Author: Theresa Rose

Please be advised of potential scams regarding your utility bill. There are scammers making phone calls to area residents posing as your local utility company, saying the customers are delinquent on their bill and their service will be disconnected if not paid immediately

Access Energy Cooperative will NOT call you and ask you for personal information over the phone. We are happy to take your payment if you call us to pay your bill, but we will not call you asking for it.

In addition, Access Energy Cooperative employees carry a company issued identification card. If members have suspicions, please ask for proper identification before revealing any personal information. Any questions about service work, a bill payment or an appointment at their home or business can be verified by calling Access Energy Cooperative at 866-242-4232.

If residents receive suspicious calls or if there is a suspicious person in your neighborhood, contact local police. And call your utility to verify a suspicious phone call, before giving out personal information

The Henry County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to open the Court House to the public June 8.  Anyone wishing to do business in person at the Court House should call ahead to find out what specific procedures the individual departments and offices may have in place.

June 9 the Henry County Board of Supervisors return to holding regular meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 am.  The Facebook video meetings will end and the public may attend in person.

Mount Pleasant Warren Street reconstruction project update….Jones Contracting has scheduled Kinney & Sons to start removing half of S. White St. north of Warren St. for installing the colored crosswalk for the future Trail Project. The crosswalk will be installed half width leaving one lane of traffic open at all times. There will probably be brief times when the street will be entirely closed as equipment moves around. Emergency traffic during daytime hours should use S. Jefferson St. for North/South traffic and Green St., Webster St. or Front St. to travel West to White St. to access the Hospital. This part of the project will probably take 7-10 days weather permitting. The good news is the Warren St. Project should be completed except for seeding in the next couple of weeks weather permitting.

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced today that it has awarded more than $1.1 million dollars in 173 grants statewide. This includes $923,372 for emergency relief and another $178,000 in humanities grants to help Iowa cultural organizations rebound from the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. These local organizations received grants….

Midwest Old Threshers-$14,000

Southeast Iowa Symphony-$4,500

The Capital Theater Foundation of Burlington and the Art Center of Burlington-$4,500 each

Villages Folk School-$1,000

Funding for the emergency relief grants was made possible by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs distributed CARES Act funds through its partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Arts Midwest.

The grants are intended to support ongoing cultural projects, preserve jobs and keep the doors open at thousands of cultural organizations that boost the economy and creative life of communities.

“This is good news for Iowa’s arts, cultural and humanities organizations, which have been deeply affected by the pandemic,” Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Director Chris Kramer said. “We’re so grateful for the unanimous support of Iowa’s congressional delegation for these funds, which help keep Iowans employed and communities vibrant.”

The list of grant recipients includes art, history and children’s museums; arboretums and botanical gardens; aquariums and science centers; performing arts venues, vocal music groups and theaters; historical societies and historic homes; film and media organizations; and arts and cultural heritage festivals.

AGENDA

June 4, 2020

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9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

Resolutions

TSIP application – Franklin Ave (Agency to Fremont)

TSIP application – Dakota Ave (Wayland – to Washington County)

Work Session for EMS

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

May be viewed on Facebook at henry county board of supervisors

Jeremy Scott Claman, 46, of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 2:08 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

He was born on February 24, 1974, the son of Charles and Rhonda (Gay) Claman.

Survivors include two daughters: Danielle Blint of Fort Madison and MeKenna Claman of Fort Madison; one son: Liam Jordan; two granddaughters: Skylar Claman and Cora Blint; his parents: Charles and Rhonda of Farmington and paternal grandmother: Marion Claman of Cantril.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents; paternal grandfather and one uncle.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington with reverend ellis andrews officiating.

Burial will be at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.

A memorial has been established in his memory and can be mailed the family at: Schmitz Funeral Home, P.O. Box 56, Donnellson, Iowa 52625.

Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schmitzlfuneral homes.com.