Access Energy Coop has announced up to two $2000.00 scholarships for students enrolled in a one- or two-year line worker program. The application deadline is March 25, 2025. Please visit www.accessenergycoop.com for program and application information.
MP Public Works Reminders for Winter Weather & Snow
The Mt. Pleasant Public Works Department is ready for winter weather action and with the impending winter weather this weekend, the city of Mt. Pleasant has issued a few helpful reminders for residents regarding street parking and the removal of snow on sidewalks.
STREETS
- Please limit/remove (if possible) parked cars on side streets to allow the Public Works Department to clear the streets completely and safely.
- Please refrain from parking overnight and in restricted parking spaces around the square so the snow removal crews can clear parking areas and collect the snow in the designated spaces.
SIDEWALKS
- Snow must be removed from most public sidewalks 24 hours after the end of the storm
- Snow must be removed from downtown public sidewalks 12 hours after the end of the storm
- Sidewalks treated so it isn’t slippery within the same timeframes as above
- Snow removed from most public sidewalks 24 hours after being deposited by street clearing crews
- Snow removed from downtown public sidewalks 12 hours after being deposited by street clearing crews
Rosemary E. Marley – Pending
Rosemary E. Marley, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, January 3, 2025 at the Henry County Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com
Janice Faye (Tortat) McTee
Janice Faye (Tortat) McTee, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Sunday December 29, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She was born on March 5, 1950, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Frank and Jo Anne (Baker) Tortat.
Janice was united in marriage to William “Bill” McTee on March 1, 1979. From this union, 3 children were born, Tedd, Nick and Melissa.
A passionate and skilled crafter, Janice’s talents in sewing and creating beautiful items were widely appreciated. She lent her skills to numerous marching band, show choir, and theatre productions and lovingly made receiving blankets and stockings for babies born at Henry County Health Center. Janice was an active member of her community, participating in the Squaw Bowling League, Women of the Moose, Master Gardeners, and the Mt. Pleasant Music Boosters.
Janice’s warmth, creativity, and dedication to family and community will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Those thankful for sharing in her life include her children who she was devoted to, Tedd McTee of Chicago, Illinois, Nick (Frances) McTee, of Wilmington, North Carolina and Melissa McTee of Greendale, Wisconsin, a proud grandmother to two beloved grandchildren, Delphia JoAnne Stapleton and Barrett William McTee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Jo Anne Tortat, as well as her siblings Darlene and George.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for a future donation to organizations Janice held dear. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.
The Henry County Conservation Board Meeting Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Henry County Conservation Board will hold their January 2025 Board meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 4:30 pm in the conservation board meeting room at the office in Oakland Mills.
Items on the agenda will include:
Dump Station Status Update, FY25/26 Budget Discussion and Approval
Board Member Terms
Director Report
Naturalist Reports.
Please contact the conservation department if you have any questions, 319-986-5067.
Marilyn Ruth Beimer
“Marilyn Ruth Beimer, 91, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.
She was born March 5, 1933, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph A. and Dorothy M. (Stolwyk) Peterschmidt. On February 13, 1954, she married Leon J. Beimer in Fort Madison, Iowa. They later divorced.
Marilyn attended Catholic Central High School in Fort Madison, Iowa, graduating in 1951. During high school she worked at Bishop’s Cafeteria in Fort Madison. Throughout the early years of her marriage and until the birth of her first daughter, she assisted in the IBM department at the Sheaffer Pen Company in Fort Madison.
Marilyn was a homemaker until the 1970’s. Then she entered the workforce serving over 25 years as an administrative insurance assistant to Metropolitan Life, State Farm, and Allstate agents in Burlington. She was proud to be licensed and serve in the industry. In addition, she worked for several years as a coordinator for the Area Agency On Aging in Burlington, assisting in the development of programs and services.
After retirement, Marilyn assisted for over 10 years at Young House Family Services – initially as a part-time employee through a senior training program – then later as a volunteer. She was proud to be recognized in 2017 as Volunteer of the Year.
Marilyn enjoyed roller skating in her youth and as an adult, but she loved to walk – especially in Crapo Park. She often hiked five miles a day until age 90. She participated in many annual Susan G. Komen Walks in Dallas, Texas, and Bridge Walks in Burlington. She enjoyed music, beginning piano lessons at age 60. She sewed her entire life, proudly creating matching dresses for her four daughters each holiday and Barbie clothes from the scraps. Marilyn also discovered quilting, mastering many patterns and techniques. A morning crossword puzzle and pages read in an evening book “kept her mind sharp.”
Survivors include three daughters: Susan (Ron) Beer and Annette (John) Bybee, all of Burlington; andCarol (Joseph) Remick of Hillsboro, Iowa; six grandchildren: Jennifer (Dustin) Becker; Stacy (Brad) Brown; Spenser (Amber) Remick, Morgan (Benjamin) Fry, Carson (Hope) Remick, Isaac Eigner-Bybee; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers: John (Maryrose) Peterschmidt of Muscatine, Iowa; Daniel (Linda) Peterschmidt of Brandon, Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Linda Reed; two sisters, Rose Marie Peterschmidt and Joann Wolfe; and brother Ted Peterschmidt.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Prugh Crematory.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Prugh Funeral Service, 3940 Division Street, Burlington, Iowa.
The memorial service for Marilyn will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Prugh Funeral Service, 3940 Division Street, Burlington, Iowa, with Pastor Dean Graber Officiating.
Memorials have been established for The Burlington Public Library and Friends of Burlington Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund.”
ImpactLife in Burlington On-Call For Blood Donations In New Orleans
In the event of an emergency, it’s the blood already on the shelves that helps. ImpactLife in Southeast Iowa sent blood to New Orleans this week in the aftermath of the mass casualty event. This is part of ImpactLife’s partnership with Blood Emergency Readiness Corps – BERC.
Lori Arguello is the director of marketing and PR at impact life, and tells us more.
ImpactLife in Burlington Joined BERC In 2021 as one of the four charter programs to join the nationwide blood supply effort. Some people may wonder what happens to our local blood supply if we are sending blood supplies into emergency situations. Lori reassures you that there is a due process to make sure we continue to protect and supply our local region first.
Blood centers that are a part of BERC rotate on a four week “on-call” schedule and it the New Orleans tragedy this week happened while ImpactLife is on-call; So Their donations were sent out Wednesday morning. If you are able to donate in the next two weeks, that will allow ImpactLife to continue their help as needed and replenish the supply. You can book an appointment here: bloodcenter.org/zip.
Mt. Pleasant REC Center will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife, TODAY from 3:15 pm to 5:45 pm on Friday, January 3 at 200 E Monroe ST, inside Meeting Room.
Sports, January 3rd
High School Basketball
Columbus split their meeting with Pekin last night as the girls’ team picked up their fifth consecutive win, 55-39, and the boys’ team fell 63-35. WACO will compete tonight with the girls’ tipping off the night at 6 pm at home against Columbus.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Keokuk tonight at home with the girls’ playing at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Fairfield will take on Burlington at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Danville tonight with the boys’ leading off the night at 6 pm.
Mediapolis will host Central Lee tonight with the girls’ teams playing at 6 pm.
West Burlington will square off against Van Buren County tonight in a road matchup with the boys following the girls’ game at 7:30 pm.
New London will take on Holy Trinity Catholic at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union is in the middle of a three-game homestand with a game against Wapello slated to start at 6 pm tonight.
High School Wrestling
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team hosted an invitational last night and dominated their three duals, dismantling Cardinal 75-6, shutting out New London 82-0, and crushing Regina Catholic 60-11. Kaiden Dietzenbach and Tate Sherwood each had three matches and finished the night undefeated, including a major decision win for Dietzenbach over New London’s Gage Burden in a top 10 matchup for the 138-pound weight class.
New London fell to Regina Catholic 54-17 and lost on a tie breaker to Cardinal–the Comets had three forfeit wins versus New London’s one–in their two remaining duals. Gavin Menke-Bailey, Corbin Jacobs-Jewell, and Burden each scored two wins by the night’s end.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will participate in a Tri-Meet tomorrow, January 4th, at Davenport Assumption.
The New London boys’ team will travel to Durant on January 9th to compete in a meet.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Mediapolis boys’ teams will participate in the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tournament tomorrow.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete at the Ottumwa Invitational on January 11th.
The WACO girls’ and boys’ teams will compete in a dual tournament tomorrow at BGM.
Fairfield will host a quad on January 7th with Wapello making the trip.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Highland for the Gary Curtis Invitational on January 11th.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will compete in the Megan Black Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Invitational tonight.
The Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Van Buren County, and Mediapolis girls’ teams will participate in the Keokuk Invite tomorrow.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington on January 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team will take on Western Iowa Tech at home on January 8th with tip-off scheduled for 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team will face off against #25 Baylor in a home matchup tomorrow, January 4th.
The Iowa men’s team will compete against Wisconsin tonight at 6 pm on the road.
The #23 Iowa women’s team will face off against Maryland on Sunday, January 5th, at home with game time at 5 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will stay at home to take on Utah on Sunday at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1981 – Golfer Johnny Miller wins the sport’s first $1 million tournament when he beats Seve Ballesteros in a playoff in the inaugural Million Dollar World Challenge at Sun City, South Africa.
1983 – Dallas running back Tony Dorsett sets an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run in a Cowboys’ 31-27 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. There were only 10 Cowboys on the field.
1993 – “The Comeback”, quarterback Frank Reich leads the Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game; the second largest comeback in NFL history.