Henry County Health Center’s Diabetes Education is preparing for the following classes in the month of November. The first class will be the November 14th Annual Review Course for anyone with Type 1 or Type 2 and has completed the 10-hour diabetes class. Take a deeper dive into diabetes topics that interest you and connect with others in the Pre-diabetic class held November 18th. A CGM Support group on November 21st, and a Diabetes Group Class November 25th. Topics within each class include proper meal planning, exercise, dental care, medications, and time for questions. The HCHC Diabetes Education feels the purpose is to provide people who have diabetes and their families with the latest information regarding the disease. Call HCHC Diabetes Education at 319-385-6518 for more information.
Senator Grassley Speaks To KILJ About Safety Of Your Vote In Iowa & The Iowa Farm Bill
Senator Grassley took some time to call into KILJ ahead of the elections next week and one thing he wanted to stress was how safe your votes will be in the 2024 elections…
Senator Grassley urges you to get out and vote early. When Senator was asked about the Iowa Farm bill, He gave this update..
To listen to our complete conversation with Senator Grassley, Click Here.
Henry County Early Election Update
With election day next Tuesday, KILJ can report the number of early votes is just under 4,500 votes for Henry County. The courthouse will be open this Saturday from 9am-5pm for early voters. Monday is the last day for early voting. On Tuesday you will have to report to your assigned polling station to vote on election day. To find out information on polling station locations, times, ballot lists, or sample ballots, visit henrycounty.iowa.gov/election.
Mt. Pleasant FFA Harvests First Test Plot
As many of you in Henry County might know, The Mt pleasant FFA students have been working on their first test plot for just over two years now. Soy bean is the crop of choice, and Ethan talks about their first harvest…
228 bushels per acre was the yield on three acres of land for their first test plot. If you ordered a wreath from the FFA & Rotary club, will be delivered right before Thanksgiving. Be sure and follow the Mt pleasant FFA on Facebook.
Sports, November 1st
Postseason Volleyball
#3 Holy Trinity Catholic will take on #6 BCLUW in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday, November 5th, at 8:25 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 8:05 pm. Junior middle hitter Presley Myers has turned her game up another notch through the postseason, but credits her team’s composure for their success,
“Oh no, I don’t think I’ve really changed anything. I mean, I’m definitely just trying to have a go get it mindset. You know, me and Anna have been just working a lot, connecting really well. And honestly, everyone on the team, our connections, our communication is just like at its peak right now. And I really think we’re gonna stay on that peak, you know, throughout the state tournament. But no, I haven’t changed anything. We’ve just really been working. You know, we’re trying to have the right mindset because when it comes down to it, your mental strength is so much more important than your physical. So, we’re just trying to keep [mindset] positive.”
The other Class 1A matchups include: Ankeny Christian will face off against Don Bosco, Riverside will compete against North Tama, and Saint Ansgar will take on Janesville.
Class 5A will start off the tournament with Pleasant Valley facing off against Waukee on Monday, November 4th, at noon. Ankeny Centennial will take on Cedar Falls, Dowling Catholic will compete against Indianola, and Ankeny will tango with Waukee Northwest.
Class 4A’s top seed Xavier will face off against Sergeant Bluff-Luton on Monday at 4 pm. Clear Creek Amana will take on Pella. Bishop Heelan will compete against Carlisle and North Scott will look to advance over Glenwood.
Class 3A will start the day on Tuesday with Mt. Vernon going against Mid-Prairie at 10 am. Wahlert Catholic versus Kuemper Catholic at noon. Western Christian will take on Sioux Center and West Delaware will face off against Assumption.
The state tournament matchups for Class 2A will be Denver versus Boyden-Hull, Dike-New Hartford will take on Aplington-Parkersburg, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont will compete against Regina Catholic, and Beckman Catholic will face off against South Hardin. The tournament will begin at 2 pm on Tuesday for Class 2A.
Postseason Football
WACO will travel to #3 Don Bosco tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
#10 West Burlington/Notre Dame will take on #8 Anamosa on the road tonight.
Mediapolis will get a district rematch against Mid-Prairie on the road at 7 tonight.
In Class 3A, #5 Mt. Vernon will host Carroll and Assumption will hit to the road to take on #3 Wahlert Catholic with both games scheduled for 7 pm tonight.
High School Cross Country
The Class 3A state meet is scheduled for today in Fort Dodge with the Washington girls’ team and Mt. Pleasant’s Quintrie Lee scheduled to run at 10:30 this morning with the Demon boys’ team to follow.
The Class 1A and Class 2A state meets will run tomorrow, November 2nd, with the Class 1A girls’ race leading the way at 10:30 am. For the Class 2A boys’ race, Mediapolis will have a trio of runners competing in Mason Lindeen, Will Schmidgall, and Simon Wendell. On the girls’ side, Hannah Fruehling and Kaitlyn Kipp will run for Notre Dame/West Burlington.
For Class 1A, the Danville, Van Buren County, and Columbus boys’ teams will be competing along with the Danville girls’ team. For the qualifying individuals, Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom and WACO’s Jude Dykstra will participate in the boys’ race, while the duo of Rylee Phillips and Kayley Snowgren of Van Buren County will run in the girls’ race.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will face off against Des Moines Area Community College on Wednesday, November 6th, in the Region 11 Quarterfinals at 7 pm.
College Football
Iowa will take on Wisconsin tomorrow, November 2nd, at 6:30 pm at home. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.
#11 Iowa State will be back in action tomorrow at 2:30 pm at home against Texas Tech. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1913 – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish upset the Army Cadets 35–13 in a game that is considered to have marked the beginning of modern football as Gus Dorais tossed for 243 yards and two touchdowns.
1924 – The Boston Bruins officially join the NHL, becoming the first United States based team to enter the League; the Montreal Maroons also join the NHL, but only last until 1938.
1964 – Cleveland running back Jim Brown runs for 149 yards in a Browns’ 30-17 win at Pittsburgh to become the first NFL player to exceed 10,000 career rushing yards.
Ruth K. Bruegge
Ruth K. Bruegge, 81, of the Stockport and Birmingham communities passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.
Ruth was born on January 5, 1943, in Fairfield the daughter of Frank and Josephine (Wagner) Smith. She graduated from Fairfield High School in the class of 1961. Ruth was united in marriage to Lee Elmer Bruegge on March 22, 1962, in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 8, 1998. Throughout her life she served others, as she worked at several nursing homes in the area as a cook and the Van Buren County Hospital. Ruth retired from the West Point Care Center in 1999. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crossword puzzles, crocheting and spending time with her family. Ruth was a member of the Stockport United Methodist Church and the Birmingham Lions Club.
Ruth is survived by her children, Garry (Nadine) Bruegge of Douds, Willis (Shelly) Bruegge of Birmingham and Brenda Prevett (Daniel Helterbran) of Lockridge, 10 grandchildren,17 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild, her sister, Myrna Capps, of Arkansas and her brothers, James Smith, of Indiana and Johnny Smith, of Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Spencer Cemetery, rural Stockport with Pastor Mike Renken officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant where the family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. that evening at the funeral home. Memorials have been established in her memory to the Stockport United Methodist Church or to the Birmingham Lions Club.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.
Edward Allen “Eddie” Boyd
Edward Allen “Eddie” Boyd, 68, of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, October 31, 2024, at his home in Farmington.
He was born on February 6, 1956, in Keosauqua, Iowa, the son of Gerald LaVerne and Jessie Louise (Pittman) Boyd.
He is survived by his son: Travis (Kari) Boyd of Tea, South Dakota; grandchildren: Maizy and Cru; one brother: Floyd Boyd; three sisters: Brenda (Randy) Cook, Connie (Jeff Oaks) Boyd, and Julie (Stephen) Krauter. Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters: Marvina Sullivan, Cecelia Poole; two brothers: Marlin Boyd and Blair Boyd.
Eddie worked for Hawkeye Steel. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Monday, November 4, 2024, at Schmitz Funeral home in Farmington, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Monday, November 4, 2024, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Farmington, with Michael Browning officiating.
Burial will be at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.
A memorial has been established in his memory.
Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.
Prep Volleyball: Holy Trinity Catholic is Heading Back to the Dance
West Liberty, IA- #3 Holy Trinity Catholic swept their way to their fourth consecutive state tournament appearance last night after defeating Calamus-Wheatland for the Class 1A Region 2 championship. However, the 3-0 score is a bit deceiving for what occurred.
Set 1
What would become the theme for the night, Calamus-Wheatland would jump out to a small lead in the first set before the Crusaders would tie the contest at four.
Elizabeth Griffin would then lead the Crusaders on an 8-0 run and aided an eight-kill set for Presley Myers; Holy Trinity Catholic would win the first set 25-12. Myers would continue the production throughout the night, finishing with 20 kills and a 0.300 kill efficiency.
Through the postseason, Myers has now collected 53 kills and finished with kill efficiencies of 0.667, 0.333, and 0.300. Despite the nature of postseason volleyball, Myers is swinging like she has all season,
“Oh no, I don’t think I’ve really changed anything” said the junior. “I mean, I’m definitely just trying to have like, a go get it mindset. You know, me and Anna have been just working a lot, connecting really good. And honestly, everyone on the team, our connections, our communication is just like at its peak right now. And I really think we’re gonna stay on that peak, you know, throughout the state tournament. But no, I haven’t changed anything. We’ve just really been working. You know, we’re trying to have the right mindset because when it comes down to it, your mental strength is so much more important than your physical. So, we’re just trying to keep [mindset] positive.”
Unfortunately for Holy Trinity Catholic, this would be the easiest point of the night.
Set 2
Again, the Warriors would bounce out to a quick start, but this time the lead would grow to seven points at its peak with Calamus-Wheatland up 10 to 3. The biggest reason for their success was junior Haley Green finding success at the net with six of her 12 kills coming in the set.
But the Crusaders would not go away without a fight, pushing back against the Warriors, cutting the lead to 12 to 9. Miscommunication amongst the Crusader defense yielded another short run for the Warriors, gaining a 21 to 14 advantage.
Facing their first bit of adversity in the postseason, Holy Trinity Catholic managed to crawl their way back into the game, eventually tying the set at 23 after two errors by Calamus-Wheatland.
After trading points, the dynamic duo of Myers and Adalyn Kruse scored the final three points needed for the Crusaders, including a final kill by the sophomore, to take the second set 27-25. Myers discussed how important it was for the team to face adversity heading into the tournament,
“I mean, it feels really good. You know, the reality is the other teams are always going to go on runs. And to be able to lean back on that, we can like come out of that hole and overcome all the adversity. It’s good, you know, we trust each other. Especially this, I think this game teaches us a lot going into the state tournament. We just know that we can trust each other and that we can get each other out of the holes that we’re in.”
Somehow, the Crusaders would overcome a greater deficit in the final set of the Regional Championship.
Set 3
Calamus-Wheatland’s playbook had not changed, jumping out to an initial lead of 6 to 4 before taking over from the service line. The Warriors tabbed four aces on the night and kept the Crusaders out of system for over half the third set, hurdling their initial largest lead of the contest of seven to go up 20 to 8 in the set.
From that point on, Kruse played out of her mind as she tallied 11 of her 19 kills in the third set and pulled the Crusaders back into the game and gave the Crusaders their first lead of the third set on the 53rd point, 27 to 26.
An Olivia Bendlage kill on the next play sealed the victory, 28-26, for the Crusaders and their program’s 18th appearance to the state tournament. Myers and Kruse combined for 39 kills on the night and for head coach Melissa Freesmeier the duo is unstoppable,
“It feels good, Presley’s dominating. You know, she hits the ball well. She’s a presence at the net. And you know, with those two going strong and we’ve got some great support players and Anna knows where to go, you know, with the ball at the end of the day and knows what to do with the ball. And so, you know, it happened tonight. Things went well for us. So, we’re going to get in the gym tomorrow and get better and be ready for whoever may be in the tournament on Tuesday.”
This squad has gone four for four in Regional Championships, but for Myers the moment never grows stale,
“No, I mean we work all season to go to the state tournament and it’s, you know, it’s a really short, you know, three days, but it’s like it’s one of the best feelings. You know, you’re ever going to feel, and you only have a short four years of high school to experience it. So, you know, it’s totally worth it to work your butt off and miss out on some stuff all throughout the season, so you’re prepared to make it to the state tournament and I’m so excited to go next week and to just show all the incoming freshmen and everything like what it’s all about. So, they can look forward to it next year too.”
Holy Trinity Catholic secured the #3 seed for the 2024 Class 1A state tournament and will face off against #6 BCLUW in the opening round at 8:25 pm on Tuesday, November 5th. Coach Freesmeier believes this team is playing some of their best volleyball right now,
“You know when you get there, everybody’s got that opportunity and that chance and it’s, you know, who’s hot and you know, right now we’re playing some pretty good volleyball and we’re going to go up there and work hard and give it our best shot.”
KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 8:05 pm.
HTC Stats
Kills: Presley Myers 20, Adalyn Kruse 19, Anna Bendlage 4, Olivia Bendlage and Emma Mohrfeld 3, and Elizabeth Griffin 2
Assists: A. Bendlage 41, Teagan Snaadt 3, O. Bendlage 1, Griffin 1, Kruse 1
Blocks: Myers 2, Mohrfeld 2, Kruse 2, Griffin 1, O. Bendlage 1
Digs: Snaadt 24, O. Bendlage 14, Griffin 13, Kruse 11, A. Bendlage 9
Aces: Griffin 3, O. Bendlage 2, Myers 1