Keith Thomas

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 3:26 pm CDT

Keith Thomas, 81, of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Winfield, died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at his home in Fort Collins.

Keith was born February 17, 1943, in Washington, Iowa, the son of Howard and Lucille (McClure) Thomas. His family moved to Richland, Iowa, where he grew up and graduated from Richland High School. Keith continued his education at Northeast Missouri State University receiving his Bachelors and Masters in Music Education. On June 12, 1971, Keith was united in marriage to Michele “Mike” Smith in Mount Pleasant. He was an Instrumental Music Instructor, teaching K-12 in Fremont, Olds, Mount Pleasant, and Boone school districts before moving to St. Louis, where he taught 22 years in the Parkway School District. After retiring, the couple moved to Arkansas for two years, followed by a return to Winfield for 12 years, before settling in Fort Collins, Colorado. Keith was a member of the Methodist Church. He loved music and was an avid sports fan. Keith also enjoyed playing golf and riding his bike. He loved spending time with his family, and adored his grandchildren.

Keith is survived by his wife Michele “Mike” of Fort Collins, CO; son Ben (Sarah) Thomas of Fort Collins, CO; two grandchildren: Toren and Witaker; father-in-law William Smith of Mount Pleasant; four sisters in law and two brothers in law Nancy Beck, Chris (Larry) Mihalevich, Susie Clark, Teresa (David) Kennedy, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev Court Fischer officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Home Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the Mount Pleasant Public Library. The Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory is caring for Keith and his family. www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Marilyn Reed – Pending

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 2:26 pm CDT

Marilyn Reed, 95, of Danville, died Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Klein Unit, West Burlington, Iowa.  According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  Elliott Chapel, New London, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda 08/29

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 11:03 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

August 29, 2024

1.Approve Agenda

2.Approve Minutes

3.Approve Claims

4.Jake Hotchkiss Engineer Weekly Update

5.Sarah Berndt, General Assistance Monthly Update

6.Reconsideration of Cancelled Outstanding Warrant to
Mt Pleasant Correction Facility for Meals from 2022

7. Kellie Sloan, Treasurer discuss HF674 and New Employee

8.Public Comments

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

Multiple Car Burglaries in Mount Pleasant

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 10:05 am CDT

There was a string of car burglaries on Monday morning in Mount Pleasant. The Mt. Pleasant Police Department received a report of this at the Plantation Apartment complex at 306 W Monroe St.

Upon investigation it was found that a total of three vehicles were burglarized at this location. All vehicles were processed at the scene with DNA samples and fingerprints being located, collected, and sent to the Department of Criminal Investigations crime lab.

Anyone with information regarding these acts is urged to contact the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

Ottumwa Woman Steals Mother-in-Law’s Identity: $84,000 Transferred, Nearly Half of That Spent on Lottery Tickets

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 9:02 am CDT

Family dinners might be awkward for one family in Ottumwa, after a woman was found guilty of using her mother in laws identity to transfer funds into her own bank account.

Between January and July 0f 2023, Ammy Ann Nelson, also known as Ammy Dennison, of Ottumwa, used the identity information of her elderly mother in law to illegally transfer atleast $84,000 into her own bank account. If that’s not bad enough, it was found that the stolen funds were used to purchase $40,363 in Iowa lottery tickets in just a six month period.

On August 26, 2024, the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa sentenced Ms. Nelson to 10 year indeterminate sentences in the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women in Mitchellville, IA, to run concurrent and be imposed, and took Ms. Nelson into immediate custody. The Defendant was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim in the amount of $84,025.99, and ordered to have no contact with the victim.

Severe Heat Looms Large Again – Stay Indoors!

By Yorke Prough · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 7:02 am CDT

Severe heat threatens once again today, with index values reaching into the triple digits. An excessive heat warning has been issued for our listening area. Some records may be broken today, as the highest temperature recorded in Burlington on August 27th was set in 1955 at 97 degrees.

For those of you who work outside, OSHA recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.

As usual, drink plenty of fluids throughout the day, even if you plan to spend the majority of your time indoors. Crank the air conditioning in your car, and do not leave children or pets unattended in a vehicle.

Scattered thunderstorms have now been thrown into the mix, with a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe storms later today. The primary threats are damaging winds, hail, and torrential rainfall.

Sports, August 27th

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Football

Mt. Pleasant will travel to Fairfield on Friday, August 30th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm. Head coach John Bowlin discussed how the offense feels entering year two of his tenure,

“You know, I think there’s just a lot of confidence. We have changed a lot of stuff on offense, but kind of and just the fear of being here for a year now being with the kids for a year, I feel like we had a really good summer. We didn’t do a ton, but I think just the way we practice and how we’ve installed has really helped our guy’s kind of pick it up and they feel pretty confident in their rules. You know, last year I felt like there were a lot of questions on, you know, what should I do, but I think we’re getting there to where they’re very confident about where they should go.”

Danville will host Lynnville-Sully on Friday at 7 pm. The Bears head coach Cody Thompson is excited about the opportunity in front of the home crowd,

“Oh, yeah, we’re pumped. We get a great team in Lynnville-Sully, they’re coming to us this year and I think it’s a great, great tone to set the year. You know, we get to figure out where we’re at and have a big home game in front of the home crowd where, you know, we’re really excited for it and I know the kids are ready to roll.”

New London will square off against Easton Valley on Friday at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Central City on Friday at 7 pm at home.

Central Lee will take on Van Buren County on Friday at 7 pm at home.

West Burlington/Notre Dame will take on Wapello on Friday at 7:30 pm at home. 

Mediapolis will travel to compete against Columbus on Friday at 7 pm. 

WACO will travel to take on Coon Rapids-Bayard on Saturday, August 31st, at 3 pm.

High School Volleyball

WACO hosted their opening tournament of the year last night in the sweltering heat and two teams left with undefeated records. Burlington Notre Dame took it a step further by not dropping a set, winning 23-21 and 21-18 against Sigourney, 21-11 and 21-9 against Louisa-Muscatine, and 21-5 and 21-13 against Columbus.

Van Buren County was the other team to sweep their competition last night, winning against Pekin, WACO, and Centerville. Due to the heat, there was no championship game played last night.

Van Buren County will hit the road on Saturday, August 31st, to compete in a tournament at Central Lee with the day starting at 9 am.

Fairfield will host WACO and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in a triangular on Thursday, August 29th, with the Trojans and Rockets starting off the night at 5:45 pm.

West Burlington will compete in a quad on Thursday at Burlington with Danville and Wapello also competing. 

Central Lee will hit the road to take on Fort Madison at 7:30 pm on Thursday. 

Mt. Pleasant will participate in a triangular on Thursday at Ottumwa with their first game at 6:30 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Keokuk on Thursday at 7:30 pm at home.

Holy Trinity Catholic and Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Bondurant-Farrar on Saturday for a tournament.

Mediapolis will get their season rolling on Tuesday, September 3rd, at Wapello for a tournament. 

High School Cross Country

Van Buren County will have their first meet on Thursday, August 29th, at Albia, starting at 4:30 pm. The Iowa Association of Track and Field and Cross Country has the boys team ranked #19 in Class 1A.

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team will host the Jimmy John’s Tournament, starting on Friday, August 30th, against Allen County Community College at 2 pm. 

College Football

The University of Iowa will officially kick off the season on Saturday, August 31st, at home against Illinois State at 11 am. Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM to listen to the game. This is the second matchup between these two squads with the Hawkeyes defeating the Redbirds 31-14 in 2015.

Iowa State will take on North Dakota on August 31st at 2:30 pm at home. Tune in to KILJ 98.5 FM or AM 1130 to listen to the game.

Iowa State Football

The Cyclones announced that seniors Beau Freyler, Jaylin Noel, and J.R. Singleton will be the captains for the 2024 season. For Freyler and Noel, this is their second-consecutive season serving as team captains. 

This Day in Sports History

1910 – Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game in White Sox Park before 20,000. The first MLB night game would take place in 1935.

1975 – Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete a tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world.

1985 – At age 14 years and 8 days, Mary Joe Fernández became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open when she defeated Sara Gomer in the first round 6-1 and 6-4.