Short Foot Pursuit Results in Multiple Charges for Burlington Man with Warrants

By Yorke Prough · Friday, September 13th, 2024 at 6:11 am CDT

On September 10, 2024, at approximately 8:37p.m. Des Moines County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for a moving violation near Division St. and Roosevelt. The vehicle pulled over and the driver ran from the vehicle. After a short foot pursuit, the driver was detained and identified as William Charles Cardoni, age 37, of Burlington, IA. Cardoni was found in possession of a drug pipe. During the foot pursuit a deputy sustained minor injuries to his leg.

A driver’s license check showed Cardoni has no driver’s license, and he had two out of county arrest warrants. Cardoni was placed under arrest for making an improper turn, no valid driver’s license, interference with official acts causing bodily injury, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the arrest warrants. He was transported to the Des Moines County Correctional Center. Cardoni was searched at the jail and methamphetamine was located inside of his sock. Cardoni was charged additionally with possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine and possessing contraband within a correctional institution.

Situation Involving Empty Ammunition at Lincoln Elementary “Handled Appropriately” by School and Officer

By Yorke Prough · Friday, September 13th, 2024 at 6:10 am CDT

There was a situation at Lincoln Elementary yesterday morning involving an empty ammo magazine, thankfully it was resolved quickly. Just after 8:00am on Thursday morning, an unloaded ammunition magazine was found in the backpack of a student at Lincoln Elementary.

That student was brought to the office and the school resource officer, Brad Gillis, was promptly notified. Thankfully, through investigation it was determined that the student had no ill intentions, but rather thought it might make for a nice show and tell item to their friends.

The Mt. Pleasant Chief of Police, Lyle Murray, believes it was handled appropriately by the school and the officer involved. There will be no charges placed on anyone. The school district would like to thank the para-educators and the school resource officer for their quick attention into this matter.

Getting Involved: Annual Volunteer Day Great Opportunity to Clean State Parks

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 11:05 am CDT

Annual Volunteer Day is right around the corner and if you’ve been looking for a way to get your feet wet, the Iowa DNR has the job for you. Iowans are invited to lend a hand at state parks and forests on Saturday, September 28th. Join park staff to help care for Iowa’s natural areas, freshen up campgrounds and facilities, and spend time outdoors.

Clean-up efforts will be unique for each park depending on needs, and may include litter pick-up, staining or painting buildings, removing invasive species, rebuilding picnic tables, harvesting prairie seeds and more. In our area, Geode State Park, Lacey-Keosauqua, and Lake Darling are all participating.

Citizens interested in volunteering can find complete details on times, meeting locations, and activities, at www.iowadnr.gov/volunteer

Gas Now 88 Cents Less Than Last Year – Weekly Fuel Report

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 11:04 am CDT

As of Wednesday, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.06 across Iowa according to AAA.

Prices fell 5 cents from last week’s price and are down 88 cents from a year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.25, down 7 cents from last week’s price.

Retail diesel prices in Iowa fell 5 cents this week with a statewide average of $3.39. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $4.26 in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 26 cents lower than the national average of $3.65.

Natural gas prices rose 13 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $2.32/MMbtu.

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

Mt. Pleasant City Council Meeting Report 09.11.24 – Animal Control, Police Chief Comments, Near Historic Election

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 11:03 am CDT

The Mt. Pleasant City Council met on Wednesday evening for a regular meeting. The 3rd reading of the ordinance appealing and replacing certain sections regarding animal control was approved. This new language removes the city council and police chief from the appeal process of a dangerous animal distinction. The mayor asked the Chief of Police, Lyle Murray, if any officer can write a ticket for an animal, to which he replied yes. However, they usually pass the distinction to the community service officer. Murray stated that he does not want to see anyone put their dog down and mentioned that there are plenty of other options first.

During the public forum, Police Chief Murray brought up the situation from last week which saw a Mt. Pleasant Police Officer fired upon. He said that it was a bad situation, but could have been much worse. He was thankful that no one was hurt on their end and encouraged the council members to thank the officers in our community for their work.

Councilmember Griffith, who is also involved with county elections, commented on the recent special election. With over 1000 absentee ballots submitted, these numbers were nearly historic. The general election is on November 5th.

Rachel Lindeen Elected to MAPC

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 6:57 am CDT

A familiar name in our community has been elected to the Mid-America Port Commission.

Rachel Lindeen is the Executive Vice President of the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance since February 2023. She has over 10 years of experience in the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development world. A native of Mount Pleasant, she has been living in working in Southeast Iowa for most of her professional career. She is responsible for providing highly visible leadership and building a strong reputation for the organization in all issues related to economic development, business development and community vitality for all of Henry County, Iowa. She oversees the daily activities for the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce, Area Development Commission and Henry County Tourism.

The MAPC Board is made up of 9 members representing the 26 counties in the three states forming the MAPC service area (Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri). Each state governor appoints a commissioner with the other two appointed by county boards/commissioners.

 

Sports, September 12th

By Slaten Swords · Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Football

Mt. Pleasant will stay at home to compete against Tipton tomorrow, September 13th, at 7 pm for Military Appreciation Night. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame will go against West Liberty tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.

WACO will celebrate homecoming tomorrow at 7 pm against Winfield-Mt. Union. 

New London will host Iowa Valley tomorrow at 7 pm.

Fairfield will face off against Washington tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Danville is back at home to take on Pekin tomorrow at 7 pm.

Van Buren County will host Highland tomorrow at 7 pm for their home opener. 

Central Lee will take on Durant tomorrow at 7 pm at home.

Mediapolis will attempt to upset Regina Catholic tomorrow at 7 pm on the road. 

Columbus will hit the road to face off against Lisbon at 7 pm tomorrow. 

Wapello will compete at home against Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 7 pm. 

High School Volleyball

Winfield-Mt. Union will host WACO tonight at 7:30 pm. 

Van Buren County will take on Burlington Notre Dame tonight on the road at 7:30 pm.

New London will face off against Central Lee tonight at 7:30 pm at home.

Mediapolis will host Danville tonight at 7:30 pm. 

West Burlington will travel to take on Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7:30 pm. 

Mt. Pleasant will compete in a tournament at Wilton on Saturday, September 14th. Assistant coach Hattie Rowan talked about what the Panthers will work on heading into the tournament over the weekend,

“Told them we need to go into our sets and our passes with two arms. We’ll see if that happens, they like to maybe use some trick plays, maybe even some tougher defense.”

Fairfield will compete in a tournament at Williamsburg on Saturday.  

Wapello will compete against Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday, September 17th, at 7:30 pm at home. 

High School Cross Country

Fairfield will host their invitational tonight with Burlington Notre Dame, Central Lee, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, Mediapolis, Mt. Pleasant, Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County, and New London all attending. 

WACO and Wapello will run on Thursday, September 17th, at Knoll Ridge Country Club at 5:40 pm.

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team traveled to Des Moines Area Community College last night and fell in the first two sets before taking the third set 25-23, but ultimately lost 25-20 in the fourth set, losing 3-1. The Blackhawks will compete in a triangular at Heartland Community College tomorrow, September 13th, with their first contest against John A. Logan College at 5 pm. 

College Football

Iowa will attempt to get back on track against Troy at home on Saturday, September 14th, with kickoff at 3 pm. The broadcast will be on KILJ 105.5 FM.

Iowa State is on a bye week.

This Day in Sports History

1895 – Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] arrives in Chicago to complete the first round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle in 15 months and collects her $10,000 prize.

1930 – Brooklyn catcher Al López hits major league’s last recorded bounce home run as the National League did not adopt the ground-rule double until 1931.

2004 – The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field to snap their then- NFL record 24-game road losing streak. The Lions later reset the record at 26 in 2010.

Prep Cross Country: Danville Continues Their Early Season Dominance

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 at 4:52 pm CDT

Van Buren County High School, IA- In a star-studded cross country meet last night, it was Danville who swept the night, winning the girls’ and boys’ sides by at least 10 points. Here’s a look at how the teams performed.

Boys’ 5k Run

This race featured four ranked runners: in Class 2A Mediapolis’ Will Schmidgall and in Class 1A #7 Lincoln Bainbridge of Van Buren County, #10 Kohlby Newsom of Winfield-Mt. Union, and Danville’s #13 Jackson Shacklett.

Expectantly, the four delivered as they all finished within the top four. However, it was Shacklett who grabbed 1st place by 10 seconds with a time of 15 minutes and 43 seconds as Bainbridge took 2nd place.

Schmidgall raced to a 3rd place time of 15 minutes and 55 seconds, while Newsom grabbed a time of 16 minutes and 3 seconds and just a spot off the podium.

The Bears also had three more runners finish in the top 15 in Isaac Shinn, who took 5th, Noah Horn grabbed 11th and Nick Powell finished in 15th place with a time of 17 minutes and 51 seconds.

Danville’s 49 team points outpaced Mediapolis’ 59 and Van Buren County’s 66 points. Simon Wendell for the Bulldogs finished in 6th place and Mason Lindeen and Logan Frank grabbed 13th and 14th, respectively.

Landry Loeffler finished with a 10th place time of 17 minutes and 21 seconds, while Elijah Westercamp took 18th place for the Warriors.

Winfield-Mt. Union collected 143 points as a team, which was good enough for 6th place. Bowen Thomson was the next Wolve to finish as he grabbed 38th place with a time of 20 minutes and 11 seconds.

Jay Ellison led Holy Trinity Catholic with a 32nd place time of 19 minutes and 48 seconds with Layne Rung taking 43rd place for the Crusaders. Holy Trinity Catholic tabbed 188 points for 8th place.

Girls’ 5k Run

The top 10 was populated with Bears as the #19 runner in Class 1A, Alaina Gourley finished with the second-best time of 19 minutes and 38 seconds and Addison Henklevig, Abby Arnett, and Delaney Newberry grabbed 7th through 9th place, respectively.

Danville collected 45 points as a team with Davis County taking 2nd place with 58 points.

Pekin was anchored by Chloe Glosser who won the race with a time of 18 minutes and 44 seconds, but the Panthers finished in 3rd place as a team with 66 points.

Van Buren County did not have enough runners to finish with a team score, but Rylee Phillips and Kayley Snowgren garnered 4th and 5th place, respectively, with times of sub-21 minutes and 20 seconds.

Mediapolis’ top runner was Avery Dietz as she grabbed 12th place with a time of 22 minutes and 38 seconds, while Maylen Zaugg took 14th place with a time of 22 minutes and 50 seconds. The Bulldogs finished in 4th place with a score of 72 points.

Next on the Schedule

Fairfield will host their Ron Hunerdosse Invitational tomorrow, September 12th, with Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, Mediapolis, Winfield-Mt. Union, and Van Buren County attending.