Numerous area fire departments were called out Sunday night at about 8 pm to a fire on Merrimac Road. The Wayland Fire Department arrived first on scene to find two structures owned by Eichelberger Farms at 1099 Merrimac fully engulfed. The buildings along with sows and pigs were lost. Wayland Fire Chief Matt Leichty did not know yet this morning what started the fire. He did say no one was injured fighting the blaze. Mutual aid came from Olds, Salem, Washington, Winfield and Mount Pleasant fire departments. The Mount Pleasant crew sent 12 firefighters, an engine, two tankers and a command vehicle. They returned to the station at about 2 am.
Sports, Monday, January 24th
Girls Wrestling: Blint 7th, McNamee DNP at Girls State Tournament:
Abby Blint and Ella McNamee made history again for Mount Pleasant, competing in this weekend’s Iowa Girls High School Wrestling championships.
Blint placed 7th in the 115-pound bracket while McNamee showed out well despite not placing.
Blint won her consolation 7th place match by fall over Mount Vernon’s Maddie Plotz to get onto the podium. She started her weekend with a pair of fall wins before running into trouble in the championship quarterfinals.
Blint dropped a SV-1 decision 7-5 to North Cedar’s Adison Musser, knocking the Panther senior to the consolation bracket.
Ella McNamee won her first match of the tournament by fall in 3:46 before being defeated via fall in the second round.
In the consolations McNamee picked up a duo of wins — one by major decision — before falling in the consolation quarters by 7-4 decision to to Ava McNeal of Lewis Central.
Girls Wrestling: IGHSAU Sanctions Girls Wrestling:
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors have voted unanimously to sanction girls wrestling as the organization’s 11th sport.
The vote was made at the IGHSAU’s January 12th board of directors meeting and was announced prior to the start of the championship round of the Girls State Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Coralville.
The first IGHSAU-sanctioned season will take place during the 2022-23 school year.
To date, 58 schools have committed to sponsoring girls wrestling programs in Iowa.
The latest data from Trackwrestling.com shows 1,018 girls participating in high school wrestling, represented by over 185 Iowa schools.
Prep Wrestling: Weekend Roundup
Mount Pleasant 6th in Williamsburg
The Mount Pleasant wrestling team placed sixth in the six-team Raider Invite in Williamsburg on Saturday.
Carson Coleman finished second individually at 126 to lead Mount Pleasant.
He was beaten in the finals by Zach Westercamp of Fairfield.
Gannon McNamee and Bowen Davis were third place finishers for the Panthers, as well.
Western Dubuque won the team title.
New London Goes 4-1 at Steinkamp Duals
Dominic Lopez went 5-0 with three falls and technical fall as the New London wrestling team went 4-1 at the Steinkamp Duals in Winthrop on Saturday.
The Tigers earned wins over East Buchanan, Edgewood-Colesburg, Jesup and Sumner-Fredericksburg while falling to Waterloo West on criteria.
Gage Burden was undefeated in five duals with two falls.
Josh Glendening and Trent Wilkerson also had unblemished weekends for New London.
Notre Dame Rolls in Alburnett
Notre Dame had seven individual champions as the third-ranked Nikes cruised to the team title in Alburnett.
Carter West, Blaine Frazier, Tate O’Shea, Isaiah Fenton, Sam West, C.J. Walrath and Kayden Dietzenbach all were crowned victors.
Alburnett was the team runner-up while Dike-New Hartford placed third.
WACO Third at L-M Invite
WACO placed third and Mediapolis 7th at this weekend’s Louisa-Muscatine Invite.
Jonah Clark won the 220-pound title to led WACO’s attack. He pinned Burlington’s Julian Perez-Hall to win it all.
Kris Boone was second at 170-pounds for the Warriors as well.
Mediapolis’ Quinten Aney was, no surprise, an individual champion at 138 pounds.
Aney earned a fall, tech fall and a major decision in his finale.
It was his 150th career victory.
Prep Basketball: Panthers Sweep Central Lee Saturday
Mount Pleasant 49, Central Lee 35
Dewon Trent scored 15 points as Mount Pleasant took care of Central Lee 49-35 Saturday at Panther Gymnasium.
Aaiden Ashton added 13 points while Dylon Hagans poured in a season-high eight.
The win moved the Panthers to 5-9 on the year.
They’ll get a date with Keokuk on Friday night.
Mount Pleasant 50, Central Lee 36 (Girls)
Andrea Lopreato had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mount Pleasant to a 50-36 win over Central Lee Saturday.
Kenna Lamm chipped in with 11 for the Panthers. Jadan Brumbaugh had six, as well.
The Panthers evened their ledger at 8-8.
They’ll now be off until Friday when they battle Keokuk.
Other Saturday finals:
- Burlington 63, No. 7 Clear-Creek Amana 40
- Danville 64, West Central 34
- WACO 67, New London 48
- E-B-F 76, Mediapolis 45
- No. 1 Fort Madison 71, West Hancock 52
School Board Work Session
Mount Pleasant Community School District School Board Work Session
Date Monday, January 24, 2022 6:00 PM
Mount Pleasant Community School District: High School Media Center
Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641
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Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Review Traffic Study Proposals
5. HVAC Retro-Commissioning Proposal
6. Master Planning Discussion
7. Adjournment
Roswell William Wixom Sr.
Roswell William Wixom Sr., 87 of Winfield passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Veterans Medical Center in Iowa City.
Memorial Services will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Pastor Mike Johnson officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard. A memorial has been established in his memory. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for his arrangements.
Daniel “Grizz” Lee Richard
Daniel “Grizz” Lee Richard, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, January 21, 2022, at Savannah Heights.
Daniel was born November 7, 1949, in Mount Pleasant, the son of Oscar and Catherine (Yoder) Richard. He graduated from WACO High School in 1968. Daniel was united in marriage to Patricia Sieren on. He has lived in the Brighton and Mount Pleasant communities where he was a heavy equipment operator and truck driver. Daniel served on the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department for 39 years. He enjoyed Old Threshers, and spending time with friends and family.
Daniel is survived by three daughters, Melissa Diveney of Washington, Heather Waltman of Fairfield, Stacey (Mark) Chenoweth of Washington; eight grandchildren, Gabe, Brittany, and Bubba Deveney, Stephanie and Courtney Hook, Emma, Mark, and Daniel, Chenoweth; a very special friend and caretaker Linda Pohren of Mount Pleasant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Patricia, brother Larry, triplet brothers Dean, and a stillborn.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. A memorial fund has been established for the Brighton Fire Department. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Daniel and his family. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Lottie Jane McConahay Austin
Lottie Jane McConahay Austin, 87, of Wapello, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life will be held in the spring. Along with graveside services at Wapello Cemetery. Memorials have been established for the Wapello Fire Department and the Wapello United Methodist Church in Lottie’s name. Sympathy messages can be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com. Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Wapello are caring for Lottie’s arrangements.
Lottie Jane Stineman was born on July 17, 1934, in Grandview, the daughter of Simon Paul “Dyke” and Lois Alice (Harrison) Stineman. Lottie was a 1951 graduate of Grandview High School. On May 20, 1952, Lottie was united in marriage to Wayne McConahay in Grandview. Wayne preceded Lottie in death on June 3, 2001. Lottie later married Marvin Austin on February 14, 2004, at the Wapello United Methodist Church. Marvin also preceded Lottie in death on April 21, 2008. Lottie spent her working years in banking; beginning first at Muscatine Bank and Trust then Bank of America while spending eight years in California. Upon her return to Wapello, she worked as a cashier for the State Bank of Wapello for over 37 years before at last retiring. She was a member of Wapello United Methodist Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, United Methodist Women, “Umicas” Club of Grandview, Red Hats Society and card club. She thoroughly enjoyed crafting and playing cards. Lottie will be remembered by many for her extraordinary talent in working with flowers; often assisting on many weddings with the making of food and flower arrangements.
Lottie will be deeply missed by her children, Dallas McConahay of Wapello, Tamara Prier of Wapello and Jona (Jeff) Taylor of Pella; grandchildren, Levi (Callie) Prier of Okalahoma and Colt Prier of Tennessee; five great-grandchildren, Blake, Creede, Lyla Jane, Haleigh and Piercen and brother, Paul Stineman of Grandview.
Lottie was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands and one brother, James Stineman.
January 24, 2022 – January 30, 2022
01/24/22
Matilda Anderson
01/24/22
Carolyn Connolly
01/24/22
Don Spenner
01/24/22
Allison Jacobs
01/24/22
Haley Wellman Flenker
01/25/22
Reva Ward
01/25/22
Jeff Lorenz
01/25/22
John Lehman
01/25/22
Damian Manning - 5
01/26/22
Stanley & Lillian Helling - 65 yrs - play "Anytime" by Eddy Arnold
01/27/22
Reynolds Roth
01/27/22
Donald Kramer
01/27/22
Janet Lee
01/28/22
Paul & Joyce Dennison
01/28/22
Randy Hite
01/28/22
Kathy Hite
01/28/22
Raymond Bentler (85)
01/29/22
Colin Anderson
01/29/22
Marvin Thacker
01/30/22
Cameron Smith (Triplet)
01/30/22
Jordan Smith (Triplet)
01/30/22
Breanne Smith (Triplet)
01/30/22
Florence Thompson - 85
01/30/22
Cathy Wilkens
01/30/22
Dan Hellweg
01/30/22
Maxie Bagels
01/30/22
Francis Bagels
Sports, Saturday, January 22nd
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Boys’ Prep Basketball: Demons Escape with Win:
Washington 56, Mount Pleasant 45
Washington’s Ethan Patterson scored 18 points to lead the No. 4 (3A) Demons to a 56-45 win over Mount Pleasant last night in a hotly contested Southeast Conference showdown.
Washington used an 8-0 run to take a 39-32 lead and never looked back.
Kasen Bailey finished with 13 points for the Demons including the proverbial dagger for the Demons from three.
Payton Hagans had 13 to lead Mount Pleasant.
The Panthers get Central Lee today in a girl-boy doubleheader.
Washington improved to 13-1.
Other area finals:
- WACO 49, Cardinal 45
- West Burlington 54, Holy Trinity 34
- Danville 54, Notre Dame 40
- Pekin 45, Louisa-Muscatine 34
- Wapello 53, Highland 41
- Hillcrest Academy 62, Columbus 35
- Fort Madison 82, Keokuk 42
- Burlington 63, Fairfield 52
Girls’ Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Wins Against Washington:
Mount Pleasant 48, Washington 37
Mount Pleasant used 17-6 run in the second quarter as the Panthers earned a 48-37 win over Washington last night.
Andrea Lopreato scored 21 points to lead Mount Pleasant.
Alex Murphy had 11 for the Demons.
Mount Pleasant is now 7-8.
Washington slumped to 1-13.
Other area finals:
- Columbus 49, Hillcrest Academy 33
- Mediapolis 57, Lone Tree 15
- Louisa-Muscatine 34, Pekin 26
- Highland 57, Wapello 17
- Notre Dame 61, Danville 44
- WACO 42, Cardinal 39
- Holy Trinity 61, West Burlington 45
College Basketball: Wesleyan Women Roll Past Wilberforce:
Brittany West pumped in 27 points to lead the Iowa Wesleyan women to a 68-56 victory over Wilberforce last night.
Breanna Wendland chipped in with 12 while Kyla Moore added 11.
West and Moore both played the entirety of the game.
The win moved Wesleyan to 11-4 and 3-0 in conference play.
The Tigers will play once more in the Ruble Arena this weekend as they take on the Fightin’ Indians of Haskell Indian Nations University today at 5:00 p.m.
College Basketball: Wesleyan Men Bested:
A ten-point first half lead guided Wilberforce to a 72-60 win over the Wesleyan men last night.
Carver Locke had 13 points and six rebounds to pace the Tigers while former New London prep Alex Dentlinger had eight points.
Grant Swanson, also a former New London Tiger, had 11 points and eight rebounds off the Wesleyan bench.
Now 7-13, the Tigers will take on Haskell Indians Nations University today for their second game of the CAC Classic at Ruble Arena.
The game is set to start at 6 p.m.