On 9/8/21 at 8:33 am, the Mt Pleasant PD was dispatched to the intersection of W Washington St and Marion St for a motor vehicle collision. It was determined that a truck operated by Patrick Gray of Oquawka IL was westbound behind another truck operated by Stewart Kinney of Mt Pleasant. Kinney stopped in the left lane to turn left onto S Marion Street at the flashing yellow light. Gray then swung around him into the right hand lane and struck a truck operated by Mark Lewis of Mt Pleasant, who had stopped at the flashing yellow light. The Gray truck struck the Lewis vehicle and then struck the Kinney vehicle. All three vehicles sustained significant damage. The total estimate in damages is $20,000. Nobody was injured in the collision. Gray will be cited for Failure to Stop within an assured 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: 09-08-2021______
JAIL COUNT
25 Henry County Inmates
38 Out of County Contract Inmates
63 TOTAL
Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
September 9, 2021
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes
9:00 Caleb Waters, Conservation Update
Assessors
11:00 Conference Board Meeting
Other County Business as time allows
Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates
WMU School Board Meeting
WINFIELD – MT. UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TENTATIVE AGENDA ~Library, W-MU 6:00 p.m. ~ September 8th, 2021
- Call to Order for
- Roll Call
- Public Comment
- Consent Agenda
D1. Minutes, Bills, Financial Reports
D2. Personnel Hirings/Resignations
- Reports
E1. Elementary/Curriculum
E2. Secondary
E3. Superintendent
- General Business
F1. Consider Bus Driver Wages
F2.
F3.
- Adjournment
Vivian P. Umphress
Vivian P. Umphress, 76, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church in Mt. Pleasant with Pastor Don Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Friday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. A memorial has been established by her family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for her arrangements.
Old Threshers Reunion A Good One
2021 wasn’t a record breaking year for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion but CEO and Administrator Terry McWilliams said it was definitely a good year. Hard ticket sales of multi and one day admissions indicate attendance of just a little over 34,800. This compares to 36,000 in 2019, the highest in the last five years. McWilliams said attendance was up on Thursday, four hours of rain affected Friday somewhat, Sunday was one of the best Sundays over the last five years but he described Saturday as a big day. But it’s Monday’s numbers that McWilliams really pays attention to making sure the final day is still important to the five day event. He was pleased with the preliminary figure of 1,000 attendees on Monday. McWilliams also thanked the volunteers, their families, the OT staff and their families as well as his own family and the community for making it another great reunion.
Record-breaking Enrollment Growth Continues at Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant, IA – September 7, 2021 — This fall, Iowa Wesleyan University continued to see significant enrollment growth, posting its highest overall enrollment in over a decade and the largest number of new students in 86 years.
The University’s fall census boasted a total undergraduate enrollment of 669, a 13% increase over last fall. This enrollment growth is also a 20% increase over the past three years and a 41% increase over the past five years.
The overall enrollment of 835, a 15% increase over last fall, reflects growth in the University’s graduate and online programs and the undergraduate program. This growth is a 58% increase over the past five years.
“We feel very fortunate to have this solid enrollment for fall 2021, especially amid all the challenges presented by the pandemic,” said President Christine Plunkett. “I am extremely proud of our faculty and staff for their remarkable devotion to our students as our enrollment trends are a direct reflection of a team effort on our campus.”
This growth in students has also pushed campus housing to its capacity. As the University expects to continue to experience enrollment growth for the future, campus housing and facilities have been a focus of discussions throughout their strategic planning process that is currently underway.
“We are tremendously excited to have the largest new student enrollment in over eight decades,” stated Meg Richtman, vice president for enrollment, marketing & communications. “While Iowa Wesleyan has focused on new student success initiatives to recruit and support our diverse community of students, the shift back to the NAIA athletic association provided new and exciting opportunities for students.”
The new partnership with Southeastern Community College (the Southeast Iowa Higher Education Alliance) also provided an immediate enrollment impact, with fifteen students transferring through the Alliance this fall. The regional awareness has also increased the number of new Iowa students by 42% from last fall.
The University was also able to bring back their international student enrollment to near pre-Covid numbers. This fall, nearly 100 international students are on campus representing 34 countries.
Iowa Wesleyan’s online and graduate programs continue to see solid enrollment growth. The University is proud to be an educational resource for all students, particularly in Southeast Iowa.
2021 Miss Sweet 16
The final day of the 2021 Old Threshers Reunion features the announcement of this year’s Miss Sweet 16. There were 9 young ladies who devoted many hours during the reunion volunteering all over the grounds. They are judged on an interview, a presentation and their interaction with the visitors. The 2021 Old Threshers Miss Sweet 16 is Kalayana Durr of New London. Kalayana is the daughter of Tony and Ann Durr and Deana and Daniel Hester.First Runner-Up is Everlee Harvey. Second Runner -Up is Tristian Shull and Miss Volunteer is Sydney McElhinney.