Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities Meeting Agenda 05/02

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 10:32 am CDT

MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Board of Trustees:

Special Meeting & Budget
Work Session: Thursday, May 2nd, 1:00pm Utility Office (Conference Room)

Dan McCabe, Chairman

Harvey Ungerman
David George
Michelle Rosell
Lori White

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER.
A. Roll call.
B. Approval of Agenda.

II. FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS

A. Consent Letter Review & Approval – Approval for our legal counsel to assist Ameren with some Iowa regulatory work associated with the transmission supply project.
B. Review & discussion of proposed 2024-2025 Capital & Operating Budget.

III. OTHER BUSINESS.
A. Other Business, Unscheduled for Consideration by Board of Trustees.
1. Executive Session – Personnel & Legal.
a) (Executive Session pursuant to Section 21.5(1)(c) of the Code of Iowa for legal purposes).

IV. ADJOURNMENT.

Vehicle Found in Ditch Early Wednesday Morning

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT

On May 1st, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle in the ditch in the 2400-grid of Highway 34 outside of New London.  The caller, a passerby, stated the vehicle’s lights were on, but could not tell if it was occupied.

Law Enforcement arrived and located the vehicle which had a sole occupant.  The driver was identified as Jennifer Fernandez, 28, of Washington, IA.  The investigation determined Ms. Fernandez was driving a Chevrolet Malibu east bound on Highway 34 when a deer ran into the roadway.

Ms. Fernandez took evasive action, swerving to miss the deer, and the vehicle entered a rear wheel skid.  The vehicle left the roadway striking a delineator.  No injuries were reported and the damage to the vehicle was estimated at $4500.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the New London Police Department.

The Dangers of Driving on Wet Roads

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 8:32 am CDT

In case you have been living under a rock, Southeast Iowa has experienced relatively large amounts of rainfall in the previous few weeks. While we are thankful for the rain, unfortunately rain can make driving awfully difficult.

Before departing on the open roads, consider doing some checks on your vehicle first. Inspect your wiper blades and make sure they are operational, be sure that your brake lights and headlights work, and that your tires are properly inflated. When on the road, reduce your speed and increase your following distance from the vehicle in front of you. Do not use cruise control in wet weather, as that can cause you to lose control.

Make sure to be safe on the roads this wet season.

Zachery Szalma

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 8:29 am CDT

Zachery Thomas Szalma, 46, of Keokuk passed away on Thursday. April 25, 2024, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospital in Ft. Madison.

Private family services will be held at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.  Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.  A memorial has been established in his memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

 

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for his arrangements.

Sports, May 1st

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Track and Field

Mt. Pleasant will travel to Fort Madison tomorrow, May 2nd, for their conference meet.

The girls’ and boys’ teams of Winfield-Mt. Union, New London, Central Lee, Van Buren County, Mediapolis, and West Burlington will travel to WACO for the Southeast Iowa Super Conference meet tomorrow.

High School Soccer

Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Wapello next Monday, May 6th, with the girls playing first at 5 pm.

The WACO boys’ team will host Danville Friday, May 3rd, at 5 pm.

Central Lee split their games against Burlington Notre Dame last night with the girls’ team winning 3-2 and the boys’ team losing to the Nikes 2-1. The Central Lee girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie tomorrow at 5 pm. The boys’ team will host Keokuk on Friday, May 3rd, at 7 pm. 

The Mediapolis girls’ team picked up a dominating win against Keokuk last night 8-0. The boys’ team followed suit with a victory against Hillcrest Academy 3-0. The girls’ team will take on Canton on May 6th. The boys’ team will wait for the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament on Tuesday, May 7th. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team struggled on the road against Fort Madison last night, falling 6-0. In a battle for second place in the SEC, the Fort Madison girls’ team exited with the win 5-2. Teagan Snaadt tallied two goals for the Bloodhounds. The Panthers will compete against Burlington tomorrow with the boys’ team on the road and the girls’ team celebrating senior night at home. 

The Danville boys’ team crushed Highland last night 9-2. Kadu Garcia and Colin Pealer tabbed hat tricks in the win. Talan Whaley, Jacob Miller, and Clayton Gilpin each contributed a goal to the winning effort. 

High School Tennis

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team traveled down to Keokuk and handled the Chiefs, winning 8-1. Phoenix Watson, Lou Schimmelpfennig, and Zach Johnson shut out their opponents in singles competition. Watson and Schimmelpfennig and Gavin Ross and Johnson each won their doubles match 8-6, while Dane Cook and Sawyer Fulton shut out their opponent. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team grabbed a win last night against Keokuk 6-3. Jana Isanta ended the regular season with a perfect 11-0 singles record after her and Ellie Situmeang won their matches 8-1. Bethany Drury and Victoria Smith also won their singles match. The teams of Isanta and Situmeang and Drury and Audrey Richmond took their doubles matches 8-1. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 7-4 record, including a 5-3 conference mark,

Mt. Pleasant will be competing in their conference tournaments today with the girls’ team heading to Faifield and the boys’ team traveling to Burlington.

High School Golf

The New London girls’ team traveled to Keokuk yesterday and had two of the top scores of the course. Taylor Phillips finished with an 18-hole score of 69, while Sophie Malott carded a 79. 

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference boys’ teams will compete in their conference meet today while the girls’ team will participate in their conference meet on Monday, May 6th. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete in their SEC meet today.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will compete in their SEC meet next Wednesday, May 8th. 

The Central Lee girls’ team will participate in a triangular tomorrow, May 2nd, at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park.

The Central Lee boys’ team will host a meet on Saturday, May 4th, with Van Buren County, Holy Trinity Catholic, and Burlington Notre Dame also making the trip. 

WACO will host Hillcrest Academy on Friday, May 3rd. 

Southeast Iowa Playbook

Tune in tonight at 6 pm for a new episode of the Southeast Iowa Playbook on KILJ 105.5 FM or kilj.com. WACO will be our school of focus with Colton Leichty and Zoey Dennler being our special guests.  

Southeastern Community College

SCC baseball will look to get back in the win column today against Ellsworth Community College.

SCC softball will face off against Indian Hills Community College in a best-of-three series starting today to advance to their conference championship game. 

This Day in Sports History

1884 – Catcher Moses Walker is acknowledged as the first African-American to play major league baseball joining the Toledo Blue Stockings.

1991 – A’s outfielder Rickey Henderson steals all-time MLB record 939th base in 7-4 win vs New York Yankees in Oakland. Finished his career with 1,406 steals.

1991 – Texas Rangers starter Nolan Ryan pitches an MLB record 7th no hitter; beats Toronto, 3-0. At 44, Ryan is the oldest to throw a no-hitter.

Women’s Woodland Stewardship Network Hosting Event in the Woods in Fairfield May 16th

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 2:48 pm CDT

The Women’s Woodland Stewardship Network is hosting two events in May for women who are landowners.

“Your woodlands are valuable resources and their potential can be increased and expanded through management. The first step is knowing more about your woods and defining your goals and that’s what these events are for,” said Lisa Louck, district forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Louck said forestry experts will lead low-intensity walks through the woods while discussing woodland management, tree and plant identification, how to manage for pollinators, wildlife and lumber, and more. Information on forestry and wildlife resources, as well as cost share programs available will be included near the end of the event.

The events are scheduled for May 1, in the Amana Colonies, from 6-8 p.m., and again on May 16, at Lamson Woods Preserve, in Fairfield, from 6-8 p.m.

To register for the Amana event, contact Louck, at 319-759-1108 or lisa.louck@dnr.iowa.gov, for location and shuttle information. The event is hosted by the Iowa DNR, ISU Extension and Outreach and Amana Forestry.

To register for the Fairfield event, contact Louck at 319-759-1108 or lisa.louck@dnr.iowa.gov. The event is hosted by the Iowa DNR and ISU Extension and Outreach.

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda 05/02

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 2:46 pm CDT

Henry County Supervisors

100 E Washington St  Ste 202

Mt Pleasant IA  52641

Fax:  319-385-3601

 

Chad White, Member            Marc Lindeen, Vice-Chairman        Greg Moeller, Chairman    

           319-385-0759                                 319-385-0760                                  319-385-0761________                       

 

AGENDA

 

May 2, 2024

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

 9:00 Monthly Department Head Meeting

Approve Henry County Capital Asset Policy

Approve Henry County Right-to-Use Lease Asset Policy

Other County Business as time allows

 Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

SCC Softball Grabs the #2 Seed in Conference Tournament

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

Burlington, IA- The softball regular season is over for the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) and it’s time for the conference tournament amongst the top four teams to face off in the Region 11 tournament.

The #1-seed Iowa Western Community College finished 33-17 (13-3) overall for the season with their three conference losses coming to Indian Hills CC once and Southeastern CC twice. The Reivers are led by Cydnee Schnieder with a conference leading 0.500 average and 58 RBIs; she’s also knocked 13 home runs.

Looking to knock out the #1-seed will be Southwestern CC. The Spartans won the tiebreaker against Marshalltown CC to sneak in with a 2-14 conference record, but an overall record of 14-28. Southwestern struggled, allowing over 10 runs per game in conference showdowns.

The Spartans will lean on Erika Kruse’s bat as her 0.451 average ranks second in the conference and she’s got a bit of power in her bat with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs on the year.

The #2-seed versus #3-seed series will be the most contentious. Southeastern will act as the home team with a conference mark of 12-4, while Indian Hills enters with an 11-5 conference record. In their season series, the two split their matchups with two games apiece despite SCC getting outscored 38 to 23.

The Blackhawks will depend on their pitching staff of Araceli Rivas (3.26 ERA) and Navy Clark (3.76 ERA) as they rank third and fifth, respectively, in the conference in earned run average. On offense, Lauren Summers provided the power to this squad with 13 home runs on the season.

The Warriors have their own ace in Sara Reid, her 15-6 record on the season with a 2.57 ERA ranks best and second-best in the conference, respectively. Ashlynn Sheets provides a nice alternative with a 3.25 ERA and 12 wins on the season. Julia Kwakernaak has power with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs, someone to look out for at the plate.

Both game ones will take place tomorrow, May 1st, with Southwestern CC taking on Iowa Western first at noon followed by Indian Hills versus Southeastern. Game twos will alternate for this best-of-three series. Thursday, May 2nd, will be the deciding game if the doubleheader is split on Wednesday with games starting at 2 pm.

The championship game is scheduled for May 5th with another best-of-three games series with May 6th acting as the final game if needed.