Violet Rose Kelly

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 at 12:52 pm CDT

Violet Rose Kelly, 81 of Fairfield passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.

Violet was born on May 26, 1940, in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, the daughter of Peirce and Cora (McWhorter) Hammock. She was a jokester and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Christmas was her favorite holiday. Violet was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. She lived her life to the fullest.

Violet is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Rick) Cook of Fairfield, her grandchildren, Zech, Rachel (Solomon) Maselli, Tiana, Ashley, Derrick and Codie, great grandchildren, Alexis, Ryan, Grace and Ruby, two brothers, Tommie Hammock and James Hicks and one sister, Mary Leggins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four children, Debby Kelly, Kenneth Kelly, Jr., Hope Kelly and Patricia Kelly, two brothers, James Earl Hammock, Jr., Franklin Cress and two sisters, Betty Miller and Barb Rzasa.

According to her wishes cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant. No services are being planned at this time. Burial will be held at a later date at the Skyline Memorial Park cemetery in Monee, Illinois.

Memorials and cards may be mailed to the family at 409 South 17th Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.

SCC Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Alumni

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 at 12:46 pm CDT

SCC Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Alumni

Southeastern Community College (SCC) is accepting nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations are due online by September 1.

“We love learning about the paths our graduates have taken,” Val Giannettino, executive director of institutional advancement, says. “We have remarkable Distinguished Alumni who motivate both our students and our community.”

Two Distinguished Alumni have been selected each year since 1997. Some past recipients include Dr. Edward Stone, Randy Winegard, Dick Wagner, Martha Wolf, and Judy Brueck.

To be eligible for nomination, the nominee must have completed 30 credits at SCC or its predecessor colleges. These include Burlington Junior College, Burlington Community College, and Keokuk Community College.

Nominations should address at least one of the following: how the nominee has earned the respect and trust of their colleagues; how they’ve made substantial, positive contributions in their community; why the nominee is an outstanding practitioner of their profession; or how the nominee has served as a positive, motivational force for others.

At least one additional recommendation letter should accompany the nomination.

Giannettino says multiple people can be nominated. In fact, two people can be nominated in one submission.

“If you know an outstanding couple or family members — maybe a mother and daughter — who you feel should be honored for their achievements, you can submit one nomination for them,” Giannettino explains. “We want to hear everyone’s story and celebrate their success.”

The SCC Alumni Association Board will review the nominations at their October meeting. Recommendations are then taken to the SCC Board of Trustees’ November meeting for confirmation.

Receptions are held to honor the Distinguished Alumni before each awardee gives a keynote address at their respective campus commencements. They will receive an award, and a plaque recognizing their accomplishments will be hung amongst other Distinguished Alumni plaques at the SCC campuses.

To make a nomination, visit bit.ly/SCCDistinguishedAlumni .

For more SCC headlines, visit www.scciowa.edu.

Sports, Wednesday, July 28th

By Nathan Bloechl · Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 at 11:14 am CDT

Prep Baseball: State Tournament Day 2:

The second day of the Iowa High School State baseball tournament concluded yesterday at Merchants Park in Carroll.

Class 2A Quarters were played yesterday.

Here’s a full look at the scoreboard:

Van Meter 9, Davis County 6

Unity Christian 6, Clarinda 2

Centerville 10, New Hampton 0

Camanche 18, Denver 1

In semifinal play it will be Van Meter and Unity Christian, while Centerville will scrap with Camanche.

Class 3A’s tournament will start tonight at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City.

College Football: Linderbaum Named to Outland Trophy Watch List:

University of Iowa junior center Tyler Linderbaum has been named to the 2021 Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Tuesday.

The trophy is presented to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman on offense or defense.

The Solon, Iowa, native was tabbed preseason first-team All-Big Ten and preseason first-team All-America by Athlon Sports. Linderbaum was also named to the Big Ten Conference preseason honors list, and the Rimington Trophy Watch List.

The Hawkeyes open the 2021 season September 4th hosting Indiana.

College Football: Drake Tabbed for Third Place in Pioneer Football League:

The Drake University football team has been picked to finish third in the 2021 Pioneer Football League standings in a preseason vote of the league’s head coaches, the league office announced Tuesday.

Drake received 67 points for a third-place nod behind Davidson (97) and San Diego (93).

The Pioneer League will feature 11 teams each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship.

The 2021 season gets underway Thursday, Sept. 2 when Drake hosts West Virginia Wesleyan and the rest of the league gets underway Saturday, Sept. 4.

College Football: UNI Picked to Finish 5th in MVFC Preseason Poll:

The UNI Football was picked fifth in the MVFC Preseason Poll and 11 Panthers earned preseason All-Conference honors, the league announced last night.

South Dakota State was picked to win the league, North Dakota State was picked second, North Dakota was third and Southern Illinois received the fourth-place nod.

The Panthers finished with a 3-4 record in the shortened spring season, but all four losses came against teams that made the playoff and the losses came by a total of 15 combined points.

They do return stellar quarterback Will McElvain, a Des Moines Lincoln alum who was coached by now Fort Madison athletic director Ben Fry in his prep days.

The Panthers open the season on September 4th on the road at Iowa State.

Larry Canfield

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Larry F. Canfield, 83, of Washington, formally Burlington, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. The service will be livestreamed to our Facebook page. Burial will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, at Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Burlington, IA.  The family will greet friends from 9:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the great-grandchildren’s college fund.

Larry Frank Canfield was born October 26, 1937, in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Cecil D. and Lillian M. (Morris) Canfield. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1956, and served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1960.  Larry was united in marriage to Shirley Edwards and had four children, the couple later divorced.  Larry married Julie Givans and later divorced.  Larry was a realtor and owned and operated Canfield, Blacksmith and Swander Realty.   He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Burlington, Rotary, Mississippi Valley Regional Girl Scouts Board, Burlington Board of Realtors and the Iowa Board of Realtors, serving as president of both realty boards.  Larry enjoyed golf, gardening, collecting guns and coins, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include three daughters: Chris (Tony) Forcucci of Pleasant Hill, IA, Susan (Earl) Wellington of Washington, IA, Julie (Harry) Walker of Washington, IA, six grandchildren: Andrew Forcucci, Shannon (Kam) Forcucci Earnest, Kristy Forcucci, AJ (Jacqueline) Walker, Ashtin Walker (fiance‘ Jordan Wells), and Katy Wellington, and four great-grandchildren: Ethan Forcucci, Elliott Leavens Wells, Kieran Forcucci Earnest, and Brooks Walker.

 

Preceding Larry in death were his parents, his infant daughter Pamela Sue Canfield and his infant brother James Canfield.

MP Man Arrested

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 7:25 pm CDT

On July 27, 2021, at approximately 6:45AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 800 N. Palm Avenue in Mount Pleasant, IA.

Upon investigation, Trey Lewis, 27 of Mount Pleasant, was arrested and charged with dominion/control of a firearm by felon (class D felony).

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol Tactical Unit, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Mount Pleasant Police Department, and Burlington Police Department.

*A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.*

Rural Burlington Fire

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 12:58 pm CDT

At 9:51 AM Saturday July 24, 2021, the Burlington Fire Department responded to a reported
structure fire at 14608 HWY 99, rural Burlington, in Tama Township. Mediapolis Fire
Department also responded on automatic aid. The first firefighter arrived on scene at 10:00 AM
and reported a large outbuilding with fire showing. A box alarm was then struck which resulted
in Gladstone, Danville, and West Burlington Fire Departments being added to the response. Due
to the bridge work on HWY 99 at Flint Creek, crews were required to take a lengthy detour.
The fire was contained to a 75’ by 40’ metal shop building owned by Richard McClure. The
building sustained substantial damage and is considered a total loss. Witnesses state the fire
started in an RV parked inside the metal shop building. Damage estimates for the structure and
contents are still being assessed, but together may exceed $200,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Burlington Fire Department and is not
considered suspicious.
Twelve on-duty Burlington firefighters responded to the call from various locations in the city.
The mutual aid departments altogether provided 15 additional firefighters along with 4 additional
water tenders. Seven off-duty Burlington firefighters were called in to assist. Deputies with Des
Moines County Sheriff’s department helped at the scene and the Auxiliary to Local 301 provided
food. Two Burlington firefighters were transported to Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
with heat-related injuries and have since been released. Firefighters cleared the scene at 3:52
PM. There were no further injuries.

Daily Jail Count

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 12:56 pm CDT

In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.

 

 

Date:   07-26-2021______

 

JAIL COUNT

 

  _23_      Henry County Inmates

 

  _45_      Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 _68_     TOTAL

Prep Baseball: New London Undone by Errors, Calls

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 11:42 am CDT

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com

Carroll — The New London Tiger baseball team committed four errors while the umpiring crew committed at least four of their own, as the snakebitten Tigers were downed 4-3 by No. 4 Kee yesterday in a Class 1A Quarterfinal.

The KeeHawks advance to take on top-seed Remsen St. Mary’s, Wednesday morning.

Blaming the umpires is the easy thing to do, but yesterday — at times — it felt like the calls — or lack thereof — went above and beyond your garden variety missed call.

The first came early in the game when New London starter Hecniel Rodriguez was called for a balk for what head coach Brad Helmerson was told as “leaving off the rubber too soon.”

The malady forced a run home for Kee and was the third consecutive game in which a Tiger pitcher had been called for a balk.

The second came in the top of the 3rd inning when after a Kooper Schulte walk, Hecniel Rodriguez bunted and the ensuing throw got away from Kee allowing Schulte to scamper home as Rodriguez glided into third.

But seconds after the play had concluded the home plate umpire called Rodriguez out. At first it appeared to be a batter’s interference call at first — which would not have made sense as Rodriguez did not deviate from the base path to impede the throw or the attempted catch.

Instead, after the game Helmerson said the home plate umpire claimed Rodriguez left the box too early and stepped on home.

The final blow, came on an attempted pick off of Kee designated hitter Colton Kelsch.

With runners on the corners and two gone, Kelsch purposely took an aggressive lead off to draw a throw from Rodriguez which would trigger a steal home from the runner at 3rd.

Instead, Rodriguez would bluff a throw to first, in which Kelsch took off for second. Rodriguez then calmly threw to second and Schulte applied the tag which would have ended the inning.

Instead, the first base umpire called a balk — the second of the game — against Rodriguez prior to the pick off.

Only, it was never a balk.

The umpiring crew met and deemed the call so egregiously bad, their only remedy for New London was to “re-do” the play.

The next pitch resulted in a run as Rodriguez, clearly frustrated, overthrew a fastball resulting in a wild pitch.

To their credit, New London would rally.

The Tigers put two runs up in the 7th on three consecutive hits to draw within 4-3 but after a groundout and a flyout, Kee reliever Dalton Dibert struck out Camden Kasel with the tying run on base to put out the fire.

New London closed their season 26-2.

Kee improved to 34-9.