Ellen E. Reynolds

Ellen E. Reynolds, 80, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant with Father Paul Connolly officiating. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will be present from 5 to 7 that evening.  A Rosary Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening. Memorials may be directed to the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for her arrangements.

 

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:   09-20-2021______

 

JAIL COUNT

 

   28       Henry County Inmates

 

   33       Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

  61       TOTAL

Danville City Council and Joint Trustees Meetings

 

AGENDA

Monday, September 20, 2021

Order of business, regular session

Danville City Council, Danville City Hall

NOTE:  The regular session may be conducted electronically

as allowed by Iowa Code 21.8

Citizen comments:  Comments must be directed to the subject under consideration.  The presiding officer shall rule on the relevance of the citizen comments.  Citizens making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks may be barred by the presiding officer from further comment before the Council during the meeting.

 

  1. Call to order, 5:30 p.m.. Note the starting time.

 

  1. Accept or amend the agenda.

 

  1. Open forum: A time set aside to receive comments from the public regarding city business.  The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public on any subject pertaining to City business, including items on this agenda.  You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks to five minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.  The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair.  No action will be taken.

 

  1. Discussion and action on the August Des Moines County Sheriff reports as presented.

 

  1. Update from Chris Lee, Des Moines County Conservation office to discuss Waters Park. Action by council if needed.

 

  1. Discussion and action on Resolution 2021-25 to set a hearing date on the 405 West Division Street property.

 

  1. Review of Chapter 8.08 pertaining to notifying property owners of a possible nuisance. Action by council if needed.

 

  1. Discussion and action on adding the traffic lights to the city insurance policy.

 

  1. Discussion and action on the proposal from JPW Technologies on the utility handheld/docking equipment.

 

  1. Public Works Supt. written report.
  2. Approval of the written report

 

  1. Fire Chief report.
  2. Action by council if needed.
  3. Building and/or electric permits.

 

City of Danville

Joint meeting with the Trustees

  1. Approval of consent agenda.
  2. Council minutes September 7, 2021.
  3. Electric permits.
  4. Signing of utility easements.

D   Payment of bills.

  1. Council reports and correspondence.
  2. Discussion and action on purchasing park benches for the city playground area.
  3. Discussion on a possible new city hall.
  4. Discussion on establishing an employee retirement policy.

 

  1. Adjournment of regular session of the Danville City Council. The next regular session of the Danville City Council is scheduled for Monday, October 4, 2021, 6:00 p.m., Danville City Hall.

 

AGENDA

Monday, September 20, 2021

Order of business, regular joint meeting

Danville City Council and Danville & Pleasant Grove Township Trustees

 to be held at Danville City Hall

 

  1. Call to order, 6:30 p.m..

 

  1. Accept or amend the agenda.

 

  1. Open forum: A time set aside to receive comments from the public regarding fire department business.  The Council and Trustees welcome comments from the public on any subject pertaining to fire department business, including items on this agenda.  You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks to five minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.  The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair.  No action will be taken.

 

  1. Discussion and action on the Fire Chief’s report.

 

  1. Approval of the June 21, 2021 minutes.

 

  1. A. Discussion and action regarding the bills as presented.

 

  1. Discussion and action on adding and/or removing members from the Fire Department.

 

  1. Setting of next joint meeting.

 

  1. Adjournment.

Linda Sue Johnson

Linda Sue Johnson, 68, formerly of Olds, IA died Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the Keota Health Care Center following a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Her body has been cremated and private family graveside services will be held at the Bethel Cemetery at a later date. Beatty-Peterseim Funeral, Cremation Care and Monument Services is assisting in her care. A general memorial fund has been established in her name.

September 20th – September 26th, 2021

09/20/21
Cindy Conrad - 61
09/20/21
Michelle Niebuhr
09/20/21
Dave & Sharyl Van Dorin
09/21/21
Garrett Kokemuller - 13
09/21/21
John Shaffner - 60
09/22/21
Carla Steffensmeier
09/22/21
Mila Howard - 10
09/23/21
Linda Mullen
09/23/21
Sandy & Roger Ernst
09/24/21
Cory Westphal
09/24/21
Donna Deardorff
09/24/21
Lois Betz
09/24/21
Steve Dovenspike
09/25/21
Jacque Lake
09/25/21
Rod Collins

MP Marching Band Invite Results

-Courtesy of Dave Schneider

The Mount Pleasant Marching Band Invitational was held Saturday night and featured 20 high school bands and 1,705 musicians.

In Class 1A/2A, Tipton took top honors followed by Central Lee, Wapello, Cardinal and Mediapolis.  Central Lee won caption awards for Best Color Guard and Best Drum Major while Tipton won the honors of Best Drumline and Best Horn Line.

In Class 3A, Center Point-Urbana placed first followed by Benton Community, Fort Madison, Williamsburg, West Liberty, Keokuk and Washington. Benton Community won caption awards for Best Drum Major, Best Color Guard and Best Drumline. The Best Horn Line award went to Center Point-Urbana.

In Class 4A, Davenport Central took first place followed by Quincy, Clinton, Muscatine, Western Dubuque and Ottumwa. Davenport Central won caption awards for Best Drum Major, Best Drumline and Best Horn Line with Quincy winning Best Color Guard.

The Best Represented Band Award went to Benton Community who had the most fans in attendance. The Sweepstakes Award, given to the band with the highest combined score from the Mount Pleasant contest and the Fort Madison Band Classic held earlier in the day went to Davenport Central.

 

 

Candidates for the Henry County School Boards

Each of the four school districts in Henry County will hold elections November 2.

Mount Pleasant School Board members Kevin Sandersfeld and Willey Amos are running again. Martha Wiley chose not to run for another term. Derek Mullin is running for that open seat.

The New London School district voters may vote for no more than two candidates. And there are only two on the ballot…Kyle Helmerson and incumbent Lindsay Porter.

Aaron Cumnings is the only person running for the Winfield Mt. Union School Board. But there are two open seats.

WACO School Board member Barb Shelman is running un-opposed for director district four and Tim Graber, another current WACO Board member, is running un-opposed for the at large seat.

John L. Clark

John L. Clark, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, September 13, 2021 at his residence.

A graveside funeral service for Mr. Clark will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 20 at the North Hill Cemetery, rural Wayland, IA, where interment will take place. The Rev. Michael D. Johnson, Pastor, Mt. Pleasant Church of the Open Bible, will officiate.  Open visitation will be from 4-7 PM Sunday at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant.

Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

John Lyman Clark was born March 17, 1943. He was the son of John Shirley and Velma B. Clark.

John was a longtime farmer on his family’s farm southeast of Mt. Pleasant. He enjoyed attending Midwest Old Threshers and the Western Illinois Threshers Show in Hamilton, IL. John also enjoyed the car races in West Burlington and his bus trips to major league baseball games in Chicago and St. Louis.

John has no immediate survivors.