Franklin Avenue Road Work

Henry County Engineers Office announces Asphalt paving construction on Franklin Avenue from Trenton north to Hwy 78 beginning the week of June 20th. Construction will begin with milling operations and then switch to Asphalt resurfacing. Flaggers and Pilot cars will be used. Expect delays and use caution as the road will remain open during construction. Questions can be answered at 319 385-0762.

Sports, June 16th

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Varsity Baseball has a pair of games tonight as they will travel to Fort Madison to take on the Bloodhounds in a doubleheader. The first game is set to begin at 5:30 PM with the second set for 7:30 PM.

Mount Pleasant Varsity Softball has a doubleheader tonight on the road against Fort Madison. The first game is set to begin at 5:30 PM with the second game set for 7:30 PM. You can catch live coverage of both games with Parker Testa on 105.5 KILJ.

New London

13-0 New London Varsity Baseball will be back on the field tonight as they will travel to Central Lee to take on the Hawks. That game is set to begin at 5:30 PM.

New London Varsity Softball will be back in action tonight when they go on the road to Central Lee to take on the Hawks. That game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.

Winfield-Mt. Union

Winfield-Mt. Union Varsity Baseball is back on the field tonight. The Wolves will travel to take on the Pekin Panthers at Pekin Community High School. That game is set to begin at 7:00 PM.

Winfield-Mt. Union Varsity Softball is back on the field tonight. The Wolves will go on the road to take on the Pekin Panthers at Pekin Community High School. That game is set to begin at 7:00 PM.

This Day in Sports History

1969 – U.S. President Nixon sent a telegram to Reggie Jackson thanking him for hitting two home runs while he was in the park on June 11.

1981 – The “Chicago Tribune” purchased the Chicago Cubs baseball team from the P.K. Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million.

1991 – Otis Nixon (Montreal Expos) broke a major league record with six stolen bases in one game.

1993 – Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 55 points in an NBA Finals game against the Phoenix Suns. Jordan became the first player to score 50 points in a Finals game since Jerry West in 1969.

2005 – The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Disney owned Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Henry and Susan Samueli.

Two Vehicles Strike Same Deer

At approximately 8:39AM on Wednesday, June 15 the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two vehicles striking the same deer in the 1600 grid of Old Hwy 34.

Upon officers’ arrival it was learned that one of the two vehicles had left the scene while the other operator, Theresa Zihlman, of rural Mt. Pleasant remained on scene.  An investigation conducted into the report revealed that Zihlman had struck a deer that was initially struck by a westbound vehicle and the deer was pushed directly into the path of the Zihlman vehicle, who was traveling eastbound on Old Hwy 34.  Zihlam was operating a 2015 Toyota Highlander that sustained moderate damage to the front end and front passenger door area.  No injuries wee reported.

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

June 16, 2022

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

Approve Claims

9:00 Lynn Whaley, WEMIGA Waste

Monthly update on Rural Trash Site

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

 

Mike Harbison

Mike Harbison, 55, of Morning Sun, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at
Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington.  A celebration of life for Mike will be from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the Morning Sun Community Center.  Words of Remembrance will be shared at 11:00 a.m. by Phil Earnest. A memorial has been established in Mike’s name.    Sympathy messages can be left for the family at www.sandfuneralservice.com.  Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Morning Sun are caring for Mike’s arrangements and his family.

First Concert in the Park

The Mt. Pleasant Community Band will perform under the direction of Adam Creager at 7 pm in Central Park tonight, Thursday, June 16
Here is this week’s program….
Torch of Liberty March……………………………………………………..Karl L. King
Celtic Air and March…………………………………………………………Arranged by Michael Sweeney
The Great Gate of Kiev……………………………………………………..Modest Moussorgsky
A Prehistoric Suite……………………………………………………………Paul Jennings
Theme from Jurassic Park………………………………………………..John Williams
Layla………………………………………………………………………………..Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon
Selections from Tarzan…………………………………………………….Phil Collins
Bonds of Unity March………………………………………………………Karl L. King

The local P.E.O. Chapters will be selling slices of pie and the Art Impact group will have an activity for the kids.

Please Conserve Electricity

Due to unseasonably high temperatures, please conserve electricity. Your energy providers continue to do everything possible to meet your energy needs. Associated Electric Cooperative, the power supplier for six regional generation and transmission cooperatives and 51 distribution cooperatives in Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma, including Access Energy Cooperative, have notified member systems that energy supplies may be tight on June 16 and June 17. Everyone can help make a difference by conserving energy the rest of this week from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., when peak energy use occurs.

This conservation appeal was triggered by the unseasonably hot weather pattern, unplanned outages at three of Associated’s generating units, and projections of declining wind power at the wind farms for Thursday and Friday.

During the severe winter storm in February 2021, members made a difference by conserving energy to help the system through that energy peak event, and the system served by Associated experienced no service interruptions. Everyone is being asked once again to help conserve energy. Members can help conserve energy by:

    • Raising thermostats a few degrees. For example, if a normal setting for a member’s home is 75 degrees, raise it to 78 degrees.
    • Limiting the use of large appliances.
    • Unplugging devices that are not in use.
    • Turning off unnecessary lights and fans.

Please safely conserve electricity as we all endure this weather event. The employees of Access Energy Cooperative, NE Missouri Electric Power Cooperative and Associated Electric Cooperative continue to do everything possible to ensure safe and reliable power for members.