| City Of Mt. Pleasant | |||||||||||
| Mayor – Vote for One | |||||||||||
| *Steven K. Brimhall | 187 | 98 | 116 | 143 | 141 | 685 | |||||
| Write In | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | |||||
| City Council At Large – Vote for One | |||||||||||
| *Stephen Engberg | 188 | 88 | 125 | 138 | 147 | 686 | |||||
| Write In | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| City Council Ward 1 – Vote for One | |||||||||||
| *Kent White | 38 | 98 | 136 | ||||||||
| Write In | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| City Council Ward 3 – Vote for One | |||||||||||
| *Matthew D. Crull | 55 | 143 | 198 | ||||||||
| Write In | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
*Denotes Winners
Results from Henry County for the New London Community School District. It seems as if Mike McBeth, Jennifer Loyd, and Becky Hays, win on the night from Henry County.
| New London Community School District | |||||||||||
| School Board District II Vote For Three | |||||||||||
| *Jennifer Loyd | 29 | 2 | 45 | 184 | 260 | ||||||
| *Becky Hays | 21 | 5 | 56 | 166 | 248 | ||||||
| Tasha Gipple | 35 | 2 | 26 | 152 | 215 | ||||||
| Dana Cole | 9 | 2 | 41 | 131 | 183 | ||||||
| *Mike McBeth | 34 | 3 | 77 | 218 | 332 | ||||||
| Write In | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
*Denotes Winners
| New London Public Measure 44-JZ | |||||||||||
| *Yes | 27 | 3 | 51 | 164 | 245 | ||||||
| No | 18 | 2 | 34 | 80 | 134 | ||||||
| New London Revenue Purpose Statement 44-KA | |||||||||||
| *Yes | 33 | 3 | 73 | 248 | 357 | ||||||
| No | 9 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 90 | ||||||
Jesse Howard has won the election for Board Member Director 1 for Southeastern Community College from Henry County voters, beating out Mark Hempen and Ryan Coop in the process. He also wins in Des Moines County, picking up 125 votes out of a total of 208.
| Southeastern Community College (Merged Area XVI) | ||||||||||||
| Board Member Director 1 – Vote For One | ||||||||||||
| Mark Hempen | 158 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 158 | 665 | |
| *Jesse Howard | 179 | 13 | 6 | 149 | 58 | 61 | 72 | 53 | 61 | 136 | 788 | |
| Ryan Coop | 52 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 261 | |
| Write In | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
*Denotes Winner
| Mt. Pleasant Community School District | |||||||||||
| School Board At Large 4yr – Vote For Two | |||||||||||
| *Angela Blint | 233 | 30 | 5 | 195 | 73 | 94 | 98 | 112 | 26 | 2 | 868 |
| *Michael Hampton | 249 | 27 | 5 | 158 | 73 | 88 | 99 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 824 |
| Dana Millard | 129 | 20 | 4 | 163 | 45 | 51 | 69 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 546 |
| Write In | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| School Board At Large 2yr – Vote For One | |||||||||||
| *Josh Maher | 221 | 20 | 3 | 149 | 63 | 70 | 85 | 99 | 24 | 1 | 735 |
| Kevin Schrader | 155 | 26 | 4 | 180 | 53 | 73 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 563 |
| Write In | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| School Board DD1 4yr – Vote For One | |||||||||||
| *Aaron Williamson | 338 | 38 | 6 | 266 | 103 | 122 | 144 | 140 | 31 | 2 | 1190 |
| Write In | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| School Board DD1 2yr – Vote For One | |||||||||||
| *Melinda Huisinga | 325 | 43 | 8 | 259 | 100 | 116 | 141 | 145 | 30 | 2 | 1169 |
| Write In | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| School Board DD2 4yr – Vote For One | |||||||||||
| Danny Graber | 57 | 10 | 2 | 61 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 268 |
| *Sarah Donnolly | 240 | 23 | 3 | 207 | 61 | 83 | 102 | 82 | 27 | 0 | 828 |
| Kevin Sandersfeld | 86 | 15 | 2 | 65 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 307 |
| Write In | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| School Board DD2 2yr – Vote For One | |||||||||||
| *Derek Mullin | 319 | 41 | 6 | 264 | 101 | 125 | 145 | 144 | 30 | 2 | 1177 |
| Write In | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
*Denotes Winners
Cedar Falls, IA- The UNI-Dome has been the destination that all Iowa high school football players dreamed of one day reaching for a chance to bring home a state championship for their program. Tomorrow, November 8th, will present the opportunity for four 8-Player teams and for Winfield-Mt. Union an opportunity for their first in program history.
Winfield-Mt. Union will take on Bishop Garrigan at 10 am and for the Golden Bears it’s their fifth trip and their first since 2016, the Wolves make their first trip back since 1999 and their fourth overall. Head Coach Scott McCarty illustrated the time difference for the Wolves,
“You know, it’s an awesome experience for our kids, a lot of the players their dads or uncles and stuff were on the team at that time [1999], so that’s a cool experience for them.”
This is a senior led group with seven on the roster that has slowly built the program into the #1 team in the state of Iowa.
Of course, the team is headlined by two future Division I athletes in Cam Buffington and Abram Edwards. Buffington averages 12.6 yards per carry, first in the state for 8-Player, while Edwards’ 11.5 sacks ranks fourth in 8-Player.
Nevertheless, Bishop Garrigan knows a thing or two about being an underdog. After winning just six total games the past two years, the Golden Bears finished the season with a 10-1 record—surprisingly, their only loss comes against a non-playoff team St. Edmond to begin the season—but unranked.
The Golden Bears demolished Janesville to start their playoff run but had to take on last year’s champion #5 Remsen St. Mary’s then #3 CAM to make the trip to the Dome.
Remarkably, Bishop Garrigan took down both beasts with late game heroics and stifling defense, allowing just 18 and 16 points in the contests.
Tate Foertsch is a big reason for their success. The sophomore quarterback has collected 1,640 total yards, while throwing 18 touchdowns with only 1 interception. Simply, this team does not cough up the ball, which Coach McCarty believes will decided the game,
“I think it’s going to come down for both teams, they have to take care of the football…so, if you’re able to create one of those turnovers, you’re going to have the leg up because there’s not going to be a lot of mistakes, I don’t feel like for either team…”
The one prediction anyone should be willing to make is red and white will be prevalent colors at the Dome,
“It’s going to be one of those things where last person out of town shut off the lights,” said Coach McCarty. “It’s going to be a great atmosphere, it always is in the Dome, and, you know, small town community, everybody kind of comes out of the woodwork and does a really good job of supporting our kids…”
The winner will take on the winner of Bedford and Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Thursday, November 16th, at 9:30 am.
Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, tomorrow at 9:45 am for the pregame show with kickoff to follow.
The Keokuk High School will host a Financial Student Aid Workshop Series that will start with Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID workshops throughout November and December.
This is meant to help parents and students every step of the way for students that plan to utilize financial aid to attend college or a career/technical school.
Specifically, the FSA ID workshops will help participants sign up for an ID needed to fill out a FAFSA form required to receive federal financial aid. The workshops will be hosted by Tina Clark, the College and Career Transition Coach at KHS, and Clark said that the workshops are especially needed this year as a new federal act has been implemented and the FAFSA process has changed for 2024-25.
FSA ID Workshops at KHS will be held open house style:
Clark also suggests that parents and students fill out an Iowa Financial Aid Application as well to apply for grants, scholarships and potentially qualify for loans at iowacollegeaid.gov.
In December, additional FSA ID workshops will be held at KHS and in January, FAFSA Workshops will occur, check the Keokuk Community School District website, keokukschools.org or social media for dates. On Feb. 1, the deadlines will start for applications/FAFSA form submissions for some higher education institutions (colleges/universities).
For additional information or questions, KHS parents and students are also able to schedule individual meetings with Clark by calling (319) 313-1926 or emailing tina.clark@keokukschools.org.
The City and School Elections will take place on November 7th, with polls open from 7:00am through 8:00pm. Qualified electors may vote, but they must present themselves as well as identification at the polls.
Depending on where you live, you may not vote in the same place as your friends. There are nine different precincts for citizens of Henry County.
If you live in the Trenton, Marion, or Jefferson Township (including Wayland, Olds, and the portion of Coppock within Henry) you will be voting at Wayland City Hall, 218 W Main St.
For those who live in the Canaan and Scott Townships (including Winfield and the part of Wayne Township*) you will vote at Winfield City Hall, 115 N Locust St, Winfield. *(that part of Wayne Township residents living east of James Avenue to 140th Street and south of 140th Street east of Highway 218 and south to the township line.)*
Voters who live in the Tippecanoe Township, Salem Township, as well as Salem, Hillsboro, and Center Townships, will cast their ballot at the Emergency Management Building, 900 W Washington St in Mt. Pleasant,
Precincts 4 through 7 will all vote at the Veterans Hall of Mt. Pleasant, 300 W Monroe St. If you are unsure which ward you live in, head to https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/election/ which lists out the wards and provides additional details.
New London voters will split between precinct 8 and 9. Jackson and Baltimore Township residents will be at New London Christian Church, 2770 New London Road.
Those in New London Townships (including the city of New London) will vote at 103 W Washington St, the New London Community Center.
Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on election day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence.
A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification may have their identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, or prove their identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents.
For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone (319) 385- 0756.
Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s Office at 319-385-0756 or e- mail sbarber@henrycountyiowa.us. For TTY access, dial 711 + (319)-385-0756
