Sperry, IA Man Arrested After Domestic Abuse Incident

By Allison Jacobs · Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 6:23 am CDT
On October 20, 2024, at approximately 8:30a.m. Des Moines County Deputies responded to 20624 115th Ave. for a domestic disturbance. Deputies spoke with the victim who advised she was struck in the face by her boyfriend. The victim had a black eye from the assault. The victim also advised her boyfriend threatened to kill her and choked her making it difficult for her to breathe. The suspect was identified as Timothy Wayne Patton, age 39, of Sperry, IA.
Deputies were informed that Patton was intoxicated and had firearms in his bedroom. Deputies had the victim exit the residence and attempted to get Patton to exit his bedroom, but he would not comply. Deputies then backed away from the residence and obtained a search warrant. Deputies made several announcements for Patton to exit the residence. Patton refused to comply. Deputies spoke with Patton by telephone and asked him to exit the residence several times, but he refused to comply each time. Eventually, entry into the residence was made and Patton was placed under arrest for domestic abuse assault impeding airflow and causing injury, a D felony, and interference with official acts. Patton was transported to the Des Moines County Correctional Center.
The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Burlington Police Department and the Iowa State Patrol.
A CRIMINAL CHARGE IS MERELY AN ACCUSATION AND THE DEFENDANT IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.
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Burlington Man Arrested Possession 3rd or Subsequent Offense

By Allison Jacobs · Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 6:21 am CDT
On October 19, 2024, at approximately 1:06a.m Des Moines County deputies stopped a vehicle for an improper turn at Central Ave. and Division St. During the traffic stop, the driver advised deputies there was a meth pipe in the vehicle. Deputies then searched the vehicle and located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Shawn Dean Baker, age 53, of Burlington, IA.
Baker was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance 3rd or subsequent offense and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Des Moines County Correctional Center.
A CRIMINAL CHARGE IS MERELY AN ACCUSATION AND THE DEFENDANT IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.

HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH – October 23rd

By Allison Jacobs · Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 6:13 am CDT

HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH

 

October 23rd, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

Henry County Public Health- Conference room

Mount Pleasant, Iowa

 

Agenda

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES 09/25/24

III. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT

a. Statistics

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

V. PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT

a. Budget

b. Report and statistics distributed

c. Senior Health Fair recap and upcoming projects

d. CARELINKS, Care for Yourself, Lead program (Angie Rhum-guest speaker)

VI. NEW BUSINESS

a. Link to BOH agendas and minutes on our website.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT

a. NEXT MEETING

 

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Darrell Dean Hoaglin

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 1:38 pm CDT

Darrell Dean Hoaglin, 72, of Winfield passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Darrell was born on January 24, 1952, in Mt. Pleasant the son of Donald D. and Reva (Johnson) Hoaglin. He graduated from Harmony High School.  He worked in manufacturing.  In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time on his motorcycle.  Darrell was a member of the North American Hunting Club and the Hillsboro Baptist Church.

He is survived by his children, Jason Hoaglin, Angela Hoaglin and Jake Hoaglin, fifteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren, his mother, Reva Helmuth, his brother, Jeff Hoaglin and his wife Robin and his sister, Shari Feuerbach, four stepchildren, Kevin Carter, Alex Carter, Nick Carter and Ethan Carter and two adopted daughters, Brandy Ridgley and Mindy Hoaglin, along with nine nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father Donald, one brother, Robert “Bob” Hoaglin and an adopted daughter, Mindy Hoaglin.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 1 p.m. at the Hillsboro Cemetery.  A memorial has been established in his memory.  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 his arrangements.

Henry County Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners – Tuesday, October 22nd

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 10:18 am CDT

The Henry County Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 22 at 3.30. at the USDA Office, 709 S.  Iris Street, Mt Pleasant.  Tentative agenda items include approve minutes, watershed report, and cost share payments and other district business.    Those needing special accommodation should call the office @ 319-385-2824 ext. 3.

Mary I. Housh – PENDING

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 8:34 am CDT

Mary I. Housh, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant.

Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com

Sports, October 21st

By Slaten Swords · Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

Postseason Volleyball

In Class 1A Region 2, Burlington Notre Dame will host WACO at 7 pm tonight. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Lone Tree at home tonight at 7 pm. The winner will take on #2 Holy Trinity Catholic on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 7 pm in Fort Madison. 

Wapello will face off against New London tonight at home at 7 pm.

In Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will take on Cardinal on Wednesday at 7 pm at home. 

In Region 3, Columbus will battle with Danville at home at 7 pm tonight with the winner advancing to play #14 West Burlington. 

Class 3A Region 5 will have Washington hosting Mediapolis tomorrow, October 22nd, at 7 pm. Region 8 will see Fairfield travel to Wilton and Central Lee making the trip to West Liberty. 

Lastly, for Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison at home tomorrow at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

Postseason Football

WACO will travel to Central City on Friday, October 25th, with kickoff scheduled for 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will get a rematch with Montezuma on Friday at 7 pm on the road. 

Danville will compete against Bellevue on the road at 7 pm on Friday. 

Columbus will take on Maquoketa Valley on Friday at 7 pm in a road matchup.

West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Centerville on Friday at 7 pm. 

Mediapolis will hit the road on Friday at 7 pm to face off against Northeast.

High School Football

Mt. Pleasant will end the regular season on Friday, October 25th, at 7:30 pm at home against Assumption. Head coach John Bowlin is excited for the opportunity this team has to end the regular season,

“Big game for us. I mean we know assumption is going to bring it. There are three teams really fighting to get into that postseason. So, we’ve got to take care of what we can do and just our guys having this opportunity, you know, it’s been a long time since they’ve been able to play for something like that, so it speaks a lot to what they’ve done since last year. I mean, just the work and leadership these guys have brought to us. So, we’re going to let it all out on Friday and you know we’ll take all the shots we can and, you know, see where we end up. But it’s a lot of fun to be playing for something more at the end of the year and you know, like I said, just proud of our guys for earning that opportunity.”

Fairfield will close out the season at home on Friday at 7:30 pm against Grinnell. 

High School Cross Country

Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Pella for their Class 3A state qualifying meet set for Wednesday, October 23rd, at 4 pm. Class 4A’s Burlington will also run on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley. 

The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm on Thursday, October 24th. 

For Class 1A at Regina Catholic, Danville will run against Van Buren County as the two boys’ teams will enter the race ranked. Joining them will be Wapello, New London, and the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team.

WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip west to Pleasantville to compete, while Columbus will be on its own at North Linn.

In Class 2A, Central Lee and Notre Dame/West Burlington will make the trip to Monticello, while Mediapolis will follow the highly ranked Mid-Prairie teams to Pella Christian. 

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team competed in their Triangular over the weekend, splitting their matchups with a four set loss to Kansas City Kansas Community College (22-25, 25-23, 25-27, 18-25) and a sweep of East Central College (25-22, 25-10, 25-19). The Blackhawks will travel to Iowa Lakes Community College on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 7 pm.

College Football

#10 Iowa State threw two interceptions, including a pick-six, and allowed UCF to rush for over 350 yards, but somehow still exited their conference matchup undefeated when Rocco Becht pushed his way into the endzone for a one-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left in the 4th quarter to down the Knights 38-35. Becht finished with three touchdowns in the contest (two on the ground) as Carson Hansen rallied his way to 91 rushing yards and two scores of his own. The Cyclones will be awarded with a bye week.

Iowa’s defense struggled to stop Michigan State over the weekend as the Hawkeyes fell to the Spartans 32-20. Kaleb Johnson continued his superb season, tallying 147 total yards and his 13th rushing touchdown of the season. The Hawkeyes will be searching for a win on Saturday at home against Northwestern at 2:30 pm. 

This Day in Sports History

1964 – Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia becomes the first athlete to successfully defend his Olympic marathon title.

1973 – Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.

2007 – Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas set an NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in a 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston.

Downtown Burlington Fire Contained to Third Floor

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 6:08 am CDT

On Oct 20th, 2024, the Burlington Fire Department was dispatched at 7:55 pm for a report of a smoke showing from 115 N. 4th. in downtown Burlington. Burlington firefighters arrived two minutes later to find fire and smoke coming from the third floor of the building. The fire was contained to the third floor which sustained major smoke and heat damage.

The property is owned by BBS Investors LLC and is a three-story commercial building. The property was insured at the time of this incident. The building was not equipped with a fire detection system.

Burlington Fire Department was assisted by Alliant Energy and Gas, West Burlington Fire Department, Burlington Police Department, and Des Moines County Sheriffs Department. All units cleared the scene at 10:40 pm.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported during this incident.

The cause of the fire has been ruled undetermined. Any additional information related to this incident will be made available by the Fire Marshal.