- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Consideration to Approve Change in 2021-2022 School Calendar (Motion)
- Consideration to Approve HVAC Retro-Commissioning Verification Services Proposal (Motion)
- Adjourn
Mary Kathryn Diers, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Parkview Nursing Home in Wayland, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hope Lutheran Church at Germanville with Rev. John Meyer officiating. Following the service there will be a time of food and fellowship. Burial will follow in the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery rural Lockridge. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to WACO Music Boosters, New Sweden Cemetery or First Augustana Lutheran Church in her memory.
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.
On April 22, 2022 at approximately 11:36p.m. a deputy with the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle for an equipment violation at US Highway 34 and Beaverdale Rd. The vehicle failed to stop and attempted to elude law enforcement eastbound on US Highway 34 while reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour. The suspect vehicle entered the Burlington City Limits and drove north in the southbound lanes of traffic near Roosevelt and West Ave. before swerving back into the correct lanes. The suspect drove east on Division St. and continued to elude law enforcement while speeding and driving through multiple stop signs.
At S. 6th St. and Market St. the suspect was northbound when he swerved into the southbound lanes of traffic and towards a marked law enforcement vehicle that had its emergency lights and sirens on. The suspect continued to elude law enforcement throughout downtown and North Hill. Eventually, the suspect drove westbound on Mt. Pleasant St. and struck a vehicle at Mt. Pleasant and Spiegel St. causing disabling damage to the suspect vehicle. There were no injuries reported from the accident.
The suspect was placed under arrest and identified as Izaak Edmund Krieger-Coen, age 29, of West Burlington, IA. A bag of suspected marijuana was located on Krieger-Coen. He was transported to the Des Moines County Jail and charged with Speeding, Felony Eluding, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fail to Obey Stop Sign, Driving Wrong Side of 2-Way Highway, Reckless Driving, and No Insurance. His bond was set at $5000.
The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Burlington Police Department, West Burlington Police Department, Eighth Judicial District High Risk Unit, and the Iowa State Patrol.
Girls’ Golf: Wibben Ties for Medalist Honors
Samantha Wibben tied for medalist honors, carding a 43 for Mount Pleasant at Fairfield yesterday.
Wibben tied with Keokuk senior Natalie Ames for first.
The both of them finished six strokes better than Macy Rayburn of Fairfield who ended her nine-hole round in third.
Kylie Walderbach finished with a 59.
Washington won the meet, with Keokuk placing second.
Fairfield was third.
Mount Pleasant, with just Wibben and Walderbach playing, did not qualify for a team score.
Girls’ Golf: Phillips Rolls at Twin Lakes
New London’s Taylor Phillips finished with an 18-hole low score of 88 as the Tiger girls’ golf team won a triangular at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Winfield.
Phillips tied with her teammate Sophie Malott, who also carded an 88 as the New London duo was terrific once again.
Saige Barron ended with a 105 for the Tigers, who finished with 395 strokes as a team.
Isabel Kann led Winfield-Mount Union with a 115 while Afton Wilkerson carded a 116.
Alli Humphreys shot a 122.
Van Buren was led by Zoe Best and her 118.
Boys’ Golf: New London Bests WMU in Super Conference Dual
Mason Shelledy poured in an 85 as New London took care of Winfield-Mount Union at Twin Lakes Golf Course yesterday.
Wyatt Miller carded an 18-hole 89 for the Tigers as well.
Ethan Streeter finished with a 94.
For Winfield, Carter Loyd shot an 89 while Andrew Brown shot a 94.
Nick Crow was third on the squad with a 102.
College Baseball: Wesleyan Qualifies for Postseason Tournament
The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team will be one of four teams to play in the Continental Athletic Conference tournament in May.
The announcement was made by Vice President of Advancement and Athletics Derek Zander at Thursday’s Wesley’s.
The tournament will be played at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
The tournament will begin on Saturday, May 7th.
Iowa Wesleyan, under head coach Blake Beaber, has made a second half about face upping their ledger to 20-26.
They have played one of the most difficult NAIA schedules in the country.
