Stephen A. Smyth, 78, of New London, died Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant.
Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com
The Burlington Police Department has confirmed that multiple cats have been recovered from a property in the city. Reports on social media suggest that the former resident of 105 Melrose Ct abandoned up to 50 cats before leaving town. 10 cats have been recovered by the Des Moines County Animal Shelter, with approximately 15 remaining on the property.
One local business is taking matters into their own hands. Press Paws Cat Café and Game Room has started a fundraiser to help rescue and rehabilitate these animals. According to them, an overwhelming amount of the abandoned animals are malnourished, sick, and neglected.
The Burlington Police Department says that they are in contact with the former resident, and that an investigation is ongoing.
Discussions have seemingly been placed on hold for the Henry County Board of Supervisors after a work session turned into a stalemate on Tuesday. While many sections of the alternative energy ordinance were discussed, the main issue at hand was the failure to agree on setback lengths.
All three supervisors have proposed distances that conflict with each other. Board chair, Moeller, and supervisor Lindeen, agree that the setback distance should be from structures, which is what the ordinance currently says. Supervisor White, however, argues that the distance should be measured from the property line.
Lindeen believes that one kilometer (3280ft) from a structure is ample setback length, with White wanting 3/4ths of a mile, or 3960 feet, from the property line. Moeller came in much lower, choosing a figure of 2500 feet from a structure. All three men shared their reasoning for the distance that they chose.
The board will be taking the rest of the month to conduct further research in regard to issues with natural disasters, mechanical failures, and things of that nature. Moeller believes that the setback distance is the main hold up at this point in time.
The topic of money was brought forth by Moeller. Further discussion will be had over the value and growth that this potential wind turbine project would bring into the county. Meanwhile, supervisor Lindeen seemed frustrated with the progress of this project, believing that it is continually consuming the board. He agreed that the board should not rush through anything, but did mention that they can’t get anything else done right now because most of their time is focused on this. White called this potential project “monumental” and stated that it would change Henry County for the foreseeable future.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will stay at home to take on Keokuk on Friday, October 11th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Columbus will face off against Van Buren County on Friday at 7 pm.
Central Lee will square off against Mid-Prairie on the road on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis will compete against Davis County on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road.
WACO will hit the road to take on English Valleys on Friday at 7 pm.
Danville will be tested on the road against #4 Lisbon at 7 pm on Friday.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Albia on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will host Mormon Trail on Friday at 7 pm.
Wapello will travel to Pekin on Friday at 7 pm.
Fairfield will take on South Tama on Friday at 7 pm at home.
New London’s road game against Moravia has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 12th, at 2 pm.
High School Volleyball
#12 West Burlington honored their seniors last night in a dominating win over New London: 25-8, 25-8, and 25-9. Seniors Taryn Snodgrass with 25 assists and Madelyn Hamelton, who led the team with nine kills and five aces, stole the show for the Falcons’ 34th victory of the season.
West Burlington will square off against Danville on Tuesday, October 15th, at 7:30 pm in a road matchup.
New London will look for a win on their senior night tomorrow, October 10th, against Burlington Notre Dame at 7:15 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame celebrated senior night in style with a sweep of Mediapolis (25-13, 25-21, and 25-21). Bryn Wright dished out 21 assists and connected on an ace for the Bulldogs, while Addi Brockway tallied 13 kills for the Nikes.
Mediapolis will compete against Van Buren County tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
Danville looked to spoil Central Lee’s senior night by winning the first set 25-23, but the Hawks squashed any attempt at an upset by taking the next three sets 25-19, 26-24, and 25-17. Taylor Jones and Halle Lampe were dominant at the net with both players collecting 14 kills and combining for 17 total blocks. The Bears will host Keokuk tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7:30 pm for the Crusaders’ senior night.
Despite the largest margin of victory in a set being only three points, Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Highland last night in straight sets (25-22, 28-26, and 26-24). The Wolves will take on Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home for their senior night.
Wapello defeated Hillcrest Academy last night 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, and 25-19). The Arrows will face off against Lone Tree tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
The Southeast Conference (SEC) Tournament held their first round of competition last night in Keokuk. Burlington exited unscathed, defeating Keokuk (25-6, 25-22), Mt. Pleasant (25-12, 25-22), and Fort Madison (25-18, 25-15) without dropping a set.
Washington almost followed suit, taking down Mt. Pleasant (25-13, 25-16) and Fort Madison (25-23, 25-8) in sweeps, while shutting down Fairfield (25-19, 23-25, 15-0) in the third set for a perfect record on the night.
Fairfield picked up wins against Fort Madison and Keokuk to finish the night 2-1, while Mt. Pleasant went 0-2. The Grayhounds will host the SEC finals next Tuesday at 5 pm.
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Oskaloosa on Saturday, October 12th, for a tournament.
WACO will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at home at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will take on Highland tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
High School Cross Country
Mediapolis and Columbus will be co-hosting the Mike Jay Invitational with Danville, Van Buren County, WACO, Central Lee, Winfield-Mt. Union, New London, Holy Trinity Catholic, Mt. Pleasant, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Wapello all competing tomorrow, October 10th.
Southeast Iowa Playbook
Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, tonight at 6 pm for a new episode of the Southeast Iowa Playbook. The school of focus for this week’s episode will be Winfield-Mt. Union with special guests Lane Genkinger and Pacey Schlee.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will compete against Western Iowa Tech Community College tonight at 6 pm on the road.
College Football
#11 Iowa State will travel to West Virginia on Saturday, October 12th, at 7 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the call.
Iowa will host Washington on Saturday at 11 am. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.
This Day in Sports History
1938 – The Cleveland Rams and the Chicago Bears play one of only four penalty free games in NFL history; Rams win 14-7 at Cleveland Stadium.
1989 – Art Shell becomes the first Black NFL head coach in the modern era; his Los Angeles Raiders beat the New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football.
1997 – North Carolina’s men’s basketball coach Dean Smith retires as the winningest coach in college basketball.
Prep Cross Country- The Iowa Track Coaches Association (IATC) released their 7th edition of the Iowa high school team rankings, and three local teams are ranked within the top ten after a week of races.
Class 3A
Starting with the boys’ rankings, Washington remained put at #8 after winning their own invitational after their only ranked runner, #22 Tyler Alderton, won the gold over Andrew Rees by six-tenths of a second.
Overall, their squad had all scoring runners finish in the top 10 at their invitational, defeating Fort Madison by 25 points.
Speaking of the Bloodhounds, Fort Madison gained a spot in the rankings from 18th last week to 17th this week. Their 2nd place finish as a team in the Washington Invitational was their only appearance last week.
Jacob Shottenkirk, who saw time in the early season rankings, along with Riley Tripp lead this squad as their times hovered around 17 minutes and 30 seconds last Tuesday.
On the girls’ side, Fort Madison fell two spots to #5 in the rankings. The Bloodhounds edged out a win against the hosts at the Washington Invitational as Avery Rump took 4th place and their final scoring runner, McKayla Schinstock, grabbed 14th place.
Class 2A
Mediapolis, anchored by #12 Will Schmidgall, continues to round out the top 20 after no move in the rankings. The Bulldogs did not have a meet last week, hence the idle nature in the rankings.
Class 1A
The boys’ rankings continue to be populated by southeast Iowa teams as Danville enters this week at #5 in the rankings. A trip to Williamsburg saw the Bears finish in 6th as a team in a tough meet. Jackson Shacklett leads this team with Nick Powell and Isaac Shinn offering ample help.
Columbus fell back three spots in the rankings to #12 after collecting a 6th place team finish at Wartburg College over the weekend. #15 Ty Muniz is the backbone of this squad as he raced to a 6th place time of 16 minutes and 47 seconds.
Van Buren County had a bye week and remained at #15 in the rankings.
Lastly, the Danville girls’ team retreated two spots in the rankings from 17th to 15th. The Bears struggled at Williamsburg, taking 11h place as a team with Alaina Gourley’s 10th place time of 19 minutes and 48 seconds leading the way.
Gone are the days of running to the nearest landline in an emergency. With the advancements made in technology, anyone can dial 911 on their smartphone and connect with an operator in almost no time. Sometimes, quick is not quick enough. Now, individuals can create an emergency health profile, providing first responders with the critical information they need to help care for you in a medical emergency.
LeeCom consolidated dispatch recently shared information on an app that can be downloaded by anyone.
RapidSOS, an app for smartphones, is an emergency response data platform which securely links life-saving data from connected devices or profiles to 911 and first responders in an emergency.
The app even has a silent panic alarm button, which can be pressed in a situation in which someone must stay quiet. There is an example given of a gas station employee who triggered the silent alarm during a robbery in progress. A safety agent then verified the claims and shared a photo of the intruder, through security camera footage, with the closest 911 center.
Having access to this platform, however, does not mean 911 telecommunicators will simply rely on the data given by the application. 911 Telecommunicators will still ask important questions prior to responders arriving on scene.
Learn more about RapidSOS and sign up with your health profile at emergencyprofile.org
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
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AGENDA
October 10, 2024
1.Approve Agenda
2.Approve Minutes
3.Approve Claims
4.Jake Hotchkiss Engineer Weekly Update
Approve, Resolution for Stop Sign
5.Caleb Waters Conservation Monthly Update
6.Joe Buffington P & Z, Monthly Update
7. Rich McNamee Sheriff, NLCSD 28E Agreement
8.Public Comments
Public audience comments are typically open to anything the
public wants to tell the board – Although there are rules about
confidential information, avoiding disparaging an employee, etc.
Other County Business as time allows
Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates
The Mount Pleasant City Council will meet in Regular Session on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at City Hall, 307 E. Monroe Street, second-floor meeting room at 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA
*5. Approve minutes of previous meetings.
*6. Approve payment of bills.
*7. Receive report of Officers including Resolution No: 2024-86 approving September transfers.
l l . Adjourn to meet in regular session on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
