The Henry County Board of Supervisors received a letter from Mike Prottsman announcing that March 26, 2022 will be the last day his company, Prottsman Sanitation, will handle collection of rural residents’ trash. Supervisor Marc Lindeen said Thursday morning the County will be sending out Request for Proposal in order to find another company to take over management of county refuse and recycling. Lindeen also said the Supervisors don’t know how long it will take to replace the services provided by Prottsman for approximately the last 10 year. He warns there may be a brief period of time when trash and recycling services are unavailable.
Heating Issues at Winfield Mt. Union
Winfield Mt. Union is experiencing an issue with the HVAC system. The current issue affects the middle floor on the east side of the building. The district continues to work on fixing the issue. Please make sure students dress warmly for school on Friday. Classes in rooms that are too cold have been relocated in the building and instruction continues. The district will provide updates.
Henry County Daily Jail Count
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: ____1-27-2022_____
JAIL COUNT
28_ Henry County Inmates
56_ Out of County Contract Inmates
84 TOTAL
William R. “Bill” Luzadder
William R. “Bill” Luzadder, 91, of Hannibal, Missouri and formerly of the Lockridge and Fairfield communities, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant with Rev. Earl Swigart and Jeff Murphy officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until service time at the Murphy Funeral Home. Burial will be held at the Glasgow Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Glasgow Cemetery Association in his memory.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
1-26-22 Henry County COVID-19 update
CASES CONTINUE TO RISE
14-day positivity rate for individuals tested: 39.2%
14-day positivity rate for tests taken (includes duplicate tests): 20.5%
# of cases last 3 days: 48
# of cases last 7 days: 201
# of cases last 14 days: 452
These numbers do not include home tests taken. Please keep practicing safety measures to help slow the spread!
52.2% of residents are fully vaccinated
50% of those have received booster doses
More than 240 million people in the U.S. have received at least 1 dose. Getting vaccinated and boosted is proven to be effective and is your best protection against hospitalization and death! Henry County Public Health is offering walk-in clinics Wednesdays 1-3:30 and Thursdays 9-3:30 with Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J. Anyone age 5 and older is eligible for the vaccine. Find more information at healthyhenrycounty.org/covid or call us at 319-385-0779.
Sports, January 27th
Prep Wrestling: Mount Pleasant, Others Back in Action:
The Mount Pleasant wrestling team will look to get back into the win column tonight when they travel to take on Burlington in a Southeast Conference dual.
The Panthers are coming off a sixth-place finish at the six-team Raider Invite in Williamsburg.
Carson Coleman has been their most consistent wrestler this year — the senior showed out well in Williamsburg claiming a runner-up finish at 126.
Tonight’s dual will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Burlington High School.
Other scraps in the Southeast Conference tonight will see:
- Fort Madison and Kirksville at Centerville
- Keokuk, Oskaloosa and Washington at Williamsburg
Prep Wrestling: Super Conference Has Loaded Thursday:
We are just one weekend away from postseason wrestling so the Super Conference sees action intensify tonight.
All eyes are in Wayland tonight for a loaded quadrangular. WACO will play host to Lone Tree, Quinten Aney and Mediapolis and the third-ranked (2A) Notre Dame Nikes.
They’ll begin at Wayland tonight at 6:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, New London will host their own quadrangular.
New London will host Pekin, Van Buren County and Wapello — a tournament in which the Tigers should find their stripes.
They are coming off a great, 4-1 weekend at the Steinkamp Duals hosted by East Buchanan.
Top-ranked Lane Scorpil and the rest of the Wildcats from Columbus Community/Winfield-Mount Union will be in Riverside tonight at Highland.
Cardinal and Louisa-Muscatine will also trek to the Huskie Dome.
They’ll get started there at 6:00 p.m.
KILJ is your home for sectional wrestling next weekend, we’ll have updates all day on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
College Basketball: Iowa State Holds on For Thrilling OT Win
Izaiah Brockington scored 26 points, including Iowa State’s final two baskets in overtime, to lead the No. 23 Cyclones (15-5, 3-5 Big 12) to a thrilling 84-81 win over Oklahoma State (10-9, 3-5 Big 12) Wednesday night in Stillwater.
The win ended the Cyclones 24-game Big 12 road losing streak.
Brockington, who also made the deciding basket to force overtime, received help from Tyrese Hunter and Caleb Grill.
Hunter, who had five key points in the extra session, netted 18 points while Grill poured in 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from downtown.
Iowa State is now 15-5 on the year, they’ll host Missouri on Saturday.
Tip is set for 1:00 p.m.
Other college hoops scores from the state yesterday:
- UNI 64, Evansville 59
- Drake 89, Illinois State 88
College Football: Drake Announces 2022 Schedule
The Drake University football team released its 2022 schedule, head coach Todd Stepsis announced on Wednesday.
The slate features 11 games including eight against Pioneer Football League opponents.
The Bulldogs begin the 2022 season with a test at Missouri Valley Football Conference powerhouse North Dakota State on Saturday (Sept. 3). The Bison are coming off their ninth FCS national championship.
Drake welcomes Missouri S&T in the home opener at Drake Stadium on Sept. 10 before hitting the road to face Idaho of the Big Sky conference on Sept. 17.
Conference action will begin on September 24th.