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
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 — 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
01/11/22
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
Burlington Lawyer Named District Judge
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces her appointment of Joshua Schier as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 8B. Schier, of Burlington, Iowa, currently practices law with the Cray Law Firm in Burlington. Schier received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Illinois University and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. Schier fills the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of District Court Judge Mark Kruse. Judicial Election District 8B includes Des Moines, Henry, Lee, and Louisa counties.
Christmas Tree Pickup
Free Christmas tree pickup for Mount Pleasant residents has been scheduled for the week of January 10, weather permitting. The pickup will be done in conjunction with the normal garbage collection schedule. If you do not use the City garbage collection service you may need to call City Hall at 319-385-1470 to find out when garbage is picked up on your street.
Live trees should be placed next to the curb. Please remove plastic coverings, decorations and tinsel before putting the tree out for pickup.
Condition of the State Address
Monday, January 10, the Iowa Legislature will convene in Des Moines for the 2022 legislative session. On Tuesday, January 11 Governor Kim Reynolds will address the legislature and the residents of Iowa when she delivers her Condition of the State message. KILJ FM 105.5 will carry the Governor’s speech live at 6 pm Tuesday.
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest
On January 6, 2022, at approximately 7:18 P.M., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 210th Street and Racine Avenue, near Mount Union, for multiple traffic violations.
Upon approaching the driver, later identified as Shawn Edward Stein, 39, of Winfield, deputies observed open containers of alcohol in the vehicle and asked Stein to step out of the vehicle to make sure he was not impaired.
After further investigation, Methamphetamine drug paraphernalia was located on Stein’s person. Stein further stated he had consumed alcohol prior in the evening.
Resulting from the investigation Stein was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – (Serious Misdemeanor) and cited for Open Container – Driver 21 Years Old and Older (Non-Scheduled Violation)