Cecil Linder

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 3:06 pm CDT

Cecil Linder, 94, of Winfield, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Sunrise Terrace Care and Rehab Center.  Private family inurnment will be in the Winfield Scott Township Cemetery with Military Rites.  A Celebration of Life for Cecil will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Winfield United Methodist Church.      Memorials may be directed to the Winfield United Methodist Church and mailed to Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services, 102 S. Olive Street, Winfield, Iowa 52659.  Online condolences may be left at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

 

Cecil Linder was born on September 27, 1925 in Floyd, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Lena (Kemp) Linder.  He was a graduate of Winfield High School.  Cecil proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II.  On October 12, 1947, Cecil was united in marriage to Marvel Jean Rawhauser in Winfield.  Cecil owned and operated Linder’s 66 Station in Mount Union and later owned Linder Insurance in Winfield.   He was a member of the Winfield United Methodist Church where he served as a Deacon, Good Faith Masonic Lodge #235 and the American Legion Post 643.  Cecil also served as a director on the Peoples State Bank Board.    He enjoyed golf, playing cards and traveling.

Cecil will be deeply missed by his grandson, Matthew (Nicole) Linder of Dixon, Illinois; three step-great-grandchildren; William, Jocelyn and Brantley; daughter-in-law, Peggy Linder of Dixon; sisters-in-laws, Mildred Linder and Wanda Linder; sister-in-law and niece, Sharon Rawhauser-Blauser and nieces and nephews.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marvel in 2018; son, David; brothers, Merle and Virgil Linder; sister, Faye Ibbotson and brother-in-law and nephew, Lee Rawhauser.

Two Crashes Wednesday on 218 in the Swedesburg-Olds Area

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 3:03 pm CDT

Numerous emergency crews and law enforcement officers responded to the scene of an crash Wednesday morning just after 9:00 on Hwy 218 south of 140th Street near Swedesburg.  From what KILJ has learned the crash involved a semi and a grain truck.  Witnesses report the semi cab received extensive damage. One of the drivers had to be extricated but so far no injury report has been made available.

Wednesday afternoon a second crash occurred at the 218 turn-off to Olds. The ambulance was called to the scene but it’s not clear yet if anyone was injured. No other details are available.

Admisssions to IMCC Temporarily Suspended

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 11:17 am CDT
CORALVILLE – Wednesday, the department notified its partners in the jails and Sheriffs’ departments of a temporary suspension of admissions to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) in Coralville. IMCC is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, and this suspension will be lifted as soon as the department believes the virus is no longer spreading at the facility. On average, the facility admits approximately 65 inmates per week from the jails.

IMCC is currently on restrictive movement as security, treatment and medical staff work to mitigate further spread of the virus. Inmates will only be out of their respective cells for a limited amount of time each day, and one cell per living unit at a time to prevent viral spread.

While IMCC staff have extensive experience treating COVID-19-positive inmates, large-scale quarantining and testing measures have been taken since an inmate in the general population section tested positive for  COVID-19 last Wednesday. Additional testing for facility staff is also being conducted.

In the last week, the facility has conducted nearly 800 new COVID-19 tests, with 59 of those tests having positive results. All inmates that are positive for COVID-19 are being closely monitored while they recover in medical isolation, and those exposed to the positive inmates are held in a special quarantine status. If an inmate receives a positive test result, their emergency contacts are promptly notified by staff. The remainder of the facility remains on restrictive movement until the spread is contained.

As additional testing is conducted, it is likely additional positive inmates will be identified and placed in medical isolation as they recover. The department will continue to update these statistics daily at doc.iowa.gov/covid19.

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Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 11:13 am CDT

AGENDA

 

August 20, 2020

 

Approve Agenda

 

Approve Minutes

 

Approve Claims

 

9:30 1st Reading of Amendment to Subdivision Ordinance

 

10:00 Paul Katsion Avenue of the Flags

 

Other County Business as time allows

 

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

 

Mount Pleasant Noon Rotary to participate in city wide sales – funds to support Polio Plus

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 9:29 pm CDT

Your Mount Pleasant Noon Rotary service organization will be participating in the Mount Pleasant city wide garage and shopping sales August 27-29. The free will donation rummage sale will be held for one day only on Saturday, August 29 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Saunders Park Log Cabin in Mount Pleasant. Everything is free will donation and some items may be marked with a suggested donation price. All funds raised will go to supporting Polio Plus – a Rotary Foundation committed to polio eradication.

As with every service organization, our regular fundraisers were cancelled due to the pandemic so this rummage sale is to recoup our losses and continue to support causes important to Rotary; we’re trying something new! So please join us in the fight to end polio, help us save lives and give a child a chance at a prosperous future by shopping at our free will donation Rotarian Rummage Sale on August 29.

If you have items you’d like to donate to Rotary for this rummage sale, please contact Kadie Johannson at sales@kilj.com or (319) 721-2729.

 

More about Rotary and the Polio Plus Foundation from endpolio.org – “Rotary, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. Since we started the fight against polio, we’ve reduced the number of polio cases by 99.9 percent and reached more than 2.5 billion children with the vaccine. There are fewer polio cases today than ever before, but we will not stop until we reach zero. If polio is not eradicated, hundreds of thousands of children could be paralyzed. Global health care costs would rise dramatically, and many children’s quality of life would be drastically diminished.”

Judy Ann Fullenkamp

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Judy Ann Fullenkamp, 60, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the West Point Care Center.

Judy was born on May 15, 1960, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Adrian “Abie” and Agnes (Bentler) Fullenkamp.

Judy was born with Down’s Syndrome. She was a joy to everyone who knew her. Her mother was once asked by a young grandchild, “Does having Judy with Down’s Syndrome make you sad as a mommy?” Her Grandma Agnes gasped at her and said “Judy is just perfect the way God made her.” And she was. Judy could lighten up every room and every person with her singing, dancing, flirting (Ouuu…you’ve got cute legs”), do martial arts, speak Judy-Spanish, boss, sass and love like no other person on this earth. Her favorite things in life were the Power Rangers, Cubs, Hank Williams and of course her friends and family.

Survivors include her five brothers: Ray (Becky) Fullenkamp, Dan (Deb) Fullenkamp of West Point, Will (Chris) Fullenkamp of Fort Madison, John (Jill) Fullenkamp of Danville, Jim (Sandra) Fullenkamp of Irving, California; two sisters: Jeanne Griswold of Fort Madison, JoAnn (Danny) Lampe of West Point; one sister-in-law: Carol Fullenkamp of West Point; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother: Ron Fullenkamp; one brother-in-law: Pat Griswold and many loving aunts and uncles.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hope Haven, who took such great care of Judy throughout a large part of her life. They would also like to thank the staff at West Point Care Center and Fort Madison Community Hospital Hospice, for their wonderful care of Judy in her last month of life.

Friends may call from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2020, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in West Point, with Father Dennis Hoffman as celebrant.

 

Those attending will be required to wear a mask and social distance.

 

A burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point.

 

A memorial is established in her memory for Hope Haven Development Center.

 

Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.

From the HCHC Board Meeting

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 2:55 pm CDT

The HCHC Board of Trustees met in regular session Tuesday.  The board approved leasing a new vehicle for EMS.  There are four ambulances in the fleet. Every two to three years one is replaced and the lease can be bought out at any time. This time instead of leasing a vehicle to be used as a critical care ambulance, they plan to acquire a transport vehicle.  About one third of EMS calls are for transport.  A transport vehicle can be a cost savings costing about $140,000 instead of $235,000 to $250,000 for a critical care ambulance.

The Trustees received a construction update.  Current work in the hospital is still on track for November completion. The south parking lot paving will be done after this week and the crew will move to the north lot finishing in mid September.  The next phase, next year, will include finishing the south parking lot.  A fifth year will be added to the original four year project in order to better plan finances.  The associates’ lot will be finished in the final year.

September 10 the hospital will open bids for the next infrastructure project.  Work will involve replacing chillers, cooling towers and the 1968 addition’s  air handler.  Estimated cost is $2.55 million.

Financial officer Dave Muhs reported that HCHC finances, even with COVID-19 expenses, will be close to last year’s. He said there has been alot of volume from the clinics and OB outpatient services. He didn’t have results from the recent audit due to the added work to include CARES Act money. The laundry dryers need replaced at a cost of about $20,000. COVID financial assistance can be used to help pay for the unbudgeted amount.  Due to the virus the dryers have been used so much more causing the break-down.

CEO Robb Gardner asked the Trustees to help encourage the wearing of masks in public due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases in Southeast Iowa.  He also commented that this pandemic will create societal and cultural change world-wide. The question for HCHC will be how does the hospital need to change and adapt going forward.

Jeffrey D. Wells

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at 2:26 pm CDT

Graveside Services for Jeffrey D. Wells, 62 of Oskaloosa, Iowa will be held on Monday, August 24, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Salem East Cemetery, with Reverend David Bracht-Wagner officiating the service.  Burial will be in the Salem East Cemetery.

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant are caring for his arrangements.

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