Iowa Attorney General: Safe Shopping Advice

By Allison Jacobs · Thursday, November 28th, 2024 at 8:31 am CDT

Thanksgiving means holiday sales and shopping amps up: Iowans are cautioned by the Iowa Attorney General to be careful.  Attorney General Bird’s office has some tips for shopping smart and scam-free this Black Friday weekend.

The following are ways Iowans can protect themselves:

  • Always Use a Credit Card: Credit cards offer stronger scam protection than debit cards that can prevent large financial losses.
  • Shop on Websites You Trust: Stick to well-known, online retailers and don’t click on suspicious links or download attachments from unknown senders.
  • Be Wary of Deals That Seem Too Good to Be True: If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. Always double check.
  • Shop Local: Buy from small, local businesses that the community knows and trusts.
  • Strengthen Your Account Security: Enable two-factor authentication on shopping accounts for an added layer of protection.
  • Monitor Your Bank Accounts: Regularly review bank and credit card statements for any unauthorized charges.

 

House Fire in New London

By Allison Jacobs · Thursday, November 28th, 2024 at 8:28 am CDT

An early morning structure fire was reported in New London on Wednesday, 11/27/24. New London Fire and Rescue, Mt. Pleasant Fire and Rescue, Henry County Sheriff’s Department and New London Police Department responded to a house fire at the corner of S. Maple Street and W. Wilson Street in New London at about 1:15am.  Occupants of the home were reported to be safe.

Thanksgiving Schedule for Mount Pleasant City Offices

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 10:02 am CDT

Mount Pleasant City offices will be closed November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving.

Solid Waste Collection & Recycling Holiday Schedule – Lance Refuse & Wemiga Waste will run on schedule Wednesday and pickups normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up Friday, November 29th due to the holiday.

Parkview in Wayland Receives Five Star Rating From The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 6:56 am CDT

Parkview Home In Wayland just recently received a five star rating. Parkview Home is a Non-Profit Community Owned, Continuing Care Retirement Community. Ron Semler, Executive Director of Parkview Home in Wayland tells us about the five star rating.

The Community features Independent Living, Residential Living Units and a Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Center. Ron tells us a little about the community and how to come take a tour.

You can find out more about the Parkview Wayland community by visiting Parkviewwayland.com

Recycle Your Waste This Thanksgiving

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 6:47 am CDT

Its projected that 316 million pounds of food will go to waste this Thanksgiving. With the food, comes its containers. Many items you would normally discard in a trash bin, should actually be recycled to help reduce waste. Darven Kendall with DMC Waste tells us what we can recycle over the Thanksgiving Holiday.

With the Thanksgiving Holiday comes a lot of leftover food. Darven tells you how you can reuse some of those containers before you throw them out.

For more information on how to recycle and be Eco-friendly during the holiday’s visit DMCWASTE.ORG

Sports, November 27th

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Basketball

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team entered their home opener plagued by injury as two of their starting guards, Abby Carthey and Tori Wilson, will be unable to play until January; thus, resulting in a 57-16 drubbing at the hands of Pella last night. The game did not start that way as the Panthers held their ground for the first-half quarter, but as head coach Curt Watson talked about at the end of the game, the Dutch clamped down on the Panther offense,

“I mean we I thought we started out really well and then their press just took over against us and they had a game Friday you can tell they’ve played a game already but they did their press is so good. And we just really had trouble handling the ball tonight with it. And like I said, we had a lot of good moments that we started out really well. I thought, man, this pretty good right now and everything. But after that, we really started struggling, especially the first half.”

Kynlee White had a nice game for the Panthers as she finished the night with 9 points; additionally, freshman Abigail Shelangowski collected the first two points of her Panther career. Mt. Pleasant will stay at home to take on Burlington Notre Dame on Monday, December 2nd, at 6:45 pm. Coach Watson discussed what his team will be working on heading into the matchup,

“We got practice tomorrow I just told the girls we’re going to come in and do a lot of shooting try to work a little bit more on fundamentals for a couple hours and we’re giving them a couple days off and then Saturday and Sunday we’re going to come back and get ready for Notre Dame and hopefully we’re going to play a little bit more man-to-man against Notre Dame and hopefully have a few more presses to get ready for Notre Dame.”

The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team overcame a slow start to take down Pekin last night 40-29. Madison Kellogg’s 13 points helped the Wolves outscore the Panthers 19 to 3 in the fourth quarter to start the year 2-0. Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 6 pm on the road. 

The WACO girls’ team started the game on a 19 to 3 run and never looked back as the Warriors walked away with a 41-28 road victory against Wapello last night to start the year. Rachel Hoeg led the Arrows with 10 points in the loss. The Warriors will stay on the road to play Holy Trinity Catholic on Monday, December 2nd, at 6 pm. 

Wapello will take on Pekin on Tuesday night at 6 on the road. 

The Mediapolis girls’ team smacked West Burlington last night 85-19. Amelia Grier had a monster game with 25 points and six steals in the win. Danville will face off against Mediapolis on Tuesday at home with tipoff at 7:30 pm.

The New London girls’ team fell to Davis County last night 60-22. The Tigers will travel to West Burlington on Tuesday at 6 pm. 

The Columbus girls’ team started the season with a 42-37 victory last night over Louisa-Muscatine. The Wildcats will compete against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 6 pm on the road. 

The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will participate in a scrimmage at West Liberty tonight at 5:30 pm. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel up to Iowa City today to scrimmage Liberty and Regina Catholic. 

High School Girls’ Wrestling

Mt. Pleasant, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, Fairfield, Mediapolis, Van Buren County, and Wapello will compete in the Fort Madison Tournament on Monday, December 2nd. 

WACO will participate in the Washington County Quad meet on Tuesday, December 3rd, at Washington. 

Southeastern Community College

The men’s basketball team will host the Broadway Classic on Friday, November 29th, at 7 pm against Lincoln Trail College. 

College Football

#17 Iowa State will punch their ticket to the Big 12 Championship game with a win against Kansas State this Saturday, November 30th, at 6:30 pm at home. 

Iowa will take on Nebraska at home at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 29th. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.

College Basketball

Keshon Gilbert continued his impressive run through the Maui Invitational last night as #5 Iowa State hung on to win 89-84 over Dayton. Gilbert cashed in for a game-high 24 points, followed by Curtis Jones with 19 points. The Cyclones will compete for 5th place against Colorado today. 

The Iowa men’s team exhibited their offense last night in a 110-77 victory over USC Upstate. Brock Harding led the charge with 20 points as four other Hawkeyes collected double-digit points. Iowa will start conference play on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 6 pm against Northwestern at home. 

The #15 Iowa State women’s team will participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off tomorrow, November 28th, with game one at 12:30 pm against #4 South Carolina. 

The Iowa women’s team will start off the Cancun Challenge tomorrow at 5:30 pm against Rhode Island. 

This Day in Sports History

1952 – The only win ever for the NFL’s Dallas Texans (1-11) as they beat the Chicago Bears 27-23 at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. 

1960 – Gordie Howe becomes the first NHL player to score 1,000 points.

1966 – In the highest-scoring NFL game, Washington defeats the New York Giants 72-41.

Gary A. Blint,

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 5:54 am CDT

Gary A. Blint, 78, of rural West Point, Iowa, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024, at his home in West Point.

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

A visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, where the family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2024, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, with Father Dan Dorau officiating.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in West Point with military rites by the West Point American Legion.

A memorial has been established in his memory for West Point Fire and Rescue or St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements.

Rep. Taylor Collins (R-Mediapolis) Announced Chairman of The Iowa Higher Education Committee

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 5:45 am CDT

Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) announced the creation of the Higher Education Committee and appointed Rep. Taylor Collins (R-Mediapolis) Chairman of the Committee for the Ninety-First General Assembly. Collins expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to lead this important work.

“I want to thank Speaker Grassley for his confidence in me to lead the first-ever policy committee solely dedicated to reforming Iowa’s higher education system,” said Rep. Collins. “We have a tremendous amount of work to do in restoring Iowans’ confidence in our institutions, controlling costs, and returning the focus of our higher education system away from ideological agendas, and back to the pursuit of academic excellence.”

Read the full release from Rep. Taylor Collins: Iowa Higher Education Committee