Wayland City Council Meeting Agenda 10/02

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

City Hall/Council Chambers
PO Box 155
218 W Main St
Wayland, IA 52654
Phone: 319-256-3276
Fax: 319-256-3279

Regular Meeting Agenda Wayland City Hall @ 7:30 P.M.

MAYOR: Travis Shelman
COUNCIL: Caylon DeVaul,
Kathie Grimm, Jamie Roth,
Chad Rohe, Mike Miller
CLERK: Beverly Conrad
TREAS: Terry Kaufman
ATTORNEY: Lynch Dallas

October 2, 2024

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council member requests an item be removed for separate consideration.
a. Minutes of September 18, 2024
b. Bills for Payment
c. Treas. Report
d. Clerks Budgetary Report
e. Utility Dept. Report
f. Police Dept. Report
g. Firefighter Dept. Report
h. Building Permits

3. Citizen Forum
The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public for items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair. No action will be taken.
4. Unfinished Business
5. New Business
a. Res. 2024-21 A Resolution Establishing a Public Purpose for Main Street Greet &
Treat Community Event
b. Review/Approve Alliant Energy Electric Facilities Extension Agreement
(Subdivision Project) and authorize Payment
c. Approve Request for Speed Study on Hwy 78 through IDOT
d. Consider New Install Cost Share for Non-Standard Size Natural Gas Meter
6. Adjournment

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda 10/03

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 at 9:35 am CDT

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
319-385-0759              319-385-0760             319-385-0761

AGENDA

October 3, 2024

1.Approve Agenda

2.Approve Minutes

3. Department Head Meeting

4.Jake Hotchkiss Engineer Weekly Update

5.Lynn Whaley, WEMIGA Update

6. Conservation, ITC ROW

7.Public Comments

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

Shop for Shelter Event on October 10th for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 at 8:55 am CDT

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Rape Victim Advocacy Program (DVIP & RVAP) is hosting a series of events and initiatives aimed at raising awareness and providing support for victims and survivors of domestic violence.

DVIP & RVAP operates a 24/7 shelter for individuals and families fleeing intimate partner violence. Every Domestic Violence Awareness Month, they request help from the community in stocking the shelter at their Shop For Safety campaign.

DVIP & RVAP is partnering with several grocery stores in Johnson County on this event. Volunteers, board members, and staff will be onsite at each location to solicit donations for the organization’s most needed items. The goods collected at this event will provide about nine months’ worth of hygiene items, household cleaning supplies, and food for the individuals the agency serves within  each year.

Participating locations include Burlington Hy-Vee, Mount Pleasant Hy-Vee, Keokuk Hy-Vee, Washington Hy-Vee, Fort Madison Fairway.

Shop for Shelter will take place on October 10th, 2024 from 4-6 PM.

If you miss Shop for Shelter but would still like to donate goods to the cause, contact 319-359-9353 to set up a drop-off appointment.

DVIP & RVAP is also hosting other Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities, including:

Library Book Displays: Starting October 1st, public libraries across DVIP & RVAP’s eight-county service region will feature curated book displays throughout the month, highlighting books and resources that focus on domestic violence, survivor stories, and related issues. Free bookmarks offering resources and information for those in need will also be available.

Participating libraries include Tipton Public Library, West Branch Public Library, Burlington Public Library, Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington SCC), Mount Pleasant Public Library, Iowa City Public Library, North Liberty Library, Coralville Public Library, Keokuk Public Library, Fort Madison Public Library, Keosauqua Public Library, Washington Public Library, Kalona Public Library, Williamsburg Public Library, Solon Public Library, and Marengo Public Library.

Wear Purple Day: Join DVIP & RVAP on October 17th in wearing purple to support victim-survivors. Purple is the national color used to represent those who have experienced/are experiencing domestic violence. Share photos of your purple wear on social media, tag DVIP & RVAP, and use the hashtag #PurpleForAPurpose.

“Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a great time for the community to show support for survivors,” said Alta Medea, Director of Community Engagement for DVIP. “We invite everyone to participate in these events, educate themselves about the issues victim-survivors are facing, and show their support for individuals affected by domestic violence.”

For more information about these events, visit our website at dvipiowa.org.

Sports, October 2nd

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Football

Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their Homecoming on Friday, October 4th, against Washington at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.

Danville will travel to Van Buren County on Friday at 7 pm.

WACO will celebrate their senior night on Friday at 7 pm against New London. 

Mediapolis will host Mid-Prairie on Friday at 7:30 pm. 

Columbus will hit the road to compete against Louisa-Muscatine at 7 pm on Friday. 

Central Lee will celebrate their homecoming on Friday at 7:30 pm against West Burlington/Notre Dame.

Fairfield will take on Williamsburg on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Wapello will host Lisbon at 7 pm on Friday.

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm at home. 

High School Volleyball

Winfield-Mt. Union and Columbus went back-and-forth all night, but the Wildcats won the five-set thriller 25-21, 20-25, 27-25, 21-25, and 15-11. Daniela Diaz finished with 34 assists, two kills, a block, and two aces in the winning effort. The Wildcats will take on Highland on October 10th at 7:30 pm at home.

Winfield-Mt. Union will compete in a tournament at New London on Saturday, October 5th.

WACO traveled to Lone Tree last night and fell to Lions in three sets (23-21, 18-21, 10-15), while being swept by Keota (21-18, 21-16). Courtney Waterhouse led the team with 10 kills, while Morgan Meyer tabbed 13 assists. The Warriors will host Hillcrest Academy tomorrow, October 3rd, at 7:30 pm. 

Mt. Pleasant had their senior night celebration spoiled last night against Fairfield 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19). The Panthers started off on the right foot with senior Zoey Atkinson notching a kill, two aces, and a block in the first set, but Fairfield’s defense started flying around, finishing the night with eight total blocks. Trojan head coach Vicki Rebling said her team has focused on communication heading into last night’s matchup,

“We started off a little slow, it seemed like we needed to get used to each other a little bit. Our feet weren’t moving all that well. So, more communication, we always talk about and practice our mouth moves our feet. So, the more we can talk about every ball, the more our feet start to react and we get to the spots that we need to get to.”

Mt. Pleasant captured the second set after Sonya Simon, Alex Scott (3), and Atkinson combined for five aces; however, miscommunication and errors curtailed any momentum that the Panthers were gaining as head coach Logan Wall talked about after the game,

“I felt like we played well. I felt like we served well. We just got down and couldn’t find our momentum back out of some of those, those ruts. Yeah, sometimes it goes your way, sometimes it doesn’t.”

Addison Clark led the Panthers with 11 kills with Fairfield’s Elyse Setterstrom finishing with a game high 12 kills. Despite the loss, coach Wall was more than happy to celebrate this class of seniors,

“Yeah, the senior class have really been great leaders. They don’t necessarily lead on the court, but they have gelled our team together off the court and they’re just a good group of girls and they have their sights set high for after high school. You know, a lot of them are going into the medical field and things like that. And so really just trying to mold young women that are inspired to do well out in society.”

Fairfield will square off against Williamsburg tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Mt. Pleasant will be gearing up for the first round of the Southeast Conference tournament on Tuesday, October 8th, at 5 pm. 

Holy Trinity Catholic will take on Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home. 

West Burlington will compete against Central Lee tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Mediapolis will face off against New London tomorrow at home at 7:30 pm.

Van Buren County will travel to Danville tomorrow at 7:30 pm.

Wapello will tango with Highland at home tomorrow at 7:30 pm.  

High School Cross Country

Mt. Pleasant, WACO, and Fairfield participated in the Washington Invitational last night and the Fort Madison girls’ team edged out a one-point victory over Marion, while the Demon boys’ team dominated with Tyler Alderton winning the race and the rest of the top five runners finishing within the top 10.

Starting with the girls’ race, Washington’s Iris Dahl finished in 2nd place with a time of 20 minutes and 23 seconds, as Avery Rump of Fort Madison claimed 4th place. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team finished in 5th place with 178 points followed by Fairfield with 180 points. The Panthers were led by Quintrie Lee’s 10th place finish with a time of 21 minus and 1 second. Alex Jo Steward grabbed 16th place for the Trojans.

WACO finished in 8th as a team with Josie Dykstra taking 11th place with a time of 21 minutes and 3 seconds. Katelyn Kobliska was the top runner for Burlington as she finished in 45th place.

In the boys’ race, Fairfield totaled 134 points for 4th place, followed by Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, and WACO, respectively. Aaden Regur was the top runner for the Trojans as he grabbed 18th place. Burlington was headlined by Sam Kotleba and Aaron Morehead as they took 13th and 14th place, respectively.

Mt. Pleasant had Locken Henderson finish within the top 10 in 7th place with a time of 17 minutes and 37 seconds. Lastly, WACO’s Jude Dykstra grabbed the bronze with a time of 17 minutes and 1 second. 

Mt. Pleasant, WACO, Wapello, and Fairfield will travel to Hillcrest Academy on Saturday, October 7th. 

Danville traveled to Williamsburg yesterday and the girls’ team placed 11th out of 17 teams with 301 points, while the boys’ team clinched 6th place out of 19 teams with 191 points. 

In the girls’ race, Alaina Gourley led the charge for the Bears with a 10th place time of 19 minutes and 48 seconds. Abby Arnett was the next to finish for Danville with a time of 22 minutes and 2 seconds, which placed her in 60th.

In the boys’ race, Jackson Shacklett notched a time of 16 minutes and 24 seconds, nabbing him 6th place overall. Nick Powell and Isaac Shinn finished one after the other in 34th and 35th place, respectively. 

Danville, Columbus, and Van Buren County will compete at Heritage Oaks Golf and Country Course on October 10th.

Van Buren County hosted their invitational last night with both their boys’ and girls’ teams dominating as they each finished the team golds and the individual golds. Rylee Phillips with a time of 21 minutes and 36 seconds took 1st place followed by Kayley Snowgren grabbing the silver. Lincoln Bainbridge, Landry Loeffler, and Kayden Farris all got on the podium with the trio finishing 1st through 3rd place, respectively.

Mediapolis, Central Lee, Holy Trinity Catholic, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Wapello will participate in a meet hosted by Winfield-Mt. Union tomorrow, October 3rd.

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team will stay at home to compete against North Iowa Area Community College tonight at 7 pm. 

College Football

#16 Iowa State is back at home on Saturday, October 5th, at 6:30 pm, taking on Baylor. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the broadcast. 

Iowa will square off against #3 Ohio State on the road at 2:30 on Saturday. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call. 

This Day in Sports History

1916 – Pitching in his 3rd start in 5 days, Philadelphia Phillies right hander Grover Cleveland Alexander ties the MLB record with his 16th shutout of the year in a 2-0 win versus the Boston Braves.

1950 – Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets an NFL record with 5 touchdown receptions in a 55-13 win against the Baltimore Colts.

1994 – Miami head coach Don Shula faces off against Cincinnati head coach and his son David in the first-ever NFL meeting between father and son; the Dolphins defeat the Bengals, 23-7.

Prep Cross Country: Two Local Squads Find Themselves in the Top 5 After Another Week of Races

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

Prep Cross Country- The Iowa Track Coaches Association released their 6th edition of the high school cross country team rankings and two of our local teams have ventured into the top five in their respective classes.

Class 3A

Fort Madison and Washington will make for a very interesting conference showdown on October 17th as both their boys’ and girls’ programs find themselves ranked within the top 20.

Looking at the boys’ teams first, Washington holds the advantage after moving up in the top 10 to #8, while Fort Madison also surged up two spots to #18. The Demons have finished in 1st place as a team in three straight meets, including a 23-point victory over the Bloodhounds at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational.

Tyler Alderton, who is ranked individually, and Andrew Rees headline the Washington squad, while Fort Madison is led by the duo of Riley Tripp and Jacob Shottenkirk.

On the girls’ side, Fort Madison took a huge leap from #11 last week to #3 this week after back-to-back meet victories at Mt. Pleasant and Anamosa. At Anamosa, Avery Rump took 8th place but more importantly the top five runner for the Bloodhounds finished in the top 16.

Washington remained at #20 with Iris Dahl leading the charge for the Demons. At Mt. Pleasant, the Demons finished only 11 points away from the Bloodhounds.

Class 2A

A 2nd place team finish at Burlington launched Mediapolis back into the top 20 to round out the list after a week of being unranked. Will Schmidgall, the #13 runner in Class 2A, anchors the Bulldogs as he has finished in 2nd place at the last two meets.

Class 1A

A trio of teams from the Southeast Iowa Super Conference find themselves ranked in the top 20 for the boys’ team rankings. Danville jumped up from 18th to 5th, Van Buren County, fresh off a victory at Burlington, fell back two spots to 15th, and Columbus hurdled a couple teams to be ranked 9th this week a week after being ranked 12th.

On the girls’ side, the Danville girls’ team claimed 3rd place as a team at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational, which knocked them back two spots in the top 20 from 15th to 13th.

Next Rankings

The IATC will release a new round of individual rankings next Monday, October 7th, while the team rankings will come out on Tuesday, October 8th.

Two Adult Males Arrested after Endangered Lee County Juvenile Found in Illinois

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at 9:25 am CDT

An endangered person in Lee County was located in Peoria County, Illinois, on Saturday after an advisory was put out to the public.

On September 28th, at approximately 11:30 am, Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies were notified by Lee County Sheriff’s Office of a missing 15-year-old female who was listed as an Endangered Runaway. Lee County investigators informed the deputies that the juvenile’s phone was pinging in an area in Peoria County. The deputies were given information about the juvenile, including the vehicle she may have been in.

Deputies with the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office started looking in the area and a short time later located the Dodge Ram, the juvenile, and two adult males at a gas station. However, the license plates on the truck did not match the ones previously given. Astonishingly, the males swapped the license plates out to avoid police. The two adult males were interviewed, arrested, and booked into the Peoria County Jail.

Shawn M. Carrell, 28, was arrested for 2 counts of Criminal Sexual Assault, Violation of Order of Protection, and Harboring a Runaway. It was found that the juvenile had an order of protection against Carrell.

Ian J. Fifer, 19, was arrested for Harboring a Runaway and Child Pornography. During the investigation, Peoria County investigators found pictures of a nude underage female on Fifer’s cell phone.

Both males are from Iowa.

Shawn Carrel
Ian Fifer

PO Box Permanently Closed for Mt. Pleasant Utilities

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at 8:58 am CDT

If you see a suspicious vehicle driving around Mt. Pleasant in the coming days, chances are it’s just looking for leaks. According to the Mt. Pleasant Utilities, a company will be driving around town in a blue van and/or an orange moped inspecting for leaks.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 319-385-2121.

Additionally, the Mt. Pleasant Utilities PO Box number has now been closed. From now on, please send payments to their physical address at 509 N Adams St. in Mt. Pleasant.

Dry Conditions and Gusty Winds may lead to Field Fires – Weekly Crop Report

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at 8:56 am CDT

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

“As we head into October, harvest activity will move into high gear with dry conditions expected to continue,” said Secretary Naig. “Although suitable for harvest, these warm and dry conditions, paired with low humidity and gusty winds, also produce an environment that can lead to field fires. I encourage everyone to be prepared, have a plan, and keep safety top of mind as you are in the field, on the road and around the farm.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report
Iowa continued to experience hot and dry conditions this week allowing Iowa farmers 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending September 29, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.  Field activities included harvesting both corn and soybeans.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 15 percent very short, 44 percent short, 41 percent adequate and 0 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 11 percent very short, 44 percent short, 44 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.

Corn in the dent stage or beyond reached 97 percent this week. Corn mature reached 75 percent, 1 week behind last year but 2 days ahead of normal. Corn harvested for grain reached 11 percent, 3 days behind last year but equal to the five-year average. Corn condition remained at 77 percent good to excellent. Soybeans coloring or beyond reached 95 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 80 percent, 2 days behind last year but 3 days ahead of average. Soybeans harvested reached 27 percent this week, 3 days ahead of both last year and the five-year average. Soybean condition rated 77 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition continued to deteriorate with 44 percent rated good to excellent this week.  With the continued dry conditions, some producers have had to begin hauling water to cattle.