The Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a fire alarm going off on the Iowa Wesleyan University campus at about 11:14 Tuesday morning.  The alarm was going off on the second floor of what is known as ST Hall.  There was also a report of smoke in the dorm.  Firefighters arrived on the scene to discover a steam radiator leak in one of the rooms.  The value was turned off and the firefighters were able to return to the station after about 10 minutes.

Wayland City Council meets February 2 at 7:30 pm at the Wayland City Hall

1. Roll Call
2. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council member requests an
item be removed for separate consideration.
a. Minutes of January 19, 2022
b. Bills for Payment/CD Renewal
c. Treas. Report
d. Clerks Budgetary Report
e. Utility Dept. Report
f. Police Dept. Report
g. Firefighter Dept. Report
3. Citizen Forum
The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public for items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your
name and address for the record and to limit your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The
Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair. No action will be taken.
4. Unfinished Business
a.
b.
5. New Business
a. Res. 2022-02 “A Resolution Approving Wage Increase for Police Chief”
b. Bid Review and Award for Cash Rent Farm and/or Hay Land
c. Consider Quote for Protective Epoxy Flooring in Water Plant
6. Building Permits – non

(February 1, 2022) – “Iowans entered 601 photos in the Keep Iowa Beautiful annual photo contest,” said Kevin Techau, Keep Iowa Beautiful Executive Director. “There were five categories to enter your favorite photo reflecting what makes you proud to be an Iowan and capturing the beauty and spirit of Iowa.”

The 1st place winners were recently judged for the Robert D. Ray Best of Show winners. “Photography was one of my Dad’s favorite pastimes,” said Randi Ray. “When he was governor he was so proud of Iowans and their efforts to make Iowa a great place to live. Congratulations to this year’s Robert D. Ray Best of Show Award winners,” she added.

The Robert D. Ray Best of Show winners:

1st Place and awarded $500 was Sharon Scarff of Wayland. Photo “Snake Alley in Bloom.”

2nd Place and awarded $250 was Wilford Yoder of Iowa City. Photo “Cutting & Stacking Oat Bundles.”

3rd Place and awarded $100 was William Beardsley of Estherville. Photo “Take Off.”

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:   02/01/2022________

JAIL COUNT

_27      Henry County Inmates

  47_     Out of County Contract Inmates              

  74_     TOTAL

Burlington, IA (January 28, 2022) Cape Air service in Burlington begins February 1, 2022, with daily, year-round flights to both St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Tickets can be purchased on capeair.com or by calling 800-CAPE-AIR.

• Burlington (BRL) – St. Louis (STL): 12 weekly, round-trip flights
• Burlington (BRL) – Chicago (ORD): 12 weekly, round-trip flights

Fares start at $39 each way to St. Louis, and $49 each way to Chicago. Ticket fares include all taxes bags and fees. Cape Air passengers also enjoy free parking at Southeast Iowa Regional Airport. Connecting travel with our partner airlines can soon be booked on aa.com or orbitz.com.

 About Cape Air

Now in its 32^nd year, Cape Air is one of the largest commuter airlines in the United States, serving 38 cities in the US and the Caribbean. The employee-owned company, based in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has grown from three flights a day between Provincetown and Boston in 1989 to a fleet of 99 aircraft, more than 400 flights a day, and flying over 500,000 passengers annually. Cape Air was recognized as “One of the Top Ten Small Airlines in the World” by Condé Nast Traveler.

DAVENPORT, IA – Tristan Davis, of Burlington, was sentenced on January 28, 2022, to
over 23 years in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy dating back to 2001. He is the
last of eight defendants to be sentenced after they were charged in November 2019. Davis, age
36, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced to 280 months in federal prison. There
is no parole in the federal prison system.
Davis was previously found guilty, along with Kendrick Page and Breon Armstrong, of
Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, which included ice methamphetamine and
cocaine base (crack cocaine), after a jury trial in July 2021. At sentencing, United States District
Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey found Davis possessed a firearm related to his drug trafficking
activities and maintained a house in Burlington to store, manufacture and distribute controlled
substances. At sentencing, Chief Judge Jarvey described the conspiracy as “a scourge upon
Burlington and eastern Iowa.” He went on to say the conspiracy was responsible for “huge
quantities of methamphetamine and other controlled substances over a very long period of time.”
Davis was one of eight individuals from Burlington who were charged federally in
November 2019, after the execution of numerous federal search warrants in Burlington, and
elsewhere.

These charges stem from an investigation conducted by numerous federal, state, and local
law enforcement agencies, including: the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce; Burlington Police
Department; Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation; West Central
Illinois Taskforce; Quincy, Illinois, Police Department; Drug Enforcement Administration; Iowa
Division of Narcotics Enforcement; Henry County Sheriff’s Office; Mt. Pleasant Police
Department; West Burlington Police Department; Keokuk Police Department; Ft. Madison Police
Department; Lee County Sheriff’s Office; Iowa City Police Department; Johnson County
Sheriff’s Office; North Liberty Police Department; Coralville Police Department; Muscatine
County Sheriff’s Office; Louisa County Sheriff’s Office; Washington County Sheriff’s Office;
Bettendorf Police Department; Illinois State Police; Monmouth, Illinois, Police Department;
Macomb, Illinois, Police Department; Galesburg, Illinois, Police Department; Adams County,
Illinois, Sheriff’s Office; and Fulton County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office.