Sports, September 20th

By Slaten Swords · Friday, September 20th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Football

Mt. Pleasant will take on Burlington on the road tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Mid-Prairie at 7:30 pm tonight.

WACO will hit the road to face off against HLV tonight at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Montezuma tonight at home at 7 pm. 

New London will travel to Central City tonight at 7 pm.

Fairfield will play Keokuk tonight at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Danville will take on Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7 pm on the road. 

Van Buren County will look for their first victory against Wapello tonight at 7 pm on the road. 

Central Lee will compete against Davis County tonight at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Mediapolis will travel to Albia tonight at 7:30 pm. 

Columbus will attempt to get back in the win column tonight at 7 pm against Pekin.

High School Volleyball

#10 West Burlington swept Mediapolis last night 25-18, 25-19, and 25-15. Taryn Snodgrass added 33 assists to her season total as Brenna Beggs led the Falcons with 17 kills. Ellah Wagenbach notched eight kills for the Bulldogs with Bryn Wright grabbing 31 assists. 

#4 Holy Trinity Catholic handled business against New London last night, winning in straight sets 25-9, 25-12, and 25-7. Presley Myers headlined the win with 13 kills and three blocks for the Crusaders. 

Mediapolis, Holy Trinity Catholic, and West Burlington will travel to Lisbon tomorrow, September 21st, for an invitational. 

Central Lee took a contentious first set 28-26, but Van Buren County flipped the script in the second set, winning 26-24 and running with that momentum took the final two sets 25-11 and 25-19 to win the match. Kenna Sandoval tallied 33 assists, five kills, and four blocks in the losing effort. 

Wapello defeated Columbus last night 3 sets to 1. Mila Jordan notched 20 kills, two blocks, and two aces in the win. The Wildcats were led by Daniela Diaz’s 22 assists and two kills. 

Central Lee and Wapello will compete in the Holy Trinity Catholic Classic on Monday, September 23rd, at 4 pm. 

#11 Burlington Notre Dame and Danville needed five sets to decide their thriller last night after the two traded the first four sets with the Nikes winning the second and fourth sets 25-23 and 25-20, while the Bears took the first and third sets 25-19 and 25-22. Eventually, there would be no upset as the Nikes grabbed the final set 15-8. Chloe Wenzel had four blocks and four aces in the win. 

Burlington Notre Dame will hit the road tomorrow to participate in the Springville Invitational.

Danville will compete in a tournament tomorrow at West Liberty.

WACO fell to Highland last night in straight sets 25-14, 25-8, and 25-16. Carlee Lunsford had five kills for the Warriors. WACO and Van Buren County will participate in the Cardinal Invitational tomorrow. 

Fairfield will travel to Ottumwa for a tournament tomorrow along with Mt. Pleasant. 

Winfield-Mt. Union and New London will get a break until the SEISC tournament next Thursday, September 26th.

High School Cross Country

Fort Madison hosted the Timm Lamb Invitational yesterday and the girls’ team for the Bloodhounds defended their home turf with a victory in the Class 3A and 4A race. Avery Rump led the Bloodhounds with a 2nd place finish, followed directly by Ellie Hellman. Washington’s Iris Dahl won the race with a time of 19 minutes and 45 seconds, which helped the Demons grab 2nd place as a team.

Mt. Pleasant finished in 5th as a team with 141 points. Quintrie Lee led the Panthers with a 12th place time of 21 minutes and 48 seconds, which earned her a medal. Bella Dodds was the next Panther to finish in 25th place as Monroe James and Summer Winget each grabbed season best times. 

Fairfield’s Caroline Van Pelt took 23rd place with a time of 23 minutes and 44 seconds as the Trojans took 6th place as a team with 157 points. 

In the girls’ Class 1A and 2A race, Danville got back to their winning ways with 32 team points, thirty points less than Mediapolis, who took 2nd place. Alaina Gourley won the race for the Bears with a time of 20 minutes and 18 seconds as Delaney Newberry, Addy Henkelvig, and Abby Arnett finished in 6th through 8th place, respectively.

Avery Dietz was the top finisher for Mediapolis with an 11th place time of 23 minutes and 3 seconds with Lily Nalley being the next finisher in 14th place. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Kaitlyn Kipp and Hannah Fruehling competed well with Kipp grabbing the bronze with a time of 21 minutes and 23 seconds and Fruehling finishing right behind in 4th place. Van Buren County also did not finish with a team score, but Rylee Phillips rounded out the top 10 with a time of 22 minutes and 49 seconds. 

Central Lee finished in 4th place as a team with Evelyn Adkins taking 12th place and Columbus took 6th place with Isabel Rendon finishing in 13th place. 

Switching over to the boys’ side for the Class 3A and 4A race, Washington ran away with gold as Tyler Alderton won the race with a time of 16 minutes and 53 seconds, followed by Andrew Rees in 2nd place as all five runners finished within the top 10.

Fairfield finished in 4th place as a team with 112 points with Aaden Regur leading the charge with a time of 19 minutes and 10 seconds, which was good enough for 19th place. 

Mt. Pleasant grabbed 5th place with 131 points as Locken Henderson crossed the finish line in 6th place with a time of 17 minutes and 52 seconds, while Silas Hulett finished with a season best time of 18 minutes and 31 seconds good enough for 15th place. 

Burlington’s Aaron Morehead took 11th place with a time of 18 minutes and 14 seconds. 

Lastly, in the Class 1A and 2A race, Columbus usurped Danville’s hold at the top of the team standings with a narrow one-point victory over Van Buren County (60 points for the Wildcats and 61 for the Warriors). Ty Muniz led the Wildcats with a 4th place time of 17 minutes and 7 seconds. 

Van Buren County had Lincoln Bainbridge grab 3rd place with a time of 16 minutes and 47 seconds followed by Landry Loeffler’s 6th place finish. 

Mediapolis captured 3rd place as a team with Will Schmidgall finishing in 2nd place with a time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds. Danville’s Jackson Shacklett finished two seconds faster than Schmidgall to take 1st place; however, the Bears took 5th as a team.

Winfield Mt. Union was led by Kohlby Newsom’s 8th place finish as the Wolves captured 7th place. Central Lee finished in 8th place followed by West Burlington/Notre Dame and Holy Trinity Catholic, respectively. Leo Thomas took 32nd for the Hawks, Liam Haeger grabbed 28th place for the Falcons, and Tanner Williams led the Crusaders with a 43rd place finish. 

Mt. Pleasant’s girls’ coach Lyle Murray urges the community to come out and support the Panthers when they host the Mt. Pleasant Invitational at the high school on Tuesday, September 24th, at 4:30 pm. Central Lee, Columbus, Danville, Fairfield, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, Mediapolis, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union will also be participating. 

Van Buren County will run at Ottumwa Golf and Social Club tomorrow, September 21st.

Wapello will travel to Burlington to compete next Thursday, September 26th. 

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team will hit the road to participate in the Parkland Tournament today with game one at 2 pm against Parkland College. 

College Football

Iowa will start Big Ten play tomorrow, September 21st, at 6:30 pm against Minnesota. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.

#20 Iowa State will host Arkansas State tomorrow at 1 pm. The call will be on KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130.

This Day in Sports History

1973 – Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match.

1987 – Chicago running back Walter Payton scores his then-NFL record 107th rushing touchdown in the Bears’ 20-3 victory over Tampa Bay.

1988 – Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first player of the modern era to reach 200 hits in six consecutive seasons.

Marlene Rossister

By Yorke Prough · Friday, September 20th, 2024 at 5:57 am CDT

Marlene Joyce (Hasstedt) Rossiter of Winfield, Iowa and more recently Lake Worth, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.  Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Service of Winfield.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the funeral home.   Burial will be in Winfield Scott Township Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Winfield Lions Club Beautification Committee in Marlene’s name.  Memorials may be sent to the funeral home at 102 S. Olive/P.O. Box 64 Winfield, Iowa 52659 or left for the family at the funeral home.  Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

Marlene Joyce Hasstedt was born on April 11, 1931 in Ogden, Iowa, the daughter of the late John and Clarice Caldwell Hasstedt.  Marlene graduated High School in 1949 and attended Iowa State College where she met her husband, Myers Rossiter.  They were married February 18, 1951.  They enjoyed farming, flying, traveling and family activities with their two daughters, Vicki Lynn and Julee Ann.

Marlene’s hobbies included quilting, sewing, gardening, watercolor painting and closely following basketball and football.   She was a 4-H leader for 15 years, member of Ametie Federation Club and TTT member for 43 years.  As a member of the Methodist Church Marlene served as Trustee 6 years, Sunday School teacher and Historian of the Women’s Society, member of the Iowa and International Flying Farmers for which she served as Hostess in 1995.  Ursula Kick, a foreign exchange student from Germany, was a member of the Rossiter Family from 1969-70 while she attended Winfield High School.  Marlene and her husband enjoyed many winters in Florida, travels to England, Spain, Italy, Wales, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and many flights in their Cessna Airplane.

Marlene will be deeply missed by her daughters, Vicki (Chris Bennett) Kirsner of West Palm Beach, Florida and Julee (David) Evans of Barnesville, Maryland; grandchildren, Michael Kirsner of West Palm Beach, Florida, Dr. Andrew Kirsner of Lakewood, Colorado, Brianne Evans of England and Dylan Evans of Aurora, Colorado; great-grandson, Jonathan Kirsner; sister, Madonna Woodley and nephews, Greg and Fred Woodley,

Marlene was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Kenneth Hasstedt and Roger Hasstedt.

In 2022 Marlene moved to Lake Worth, Florida where she enjoyed the close proximity to family and numerous outings including Polo, Swan Lake Ballet, Symphony at the Hardrock Casino, Birthday Celebrations and family bar-b-ques.  Marlene made many friends at Assisted Living and was cherished by staff and residents alike.  She was deeply loved by her family and will be greatly missed.

 

Diesel a Dollar Cheaper than Last Year – Weekly Fuel Report

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 3:41 pm CDT

Gasoline prices now average less than 3 dollars across Iowa as they took a sharp fall, down 9 cents from last week. The current Iowa price, $2.97, is 25 cents cheaper than the national average and a staggering 87 cents less than this time last year.

Diesel prices fell 5 cents for a statewide average of $3.34, however, they are an entire dollar per gallon less this year compared to last. The national average of $3.60 is 26 cents higher than the average in Iowa.

Natural gas prices fell 1 cent at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $2.31/MMbtu.

Tips for saving energy on the road or at home are available at energy.gov and fueleconomy.gov.

Friday Smoke in Wayland Part of City Plan

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 3:10 pm CDT

Residents in Wayland may find a strange sight tomorrow, as the city crew and engineers will be smoking the city limits sewer lines, as they check for holes. Thankfully, this smoke is harmless, and no services will be interrupted. If you have infiltration of smoke in your home tomorrow, please call 319 256 3276, and the local fire department, as well as city crew and engineers will assess the situation.

 

Supervisors Discuss Hershey Hall Project, Planning and Zoning Meeting Postponed

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 11:33 am CDT

The Henry County Board of Supervisors met on Thursday morning for their regular weekly meeting. The board was meant to discuss the planning and zoning recommendation today, but motioned to move it until next Thursday, September 26th. It may well be moved to the following week, as one supervisor will not be in town for the meeting next week. As a result, the Planning and Zoning meeting for September 25th has been postponed with no meeting date given yet. This is due to the supervisors wishing to discuss the planning and zoning recommendation before the September 25th meeting.

The board also met with Chris Ales, who is part of a team that purchased former Iowa Wesleyan dormitories to repurpose them into housing options. That group applied for tax credits, which were granted, and they now are moving forward with the goal of starting construction at Hershey Hall next spring or summer. Jim Bergman, the developer of this project, stated that he has developed over 100 projects, and is thrilled to develop one in Mt. Pleasant. He did concede that there is a lot of work to do. It should be noted that the conversation today was centered strictly on Hershey Hall.

After the meeting, a group of legislators, city council members, chamber of commerce members, and more, met at the Hershey Hall to discuss the future plans for the project. Speaking with Jim Bergman, he explained what the goal is for Hershey Hall in the coming months. “So the project is a Section 42 affordable housing project that’s going to be converted into moderate income workforce housing. I think there’s about 32 total units. If we get the number of units that are shown right now in the architectural plans, we hope that it’s going to be about a 12 month construction cycle and we hope to break ground with that construction next spring, but it’s it’s designed to provide rents that are less than market rate rents for a period of 30 years.”

Bergman then went into depth about what the renovation will look like.”Besides that, obviously it’s a renovation of an existing building, so it’s it’s keeping this building alive and refreshing it to go maybe another fifty, 100 years. It’s a gut rehab. So the entire interior will be torn down basically to the studs and outside walls and completely redone.”

Supervisor Lindeen called it a “happy day” and believes this will be good for our community. The motion to approve a contract with Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission was approved 3-0.

One citizen spoke up during the public comment section of the meeting. He believes that the Board of Supervisors should schedule two meetings a week when there is an important item that needs to be discussed, such as the planning and zoning recommendation. Scheduling a supervisors meeting for next Tuesday, for example, would still allow the board time to discuss before the postponed planning and zoning meeting. He mentioned that the Board of Supervisors had planned in their budget to meet twice a week, so the money should be there. The Henry County Board of Supervisors will meet next Thursday, September 26th, at 9:00am.

Scattered Thunderstorms Expected Thursday Evening

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 8:27 am CDT

*Updated as of 3:13pm*
Strong to severe storm risk remains on track for this evening, mainly west of the Mississippi River. The timing of storms has trended a little bit later. Now the NWS believes 7 PM to midnight tonight is now the most likely time frame for severe storms. Large hail and damaging winds are the main hazards, although a tornado can’t be ruled out entirely. Storms are expected to weaken as they approach the Mississippi River.

 

*Original post*

A few severe storms are possible, mainly this evening west of the Mississippi River. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats. A few showers and storms may occur as early later this morning & afternoon into parts of eastern Iowa. However, the greater coverage of storms is expected to occur this evening/tonight especially west of the Mississippi River.

 

Racine Avenue Project Begins Friday

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 8:26 am CDT

The Henry County Engineers Office announces road construction work to take place on Racine Avenue (X23), beginning Friday, September 20th. The project will start at Mt Union and continue south. Work will include lane closures with flaggers and pilot cars. Expect delays and use caution. This project will take approximately two (2) weeks. Questions may be answered by calling 385-0762.

 

Henry County Historic Preservation Meeting Report – 09/18

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 8:24 am CDT

The Henry County Historic Preservation Commission met Wednesday September 18 at the Henry County Heritage Center.  Attending were Commissioners Caroline Lehman, Cathie Schreiner, Mary Savage, Judy Rawson, Larry D. Roth, Pat White, and Joel Garretson.  The agenda and last meeting minutes were approved as well as the treasurer’s report.  A new schedule for the Historic Highlights newspaper column and updated museum brochures were distributed among the Commissioners. Enhancing tourism among the small museums in the county has been a recent topic for discussion and it was discussed that producing a historic tourism guide book featuring the location of all the county’s historic landmarks and features might be the best option.  The spiral bound guide book could include maps showing the locations of sites placed on the National Register of Historic Places, country schools, abandoned towns and railroads, pioneer cemeteries, mills, dams, and other historically significant sites indexed and organized by townships and cities. There are two interesting programs coming up, starting with Pioneer Cemetery Day highlighting Jefferson Township cemeteries at the Henry County Heritage Center on Saturday September 21 at 2:00 p.m, and a presentation at the Dover Museum in New London on September 22 at 1:30 p.m. by Virginia Ekstrand, “My Life and the 1964 Earthquake in Alaska”.

The next meeting will be October 16 at the Henry County Heritage Center.