Public reminder of HCHC’s COVID-19 safety precautions

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 3:38 pm CDT

Your health and safety is Henry County Health Center’s top priority. During this pandemic, we are prepared and committed to caring for you and your loved ones. As we continue to adjust to this dynamic time, our current safety precautions require the following:

  • Facemasks are required to be worn by all patients and visitors.
  • All healthcare providers wear Personal Protective Equipment.
  • Patients, staff and visitors must undergo health screenings.
  • One visitor is allowed per patient per day and visitors must be 18 and older.
  • Inpatient visitation hours are from Noon to 5 pm.
  • Social distance in the halls and waiting areas.
  • Practice good hand hygiene.
  • Remember to cover your coughs and sneezes.
  • Stay home when ill to protect our community and help stop the spread of COVID-19.

For more COVID-19 resources, visit www.hchc.org. For answers to questions about COVID-19 and information about area resources, call the COVID-19 call center at 800-871-3313.

Cecil Linder

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 3:06 pm CDT

Cecil Linder, 94, of Winfield, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Sunrise Terrace Care and Rehab Center.  Private family inurnment will be in the Winfield Scott Township Cemetery with Military Rites.  A Celebration of Life for Cecil will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Winfield United Methodist Church.      Memorials may be directed to the Winfield United Methodist Church and mailed to Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services, 102 S. Olive Street, Winfield, Iowa 52659.  Online condolences may be left at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

 

Cecil Linder was born on September 27, 1925 in Floyd, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Lena (Kemp) Linder.  He was a graduate of Winfield High School.  Cecil proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II.  On October 12, 1947, Cecil was united in marriage to Marvel Jean Rawhauser in Winfield.  Cecil owned and operated Linder’s 66 Station in Mount Union and later owned Linder Insurance in Winfield.   He was a member of the Winfield United Methodist Church where he served as a Deacon, Good Faith Masonic Lodge #235 and the American Legion Post 643.  Cecil also served as a director on the Peoples State Bank Board.    He enjoyed golf, playing cards and traveling.

Cecil will be deeply missed by his grandson, Matthew (Nicole) Linder of Dixon, Illinois; three step-great-grandchildren; William, Jocelyn and Brantley; daughter-in-law, Peggy Linder of Dixon; sisters-in-laws, Mildred Linder and Wanda Linder; sister-in-law and niece, Sharon Rawhauser-Blauser and nieces and nephews.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marvel in 2018; son, David; brothers, Merle and Virgil Linder; sister, Faye Ibbotson and brother-in-law and nephew, Lee Rawhauser.

Two Crashes Wednesday on 218 in the Swedesburg-Olds Area

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 3:03 pm CDT

Numerous emergency crews and law enforcement officers responded to the scene of an crash Wednesday morning just after 9:00 on Hwy 218 south of 140th Street near Swedesburg.  From what KILJ has learned the crash involved a semi and a grain truck.  Witnesses report the semi cab received extensive damage. One of the drivers had to be extricated but so far no injury report has been made available.

Wednesday afternoon a second crash occurred at the 218 turn-off to Olds. The ambulance was called to the scene but it’s not clear yet if anyone was injured. No other details are available.

Sports, Thursday, August 20th

By Nathan Bloechl · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 11:31 am CDT

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com

Mediapolis Looks to Continued Storied Success:

Expectations for Mediapolis Football are always high.

That’s just the type of 1A power they’ve grown to be, but when you return eight starters from a team that finished 8-2 last year, they ratchet up just a little more.

Such is the case for Brian Borrison’s Bulldogs this year, as the veteran head coach readies for his 15th season, just two wins shy of eclipsing 100 for his career.

Headlining his returners is RB Josh Darbyshire.

Darbyshire was in a timeshare in the backfield last year with senior Klay Foster, but he still managed to accumulate 527 yards on the ground on just 59 totes, a healthy nine yards per carry average.

He scored four times, as well.

Undoubtedly, he’ll be asked to shoulder the load left by Foster, who totaled 1,142 yards last year with 13 touchdowns.

Replacing quarterback Briar Johnson will be senior Regan Thornburg, who appeared sparingly at signal caller last year, throwing for 350 yards and five touchdowns.

Other returners for Mediapolis this year include OL Bryce Martin and Jordan Anderson, DB Logan Thie and Drew Zurmehlen, DL Bo Higtower and LB Haydn Eberhardt.

“We have a fair amount of speed and returning experience in our offensive skill positions” head coach Brian Borrison told KILJ.

And while they will have some new starters, Borrison is hoping they can adjust to the speed of the varsity game quickly.

“We are excited about the opportunity we have this year, our guys have done what we have asked and I could not be more proud of where they are at.” 

2020 Mediapolis Football Schedule:

8/28: West Liberty

9/4: Wapello

9/11: at Van Buren County

9/18: Pekin

9/25: Cardinal

10/2: at Sigourney

10/9: at Louisa-Muscatine

Kolar, Duncan Honored by USA Today:

Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar and Iowa kicker Keith Duncan have both been honored by USA Today Sports as preseason First Team All-Americans.

Kolar had 51 receptions for 697 yards and seven touchdowns in his sophomore season last year with the Cyclones, while Duncan made 29 of his 34 field goal attempts and was a perfect 32 for 32 in extra points during his junior season with Iowa.

Iowa return man Ihmir Smith-Marsette was also a second team pick.

Smith-Marsette averaged 29.6 yards per return and had two kickoff returns for scores.

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence edged Ohio State signal caller for the Preseason First-Team All-America quarterback spot, while many outlets predict the both of them to be front-runners for the Heisman Trophy.

Big Ten: We Won’t Play This Year:

Despite pushback from parents of athletes at multiple Big Ten schools, conference commissioner Kevin Warren has unequivocally announced the league will not play fall football this year.

In a letter released by the conference yesterday, Warren said the league’s focus is now on finding a “safe and effective” way to hold football — and other fall sports in the winter or spring.

Coaches, athletic directors and other medical personnel will help represent a task force that will attempt to plan return to play protocols.

The Big Ten officially announced the cancellation of fall sports on August 11th, just five days after releasing a revised football schedule.

MLB Scoreboard (8/19):

Toronto 5, Baltimore 2

Boston 6, Philadelphia 3

St. Louis 9, Chicago Cubs 3 — 7 inn (Game 1)

Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 2 — 7 inn (Game 2)

Kansas City 4, Cincinnati 0 — 7 inn (Game 1)

Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 0 — 7 inn (Game 2)

Cleveland 6, Pittsburgh 1

Tampa Bay 4, New York Yankees 2

New York Mets 5, Miami 3

Milwaukee 9, Minnesota 3

Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 3

Houston 13, Colorado 6

San Diego 6, Texas 3

Oakland 4, Arizona 1

Seattle 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

San Francisco 7, Los Angeles Angels 2

Admisssions to IMCC Temporarily Suspended

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 11:17 am CDT
CORALVILLE – Wednesday, the department notified its partners in the jails and Sheriffs’ departments of a temporary suspension of admissions to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) in Coralville. IMCC is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, and this suspension will be lifted as soon as the department believes the virus is no longer spreading at the facility. On average, the facility admits approximately 65 inmates per week from the jails.

IMCC is currently on restrictive movement as security, treatment and medical staff work to mitigate further spread of the virus. Inmates will only be out of their respective cells for a limited amount of time each day, and one cell per living unit at a time to prevent viral spread.

While IMCC staff have extensive experience treating COVID-19-positive inmates, large-scale quarantining and testing measures have been taken since an inmate in the general population section tested positive for  COVID-19 last Wednesday. Additional testing for facility staff is also being conducted.

In the last week, the facility has conducted nearly 800 new COVID-19 tests, with 59 of those tests having positive results. All inmates that are positive for COVID-19 are being closely monitored while they recover in medical isolation, and those exposed to the positive inmates are held in a special quarantine status. If an inmate receives a positive test result, their emergency contacts are promptly notified by staff. The remainder of the facility remains on restrictive movement until the spread is contained.

As additional testing is conducted, it is likely additional positive inmates will be identified and placed in medical isolation as they recover. The department will continue to update these statistics daily at doc.iowa.gov/covid19.

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Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 11:13 am CDT

AGENDA

 

August 20, 2020

 

Approve Agenda

 

Approve Minutes

 

Approve Claims

 

9:30 1st Reading of Amendment to Subdivision Ordinance

 

10:00 Paul Katsion Avenue of the Flags

 

Other County Business as time allows

 

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

 

Mount Pleasant Noon Rotary to participate in city wide sales – funds to support Polio Plus

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 9:29 pm CDT

Your Mount Pleasant Noon Rotary service organization will be participating in the Mount Pleasant city wide garage and shopping sales August 27-29. The free will donation rummage sale will be held for one day only on Saturday, August 29 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Saunders Park Log Cabin in Mount Pleasant. Everything is free will donation and some items may be marked with a suggested donation price. All funds raised will go to supporting Polio Plus – a Rotary Foundation committed to polio eradication.

As with every service organization, our regular fundraisers were cancelled due to the pandemic so this rummage sale is to recoup our losses and continue to support causes important to Rotary; we’re trying something new! So please join us in the fight to end polio, help us save lives and give a child a chance at a prosperous future by shopping at our free will donation Rotarian Rummage Sale on August 29.

If you have items you’d like to donate to Rotary for this rummage sale, please contact Kadie Johannson at sales@kilj.com or (319) 721-2729.

 

More about Rotary and the Polio Plus Foundation from endpolio.org – “Rotary, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. Since we started the fight against polio, we’ve reduced the number of polio cases by 99.9 percent and reached more than 2.5 billion children with the vaccine. There are fewer polio cases today than ever before, but we will not stop until we reach zero. If polio is not eradicated, hundreds of thousands of children could be paralyzed. Global health care costs would rise dramatically, and many children’s quality of life would be drastically diminished.”

Judy Ann Fullenkamp

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Judy Ann Fullenkamp, 60, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the West Point Care Center.

Judy was born on May 15, 1960, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Adrian “Abie” and Agnes (Bentler) Fullenkamp.

Judy was born with Down’s Syndrome. She was a joy to everyone who knew her. Her mother was once asked by a young grandchild, “Does having Judy with Down’s Syndrome make you sad as a mommy?” Her Grandma Agnes gasped at her and said “Judy is just perfect the way God made her.” And she was. Judy could lighten up every room and every person with her singing, dancing, flirting (Ouuu…you’ve got cute legs”), do martial arts, speak Judy-Spanish, boss, sass and love like no other person on this earth. Her favorite things in life were the Power Rangers, Cubs, Hank Williams and of course her friends and family.

Survivors include her five brothers: Ray (Becky) Fullenkamp, Dan (Deb) Fullenkamp of West Point, Will (Chris) Fullenkamp of Fort Madison, John (Jill) Fullenkamp of Danville, Jim (Sandra) Fullenkamp of Irving, California; two sisters: Jeanne Griswold of Fort Madison, JoAnn (Danny) Lampe of West Point; one sister-in-law: Carol Fullenkamp of West Point; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother: Ron Fullenkamp; one brother-in-law: Pat Griswold and many loving aunts and uncles.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hope Haven, who took such great care of Judy throughout a large part of her life. They would also like to thank the staff at West Point Care Center and Fort Madison Community Hospital Hospice, for their wonderful care of Judy in her last month of life.

Friends may call from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2020, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in West Point, with Father Dennis Hoffman as celebrant.

 

Those attending will be required to wear a mask and social distance.

 

A burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point.

 

A memorial is established in her memory for Hope Haven Development Center.

 

Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.