October Surprise: Courthouse Campaign HQ

SOUTHEAST IOWA TODAY With John Bain · Oct 4, 2026 · 22m

A routine Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting turns into an October surprise when attorney Steven Ort of Bell Ort & Liechty uses public comment to revisit a campaign address issue. Host John Bain walks through an August screenshot of candidate Abbie Liechty’s site listing Campaign Headquarters at 100 E Washington St, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant—the Henry County Attorney’s Office inside the courthouse—then revisits Steve Detrick’s September 3 remarks calling it a possible scrivener’s error. Coverage includes the October 1 public comment, the auditor’s office complaint path, the DR-1 form…