Fairfield — Fairfield earned their first win of the season and did so in dominating fashion with a 9-0 defeat of Mount Pleasant last night.
The Trojans lead 2-0 at halftime before the floodgates opening in the second half.
Fairfield scored seven goals to ensure the victory.
The Trojans are now 1-4 overall and 1-3 in Southeast Conference play.
Mount Pleasant fell to 1-6 an 0-4 in the league.
The Panthers will get Class 2A’s No. 13 ranked Fort Madison Thursday night.
Mount Pleasant — The Iowa Wesleyan men’s basketball program will be hosting a youth boys and girls’ tournament this summer, the school has announced.
The tournament is open to boys and girls team from 5th-8th grade. The boys’ teams will play on Saturday, June 4th with the girls’ playing on Sunday, June 5th.
Action will begin at 8:00 a.m. both days.
Teams can register online at iwtigers.com or by emailing head coach Jordan Ashton.
All games will be played at Ruble Arena.
Men’s Golf: White Named CAC Men’s Golfer of the Week
Former Mount Pleasant standout Trace White has been named the Continental Athletic Conference men’s golfer of the week, the league has announced.
It’s the second week in a row a Tiger has earned the honor.
White competed in the William Penn Invitational last week taking second place after carding a 75. Iowa Wesleyan finished third in the team race in Oskaloosa.
Just a few days later White shot an 83 to take 14th at the difficult Mount Mercy Spring Classic.
White and Iowa Wesleyan will be back on the links on Thursday, when they take part in the Mount Mercy Invite.
Tee time is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
Boys’ Golf: Mount Pleasant Third at Washington
Nick Matheny recorded a 7-over 42 to lead Mount Pleasant to third place as a team in Southeast Conference meet at Washington yesterday.
Demon senior Roman Roth once again took home medalist honors with a 4-over 39.
Washington won the team race with 172 strokes, with Fairfield placing second.
Mount Pleasant finished with 195 strokes. Keokuk and Fort Madison rounded out the five.
Reece Kempker poured in a 48 for Mount Pleasant, as well.
Girls’ Golf: Wibben and Walderbach Lead Panthers
Sammi Wibben and Kylie Walderbach were the lone golfers for Mount Pleasant, who did not have enough players for a team score at their home invite yesterday.
Burlington’s Lauren Briggs was the meet medalist, finishing with a 5-over 42.
Washington won the team race, with Burlington finishing in second.
Wibben shot a 49 with Walderbach carding a 57.
Girls’ Soccer: Mount Pleasant Rolls to Easy Win over Fairfield
Mount Pleasant had four players score two goals or more, as the Panthers improved to 4-2 with a 10-0 win over Fairfield.
Tori Wilson scored and assisted twice, while Abby West also had two goals and two assists.
Charice Auwerda and Elly Manning each had three goals and two assists, in the offensive onslaught.
Evelyn Escobar made two saves for the Panthers.
Mount Pleasant will host Fort Madison on Thursday night.
Fairfield dropped to 0-4.
Boys’ Soccer: Mount Pleasant Defeated by Fairfield
Fairfield earned their first win of the season and did so in dominating fashion with a 9-0 defeat of Mount Pleasant last night.
The Trojans lead 2-0 at halftime before the floodgates opening in the second half.
Fairfield scored seven goals to ensure the victory.
The Trojans are now 1-4 overall and 1-3 in Southeast Conference play.
Mount Pleasant fell to 1-6 an 0-4 in the league.
The Panthers will get Class 2A’s No. 13 ranked Fort Madison Thursday night.
Men’s College Basketball: Wesleyan to Host Summer Youth Tournament
The Iowa Wesleyan men’s basketball program will be hosting a youth boys and girls’ tournament this summer, the school has announced.
The tournament is open to boys and girls team from 5th-8th grade. The boys’ teams will play on Saturday, June 4th with the girls’ playing on Sunday, June 5th.
Action will begin at 8:00 a.m. both days.
Teams can register online at iwtigers.com or by emailing head coach Jordan Ashton.
All games will be played at Ruble Arena.
At 5 pm Monday Mount Pleasant Police notified KILJ of the search for two boys, a five year old and a 7 year old. At that point the children had been missing for almost 90 minutes. They were missing from the Bergdahl Court area in the Northwest part of Mount Pleasant. At about 5:30 pm KILJ received word the boys had been found.
Thomas “Tom” L. Rusk, 78, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Tom’s family will host a Celebration of his Life on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Iowa from 11:30 until 1 p.m. There will be a lunch served at 1 p.m. Private family burial will be held in the Grant Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is assisting the family with the arrangements
Henry County Jail
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: 04-18-2022______
27 Henry County Inmates
56 Out of County Contract Inmates
83 TOTAL
The Lee County Sheriff’s office has released the details of a fatal crash that occurred April 15 just after 5 pm. Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 2 and West Point Road. A vehicle had hit a fence in a field northwest of the intersection. There was an unresponsive female behind the wheel. She was later identified as Luan Carol Schmitt of New London. Schmitt was driving west on Highway 2 when she lost control. The accident remains under investigation.
Mrs. Luan Carol Schmitt, 64, of New London, died Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Fort Madison Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Emergency Department. She was born in Burlington on November 5, 1957 to Hugh Henry and Phyllis Marie Balzer Breuer. She was a graduate of Harmony High School and Indian Hills Community College. On February 11, 1978 she married Sid Schmitt at the Salem Congregational Church. They attended Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant since 2005.
For twenty years she was a computer programmer and IT director for Murray Turbomachinery/Coppes/Tuthill, then worked as IT director for Lee County for twenty-one years retiring March 1, 2021. Luan was a fifteen year member of the Lions club, serving as an officer, baking biscuits for the Old Threshers food tent, and was actively involved with Lions Iowa KidSight program during kindergarten roundup. She enjoyed baking, sewing, quilting, working with flowers and gardening, playing cards, games and puzzles, traveling, Friday night supper club, going to auctions and shopping at the Dutchman’s Store in Cantril. She loved having all of her family at her house and dearly loved her granddaughters.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three children; Ben (Ashley) Schmitt of West Point, Nathan (Christy) Schmitt of San Antonio, Texas, Brianne (Brandon) Buford of Mt. Pleasant; granddaughters, Anessa, Eleanor and Palmer; sister Linda (Lanny) Rowe of Screven, Georgia; brothers Alan (Darcella) Breuer of Palmyra, Missouri and Bruce (Shari) Breuer of Mt. Pleasant; nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her father, her mother Phyllis Breuer Hughes, and her brother Brian.
The funeral service for Mrs. Schmitt will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Elliott Chapel, New London. Burial will follow at Burge Cemetery, rural New London. Visitation at the chapel will begin at noon on Wednesday with the family greeting friends from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Memorials have been established for New London Lions Club and New London Masonic Lodge. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.
