Karla Kay Schafer

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 10th, 2022 at 1:19 am CDT

Karla Kay Schafer 58, of Brighton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 31, 2021, after a 2 year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.

A celebration of Karla’s life will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2021, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Brighton Community Church, in Brighton, Iowa.  A memorial has been established in her memory.  According to her wishes 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 her arrangements.

Marjorie Ann Burden(final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 10th, 2022 at 1:18 am CDT

Marjorie Ann Burden, 89, died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant.

Marjorie was born October 6, 1932 in Keswick, Iowa, the daughter of Tunis and Edith (Jordan) DeBont. She graduated from North English High School in 1950. Marjorie was united in marriage to Kenneth Burden in 1951, the couple had four children together and later divorced. She worked as a telephone operator, admissions clerk at Henry County Health Center and 31 years as the Henry County Treasurer, where she retired in 2002. While working as the treasurer, Marjorie helped with the design of the new license plates in 1996. Additionally, she fought to administer driver’s licenses in the treasurer’s office and learned to drive an 18-wheeler.  She was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church, where she was a member of many committees. Marjorie was a member of T.T.T., BPW, Barettes, Sans Souci, ISCTA, ISAC Legislative Committee. She was also a passionate member of the Henry County Republican Women and the Henry County Republican Party.

Marjorie is survived by her son Alan (Pamala) Burden of New London; two daughters Linda (Jon) LeWitter of Phoenix, AZ, Christine (Erick) Michel of Wilmette, IL; son-in-law Matt Yotter of Phoenix, AZ; nine grandchildren Adam, Vicki, Meggan, Teri, Angie, Amanda, Alex, Sadie, and Jack; eight greatgrandchildren Weston, Eva, Addison, Beckett, Kaley, Dallan, AJ, and Liam; two sisters, Verna Ridenour and Lois Axmear both of Keswick.

She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Nancy Yotter, two brothers, Kenneth and Milton DeBont.

Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, Pastor Steve English will officiate. Burial will follow in the Forest Home Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed at Powell Funeral Homes Facebook page and at our website www.powellfuneralhomes.com. Visitation will be held at the First Baptist Church from 3:00-7:00 pm, Friday, January 14, 2022, where the family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00 pm. A memorial fund has been established for First Baptist Church.

SEIBA Honor Band Selections

By Theresa Rose · Sunday, January 9th, 2022 at 3:01 pm CDT

Four Mount Pleasant Community School District students were named to the 2022 Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Bands based on auditions conducted at Fairfield High School on January 8. They are: Michael Tansey 7th grader on Tuba, Oliver Rynders 7th grader on Baritone, Jolynn Keomanivong 10th grader on Tenor Saxophone and Brandon Burtlow 11th grader on Trumpet.

These four will join others from the 17 county region on January 22 at Clear Creek – Amana High School for a concert which will include the Junior High and High School Concert Honor Bands.

Assault at the State Penitentiary

By Theresa Rose · Sunday, January 9th, 2022 at 2:30 pm CDT

On the evening of Friday, January 7, a correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary.

The department can confirm that the inmate approached the officer at his post and a short time after the inmate began assaulting the officer. Nearby staff were alerted and responded to restrain the inmate. As a result of the incident, the facility has been placed on modified restricted movement until further notice.

The officer was transported by department vehicle to the local hospital and after further evaluation was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for examination and observation. The department continues to follow the recovery of the officer closely. The inmate was found to have not suffered any injuries.

The department is continuing to collect and confirm all details and the incident remains under investigation.

Two Bodies Recovered from Riverside Fire

By Theresa Rose · Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

At approximately 12:55 AM the Washington County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a house fire at 1047 Vine Ave., Riverside with two occupants inside. There were visible smoke and flames showing when emergency responders arrived on the scene. Two bodies were recovered from the house. Emergency personnel from the Riverside Fire Department, Ainsworth Fire Department, Kalona Fire Department, Wellman Fire Department and Wellman Rescue, Hills Fire Department, Lone Tree Fire Department, Riverside First Responders, Washington County Ambulance, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Fire Marshal’s Office all responded to the scene. They were assisted by Washington County Secondary Roads, Eastern Iowa Light & Power, Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral Home, and the Washington County Medical Examiner. The fire is under investigation and the bodies were sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for autopsy. Further information will be released when it becomes available.

Shooting Incident in Washington

By Theresa Rose · Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 3:04 pm CDT

At approximately 8:10pm on Friday, January 7, 2022, Washington County Communications
dispatch received a 9-1-1 call from a male indicating he had been shot.
Officers with the Washington Police Department located the victim at the intersection of South
Iowa and East Monroe. The victim was transported by the Washington County Ambulance
Service to the University of Iowa Hospital with a single gunshot wound.
It was determined the shooting had occurred in a parking lot in the 600 block of West Adams.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Washington
Police Department at 319-653-2107. There is no threat to the public at this time.
The Washington Police Department was assisted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office,
Washington County Attorney’s Office, Washington EMS, Washington County Ambulance
Service, Keota Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Transportation Motor
Vehicle Enforcement, University of Iowa Police Department, and the Iowa Division of Criminal
Investigation.

Sports, Saturday, January 8th

By Nathan Bloechl · Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 5:20 am CDT

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Stymied in Home Loss; Other Prep Finals;

Fort Madison 41, Mount Pleasant 26

Mount Pleasant was held to just 12 second half points as Fort Madison stayed unbeaten through eight games with a 41-26 road win at Panther Gymnasium last night.

Conference Player of the Year candidate Dayton Davis came alive in the second half for Fort Madison scoring eight of his team-best 12 points after the break.

He fueled a 14-6 fourth quarter run that put the game on ice.

Owen Vansickel canned four three pointers en route to a game-high 14 points.

The loss was Mount Pleasant’s fifth in a row.

They’re now 2-7.

They’ll start off a three-game road trip on Monday night at Albia.

New London 101, Holy Trinity 50

New London outscored Holy Trinity 49-17 in the second half as the Tigers rolled to a 101-50 victory over Holy Trinity last night.

New London, leading by 19 at halftime, opened the lead up to 43 at the end of the third quarter upon a 35-11 third frame run.

The win was New London’s third this week, they’re now 8-0.

Holy Trinity dropped to 2-7.

WACO 59, Notre Dame 21

Hunter Hughes poured in 18 points to help lead WACO to a 59-21 win over Notre Dame last night.

The Warriors held Notre Dame to just four points in the second half.

Matt Booten led the Nikes with six points.

WACO moved to 8-2 with the win.

Notre Dame dropped to 4-6.

Winfield-Mount Union 42, Hillcrest Academy 33

It wasn’t pretty at times for Klay Edwards’ Winfield-Mount Union Wolves, but a 19-5 third quarter proved to be the difference in a 42-33 win over Hillcrest Academy.

The Ravens, now 7-1, led by two at halftime before Cam Buffington and Abram Edwards helped guide the 19 point quarter.

Winfield improved to 8-1 on the year.

They’ll get an afternoon date with Holy Trinity tomorrow in Fort Madison.

Tip is set for 5:30 p.m.

Other area finals:

  • Mediapolis 53, Columbus 41
  • Wapello 49, Louisa-Muscatine 24
  • Washington 63, Fairfield 57
  • Danville 71, Van Buren County 60

Girls’ Basketball: Winfield Rolls in Easy Win; Other Prep Finals:

Winfield-Mount Union 60, Hillcrest Academy 15

An 18-2 first quarter run piloted an easy 60-15 win over Hillcrest for the Winfield-Mount Union Lady Wolves yesterday.

Bradie Buffington led all scorers with 14 points for Winfield.

The Lady Wolves led 39-4 at the end of one half.

Winfield is now 11-2 on the year.

Hillcrest fell to 1-10.

Holy Trinity 70, New London 23

Holy Trinity started hot and never looked back picking up a 70-23 win over New London last night.

The Crusaders are now 7-4.

New London slipped to 0-14.

Notre Dame 67, WACO 30 

Notre Dame stayed unbeaten through nine games with an easy 67-30 win over WACO Friday night.

Ellah Kissell had 11 points while Emma Wagler chipped in with seven for the Warriors.

WACO saw their ledger dip to .500, they’re now 5-5.

Other prep finals:

  • Mediapolis 67, Columbus 23
  • Louisa-Muscatine 58, Wapello 25
  • Keokuk 62, Burlington 18
  • Fort Madison 66, Mount Pleasant 55

Men’s College Basketball: Wesleyan Dumped in First Game of Crowley’s Ridge Classic:

Northern New Mexico used a 19-point second half run to earn an 89-56 win over the Tigers yesterday in the first day of the Crowley’s Ridge Classic.

Marvin Bateman had 14 points, four rebounds and two assists in the loss.

The Eagles held Wesleyan to just 32 percent from the field.

The Tigers will look to right the ship when they take on host Crowley Ridge College.

Tip is set for 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Men’s College Basketball: Drake Shuffles Schedule:

Illinois State University has determined it is unable to compete in Sunday’s (Jan. 9) men’s basketball home game against Evansville.

Evansville, meanwhile, will now host Drake on Saturday (Jan. 8) at 4 p.m. inside the Ford Center.

Drake’s Saturday (Jan. 8) home game with Indiana State was postponed earlier in the week.

Illinois State’s next scheduled game is at Drake on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The Conference will share information about the status of that contest as soon as possible.

Men’s College Basketball: Iowa State Back in Action: 

The No. 11 Iowa State men’s basketball team will be back in action and back on the KILJ airwaves today when they travel to Norman to battle Oklahoma.

The Sooners are 11-3 on the year and like Iowa State are 1-1 in Big 12 play.

Iowa State enters today at 13-1.

Their lone loss came last week to No. 1 Baylor.

This afternoon’s game will begin at 5:00 p.m.

You can listen FM 98.5 and AM 1130.

Pre-game festivities will get underway at 4:00 p.m.

 

January 10, 2022 – January 16, 2022

By Lora Roth · Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 1:38 am CDT
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Marlene Hill
01/11/22
Richard Dietrick
01/11/22
Jim Carlson
01/11/22
Grant Anderson
01/11/22
Jeff Hoyer (60)
01/11/22
Patsy McLain - Lockridge
01/11/22
Julie Wesley - Lockridge
01/11/22
Stella Alliman (2)
01/12/22
Mehemiah Minner
01/12/22
Kathy Swindell
01/13/22
Laura Miller Bjork
01/14/22
Jeff Van Amerongen
01/14/22
Jackie Qayle
01/14/22
Lora Roth
01/14/22
Stephanie Chalupa
01/15/22
Nick Davis
01/16/22
Tina Kreutner