Billy George Marshall, Sr.

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 4:28 pm CDT

Billy George Marshall, Sr., 93, of Wapello, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Wapello Specialty Care.  Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. on  Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Wapello Cemetery.  A luncheon will follow at the Wapello United Methodist Church.  Memorials have been established for the Wapello United Methodist Church, Wapello Fire Department or the Wapello Ambulance.  Sympathy messages can be left for the family at www.sandfuneralservice.com.  Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Wapello is caring for the family.

 

Billy George Marshall was born on March 6, 1928 in Wapello, Iowa, the son of Elmer and Lillian (Vollmer) Marshall.  Billy George was a 1946 graduate of Wapello High School.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and continued his career in the Military for over 20 years.  On April 1, 1950, Billy George was united in marriage to Wanda Lou Lihs in Grand Junction, Kansas.  Upon his return to Wapello, Billy George served as a police officer; worked alongside his wife, Wanda at the Hyway Pantry, Colonial Daycare, Dairy Bar, Laundromat and the NAPA Store, before at last retiring from the Wapello Elementary where he worked as a custodian for many years.   Billy George loved tinkering on small engines and will always be remembered for mowing his yard with a cigar in hand.

 

Billy George will be deeply missed by his children, Diana (Dave) Foor of Florida, Debbie Hollingsworth of Wapello and Billy George (Cindy) Marshall Jr. of Wapello; ten grandchildren, Lisa, Kristy, Billy, Luke, Lynn (Darin), Les (Lindsay), Laura (BJ), Jason (Kristen), Aaron (Valerie) and Brian (Brigette); 17 great-grandchildren who are local to the area and two great-great grandchildren.

 

Billy George was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Wanda in 2008; son-in-law, Don Hollingsworth; brothers, Bob, Keith and Gene and infant sister.

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Burlington, Mount Pleasant Collide in Rivalry Scrap

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 1:58 pm CDT

Mount Pleasant — Old friends will collide tonight when Mount Pleasant takes on Burlington in a pivotal Southeast Conference matchup.

Mount Pleasant, led by Eric Rawson and Burlington by Caleb Akey were both former assistants under the great Paul Rundquist right here at Mount Pleasant.

Akey was the head coach for the Panthers before taking the job at Burlington last year, paving the way for Rawson to take over controls of the program.

Both teams are off to a bit of a slower start than anticipated, though the Grayhounds have played a tough schedule.

Burlington is 3-5 with losses against Iowa City High, Iowa City West, Washington and Cedar Rapids Prairie.

They’re led by potential conference player of the year candidate Amarion Davis.

Davis is scoring 15.7 points per game and his shooting better than 50% from three point land.

Mount Pleasant, now 2-4, is coming off a tough loss last week to No. 5 Washington.

The Panthers are 10-3 in the last thirteen against Burlington, with the Grayhounds snapping a six-game Mount Pleasant winning streak last year in a 61-45 win.

Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call with pre-game show beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Other Southeast Conference matchups tonight:

  • Washington meets Fort Madison
  • Keokuk battles Fairfield

All Southeast Conference scraps are boy-girl home-and-home’s.

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Can Mount Pleasant Stay Hot? Super Conference Schedule

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 1:56 pm CDT

Burlington — The Mount Pleasant girls’ basketball team will aim for back-to-back wins for the first time this season tonight when they battle DeDe Warner’s Burlington Grayhounds.

The Panthers are coming off their most dominant victory of the season last Friday when they beat Washington 61-32.

Andrea Lopreato scored 31 points in Friday’s win and set the school record for points in a single game with 37 last year against Burlington.

The junior is up to 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

Perhaps making the biggest jump for Curt Watson’s group has been the steady play of senior guard Kenna Lamm.

Lamm is second on the team in scoring at just under 13.0 points per game. She’s connecting on 33% of her three-point shots and is primarily tasked with guarding the other teams’ best player.

Tonight, that means going “mano y mano” with Burlington guard Alexis Standard.

Standard is scoring 13.7 points per game for the Grayhounds despite their 0-6 start.

Mount Pleasant has won three straight over the Grayhounds.

Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. in Burlington.

Elsewhere in the Super Conference tonight:

  • West Burlington at Cardinal
  • Lone Tree at Columbus
  • Notre Dame at Holy Trinity
  • Winfield-Mount Union at Louisa-Muscatine
  • Central Lee at New London
  • Danville at WACO
  • Mediapolis at Wapello

Women’s College Soccer: Wesleyan Names Robert Lynch New Coach

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 1:55 pm CDT

Mount Pleasant — Iowa Wesleyan has named Robert Lynch the new head coach of the women’s soccer program.

Lynch spent the last five seasons as the lead assistant for Clarke University and is now the 10th head coach in the program’s history.

After arriving at Clarke in the fall of 2017,  Lynch contributed to the expansion of the roster, which resulted in the addition of a junior varsity program, led the strength program for the women’s team, and handled eligibility responsibilities.

Lynch will be formally introduced January 22nd at Ruble Arena during halftime of the Iowa Wesleyan men’s basketball game.

Men’s College Basketball: UNI’s Green Named MVC PoW

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 1:55 pm CDT

Cedar Falls — UNI guard A.J. Green has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league has announced.

Green, a junior, led the Panthers in scoring in both of UNI wins last week, including 24 points in a home victory over Jackson State, and a 29-point performance on the road on Saturday at Marshall.

With his efforts, Green moved to No. 10 on UNI’s all-time scoring list with 1,354 total points.

Green and the Panthers (4-5) return to action tomorrow when they face the Liberty Flames in the first game of the 2021 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball: Murray Earns Another B1G PoW Accolade

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 1:54 pm CDT

Iowa City — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named Big Ten Player of the Week.

Murray exploded for a career-best 35 points powering Iowa to a convincing 94-75 victory over Utah State last Saturday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Murray is tops in the country in points per game (23.5). This is his second Player of the Week honor this season.

Iowa will host Southeastern Louisiana tonight, with tip set for 7:00 p.m.

Sports, Tuesday, December 21st

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 12:29 pm CDT

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Burlington, Mount Pleasant Collide in Rivalry Scrap:

Old friends will collide tonight when Mount Pleasant takes on Burlington in a pivotal Southeast Conference matchup.

Mount Pleasant, led by Eric Rawson and Burlington by Caleb Akey were both former assistants under the great Paul Rundquist right here at Mount Pleasant.

Akey was the head coach for the Panthers before taking the job at Burlington last year, paving the way for Rawson to take over controls of the program.

Both teams are off to a bit of a slower start than anticipated, though the Grayhounds have played a tough schedule.

Burlington is 3-5 with losses against Iowa City High, Iowa City West, Washington and Cedar Rapids Prairie.

They’re led by potential conference player of the year candidate Amarion Davis.

Davis is scoring 15.7 points per game and his shooting better than 50% from three point land.

Mount Pleasant, now 2-4, is coming off a tough loss last week to No. 5 Washington.

The Panthers are 10-3 in the last thirteen against Burlington, with the Grayhounds snapping a six-game Mount Pleasant winning streak last year in a 61-45 win.

Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call with pre-game show beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Other Southeast Conference matchups tonight:

  • Washington meets Fort Madison
  • Keokuk battles Fairfield

All Southeast Conference scraps are boy-girl home-and-home’s.

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Can Mount Pleasant Stay Hot? Super Conference Schedule:

The Mount Pleasant girls’ basketball team will aim for back-to-back wins for the first time this season tonight when they battle DeDe Warner’s Burlington Grayhounds.

The Panthers are coming off their most dominant victory of the season last Friday when they beat Washington 61-32.

Andrea Lopreato scored 31 points in Friday’s win and set the school record for points in a single game with 37 last year against Burlington.

The junior is up to 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

Perhaps making the biggest jump for Curt Watson’s group has been the steady play of senior guard Kenna Lamm.

Lamm is second on the team in scoring at just under 13.0 points per game. She’s connecting on 33% of her three-point shots and is primarily tasked with guarding the other teams’ best player.

Tonight, that means going “mano y mano” with Burlington guard Alexis Standard.

Standard is scoring 13.7 points per game for the Grayhounds despite their 0-6 start.

Mount Pleasant has won three straight over the Grayhounds.

Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. in Burlington.

Elsewhere in the Super Conference tonight:

  • West Burlington at Cardinal
  • Lone Tree at Columbus
  • Notre Dame at Holy Trinity
  • Winfield-Mount Union at Louisa-Muscatine
  • Central Lee at New London
  • Danville at WACO
  • Mediapolis at Wapello

Women’s College Soccer: Wesleyan Names Robert Lynch New Coach:

Iowa Wesleyan has named Robert Lynch the new head coach of the women’s soccer program.

Lynch spent the last five seasons as the lead assistant for Clarke University and is now the 10th head coach in the program’s history.

After arriving at Clarke in the fall of 2017,  Lynch contributed to the expansion of the roster, which resulted in the addition of a junior varsity program, led the strength program for the women’s team, and handled eligibility responsibilities.

Lynch will be formally introduced January 22nd at Ruble Arena during halftime of the Iowa Wesleyan men’s basketball game.

Men’s College Basketball: UNI’s Green Named MVC PoW:

UNI guard A.J. Green has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league has announced.

Green, a junior, led the Panthers in scoring in both of UNI wins last week, including 24 points in a home victory over Jackson State, and a 29-point performance on the road on Saturday at Marshall.

With his efforts, Green moved to No. 10 on UNI’s all-time scoring list with 1,354 total points.

Green and the Panthers (4-5) return to action tomorrow when they face the Liberty Flames in the first game of the 2021 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball: Murray Earns Another B1G PoW Accolade:

University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named Big Ten Player of the Week.

Murray exploded for a career-best 35 points powering Iowa to a convincing 94-75 victory over Utah State last Saturday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Murray is tops in the country in points per game (23.5). This is his second Player of the Week honor this season.

Iowa will host Southeastern Louisiana tonight, with tip set for 7:00 p.m.

 

Dorothy Irene Crume

By Theresa Rose · Monday, December 20th, 2021 at 10:21 pm CDT

Dorothy Irene Crume, 99, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 9:23 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, at the West Point Care Center.

She was born on September 8, 1922 in Donnellson, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel and Anna (Baumann) Schlicher. On January 1, 1941, she married Herold Bedell Crume in Canton, Missouri. They enjoyed traveling and shared their love of dogs.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband of sixty-five years: Herold; three brothers: Robert Schlicher, Richard Schlicher and David Schlicher and one sister: Agnes Wagner.

Dorothy enjoyed watching various sports, reading and visits with her family. Dorothy will be greatly missed by her nieces and nephews.

Her body has been entrusted to the crematory of Schmitz Funeral Home for cremation.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

Burial will be at Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson.

A memorial has been established in her memory for St. Paul’s United Church of Christ and can be mailed to the family at: Schmitz Funeral Home, P.O. Box 56, Donnellson, Iowa 52625.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements.