Sports, March 1st

By Slaten Swords · Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Boys’ Postseason Basketball

In Class 1A Substate 4, #10 Burlington Notre Dame will face off against #8 North Linn for the Substate Championship tonight at 7 pm at Iowa City High. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

For Class 2A Substate 5, #10 West Burlington will compete against #5 Grand View Christian for the Substate Championship tonight at 7 pm at Oskaloosa high school.

In Class 3A Substate 6, Keokuk will travel to #3 Knoxville on Monday, March 3rd, at 7 pm for the Substate Championship.

High School Girls’ Postseason Basketball

Class 5A will tip-off the state tournament on Monday, March 3rd, with #1 Johnston facing off against #8 Iowa City Liberty at 10 am. Other Class 5A matchups include: #4 Ankeny Centennial will take on #5 Pleasant Valley, #2 Dowling Catholic will compete against #7 Davenport North, and #3 Waukee Northwest will tangle with #6 Prairie.

Also starting their tournament run on Monday will be Class 3A with #1 Mt. Vernon going against #8 West Marshall. #4 Cherokee Washington will look to defeat #5 Estherville Lincoln Central, #7 Spirit Lake will look to knock off #2 Wahlert Catholic, and #3 Williamsburg will face off against #6 Des Moines Christian.

Class 2A will start on Tuesday, March 4th, along with Class 4A, while Class 1A will compete on Wednesday, March 5th. The Class 2A matchups include #1 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, looking to cap out a perfect season, facing off against #8 Treynor. #4 North Mahaska will verse #5 Central Lyon. #2 Regina Catholic returns to the state tournament to compete against #7 Maquoketa Valley, while #3 Hinton will take on #6 Rock Valley.

For Class 4A, #1 Bishop Heelan will face off against #8 Xavier with the winner competing against either #4 Norwalk or #5 Central DeWitt. On the bottom half of the bracket, #2 North Polk will tangle with #7 Sioux Center and #3 Maquoketa will take on #6 Dallas Center-Grimes.

Lastly, in Class 1A, #1 Saint Albert will lead off the day against #8 Dunkerton, followed by #4 Bishop Garrigan versus #5 Montezuma, #2 North Linn taking on #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck, and #3 Newell-Fonda attempting to avoid the upset against #6 Springville.

Southeastern Community College                                                     

The men’s basketball team will face off against Moberly Area Community College at 2 pm today. 

College Basketball

The #9 Iowa State men’s team will host #22 Arizona tonight at 8 pm.

The Iowa men’s team’s chances at making the Big Ten Tournament took a hit last night after falling to Northwestern on the road 68-57. Drew Thelwell put up 14 points in the losing effort. The Hawkeyes sit in 16th place in the conference with two conference games left on the schedule as they look to upset #8 Michigan State on Thursday, March 6th, at 7 pm at home for their senior night.

The Iowa women’s team will take on Wisconsin at home tomorrow, March 2nd, at 3 pm.

The Iowa State women’s team will face off against #14 Kansas State tomorrow at 3 pm at home.

This Day in Sports History

1910 – National Baseball Commission prohibits giving mementos to players on winning World Series teams; a decision later reversed, making way for traditional winners’ watches and rings.

1970 – Minnesota coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history, when he plays in the North Stars’ 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; remains in the role for the final month of the season.

1996 – Atlanta’s Lenny Wilkens becomes first coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 career victories when the Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 74-68.

Area Meetings Scheduled for Next Week

By Allison Jacobs · Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 6:26 am CDT

The City of Danville will meet in regular session on Monday, March 3rd with call to order at 5:00pm.  The meeting is being held in Danville City Hall, 105 W. Shepherd Street and is open to the public.

 

The Mt. Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, March 4th at 5:30pm in Mt. Pleasant City Hall, 307 E. Monroe Street, in the large conference room.  On the agenda is the Auditors Parcel “2025-004” Subdivision, 2020 W. Clay St. This meeting is open to the public.

Water Main Break/Winfield Ave. in MP

By Allison Jacobs · Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 6:25 am CDT

Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities reported a water main break on Winfield Avenue at about 3pm on Friday afternoon.  The water was turned off on Main Street from Orange to Winfield Ave. and on Winfield Ave. from Broadway to Main. MP utility workers were on scene and a portion of Winfield Avenue was closed.

High Winds Contribute to Fires on Friday, 02/28/25

By Allison Jacobs · Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 6:24 am CDT

Winds up to 60 MPH were reported on Friday and fire departments across the state if Iowa were busy. The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department, Henry County Sheriff’s Department, and Mt. Pleasant Police Department were dispatched to the 2600 block of Hickory Avenue, just South of Mt. Pleasant for a field fire at 2:30pm Friday afternoon.  The Crawfordsville Fire Department was dispatched to the 3100 block of 310th street late Friday afternoon– multiple fire departments responded for mutual aid.  One fire sparked back up North of Hills in Johnson County. The fire started because the property owner lit a small timber fire three days prior and the high winds kicked it back up.

Also on Friday, multiple vegetation and field fires were reported by Eastern Iowa Fireground across the state of Iowa requiring the assistance of several area fire departments.

HCHC’s Chris Betsworth Receives Program Therapist of the Year Award

By Allison Jacobs · Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 5:44 am CDT

Pictured is Chris Betsworth, LISW, Program Therapist at Henry County Health Center’s Senior Life Solutions, with his wife, Candice. Chris was recently named the 2024 Program Therapist of the Year by Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC).

Mount Pleasant, Iowa, [March 3, 2025] – Chris Betsworth, LISW, Program Therapist at Henry County Health Center’s Senior Life Solutions, has been named the 2024 Program Therapist of the Year by Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC). PMC manages the program.

Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC) partners with more than 250 hospitals and health systems across the country to provide behavioral healthcare services. Top-performing employees and Senior Life Solution programs are recognized annually based on their excellence in demonstrating PMC’s values of care, compliance, and community. Award recipients were chosen for providing outstanding patient care, excellent comprehension and execution of compliance regulations, and strong community engagement.

“I was very surprised and humbled to receive this award,” said Chris Betsworth, LISW. “PMC has so many great therapists. I want to thank my team for helping make this program so successful. These past four plus years have been incredibly rewarding.”

Henry County Health Center’s Senior Life Solutions program supports the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, grief, and other mental health challenges that are often associated with aging. Senior Life Solutions program staff includes a board-certified psychiatrist, a nurse practitioner, a licensed therapist, a registered nurse, and other trained professionals to ensure each patient receives the best possible care.

Families, friends, community members, physicians, self-referrals, or other health professionals can refer people to the program. For more information, education, or if you would like to discuss support, please call 319-385-6552.