Mt. Pleasant Panther Marching Band Places Third at Muskie Invitational

The Mt. Pleasant High School Panther Marching Band earned a strong third-place finish Saturday night at the Muskie Marching Band Invitational, held at Muscatine High School. 

In the 3A division, top honors went to Mount Vernon, followed by Center Point Urbana in second, and Mt. Pleasant in third. Other 3A finishers included Fort Madison and Washington. 

Davenport Central captured first place in the 4A division. 

The Panther Marching Band will perform next at the Iowa State Marching Band competition this Saturday, continuing their season with a chance to showcase their skills on the state stage. 

Sports, October 13th

High School Volleyball

Wapello participated in the Westside Invite over the weekend and finished 2-4 against some tougher competition with three set victories over Des Moines Roosevelt (14-25, 25-12, 20-18) and West Liberty (25-21, 15-25, 18-16). Mila Jordan collected 30 kills and 10 aces over the course of the tournament. The Arrows will celebrate their senior night tomorrow, October 14th, at 7:30 pm against Louisa-Muscatine. 

#2 Holy Trinity Catholic struggled at the Pella Invite over the weekend, failing to win a set against Knoxville, Washington, Valley, and the Dutch. 

Mediapolis will host a tournament on Thursday, October 16th, at 5 pm with Holy Trinity Catholic participating. 

Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield traveled to Oskaloosa over the weekend and the Trojans finished 3-1, including a narrow three set victory over Mt. Pleasant (15-21, 21-10, 15-13). Faith Jones tabbed 77 assists and nine aces throughout the weekend. The pair will head to Keokuk tonight for the Southeast Conference Tournament finals.  

West Burlington handled business at the Davis County Tournament, going a perfect 5-0, including sweeps of Van Buren County and Central Lee to grab the tournament victory. Kaylee Webb was a force at the net for the Falcons as she nabbed 60 kills through the five matches.

Van Buren County collected two wins, including a sweep of Central Lee, while the Hawks picked up a victory over Centerville in straight sets and a narrow three-set win over Davis County (21-14, 23-25, 17-15). Taylor Jones finished with 18 kills for Central Lee.

West Burlington will host Mediapolis for their senior night tomorrow at 7:30 pm.

WACO will take on Pekin at home tomorrow for their regular season finale. 

Columbus will celebrate their senior night tomorrow against Hillcrest Academy at 7:30 pm. 

Danville will host an Invite on Thursday with Burlington Notre Dame and Mt. Pleasant making the trip. 

High School Cross Country

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference will meet at Hillcrest Academy tomorrow, October 14th.

Mt. Pleasant will host the Southeast Conference meet on Thursday, October 16th.

High School Football

#9 Mt. Pleasant returns home to square off against #3 Solon at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 17th, with the winner claiming the District Championship. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.

Mediapolis will host Central Lee on Friday at 7 pm.

WACO will take on #4 Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm on the road. 

Fairfield will compete against Keokuk at home on Friday at 7:30 pm. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame will tangle with Mid-Prairie at 7 pm on Friday. 

Second place for Class A District 5 will be up for grabs when Danville travels to Wapello on Friday at 7 pm. 

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Belle Plaine on Friday at 7 pm. 

Southeastern Community College

The men’s soccer team snuck out with a 1-0 victory over Central Community College over the weekend, while the women’s team was shutout 2-0. The men’s and women’s soccer teams will host Iowa Central Community College on Wednesday, October 15th, with the women playing first. 

The volleyball team went undefeated over the weekend, sweeping Black Hawk College and East Central College. The Blackhawks will take on Iowa Central Community College on Wednesday at 7 pm at home. 

College Football

Iowa State was knocked out of the top 25 after being on the wrong end of an upset for the second consecutive week, losing 24-17 to Colorado. Abu Sama III was the only source of offense, rushing for 177 yards and two scores in the losing effort. The Cyclones will get a chance to regroup with a bye week.

Iowa whacked Wisconsin over the weekend to the tune of a 37-0 shutout to keep the Heartland Trophy in their possession. Kamari Moulton led the ground attack with 96 yards and a score. The Hawkeyes will face off against Penn State on Saturday, October 18th, at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call. 

This Day in Sports History

1960 – Bill Mazeroski homers to end the World Series, giving the Pirates a 10-9 win over the New York Yankees. It is the only Game 7 game-winning home run in World Series history.

1971 – The first ever Baseball World Series night game; the Pittsburgh Pirates edge the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

2019 – Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history when she wins a record 25th medal at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

October 13, 2025 – October 19, 2025

10/13/25
Sira Curfman
10/13/25
Ann Bailey
10/13/25
Sandra and Richard Paul (Married 1963)
10/14/25
Etta Boese
10/14/25
Asa Rose
10/14/25
Bob Donnolly
10/14/25
Diana Upton
10/17/25
Peggy Hickenbottom
10/18/25
Bill Sanderson
10/18/25
Gary Schweitzer
10/19/25
Matthew Hobbs

Sports, October 11th

High School Football

#9 Mt. Pleasant needed to win every phase of the game and make a splash play to escape Keokuk with a 35-34 victory last night. Dylan White nailed three field goals for the Panthers, including a new career long 43 yarder, to complement a Griffen Jones kick return touchdown and 28-yard touchdown pass from Grayson Walker to Jack Newman, giving the Panthers a 23 to 14 halftime lead. Then Keokuk’s Jadyn Burton went to work as the Chiefs scored 20 unanswered points to take an 11-point lead with a little under nine minutes remaining in the game. 

Still, Mt. Pleasant began to chip away as a quick touchdown drive was cemented by a tough Griffen Jones touchdown, as he ended the night with 89 rushing yards. But the hero of the game was senior Lathan Novak-Watson as he intercepted a Burton pass at his own 10-yard line and returned it 90-yards for the game winning pick six. He would nab his second interception of the game on the next drive and Ramzy Davis would stamp the game over with a first down run, bringing his total to 124 yards for the night. Panther head coach John Bowlin was ecstatic that everyone got to see what he knew about his team: that they don’t give up,

“Well, I mean, I’ve known that, but it’s great to have everybody see it. You know, I mean, I know what these guys are capable of and what they’re made of and the hard work they put in so. Just to go show it and you know, we put ourselves down there, but we never gave up and, you know, holy cow, come up with some huge plays there at the end and can’t say much better than you know, senior leadership and being in the right spots. You know, obviously Lathan with those two huge picks to win it for us is monstrous and just a lot, a lot of fight which you know, just love seeing it out there.”

The Panthers return home to square off against #3 Solon at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 17th, with the winner claiming the District Championship. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.

#7 Mid-Prairie won their second consecutive district championship last night after demolishing Mediapolis 62-21. Brock Spears collected 117 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the losing effort. The Bulldogs will host Central Lee on Friday at 7 pm.

Central Lee’s offense could not regain its footing after a first quarter touchdown, falling to Wilton 28-7. 

Van Buren County celebrated their Homecoming with an upset over Wapello last night 45-32. The Warriors will be on a bye week. 

WACO dropped their fourth consecutive game last night after losing 52-33 to Springville. The Warriors will take on #4 Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm. 

Fairfield walloped Fort Madison last night 50-12 to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Trojans will compete against Keokuk at home on Friday at 7:30 pm. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame was shut out by West Liberty last night, 43-0. The Falcons will tangle with Mid-Prairie at 7 pm on Friday. 

Danville had Pekin on the ropes, leading 27 to 26 late in the fourth quarter until Nolan Glick stepped in front of Bear pass and took it back for the game winning pick six for a 32-27 final. Second place in the district will be up for grabs when the Bears travel to Wapello on Friday at 7 pm. 

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Belle Plaine on Friday at 7 pm. 

High School Volleyball

Wapello will make the trip to Jefferson High School for the Westside Invite today.

#2 Holy Trinity Catholic will attend the Pella Invite today.

Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Oskaloosa for a tournament today.

Central Lee, West Burlington, and Van Buren County will compete in the Davis County Invitational today. 

WACO will take on Pekin at home on Tuesday, October 14th, for their regular season finale. 

Columbus will celebrate their senior night on Tuesday against Hillcrest Academy at 7:30 pm. 

Danville will host an Invite on Thursday, October 16th, with Burlington Notre Dame and Mt. Pleasant making the trip. 

Mediapolis will host a tournament on Thursday at 5 pm with Holy Trinity Catholic participating. 

High School Cross Country

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference will meet at Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday, October 14th.

Mt. Pleasant will host the Southeast Conference meet on Thursday, October 16th.

Southeastern Community College

The men’s and women’s soccer teams will travel to Central Community College today.

The volleyball team will host a triangular tomorrow, October 12th. 

College Football

#22 Iowa State will stay on the road as they look to regroup against Colorado today at 2:30 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call. 

Iowa will travel to Wisconsin tonight for kickoff at 6:05 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call. 

This Day in Sports History

1927 – New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig is named American League MVP; despite hitting an MLB record 60 Home runs, Babe Ruth, as a former winner, is not eligible.

1991 – Chip Beck ties a PGA record lowest 18 hole score of 59 during the 3rd round of the Las Vegas Invitational at the Sunrise Golf Club.

2020 – NBA Finals: the LA Lakers beat the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 to win a record equaling 17th title; MVP: LeBron James; first to win the award with 3 different teams.

Local High School Football Scores (Week 7)

8-Player

(4-4) Springville 52, (3-4) WACO 33

(7-0) #4 Iowa Valley 71, (4-3) English Valleys 26

Class A

(7-0) Pekin 32, (5-2) Danville 27

(3-4) Van Buren County 45, (5-2) Wapello 32

Class 2A

(6-1) #7 Mid-Prairie 62, (3-4) Mediapolis 21

(5-2) Wilton 28, (2-5) Central Lee 7

(3-4) West Liberty 43, (3-4) West Burlington/Notre Dame 0

Class 3A

(6-1) #9 Mt. Pleasant 35, (3-4) Keokuk 34

(7-0) #3 Solon 42, (3-4) Washington 0

Class 4A

(5-2) Davenport North 47, (5-2) Burlington 17

Car vs. Deer Accident in Henry County

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office investigated a car vs. deer collision in the 1300 grid of Highway 34 at about 4:00am this morning.  Kemal Dautovic of Clive, Iowa, driving a 2026 Buick Encore collided with the deer.  No injuries were reported and damage to the vehicle was estimated at about $9,000.

 

Carolyn Betty Kaufman

Carolyn Betty Kaufman, 91, of Washington, formally of Wayland, died Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Halcyon House in Washington, surrounded by her family.

Funeral Services have been set for 10:00 AM, Monday, October 13, 2025, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. The service will

be livestreamed on the Beatty-Peterseim Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Burial will follow in the North Hill Cemetery, near Wayland. Visitation will begin at Noon on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the funeral home, with family present from 2-4:00 PM. Memorials may be designated to Halcyon House Activity Department or Hospice Compassus.

Carolyn was born July 11, 1934, at home in Haskins, IA, the daughter of Ben and Pauline (Wingler) Bruegge. She attended Gray Country School and was united in marriage to LeRoy Clarence Kaufman, March 1, 1952, in Washington.

Carolyn helped on the farm, enjoyed time with family, painting, drawing, quilting, fishing for bass and catfish, raising miniature horses and Jack Russell puppies, among a multitude of other things.

Survivors include four daughters; Vickie Gonterman of Washington, Iowa, Marsha (Randy) Chalupa of Wayland, Iowa, Linda (Marlin) Roth of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Janet (Mao Lin) Kaufman of Washington, Iowa, two sons; Steve (Chorey) Kaufman of Wayland, Iowa, Andy (Heidi) Kaufman of Mission, Texas, 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild

Preceding Carolyn in death were her husband, sisters, Ethel Jefferies, Gertude Swift, and Elsie Campbell.

World Mental Health Day

The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

The Day provides an opportunity for all everyone working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

New London Specialty care reminds area residents that Mental health matters every day — for residents, patients, families, and team members. Taking time to rest, reflect, and reach out for support helps us continue providing the compassionate care our communities deserve.

Health Henry County Public Health and Healthy Henry County communities reminds us that –  Every conversation counts. Every check-in matters.

This World Mental Health Day, let’s remind each other that mental health IS health — and we’re all in this together.