Anita Hill, 84, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Reginal Hospice House in West Burlington.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.
Man Escapes Car Moments Before Train Collides
A man avoided potential injury or death by train by just a few moments on Sunday.
This snowstorm has caused many to get their vehicles stuck in the driveway or a ditch, but few were as unfortunate as a Lockridge man on January 14th. At the intersection of 218th St, the man drove onto the railroad tracks to cross. There, his vehicle got stuck in the deep snow.
The man fled from his vehicle before a train struck his car. No injuries were reported, and the identity of the man has not been released.
Mount Pleasant Sanitation Committee January 17th Agenda
The Mount Pleasant Sanitation Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at City Hall, 307 E. Monroe Street, second-floor meeting room at 5:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Discuss privatizing the Solid Waste Collection System
3. Open forum
4. Adjourn
Sports, January 16th
High School Basketball
The Danville girls’ team rode the momentum of a 33-point second quarter to run away with a 76-34 win over Mt. Pleasant. The Panthers will stay on the road to face off against Fort Madison on Friday, January 19th, at 6 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ game against Oskaloosa scheduled for tonight has been canceled. A make up date will be announced at a later time.
New London will face off against Danville in a road conference matchup tonight with the girls scheduled to start at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union’s matchup against WACO tonight has been postponed to January 25th.
Van Buren County will square off against West Burlington tonight on the road with the girls’ game starting at 6 pm.
Central Lee versus Burlington Notre Dame scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The Hawks will travel to take on Van Buren County on Friday at 6 pm.
Mediapolis versus Holy Trinity Catholic has been postponed for tonight. A make up date will be announced at a later time. The Crusaders will take on West Burlington on Thursday and the Bulldogs will face off against West Burlington on Friday.
High School Wrestling
The WACO boys’ team will compete in a triangular against Lone Tree and Van Buren County on Thursday, January 18th, at home.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will host a triangular on Thursday against Pekin and Louisa-Muscatine.
New London will travel to Highland on Thursday to take on the host team and Mediapolis in a meet.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in a dual against Fairfield on Thursday.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will participate in a tournament hosted by Louisa-Muscatine on January 20th.
The WACO girls’ team will travel to Colfax-Mingo for a meet on Saturday.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will host Fairfield on Thursday, January 18th.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa women’s team will host Wisconsin tonight at 8 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will travel to take on Texas Tech tomorrow, January 17th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa State men’s team will face off against BYU tonight at 8 pm on the road.
The Iowa men’s team’s hot shooting captured a road conference win against Minnesota last night 86-77 and head coach Fran McCaffery’s 272nd career victory, the most in school history. The Hawkeyes finished the night shooting 54% from the field as Ben Krikke led the night with 25 points. Iowa will look to knock off Purdue on Saturday, January 20th, at 1 pm in a home matchup.
Conference Players of the Week
Caitlin Clark earned her 25th career Big Ten Player of the Week award. It was her fourth straight week earning the award as she led the Hawkeyes to two conference victories last week as she averaged 28 points and 10.5 assists in the two contests.
Owen Freeman has had an impressive start to his Hawkeye career as he earned his second consecutive and sixth career Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honor. His career night against Nebraska, which he cashed in for 22 points and gathered 10 rebounds, led the way to this honor. Freeman, amongst the freshmen, leads the conference in points, rebounds, and blocks on the season.
Audi Crooks made program history after being named Big 12 Player of the Week, the first freshman to do so in Iowa State history. Crooks averaged 22.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as the Cyclones pulled off two victories over top-25 teams. Her highlight of the week was the go-ahead basket to down #4 Baylor.
This Day in Sports History
1966 – Chicago Blackhawks’ right wing Bobby Hull scores 4 goals (his 17th career hat trick) in a 6-5 loss to the New York Rangers as he becomes the first player in team history to score 300 goals.
1981 – Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged as his assailants take $45,000 worth of clothes, jewelry, and his false gold teeth.
2020 – Former Sacramento State softball player Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to hold a coaching position on an MLB staff when named an assistant by the San Francisco Giants.
Republican Caucus Sees Trump Win, DeSantis Second in Henry County
The 2024 Caucuses took place yesterday evening, and despite the snow and wind chills best attempt, many voters still made their voices known.
The Republican caucus saw 672 voters in Henry County. 64.88 percent voted for Trump, who saw the entire State get behind him. Winning all but one county (Johnson), in which Nikki Haley beat him by a single vote. Haley didn’t have the same strong showing in Henry County, garnering just over 12% of the vote, while Ron DeSantis saw nearly 20% of Henry County voters choose him.
At 60% of votes tallied, it appeared that Vivek Ramaswamy was ahead of Haley in third place, yet once all votes came in, he dropped into fourth. He then dropped out of the race entirely, suspending his campaign as he did not see a clear path to the White House. He then endorsed Donald Trump.
All results are unofficial until the state Republican Party canvasses the results. We will know more in the coming days.
Republican Caucus Results
Update: 10:29pm – Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the race. He has endorsed former President Donald Trump.
Update at 9:57pm – Henry County: Haley regains 3rd place with 82 votes. DeSantis in a strong second with 123, while Trump sits in first, as he does in all other counties, with 436.
Update at 9:34pm – Henry County: Vivek Ramaswamy now enters third place after overtaking Nikki Haley in Henry County. 60% of votes for the county have been totaled.
With 48% of the votes counted in Henry County, Trump carries 63% of the votes at 211. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are in a close match for 2nd, with the former at 58 votes and the latter at 56.
With 32% of the vote in Lee County, 65% of the vote goes to the former president, while DeSantis has 17% and Haley has 11%.
95% of the votes are counted in Des Moines County, as Trump has 728 votes which counts for 59%. DeSantis has a stronger grasp on second, with 21% compared to Haley’s 12.
Mary Martin
Mary Louisa “Judy” Martin, 81, of New London, died Sunday, January 14, 2024 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospital, West Burlington. She was born in Burlington February 5, 1942 to Ed and Dorothy Eunice Miller. On August 19, 1967 she married William Gene Martin in Stronghurst, Illinois.
She was a 1960 graduate of Danville High School and retired from Motorola in 2005. Judy enjoyed cooking, going to yard sales and estate auctions, and going to the casino with her brother.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Debbie Braun, Terri (Kevin) Schenk and Jeannie Martin all of Mt. Pleasant; one son Scott Braun of New London; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; brother George Miller of Burlington; sister Suellen (Jim) McElhinney of Mt. Pleasant; and seven nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter Jazzmine Trejo; sister Leona Brown; and sister-in-law Carol Miller.
According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and inurnment at Memorial Park Cemetery in Burlington will be at a later date. Elliott Chapel, New London, is assisting the family and online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.
Another Harvest Proclamation Extension
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.
The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through February 12, 2024. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation.
This proclamation applies to loads transported on all highways within Iowa (excluding the interstate system) and those which do not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle weight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in Iowa Code § 321.463 (6) (a) and (b), by more than 12.5 percent, do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.