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: ____11-4-2021_____
JAIL COUNT
21_ Henry County Inmates
57_ Out of County Contract Inmates
78 TOTAL
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department will be conducting our annual toy drive. We are looking for names of families who may need some assistance this year. Families may be called in anonymously. Parents name, address and phone number and then the name(s) and ages of the children are needed. If you were on the list last year you will be unable to sign up this year.
The Department will be working with the Fellowship Cup and Community Action to make sure all families receive what they need. If you have signed up with one of the other organizations you will not be eligible for the police department’s toy drive. This is for local residents only. If you do not live in the city of Mt. Pleasant you should check with your local city hall or chamber to see if there is a local organization doing a toy drive.
Please remember this is a toy drive, they do not take anyone 18 years old and above. There will be a toy drop off box in the lobby at the Mt. Pleasant Police Department. The lobby is open Monday through Friday 8am-4pm.
Toy Distribution will be December 22, 2021. Parents will be called and informed of a time to come to the Police Department to pick up toys.
Please call the Mt. Pleasant Police Department to sign up at 319-385-1450. Please call between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday through Friday.
Here are results from the local school board elections….
Lindsay Porter and Kyle Helmerson were elected to the New London School Board.
Derek Mullin will serve his first term on the Mount Pleasant Board. Willy Amos and Kevin Sandersfeld were both re-elected.
For the WACO school district…Barb Shelman and Tim Graber were both re-elected. There were 35 write-in votes for the District II seat. Neil Rich received 29 of those votes to put him in the seat.
Write-in votes for one of the open seats on the WMU School Board have been tabulated. Matt Nelson received 96 votes. 4 others received votes, as well. Incumbent Aaron Cummings will return to his seat on that board.
11-3-21 Henry County COVID-19 update:
Booster shots are available for many people! Children age 5-11 are also now eligible for shots (once vaccine arrives). Find more information and links to sign up for a vaccine appointment at healthyhenrycounty.org/covid or call 319-385-0779.
14-day positivity rate for individuals tested: 10.4%
14-day positivity rate for tests taken (includes duplicate tests): 6.1%
# of cases last 3 days: 22
# of cases last 7 days: 45
# of cases last 14 days: 86
% of residents 12+ years of age fully vaccinated: 57.2%
% of all residents fully vaccinated: 49.2%
The Fairfield Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a missing person. The person is Nohema Graber. Ms. Graber is 66 years of age. She is a 5-5 and weighs approximately 125 pounds.
She is operating a gray 1997 Honda Odyssey van with Iowa license, GNF 897. The van has a Fairfield High School parking permit and a rosary hanging on the rear-view mirror. It also has damage to the rear, passenger side bumper.
Please contact the Fairfield Police Department at (641) 472-4146, or call 911 in an emergency, if you have any information. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Dana Holmstrom, 75, of Mount Pleasant died Monday, November 1, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Dana was born June 11, 1946, in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of U.L. and Martha Helen (McSpadden) Ward. She graduated from Venice High School in Venice Beach, California. Dana was united in marriage to Ralph Holmstrom on April 2, 1966, in Santa Monica, California. In 1984, the couple moved to Oklahoma, and had made Mount Pleasant their home since 1987. Dana had worked for Wesley Barton Construction since 1988.
Dana and Ralph attended Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mount Pleasant, where they taught Sunday School for approximately 20 years. Most recently they attended Harmony Bible Church in Burlington. Ralph and Dana were foster parents for many years. Every summer Ralph and Dana would have the grandchildren over for GKCC “Grand Kids Camp Connection.” They loved the quality time and fun activities they all got to do together. Dana had a heart for volunteering where she started up the Pumpkin Patch Party and the Mount Pleasant Christian School auction. She loved to garden, decorate and paint and shared her talents with Vacation Bible School. Dana also enjoyed preparing gourmet meals for her family and friends.
Dana is survived by four daughters, Danielle (Todd) Havener of Burlington, Meredith (Andy) Wohlleber of Mount Pleasant, Marikay (Jared) Rebling of Brighton, Heather (Jasen) Albrecht of Huron, South Dakota; a son Dez (Lily) Broeg of Aurelia; and 14 grandchildren, Taryn and Teague Havener, Michal and Lane Wohlleber, Ryan, Raegan, and Rhea Rebling, Jaden and Izzabella Coffin, Addison, Jenna, Gabriella, and Evangelina Albrecht, and Quinn Broeg.
Dana was preceded in death by her parents and husband Ralph.
Public visitation will be held Friday, November 5, 2021, from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. Family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2021, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, Brad Gillis will officiate. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Salem won’t know who the next mayor will be until the Supervisors draw the name from a hat. In other words, there is a tie. There were three candidates on the ballot for mayor. Kelly Andermann and James Tomson each received 40 votes. County Auditor Shelly Barber said the drawing will probably take place when the votes are canvassed but she didn’t have a confirmed date yet for that.
Both incumbent Salem City Council members Christina Feehan and Gary Tedrow were denied their bid for re-election. Haley Swinscoe and Tarrant French will be the two new council members.
In other municipal election results…..
Mt. Pleasant Mayor Steve Brimhall and council members Terry McWilliams, Bob Griffith and Jeff Batty were all re-elected.
In Westwood Brant Knudsen was elected Mayor. Eric Peterson, Gary Lane and Monte Knudsen were elected to the council.
Jason Waterhouse won the mayoral race in Olds and Timothy Breuer and Candice Sue Curry were elected to fill the two open council seats.
Chet Fort was elected mayor in Wayland. Melinda Ullery was selected to fill a vacancy on the city council and Caylon DeVaul and Jamie Roth were elected to the council.
In Winfield there were five candidates for three open seats on the city council. The top three vote getters were David Pieart, Randy Redlinger and Jennifer Wade.
Kirk Miller was re-elected New London Mayor. Travis Benz will fill a vacancy on the council and Dan Berner, Scott Campbell and Brad Helmerson are three selected for the open seats on the that council.
In Hillsboro William Sanderson was elected to fill a vacancy on the city council. There were four candidates for three other open seats. The top vote getters were Michaeleen Kaeser, Eric Sanderson and Chad Brousseau.
