Hannah F. Dameron, 29, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, which is assisting the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Margaret J. Leeson, 85, of Keosauqua and formerly of Burlington and Wapello, IA, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 9 AM on Tuesday, August 31 at the White Oak Cemetery, rural Mount Pleasant. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant, which is assisting Margaret’s family with her funeral arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Traffic in Mount Pleasant is already increasing as the first official day of the 2021 Old Threshers Reunion will soon be here. Thursday, September 2 may be the first official day but events like the Harvest Parade and the Don Carlson Memorial Horse Pull on Wednesday are eagerly anticipated especially after one year off. The OT campground is full, garage sales are everywhere. Crafters will soon fill Central Park and groups and organizations are finishing preparations to host thousands of visitors for the five days of the Reunion ending on Labor Day. KILJ Radio will officially begin coverage with hourly reports starting Wednesday morning. Wednesday afternoon join us at 3 pm, live from the Walnut Street staging area, for our Harvest Parade Preview. Also, beginning Wednesday, we will be checking in with Old Thresher’s Grant Davidson every morning at 6:30 am for a review of the day before and a preview of the day to come. Thursday thru Sunday,during our Breakfast Club time between 8 and 8:30 am, we will share interviews with the country music entertainers appearing on the KILJ stage each night. KILJ welcomes our visitors with the hope you enjoy the greatest steam show on Earth!
The Winfield Mt. Union 2021 Homecoming court includes Annabelle Loveless, Morgan Grelk, Jobey Malone, Carlee Sloan Gabriela Magalhaes, Anden Gipple, Lane Scorpil, Konner Wade and KILJ’s own Griffin Humphreys. The coming week will be packed with fun and WMU pride. The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced and crowned Wednesday night at 6:30 pm followed by powder puff volleyball and football.Wednesday is also class color day. Thursday students can come to school dressed like Mom and Dad and Friday everyone will show their spirit and pride. There will be a school assembly at 2:30 Friday afternoon followed by the parade. The big game against Iowa Valley kicks off at 7 pm when the Wolves and the Tigers take the field. The final event is the Homecoming Dance following the game.
The Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan University is hosting a reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Joy Conwell’s service to IW. The reception will be on Friday, September 3rd, from 10:00 am to Noon at Chadwick Library. Refreshments will be served, and there will be a basket for cards. Joy has requested in lieu of gifts or flowers, well wishes may be extended via donations to the IW Newsom Archives. Please come and congratulate Joy on 20 years at Iowa Wesleyan University!
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: ____08-27-2021_____
JAIL COUNT
27__ Henry County Inmates
46_ Out of County Contract Inmates
73__ TOTAL
Robert M. “Bob” Patterson, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, August 26, 2021 of natural causes at his farm northeast of Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant.
Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on August 30, 2021 to honor and pay our respects to the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Flags should remain lowered until sunset on August 30, 2021.
The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Joe Biden’s proclamation to lower all United States flags to half-staff for the same length of time.
Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flags at half-staff for the same length of time.
Gov. Reynolds released the following statement earlier today:
“The state of Iowa joins with the entire nation mourning the devastating loss of 12 U.S. service members killed in action in Kabul earlier today. There are no words that can describe the pain felt by their fellow soldiers, family, and loved ones. Kevin and I send our prayers to their family and to those injured, as well as those brave men and women still standing guard outside the airport. We cannot thank the brave men and women of our Armed Forces enough for what they do to preserve this incredible nation.”
