Author: Theresa Rose

On Tuesday November 2, 2021 between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., the regular municipal election for Mayors and City Council Members. Election for School District Board of Directors.

Mt. Pleasant – Ward I   – Veterans Hall – 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant, Iowa

Mt. Pleasant – Ward II – Veterans Hall – 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant. Iowa

Mt. Pleasant – Ward III – Veterans Hall – 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant, Iowa

Mt. Pleasant – Ward IV – Veterans Hall – 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant, Iowa

Central – Emergency Management – 900 W Washington St, Mt Pleasant, Iowa   .

All electors residing in the Cities of Rome and Westwood. All electors of Mt. Pleasant Comm. School District, Fairfield Comm. School District, and WACO Comm School District; residing in Tippecanoe, Center, Marion, and Trenton Townships.

NORTHWEST PRECINCT: Wayland City Hall includes – All electors residing in the Cities of Wayland, Coppock, Olds and all electors of the WACO Comm. School District and Mt. Pleasant Comm. School District; residing in Jefferson and Wayne Township west of James Ave.

NORTHEAST PRECINCT: Winfield City Hall includes –; All electors residing in the City of Winfield and Mt Union and all electors of the Winfield-Mt Union Comm. School District, WACO Comm. School District, New London Comm. School District, and Mt. Pleasant Comm. School District; residing in Scott, Canaan, and Wayne Township residents east of James Ave.

SOUTHWEST PRECINCT: Salem City Hall – All electors residing in the Cities of Salem and Hillsboro and all electors of the Mt. Pleasant Comm. School District and VBC (Harmony) Comm. School District; residing in the in Salem and Jackson Townships.

SOUTHEAST PRECINCT: New London Community Center – 112 W Main St., New London Iowa. All electors residing in the City of New London and of the New London Comm. School District, Danville Comm. School District and Ft. Madison Comm. School District; residing in the New London and Baltimore Townships.

11-01-2021

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.

JAIL COUNT

25   Henry County Inmates

40   Out of County Contract Inmates

65   TOTAL

On October 29, 2021, at approximately 12:20AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office they received reports of a vehicle that had driven off the roadway, and a male subject was laying down along the roadway near the Lee County / Henry County line on U.S. Highway 218. Deputies found a vehicle and male subject near the intersection of 335^th Street/Highway 218 in Henry County.

After an investigation, it was found that Eric Quinten Novak (38 years of age) of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, had been driving his 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada southbound on Highway 218 and drove off into the westside ditch along the roadway. Novak struck a barbed wire fence after driving off the roadway. He then drove the vehicle back through the fence in an attempt to leave the scene, but the vehicle became stuck in the ditch.

Novak was found lying on the shoulder of the roadway by motorists. After deputies arrived, Novak was processed for a suspected O.W.I. due to being under the influence of narcotics.

Novak was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to the Henry County Jail without incident where he was later charged with O.W.I. First Offense (Serious Misdemeanor), Possession of a Controlled Substance Third Offense (Class D Felony), and Criminal Mischief in the Fifth Degree (Simple Misdemeanor). Novak also received citations for no valid driver’s license, no insurance, failing to maintain control of a motor vehicle, and open container by a driver 21 years old & older.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office assisted with this investigation.

On October 30, 2021, at approximately 2:19AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office performed a traffic stop near the intersection of 200^th Street and Henry/Des Moines Avenue near Mount Union, Iowa, on a vehicle that had wrong matching plates displayed. After an investigation, it was found that the driver, Nicholas Lee Mehaffy (30 years of age) of West Burlington, Iowa, was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended Iowa driver’s license. Mehaffy was subsequently charged with Driving with a Suspended Driver’s License (Simple Misdemeanor) and Operating Without an Ignition Interlock Device (Simple Misdemeanor). Mehaffy was given a written warning for Fraudulent use of a Registration. The New London Police Department assisted with this traffic stop.