The Mount Pleasant City Council gave it’s blessing to sharing a police officer with the Mount Pleasant School District. Before it’s a done deal, the school board will have to give its’ final approval at the November 14 school board meeting. The City has agreed to pay 30 percent of the officer’s salary and the School district will be responsible for 70%. Chief Murray said the number of police calls to the High School and Middle School warrant putting a School Resource Officer in place. Chief Lyle Murray has tapped Brad Gillis for the job. As the district’s school resource officer, Gillis would still be a City employee. He will not be a school disciplinarian but if the building principal believes an incident is in violation of the law then the SRO will be contacted and he will determine if law enforcement action is appropriate. The SRO should establish a rapport with students and could be involved in programming for students, conferences with students, staff and/or parents. This position should have knowledge of resources that could benefit students in need like mental health resources. The SRO will also work with the building principals and the police chief to determine other ways he can benefit the district. It is likely the School Board will give final approval and then Officer Gillis will begin his SRO duties on January 1.
Daily Jail Count
In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.
Date: 11-10-2022______
22_ Henry County Inmates
43 Out of County Contract Inmates
65 TOTAL
Sports, November 10th
High School Football
The WACO Warriors will be playing in the State Championship for the first time in school history after defeating Newell-Fonda yesterday 29-21 in a dramatic contest. The Warriors scored the first 11 points of the ball game with a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter then a 28-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Oswald to Mason Miller in the second quarter. Newell-Fonda responded by scoring the next 14 points and taking a 14-11 lead early in the 3rd quarter. The Warriors were able to respond with a Reichenbach 23-yard touchdown run despite an injury that sidelined him late in the second quarter. After a blocked punt by Colton Leichty, Reichenbach kicked a 20-yard field goal to make the score 22-14. It wasn’t until Oleh Shtefanchuk intercepted a pass that the Warriors scored with four minutes to go with Reichenbach on a 19-yard touchdown run to make it 29-14. The Mustangs would not go away easy as they scored less than a minute later to make it 29-21. The Mustangs got the ball with less than two minutes to go and one timeout left, but Chase Waterhouse ended the game with a fourth down sack and the Warriors kneeled out the rest of the clock. Coach Edeker appreciated how his players were able to battle through adversity. Now, 13-0 on the season, the Warriors will play Remsen St. Mary’s next Thursday at 9:30 am here on KILJ.
The only team left in Mt. Pleasant’s district is North Scott as they will play Xavier at 7 pm tonight, November 10th.
Coach Shawn Striegel announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the Mt. Pleasant Panthers after ten years at the helm of the team. Coach Striegel still plans on being involved with the Track Team in the upcoming spring season.
Elementary Basketball Tournament
Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The women’s basketball team was able to hold off Mount Mercy University last night 55-49 thanks to a strong two middle quarters. The Tigers had three starters score in double digits with Breanna Wendland leading the team with 18 points followed by Isabell West with 16 points in the contest. Wendland also tallied nine rebounds on the night. Their next game is against Dakota State University Friday, November 11th, on the road at 1 pm.
The women’s wrestling team will be back in action at William Penn University at 7 pm tonight.
The men’s basketball team’s next game is Friday, November 11th, against East-West University at 5:30 pm.
The men’s and women’s cross country teams will have Logan Lucas and Lily Garnsey run at the 2022 National Championship meet November 18th with the men running at 8:30 am and the women at 9:30 am.
This Day in Sports History
1934– First NHL penalty shot was awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou; stopped by Toronto goaltender George Hainsworth in Maple Leafs’ 2-1 win.
1945 – College football’s #1 Army beats #2 Notre Dame 48-0.
1991 – Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception.
Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
Iowa reaches second highest turnout in state history for midterm election; post-election audits begin
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the unofficial turnout for the November 2022 general election was the second highest in state history for a midterm. More than 1,220,000 Iowans voted. The all-time high for an Iowa midterm election was 1,329,930, set in 2018.
“My thanks to Iowans from every corner of the state who made their voices heard by voting,” Secretary Pate said. “I also want to thank the poll workers and county election officials across Iowa for their hard work and dedication. However, our work is not finished.”
Every county will now conduct post-election audits in randomly selected precincts to help ensure the integrity of the vote. Secretary Pate added another layer of protection to Iowa’s electoral process this year by ordering a second race to undergo hand count audits in every county. The audits will ensure the numbers match the totals reported by the ballot tabulators. The gubernatorial race and constitutional amendment ballot measure will be audited.
“Post-election audits add another layer of integrity to the election process,” Secretary Pate said. “I want all Iowans to know their vote counts, and it will be counted correctly.”
All election results remain unofficial until canvassing is complete, and results are certified. The deadline is December 5.
Unofficial totals are available at sos.iowa.gov.
Sports, November 9th
High School Football
The WACO Warriors clash with Newell-Fonda this afternoon at 1 pm with pregame at 12:45 here on KILJ. Remsen St. Mary’s the number one team in 8-man football will face off against Lenox at 4 pm to see who will play in the State Championship.
The only team left in Mt. Pleasant’s district is North Scott as they will play Xavier at 7 pm tomorrow, November 10th.
Mt. Pleasant Girls Basketball
Andrea Lopreato held her signing day yesterday afternoon surrounded by friends and family, as she will be bringing her basketball talents to Black Hawk College next year as she will be majoring in Business. Lopreato averaged a double-double last year with 21 points a game with 10 rebounds while shooting 53 percent from the field with her best game coming against Burlington where she scored 35 points, collected 10 rebounds, and tallied 7 steals. Coach Watson explained how important she is to the team. She also discussed what went into her decision to choose Black Hawk. A quick milestone coming up for Lopreato will be 1,000 career points as she is less than 50 points away. Coach Watson discussed his high expectations for the team coming into the season. Their first game is at home at 7 pm against Pella on November 22nd.
Elementary Basketball Tournament
Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The men’s basketball team cruised to a 20-point victory last night at home against Culver-Stockton College 74-54. Allante Pickens led the Tigers in points with 19 on the night off of 50 percent shooting from the floor and tallying 5 assists. Pickens, Joey Brown IV, and James Evans II each had 3 threes on the night. The Tigers move to 4-1 on the season with their next game being Friday, November 11th, against East-West University at 5:30 pm.
The men’s wrestling team will be wrestling tonight at 6 pm against St. Ambrose University and Cornell College.
The women’s basketball team’s next game will be tonight at home against Mount Mercy University at 5:30 pm. They are currently 2-1 on the season.
The women’s wrestling team will be back in action at William Penn University at 7 pm tomorrow, November 10th.
The men’s and women’s cross country teams will have Logan Lucas and Lily Garnsey run at the 2022 National Championship meet November 18th with the men running at 8:30 am and the women at 9:30 am.
This Day in Sports History
1953 – Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from antitrust laws.
1991 – Houston’s Roman Anderson is the first in the NCAA to kick 400 pts.
2021 – 105 year old Julia Hawkins sets world record as first woman and first American her age to run 100 meters in the Louisiana Senior Olympic Games.
2022 Midterm Elections Unofficial Results
It looks like Republicans Adrian Dickey and Jeff Shipley will return to Des Moines in January. Dickey has previously served in the Senate. He will return to represent Senate District 44. He came out ahead of his challenger, Rich Taylor who also brought experience as an Iowa Senator to the race. Dickey received 66.49% of the vote. That’s 15,311 votes from a district that encompasses Van Buren, Jefferson, and Keokuk Counties and portions of Mahaska and Henry Counties. 7,695 voters cast their ballots for Rich Taylor. That’s 33.42% of the vote.
Democrat Mike Heaton ran in his first campaign but came up short against Republican Jeff Shipley. Shipley previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives but not representing this exact district, now identified as House District 87. This district, as a result of re-districting covers Van Buren, Jefferson and a portion of Henry County. Shipley garnered 6,437 votes, that’s 55.46%. Heaton received 5,151 votes, 44.38%.
Incumbent Mindy Fitzgibbon lost her bid to keep her job as Henry County Recorder to newcomer Lynnae Buffington. Buffington received 4,183 votes and Fitzgibbon received 2,534 votes.
Henry County saw almost 50% voter turnout. There are 14,113 register voters. 7, 025 cast votes in these midterm elections. Of that number 2,845 people voted absentee or early.
Arson Arrest
On November 4, 2022, at approximately 2:26AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office was notified via 911 of a barn on fire at 1584 335th Street, Salem, Iowa. The Salem Fire Department, along with other fire departments responded to assist, as the fire spread to fields nearby.
At approximately 7:44AM, (November 4, 2022), the Henry County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a rekindling at the fire scene and the Salem Fire Department responded again.
The fire was reported as suspicious and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Iowa State Fire Marshall’s Office subsequently investigated.
As a result of the investigation, James Cleere, 18 of Salem, Iowa, was arrested and charged with Arson 2nd (class C felony).