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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Richard Dietrick
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Jim Carlson
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Grant Anderson
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Jeff Hoyer (60)
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Patsy McLain - Lockridge
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Julie Wesley - Lockridge
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Stella Alliman (2)
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Mehemiah Minner
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Kathy Swindell
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Laura Miller Bjork
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Jeff Van Amerongen
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Jackie Qayle
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Stephanie Chalupa
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Nick Davis
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Tina Kreutner

Burlington Lawyer Named District Judge

By Theresa Rose · Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 12:51 am CDT

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

By Theresa Rose · Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 10:28 pm CDT

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

By Theresa Rose · Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 10:16 pm CDT

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

By Theresa Rose · Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

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)

Visitation policy at Henry County Health Center

By Theresa Rose · Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 7:36 pm CDT

Mount Pleasant, Iowa, [January 7, 2022] –  Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, Henry County Health Center reminds the public of its current visitation policy. During this pandemic, we are prepared and committed to caring for you and your loved ones. Our current safety precautions require the following:

  • Visitors are allowed for inpatients, hospital-based clinics, Laboratory, Radiology and the Emergency Department and must be at least 18 years of age. Visitors are only allowed if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19 and are required to wear a mask at all times while in the health center. Visitors are required to be screened when they enter the facility. Any visitor who fails the COVID-19 screening will not be allowed into the health center. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed unless the child is the patient.
  • Inpatient visitor rules and requirements:
    • Visiting hours for inpatients is 10 am-4 pm.
    • Each patient may have one visitor at a time during visiting hours only.
    • Permitted visitors must stay in the patient’s room during their visit.
    • Visitors for patients who are COVID-19 positive or patients considered under investigation for COVID-19 will be allowed on a case-by-case basis. Support may be provided via telephone or video visiting if visitation is not allowed.
  • For outpatient services, patients may have one visitor with them. This includes Surgery and the Emergency Department.

 

Please remember to social distance in the halls and waiting areas, practice good hand hygiene, cover your coughs and sneezes, and stay home when ill to protect our community and help stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Dale Eugene Longwell

By Theresa Rose · Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 3:04 pm CDT

Dale Eugene Longwell passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.  He was born in a farmhouse west of Wellman, IA on June 2, 1941.  He was a graduate of Wellman High School, Iowa Wesleyan College (University) and obtained his MBA in finance from the University of Iowa.  He was employed by Capital Savings & Loan for 20 years, followed by several years with Broeg & Associates.  He spent the latter part of his career as an entrepreneur, where he founded several start-up companies while also working as a consultant for LegalShield, assisting small business employees.

Dale was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, annually delivering food for their Old Threshers church tent for the past 25 years.  He rarely missed a sporting event of his children and grandchildren, often making the drive to Cedar Rapids multiple times a week to catch his grandson’s games and events.

Dale married Nancy Brown at St. Alphonsus Church in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on August 20, 1966.  They have two children, Jim (Julie) Longwell of Lakewood, CO and Mike (Dawn) Longwell of Ely, IA.  They have four grandchildren – Ashley Longwell of Lakewood, CO, Brandon Yale of Ponte Vedra, FL, and Aaron & Adam Longwell of Ely, IA.

Surviving Dale is his wife of 55 years, Nancy Longwell, and his children and grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Longwell of St. Paul, MN and Lorraine Longwell of Marion, IA.  Preceding him in death were his parents A.G. “Ham” and Ellavene (O’Brien) Longwell of Wellman, IA.

A visitation will be held Sunday, January 9 at Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St, from 2-4 PM. The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson St., on Monday, January 10 at 10:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established in Dale’s name at St. Alphonsus Church (607 South Jackson St, Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641) and the Mt. Pleasant Fellowship Cup (address). On-line condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com