Bill McCabe, 95, of New London, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 at New London Specialty Care.
Services are pending at Elliott Chapel, New London.
Sports, Monday, August 31st
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
KILJ Area Schools Dominate Week One:
It was a great week one for KILJ area schools on the gridiron last Friday, as several area schools started with victories.
Here’s our full rundown from last Friday’s action:
Mount Pleasant 28, Clear Creek-Amana 27
- Jack Johnson had 330 total yards and three scores as Mount Pleasant held on for the one-point victory. Johnson completed 12-of-18 passes in his first varsity start at quarterback. Chase Williamson led the receiving core with two catches for 44 yards. Brady Hall had 7.5 tackles to lead the defense, while Brevin Wilson and Williamson both had interceptions. Mount Pleasant is at Tipton.
New London 32, Moravia 13
- New London scored 16 points in the fourth quarter as they were able to pull away for a 32-13 victory over Moravia. The Mohawks kept it close, trailing only 8-6 at recess. Blaise Porter led the New London offense with 155 yards rushing on just 14 carries, scoring three times. Caydin Wahls added 60 yards rushing, The Tigers will take on WACO this Friday at home.
WACO 33, HLV 32
- What a way to open the season for the Warriors — who graduated as much talent as anyone — defeating HLV 33-32. Will Edeker completed 10-of-21 passes for a 121 yards and a score, while rushing for 101 more yards and four touchdowns. That’s a heck of a way to start your varsity quarterbacking career. Zach Schmitz led the receiving core with four snags for 70 yards and a touchdown. WACO is at New London this Friday.
Winfield-Mount Union 44, Tri-County 8
- Noah Sparrow had 184 yards on the ground and two touchdowns as Winfield-Mount Union rolled by Tri-County, 44-8. The Wolves won the game without attempting a pass. Sophomore Caleb Giese had three touchdowns — all on the ground — for Winfield, who will take on a very tough Montezuma team on the road on Friday night.
West Liberty 24, Mediapolis 14
- Mediapolis could not find an answer for Comet’s tailback Jahsiah Galvin, who racked up 244 yards on 23 carries and one score as West Liberty defeated the Bulldogs 24-14. Regan Thornburg completed 10-of-17 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown for Mediapolis. Josh Darbyshire led the Mediapolis ground attack with 53 yards. Mediapolis will take on Wapello on Friday.
Mount Pleasant Cross Country Gears Up for First Race:
The Mount Pleasant cross country team will finally get a chance to compete this week when they travel to Central College for a competitive invite. The Panthers will race against AC-GC, Baxter, Bonudrant-Farrar, Collins-Maxwell, Des Moines Christian, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Knoxville, Lynnville-Sully, Mid-Prairie, Nevada, North Polk, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, PCM, Panorama, Pella and Pella Christian.
Racing will get underway at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The JV team will also race at Central College on Saturday morning.
UNI Football Picked Third in Preseason Poll:
The UNI football team was picked third in the preseason FCS STATS Perform FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll released by the organization this morning.
The Panthers return the bulk of a team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS National Championship in 2019 including one of the best defenses in the nation.
North Dakota State was the unanimous preseason No. 1 and national runner-up James Madison was second in the poll.
UNI came in third ahead of fourth-ranked Weber State and No. 5 South Dakota State.
Illinois State was the fourth Missouri Valley Football Conference team in the Top-10 at No. 9. Southern Illinois was picked 24th.
Youngstown State and MVFC newcomer North Dakota also received votes in the poll.
UNI moved the season to the spring — The timeline and schedule for the season and the FCS Playoffs have not been announced.
MLB Scoreboard 8/30:
New York Yankees 8, New York Mets 7 — 8 innings (Game 1)
New York Yankees 5, New York Mets 2 — 8 innings (Game 2)
Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati 1
Detroit 3, Minnesota 2
Tampa Bay 12, Miami 7
Boston 9, Washington 5
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 — 10 innings
Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 1
St. Louis 7, Cleveland 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Texas 2
Toronto 6, Baltimore 5
San Diego 13, Colorado 2
San Francisco 4, Arizona 1
Seattle 2, Los Angeles Angels 1 — 10 innings
Mount Pleasant Arts IMPACT has completed its COVID-Creations Art Contest for the summer
Under the sponsorship of Hy-Vee, the non-profit organization’s contest sought to bring some creativity and encouragement to artistic individuals throughout Henry County. In this time of restrictions and staying close to home confinement, IMPACT encouraged people in the county to make something creative and artistic of their time at home.
Although any medium was allowed, prizes were awarded in two categories: (1) a Facebook Choice Award voted on by visitors to the Mount Pleasant Arts IMPACT Facebook page, and (2) an IMPACT Choice Award voted on by board members of the IMPACT organization.
Robin Fisher was voted the winner of the Facebook Award based on totals voted by viewers of IMPACT’s Facebook page.
Joyce Wathen was selected from among all entries by the IMPACT Board as the recipient of the IMPACT Choice Award.
Both prizes were gift certificates provided by the Mount Pleasant Hy-Vee store. The contest was organized by Dave and Marci Adams of the IMPACT Board.
Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda
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Virus Outbreak in the Correctional Facility
A spike in positive COVID-19 cases in Henry County since Thursday can be traced to an outbreak at the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility. According to Deputy Warden Marcy Stroud there are 33 positive cases and all but three are asymptomatic. There are also two staff members who tested positive. The positive cases were discovered thru testing. Henry County Public Health Director Shelley Van Dorin met with facility administration Friday morning and said she is confident in the prison’s mitigation plan. Stroud said staff has been following guidelines such as wearing the appropriate PPE but somehow virus showed up in the facility. She said the offenders who are positive have been moved to a separate unit and for now the others are restricted to their living units. Stroud also said testing will continue. She commended her staff, calling them Heroes for working on the units without air conditioning while wearing personal protective equipment and still managing the troops. At the same time, the number of positive cases in Henry County is still increasing. Van Dorin said the virus is in every town in the county. She strongly urges everyone to wear masks, social distance, avoid crowds and large groups,and wash hands. She realizes people are getting tired of these precautions but said if everyone can continues for another few months there will hopefully be a vaccine.
City Wide Garage Sales and Shop Local Days
City Wide Garage Sales and Shop Local Days
August 27-29
MOUNT PLEASANT, IA – Come to Mount Pleasant where we will have more than 80 garage sales this weekend and lots of fun promotions during City Wide Garage Sales and Shop Local Days on August 27-29.
“Now more than ever, we have to support our community” said Kristi Ray, Executive Vice President. “This is a way that we can have a community event without everyone being together in one location, at one time.”
The Chamber has printed brochures with the garage sales, shopping and dining options for the weekend. Brochures can be picked up at the Chamber Office (124 S. Main) through Friday at 5:00 pm. There will also be brochures in the black mailbox at the front door of the Chamber office on Saturday for out of town visitors.
To encourage local spending, the Chamber has numbered each brochure. A number will be drawn each day and that winning brochure will receive $100 in Chamber Bucks to spend in our local stores! Watch for the winning numbers on the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Facebook page.
In addition to garage sales, we hope everyone will support our local retailers that are planning special events this weekend. Thanks to Main Street Mount Pleasant, there will be various local craft vendors located in the downtown stores.
Finally, we want you to be safe this weekend. Please respect social distancing and wear your face mask! As a bonus, the Chamber will be awarding $50 in Chamber Bucks for the most creative face mask they see throughout the weekend. So please mask up!
The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance exists to improve the quality of life for Henry County residents through economic growth. The Chamber consists of 360 businesses, organizations and individual members.
Sports, Friday, August 28th
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Winfield Volleyball Sweeps Keokuk:
The Winfield-Mount Union varsity volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 sweep victory over Keokuk last night to begin their 2020 season.
The Lady Wolves won 25-21, 25-17 and 28-26 to claim the win over the Southeast Conference’s Keokuk.
Winfield is now 1-0 on the season, they’ll battle in the West Branch tournament on Saturday at West Branch High School.
Also, both Winfield’s JV and Freshman teams secured sweep victories in 2-0 wins for the Wolves.
Mount Pleasant Football Returns to KILJ:
As undeniable as it sounds, Mount Pleasant football is set to return to KILJ this evening.
The Panthers are set to square off against Wiscosnin recruit — defensive end T.J. Bollers — and the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers Friday night.
John Kuhens and Kent Bennett will have the call for Panther football beginning with the pre-game show at 7:00 p.n
The two two teems met in Week One of last year, which resulted in a Mount Pleasant 42-20 win — a game they led 35-6 after three quarters.
This will be the third straight year the teams meet in Week One.
In 2018, Clear Creek earned a 26-7 victory.
Other football in the area tomorrow night will see:
- WB/ND vs. Fort Madison — 7:00 p.m.
- Due to a postivity rate of 15%+ in Lee and Des Moines Counties, Fort Madison AD Jeremy Swink announced last night that for tonight’s football game with West Burlington, attendance will be limited: Each player, cheerleader, band member will get two vouchers each to distribute. Only those with vouchers will be allowed in. Masks are required, along with social distancing.
- Keokuk vs. Clark County — 7:00 p.m.
- Knoxville vs. Fairfield — 7:30 p.m.
- WACO vs. HLV — 7:00 p.m.
- West Liberty vs. Mediapolis — 7:00 p.m.
- New London vs. Moravia — 7:00 p.m.
- Tri-County vs. Winfield-Mount Union — 7:00 p.m.
Be sure to tune to KILJ following the conclusion of Mount Pleasant’s game for the Radio Iowa Scoreboard Show for all the lastest from across the state.
Iowa Legend Olson Multiple Times:
Former Iowa men’s basketball coach Lute Olson has passed away at the age of 85, reports have indicated.
Olson coached for the Hawkeyes from 1974 through 1983 and led Iowa to 165 wins, five NCAA Tournaments and the Final Four in 1980.
Olson then left for Arizona and won 589 games over 24 seasons, including the 1997 national championship
MLB Scoreboard (8/27):
San Diego 10 Seattle 7 — 7 innings (Game 1)
Seattle 8 San Diego 3 — 7 innings (Game 2)
Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 3 — 8 innings (Game 1)
LA Dodgers 7 San Francisco 0 — 7 innings (Game 1)
Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 1 — 7 innings (Game 1)
Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 0 — 7 innings (Game 2)
LA Dodgers 2 San Francisco 0 — 7 innings (Game 2)
Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 0 — 7 innings (Game 2)