December 13 – December 19, 2021

12/13/21
Robert McElhinney
12/13/21
Tim & Angel Jacobs (24th anniversary)
12/13/21
Tony McDowell
12/14/21
Myndel Boshart of Wayland - 103!
12/14/21
Cody Washburne - 30
12/14/21
Paul Moeller
12/14/21
Ella Jude Phelps - 4
12/14/21
Whitney Vantiger
12/14/21
Natalie West
12/15/21
Kevin Wagler
12/15/21
Natalie Duffie
12/15/21
Blake Beaber
12/15/21
Dr. Widmer
12/15/21
Lori Mueller
12/16/21
Dr. Kevin Hart
12/16/21
Steve Kindig
12/16/21
Terry Wasson
12/18/21
Brandt Duffie - 8
12/18/21
Mary Harrison
12/18/21
Christina Cook
12/18/21
Jeff Lion
12/19/21
Darla King
12/19/21
Carolyn White - 84
12/19/21
Bob Jensen
12/19/21
Jeff Downey
12/19/21
Donna Gardner

Sports, Saturday, December 11th

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Trent’s Double-Double Leads Mount Pleasant; Other Area Finals:

Mount Pleasant 49, Keokuk 32

Dewon Trent poured in 20 points and bagged 11 rebounds, as Mount Pleasant extinguished Keokuk 49-32 last night at Panther Gymnasium.

The Panther defense held Keokuk to just 14 second half points.

Payton Hagans chipped in with 16 points for Mount Pleasant, while Aidan Ashton finished with six points and seven boards.

M.J. Davis led all scorers with 21 points and six rebounds.

Mount Pleasant improved to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in Southeast Conference play.

They’ll travel to Cedar Rapids Washington Monday night.

You can listen to that game on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

New London 74, Van Buren County 41

Devon Swanson scored a game high 25 points, as New London continued to roll minus Blaise Porter.

New London improved to 3-0, Van Buren County fell to 1-4.

Lucas Fett paced the Warriors with nine points.

Danville 45, Notre Dame 40

Drake Johnson had 16 points while Caiden Gourley added 10 points as Danville stayed unbeaten with a 45-40 win over Notre Dame last night.

Jackson Brent scored 11 points for the Nikes.

Danville upped their mark to 4-0, Notre Dame dropped to 1-4.

Other area finals:

  • West Burlington 71, Holy Trinity 35
  • WACO 66, Cardinal 60
  • Wapello 51, Highland 43
  • Mediapolis 47, Lone Tree 29
  • Pekin 62, Louisa-Muscatine 26
  • Washington 75, Burlington 69
  • Fort Madison 61, Fairfield 50

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Keokuk Downs Mount Pleasant, Other Area Finals:

Keokuk 73, Mount Pleasant 40

Keokuk lead 34-13 at halftime as the Chiefs rolled to a 73-40 win over Mount Pleasant last night.

The Panthers tried to rally in the third quarter before Keokuk used an 18-10 in the fourth to put the game on ice.

The win moved the Chiefs to 2-3.

Mount Pleasant dropped to 1-5.

They’ll look to get back into the win column on Monday night when they travel to Benton Community for a nonconference tilt.

Tip is set for 7:00p.m.

Central Lee 40, Winfield-Mount Union 38 

Jobey Malone had 16 points to lead all scorers, but it was Central Lee coming out on top with a 40-38 win over Winfield-Mount Union in a Super Conference thriller.

Alivia Myhre lead Central Lee with 14 points, while Mya Lampe chipped in with 11.

The loss was Winfield’s first of the season, they’re now 6-1.

Central Lee upped their ledger to 4-1.

WACO 48, Cardinal 38 

WACO’s strong fourth quarter helped guide the Warriors past Cardinal last night, 48-38.

The Warriors edged the Comets 16-11 in the fourth quarter after Cardinal put together a 10-4 in the third quarter to draw within five.

Cynthia Albert paced Cardinal with 10 points.

WACO moved to 3-2.

Van Buren County 49, New London 29 

Annabelle Cormier dropped 17 points as the the Warriors earned win number one on their year, 49-29 over New London.

The Tigers fell to 0-8.

Notre Dame 66, Danville 44 

Gabby Deery and Abby Korschgen each scored 12 points as No. 7 (1A) Notre Dame rolled to a 66-44 win over Danville last night.

Reagan Engberg and Lauren Krieger scored nine points apiece for the Nikes, who remained unbeaten at 6-0.

They’re 4-0 in conference play.

Makenzie Morris led Danville with 10 points.

Other area finals:

  • West Burlington 68, Holy Trinity 43
  • Highland 48, Wapello 37
  • Mediapolis 78, Lone Tree 29
  • Louisa-Muscatine 40, Pekin 38
  • Fairfield 46, Fort Madison 38
  • Washington 49, Burlington 30

College Football: Iowa’s Goodson to NFL: 

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson has announced he will miss the Citrus Bowl to enter the 2022 NFL Draft.

Goodson rushed for 1,151 yards and six scores this year as the engine of the Hawkeye offense.

His 2,551 yards over three seasons ranked 10th all-time in Iowa history.

Goodson was a third-team All-Big Ten choice this year and was a first-team member one season ago.

There has not been a Hawkeye running back drafted since Shonn Greene back in 2009.

Most NFL Draft outlets project Goodson as a 4th or 5th round pick.

College Football: McDonald, Linderbaum FWAA All-Americans:

Iowa State defensive end Will McDonald and Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum have both been named Football Writers Association of America First Team All-Americans.

Cyclone running back Breece Hall and Iowa defenders Jack Campbell and Riley Moss were second team choices.

McDonald, a junior from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, finished the season with 11.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Linderbaum, a consensus top-15 prospect in this year’s draft, was also named the Rimington Trophy Award winner, given annually to the nation’s top center.

 

 

County Traffic Safety Enforcement Results

Sheriff Rich McNamee along with his Henry County Deputies participated in the Traffic Safety Enforcement program during November 15, 2021 to November 28, 2021 along with other Law Enforcement agencies across the State of Iowa in attempt to reduce traffic related property damage, personal injury, and fatal crashes. During the above time frame the deputies worked 19.5 hours towards the program and made 46 contacts. Contacts were 1 OWI, 8 speeding tickets, 24 speeding warnings and 13 other tickets and warnings.

Sheriff Rich McNamee encourages everyone to buckle up, slow down, drive responsible and don’t get distracted while driving.

Hospital to Build, Enlarge Childcare Centers for Employees’ Children

Dec. 10, 2021, West Burlington, Iowa – In 2022, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
will build a childcare center on its Fort Madison campus and enlarge the existing facility
in West Burlington. Kid Zone is for children of hospital employees.
“Providing a high-quality, convenient childcare center is a priority on both Southeast
Iowa Regional Medical Center campuses,” said Matt Wenzel, president and CEO, Great
River Health, the hospital’s parent company. “The West Burlington Kid Zone was built in
response to employee requests. Besides benefitting our existing employees, having our
own childcare center helps in the recruitment of future employees and physicians.”
The 5,600 square-foot West Burlington Kid Zone opened in 2006. It is licensed for 89
children. The same blueprint will be used for the Fort Madison facility. It will be the first
new structure built on the campus since the 2011 addition of the Outpatient
Rehabilitation Services Center.
A 3,381 square-foot addition to Kid Zone in West Burlington will increase capacity to
139 children.
The total cost of the project will be $2.5 million. The $1.7 million new childcare center in
Fort Madison will be funded by the Great River Health Foundation, formerly the FMCH
Foundation. The foundation was created in 1995 to fund special projects. Money
donated to the foundation before July 1, 2021, is dedicated for use on the Fort Madison
campus.
“We are grateful to the foundation for funding Kid Zone in Fort Madison,” Wenzel said.
Kid Zone is the only childcare center in southeast Iowa to hold a top five-star rating from
the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Quality Rating System (QRS). The five-star
rating indicates Kid Zone has made significant steps in meeting key indicators of quality
in:
• Environment
• Family and community partnership
• Health and safety
• Leadership and administration
• Professional development

Iowa Wesleyan Hosts December Graduation Ceremony

Mount Pleasant, IA – December 10, 2021 — Iowa Wesleyan University held its December Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, December 9, in the University Chapel.  The University celebrated the graduation of 38 undergraduate and nine graduate students, including eight Master of Arts in Management Leadership and one Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

During the opening ceremony, Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees Chair Robert Miller ‘83 retired the former Chain of Office and presented President Christine Plunkett with the new medallion designed to match the university mace.  The President wears the Chain of Office during formal academic events, including convocation and commencement.  The retired medallion will be maintained in the IW Newsom Archives as a historical artifact.

President Plunkett presented the Presidential Award for Outstanding Merit to Val C. Sheffield, M.D., PH.D. for his work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.  Dr. Sheffield and his lab team formed a strategic partnership with IW in the summer of 2020 to provide rapid-result saliva testing, often providing students with their test results as quickly as the same day.  This partnership with Sheffield Labs allowed IW to continue to conduct regular and accurate testing on campus, ensuring the safety of its students and employees.  Dr. Sheffield is an internationally recognized leader in human molecular genetics and genomics.  His laboratory at the University of Iowa explores novel treatments for human diseases, including blindness, diabetes, and cancer.  

The graduation speaker was Dr. Shawna Hudson, 2021 Chadwick Teacher of the Year.  Dr. Hudson is a Professor of Education and has been at IW since 2006.  In her address to the graduates, Dr. Hudson challenged the students by stating, “There is a difference between being the best in the world and the best for the world…what kind of best will you be?” 

Thursday Accident

Thursday, December 9 at about 6:30 pm the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to the 600 block of South Jefferson Street for a report of a two-vehicle accident. Upon investigation, it was determined that a car operated by Paul Connolly of Mount Pleasant, was stopped in the roadway in the 600 block of South Jefferson Street facing northbound while waiting to make a left-hand turn onto West Webster Street. Another car operated by Bradley Sallee of Mount Pleasant, who was also traveling North on South Jefferson Street Sallee failed to see that the Connolly vehicle was stopped. Sallee failed to stop in an assured clear distance which resulted in a rear end collision. Sallee was found to be at fault and was cited for failure to stop in assured clear distance.

Daily Jail Count

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:   ____12-10-2021_____

 

JAIL COUNT

 

  20_    Henry County Inmates

 

 48_    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 68   Total

 

HCHC Foundation Announces Grant Award Recipients

Henry County Health Center Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021 Grant Award Recipients: Winfield Public Library, Winfield Fitness Center, Henry County Public Health and Mount Pleasant Community School District. The HCHC Foundation awarded grants to each of these organizations for various projects supporting health related initiatives.

Winfield Public Library was awarded $1000 for the purchase of a cold and hot water dispenser for the 5-2-1-0 program.  Winfield Fitness Center was awarded $2750 to help maintain workout equipment for their patrons.  Henry County Public Health received a grant for $4500 to grow the CARE LINKS program.  And Mount Pleasant Community School District was handed a check for $1750 to go towards CPR training and equipment for students and school personnel.

In total, the HCHC Foundation awarded $10,000 in grants this year.

The HCHC Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the enhancement of the health and well-being of Henry County individuals and families.  Foundation Director Mark Hempen says, “It is exciting to see these grants make a difference in the wellness of our county residents.  These grants are just one example of how HCHC Foundation fulfills our mission for a healthier Henry County.”

The next round of grants will open in July of 2022 and future funding opportunities can be found at www.hchc.org/foundation.  You may also contact HCHC Foundation, Mark Hempen at 319/385-6541, or email hempenm@hchc.org.