval of financial claims for payment. 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Departmental Budget Reviews received. b. Preserve Oakland Mills contract update. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Engineer Jake Hotchkiss-Secondary Roads Motion 02-2026-20 – ApproveDust Control Dates and Fees b. Planning & Zoning Director-Joe Buffington c. Information Technology Director-GunnerSloan d. Human Resources-Paul Greufe 5. COMMITTEE UPDATES a. Safety- Cintas consolidation of expenses 6. OTHER BUSINESS a. WEMIGA report on Cathodedisposal for 2025 – 3.4811 tons (6,962.2 lbs.). Tyler Freeze handling the employee / building alarm code assignment duties c. Weed Commissioner / Secondary Roads noxious weed duties d. Reminder to remove personal cell phone numbers from listing e. Reminder of January 27, 2026, Board of Supervisors Meeting – 9:00 AM 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Note: The Board welcomes public comments on items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your name andaddress for the record and limit your comment to 3 minutes per person to allow opportunity for others to speak. 8. Adjourn. It all happened January 22, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, at the Henry County Courthouse. FY27 Budget Work Sessions continued on Wednesday January 21, 2026. The Henry County Board of Supervisors got together on this morning and talked budgets with Treasurer, Kellie Sloan, Recorder, Lynnae Buffington, Conservation Director, Caleb Waters and IT, Gunner Sloan. Remember Henry County Taxpayers, these are their budgets but it’s your money. Watch the podcast excellence coming to you right now!

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It’s Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and the Henry County Board of Supervisors are talking Fiscal Year 2027 Budgets. They held a Work Session and visited with Public Health Director, Katie Reuter, County Engineer, Jake Hotchkiss and Auditor, Robin Detrick. A lot is discussed in this episode of podcast excellence and if you are a Henry County Iowa taxpayer, it’s all about your money!

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain sits down with Legendary Dukes of Hazzard Mechanic Tom Sarmento! Tom is in Southeast Iowa visiting friends and he and John sat down for lunch at the Pizza Ranch in Burlington, Iowa. The guys talked about all kinds of things including Tom’s book; The Man Behind the General as well as the classic television series The Dukes of Hazzard! Tom shares just how many squad cars his Warner Brothers team went through and also discusses the number of General Lees that were on the series. It all happened January 7, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today with John Bain, it’s Thursday January 15, 2026, and John is back at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, for the Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. On the Agenda: Approval of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, County Engineer, Jake Hotchkiss, Weekly Update, Motion #01-2026-20 – Contract with Calhoun-Burns for Bridge Inspections, P&Z, Joe Buffington, Approval of Resolution #3-2026 of Construction Evaluation (Masters Matrix), P&Z, Joe Buffington, Compensation for 911 Salary. Motion to appoint Gloria Fear to the Board of Health for the term, 1/01/2026 through 12/31/2028, Motion of Appointment to Boards, Approval of Agenda formatting, Supervisors Sub-committees and public comment.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today it’s Monday, January 12, 2026, and John Bain is back at Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, for the Mount Pleasant Community School District Board of Education Meeting. Here’s what is on the agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3.Approval of Agenda 4. Student Spotlight 5. Citizen Comments (there ) were none6. Mount Pleasant Trap Shooting Program – John Klopfenstein 7. Review 2025-2026 District Goals 8. Approval of Minutes, Claims and Financial Report 9. Reports a. Instructional Reports – District Performance Profile – Dr. Angie Butler, Director of Curriculum and Instruction b. Superintendent's Report 1. Legislative Update 2. December 2025 Revenue Estimating Conference Projections 3. High School Civics Assessment 4. January 14 - IASB Ready, Set, Govern Board Professional Development 5. January 26 Work Session – Facilities Ad Hoc Committee and Local Demographics 6. January 26 - Day on the Hill 7. January 28 @ 8:30am - Tim Oswald w/Piper Sandler 8. February 23 Work Session – Iowa School Finance Comprehensive Financial Planning Model and Physical Plant and Equipment Fund Planning 9. Dr. Butler Article - The Art of Teaching c. Board Committee Reports 1. Finance Committee 2. Site/Policy Committee 10. Other Board Communications 11. Consent Items a. Personnel b. Open Enrollment 12. Unfinished Business a. Consideration to Approve Official District Newspaper Publication (Motion) 13. New Business a. Consideration to Approve FY27 At-Risk/Dropout Prevention Plan (Motion) b. Consideration to Approve FY27 Modified Supplemental Amount for At-Risk/Dropout Prevention (Motion) c. Consideration to Approve First Reading of School Board Policy 500 Series Students (Motion) d. Consideration to Approve Activity Center Walking Track Application for Public Use (Motion) e. Consideration to Approve Central Campus Property Insurance Renewal (Motion) f. Consideration to Approve High School FFA Fundraiser g. Consideration to Approve High School Student Council Fundraiser (Motion) 14. Adjournment

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares that on January 6, 2026, the Clerk of Supreme Court of Iowa electronically filed that after screening it has been pursuant to Iowa Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.908(3) that oral arguments will be permitted on this matter. That means Bart Richmond, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Jefferson County Attorney, Defendant-Appellant will have his day in the Iowa Supreme Court on February 11, 2026, at 7 PM, signed by Susan Larson Christensen, Chief Justice. John reads to you and shares it on the screen, the entire Notice of Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Iowa. Also, on this episode John shares a timeline on when Sheriff Bart Richmond was placed on the Brady-Giglio list by Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding as well as when Mr. Moulding was ordered by District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell to remove Sheriff Richmond from the Brady-Giglio List. John will also go to his video archives and share with you when 28 Iowa State Senators sided with Sheriff Richmond on this case as well as video of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors discussing this situation with both the Sheriff and County Attorney and imploring to the County Attorney to end it. Interviews with Sheriff Richmond and Jefferson County Board of Supervisors member Lee Dimmitt are included.