Mount Pleasant Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting Agenda 07/18

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 8:47 am CDT

The Mount Pleasant Personnel & Finance Committee will meet Thursday, July 18th, 2024, at 9:00 AM at City Hall in the City Administrators’ Conference Room.

AGENDA

1. Call to order.
2. Discuss the Financing of a Columbarium at Forest Home Cemetery
3. Discuss Requirements for Public Works Director Position
4. Discuss Internet Service Provider for City Hall/Civic Center Building
5. Discuss Farm Ground Rent
6. Review Quotes from the Police Department for Cruiser
7. Discuss 5 Year Weapon Plan for the Police Department
8. Open Forum.
9. Adjourn.

Mount Pleasant Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda 07/16

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 8:46 am CDT

The Mount Pleasant Ordinance Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 16th, at
9:00 a.m. at City Hall in the City Administrators’ Conference Room.

AGENDA

1. Call to order.
2. Discuss Demolition of Residential Structures
3. Review Firework Ordinance
4. Discuss Amending the Schedule of Fines to Represent Current Trash Laws
5. Discuss Dangerous Animal Procedure
6. Discuss On Going Nuisances
7. Open forum
8. Adjourn

Two Lee County Youth Honored With Annual “Belt Buckle Award” at County Fair

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 6:46 am CDT

KILJ Radio was able to make two special presentations at the Lee County Fair on Wednesday evening. Each year at this time, Brownfield Ag News sponsors the Ag Youth awards, and partnering with KILJ, they choose a young man and young woman to recognize them in their various accomplishments.

Our first recipient is Justin Snider! Justin has been in 4H for 9 years now and is a member of the Harrison Huskies 4H club. He recently graduated from Central Lee High School. He has been active in showing poultry, horses, goats, and sheep, throughout his 4H career.

Our second recipient is Haley Lampe! Haley has been a member of 4H for 12 years and has been club president of her Banner Farmers 4H club. She has also been the president of the Lee County Teen County Council. Haley was one of five students awarded the Lee County 4H scholarship. She graduated from Fort Madison High School and will be attending Iowa State University this fall to study Animal Science.

Both recipients received a Wal-Mart gift card for their 4H club, as well as a belt buckle. Congratulations once again to both Justin Snider and Haley Lampe!

New Queen Crowned at 2024 Lee County Fair Queen Contest

By Yorke Prough · Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 6:44 am CDT

The 2024 Lee County Fair Queen was crowned yesterday evening at Iowa’s oldest county fair. Congratulations to Kylie Davidson, your 2024 Lee County Fair Queen! 1st runner up and miss Congeniality is Emily Mohrfield.

Julia Fraise is the Junior Fair Queen, and Emily Westermeier takes 1st runner up in the division.

The little Mr and little Miss are Easton Andrews and Ashyln Westermeier. Congratulations to all contestants, and thankyou to Hometown Veterinary Care for sponsoring the queen coverage.

Sports, July 11th

By Slaten Swords · Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

High School Postseason Baseball

In Class 1A Substate 6, New London and Burlington Notre Dame resumed their matchup from last night with the game tied at one in the bottom of the 2nd inning. The Nikes wasted no time breaking the tie and securing the 9-1 victory over the Tigers.

The Nikes showed off in every facet of the game with a double play defensively, numerous stolen bases, slugging, and pitching. Landry Haberichter led the squad with a couple of doubles and three RBIs. Memphis Watson had the lone RBI for the Tigers. Notre Dame’s head coach Chris Chiprez talked about his team’s effort after the game,

“New London’s, you know, they’re a good team and they’re going, they’re going to come and battle. And we knew that yesterday was a slow start for us, you know. I think we walked four guys in two innings. We had that air in center field that cost us. When we talked last night about hey, you need to come focus. Ready to play today did the same thing before we went out for infield outfield, talked about focus and, you know, I thought I thought they responded well, you know, they we had some snafu some plays that we didn’t make in the field early but I thought you know I thought our pitching did well tonight and our hitters, you know, they came through the second-half of the game.”

New London finished the season with an 8-15 record.

Burlington Notre Dame will host Moravia for the District 11 championship on Saturday, July 13th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. 

BGM and Sigourney will play on Saturday at 7 pm for the District 12 championship. 

In Class 2A Substate 5, Mediapolis will travel to Anamosa on Saturday at 7 pm. 

In Class 3A Substate 5, Mt. Pleasant will host Fort Madison tomorrow, July 12th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. 

Washington will travel to Central DeWitt tomorrow at 7 pm. 

Fairfield will host Keokuk tomorrow at 7 pm. 

In Class 4A Substate 8, Burlington will compete against Davenport North at 7 pm tomorrow on the road. 

High School Postseason Softball

For Class 1A Region 6, Winfield-Mt. Union shocked the Holy Trinity Catholic home crowd by taking a 5 to 1 lead into the 5th inning, but the Crusaders rumbled back to win 10-9 in extra innings to advance in the tournament. Makiah Lower went 4 for 5 and Josie Nelson finished with a triple for the Wolves, who ended the season with a 6-20 record.

Danville fell to Twin Cedars last night 10-0. The Bears finished the season with a 5-21 record. 

Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Twin Cedars tomorrow, July 12th, at 7 pm on the road. 

For Class 2A Region 5, Van Buren County lost 12-1 to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont last night. The Warriors finished the season with a 14-11 record. 

Class 3A Region 8, Central Lee will host Camanche tonight at 7 pm. 

West Burlington will compete against Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm at home. 

Washington will take on Midland tonight at 7 pm at home. 

In Class 4A Region 5, Keokuk will host Fort Madison tonight at 7 pm in a Southeast Conference matchup. 

For Class 4A Region 8, Mt. Pleasant will travel to Central DeWitt tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. The winner of the matchup will face off against Burlington in the semifinals.  

High School Cross Country

Mt. Pleasant’s optional summer runs, available for 7th through 12th graders, are scheduled Monday through Thursday. The runs will often be led by upperclassmen as coaches may not be present for every run.

On Mondays and Wednesdays the runs will start at 6:30 am at the Old Threshers Museum Theatre and on Tuesdays and Thursdays they will be at Saunders Park by the swimming pool at 7 pm. 

If you have any questions, contact Coach Murray at 319-850-0867. 

Prospect League

The Burlington Bees defeated the Thrillville Thrillbillies last night 6-2. Jace Figuereo and Keanu Spenser each totaled two RBIs in the win. The two will play tonight at Community Field in a rematch with first pitch at 6:30 pm. 

The Clinton LumberKings took on the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp last night in a doubleheader and was swept 11-10 in game one and 9-0 in game two. RJ Sherwood and James Hackett both crushed a home run and collected four RBIs in game one. The LumberKings will face off against the Normal CornBelters tonight at 6:30 pm at home. 

This Day in Sports History

1900 – Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the first female Olympic tennis champion and the first individual female Olympic champion in any sport.

1914 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox; earns a 4-3 win against the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park.

1985 – Astros’ Nolan Ryan is the first to strike out 4000.

Governor Volunteer Awards Given to Two Local SHIIP/SMP Counselors

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

Two local volunteers have been honored with Governor Volunteer Awards for their outstanding service and dedication to our community.

Patty Jaeger, SHIIP/SMP Counselor with Southeast Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, and Barb Phelps, SHIIP/SMP Counselor with Henry County Health Center received Governor’s Volunteer Awards.

Patty and Barb were each honored with a 5-year service award by the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). Since 2019, these two volunteers have spent hundreds of hours providing guidance to individuals, families, and caregivers on how to navigate Medicare and identify plans and resources that work for them.

Coordinated by Volunteer Iowa, the Governor’s Volunteer Award program—now in its 40th year—provides an easy way for Iowa nonprofits, charitable organizations, and government entities to honor their volunteers with a prestigious, state-level award. A complete list of award recipients is available at volunteeriowa.org.

Donald Ward

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 at 2:37 pm CDT

Donald Dean Ward, 86, of Donnellson, Iowa, formerly of Bonaparte, passed away at 10:22 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa.  

He was born on November 29, 1937, in Keosauqua, Iowa, the son of Alva George and Laurece (Nelson) Ward. On April 26, 1959, he married Connie Randolph in Bonaparte, Iowa.

He is survived by his wife: Connie; children: Alan Ward of Bonaparte, Dennis Ward of Alabama, Linda Green of Bonaparte; grandchildren: Andy (Jackie) Ward, Wyatt (Wendy) Ward, Ian (Julie) Ward, Emily (Mike) Ward – Thal, Jake (Christy) Ward, Zach (Anna) Kreiss, Colby (Katie) Kreiss, Nathan (Hannah) Losey, Trae Green and fourteen great grandchildren. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; twin siblings in infancy; two sisters: Susan and Dixie; two brothers: Mike and Jim.

Don was a 1955 graduate of Bonaparte High School. He served in the United States Army. He worked for Ortho and then as a safety officer in the chemical industry for McCulley Consulting. Don enjoyed woodworking and building model airplanes.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Farmington.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Thompson Cemetery near Bonaparte with full military rites presented by the Bonaparte American Legion Sargeant – Osweiler Post #563.

A memorial has been established, in his memory, for the Donnellson Fire and Rescue.

Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.

John Robertson

By Yorke Prough · Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 at 11:06 am CDT

John Curtis Robertson,88, of Farmington, Iowa passed away at 11:03 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2024, at his home.

 

He was born on September 15, 1935, in Washington County, Iowa the son of Marion Curtis and Lola Francis (Alliman) Robertson. On June 5, 1960, he married Shirley Smith in Brighton, Iowa.

 

Survivors include his wife: Shirley of Farmington; daughter: Rene Robertson of North Hartford, Connecticut; brother: Don (Beverly) Robertson of Washington, Iowa; sister: Ann (Jim) Helmich of Livonia, Missouri. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents; nephew: Frankie Joe Chmelar; brothers: Larry Dean and Marion James Robertson; one sister: Marilyn Jean Chmelar.

 

John was a member of Grace Hill Moravian Church. He attended Brighton and Washington Schools and Paris Beauty Academy. He and his brother Jim, owned and operated Robertson’s Salon of Beauty in Washington. He was also farmed and did lawn care. John enjoyed fishing, gardening and golfing.

 

The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Farmington United Methodist Church in Farmington, Iowa.

 

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Farmington United Methodist Church with Scott Butler officiating.

 

Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa.

 

A memorial has been established in his memory.

 

Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.