AGENDA
December 20, 2022
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Approve Minutes
9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update
9:30 Adam Kerns with ICAP Insurance Rates
10:30 Approve Final Plat of Lot 1A of Lot 1 Sunrise Acres Subdivision
Section 29-70-7
10:35 Milestones Area Agency on Aging &
Fairfield Community Center
Other County Business as time allows
Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates
Delbert Duane Prottsman, 85, of Franklin, North Carolina and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Mission Hospital in Ashville, North Carolina.
A funeral service for Delbert will be held at 10:30 AM on WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Michael R. Scudder, Pastor, Faith Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant with Military Rites conducted by the Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard of Omaha, NE. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral Home. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Delbert was born December 1, 1937 in Mt. Pleasant. He was the son of Charles and Juanita (Sherman) Prottsman. He attended Mt. Pleasant schools until his senior year when his family moved. He graduated from high school in Missouri and enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 5, 1957. On June 1, 1958 in Warner Robbins, GA, Delbert was united in marriage to Marjorie Ann Powell.
Delbert served 20 years in the Air Force in LSI – the Office of Special Investigation. He was honorably discharged as an Air Force retiree with the rank of Tech Sergeant. Delbert then worked 6 years as the Supply Manager for Anchor Glass in Warner Robbins. He returned to Mt. Pleasant and worked on the former Blue Bird Bus Company assembly line. Delbert then moved to Bastrop, TX and was a Lieutenant in a security company. He retired some 20 years ago and settled in Franklin, North Carolina.
While his children participated in sports, he volunteered to coach many of their teams. In his spare time, Delbert enjoyed fishing, hunting and golfing.
Those thankful for sharing in his life include his wife of 64 years, Marjorie of Franklin; 2 daughters – Cheryl (Brian) Van Buskirk of Morganton, NC, and Pennie Lynn (Christopher) Jobe of Franklin; a sister, Joan (Curt) Nehring of Mt. Pleasant; 5 grandchildren – Rachel, Joseph, Nicholas, Haylie, and Zak and 2 great grandchildren – Raelynn and Rebecca.
His parents, a son – Johnny Prottsman and a brother – Charles Howard Prottsman, Jr. precede Delbert in death.
High School Basketball
The Mt. Pleasant boys team moved to 5-2 on the season after handling business against Monroe City 62-27. Three Panthers put up double digit points with Payton Hagans leading the team with 16 points, Carter Amos followed with 14 points, and Aaiden Ashton added 12 points to the effort. Mt. Pleasant will have one more conference matchup before heading to Winter Break tomorrow, December 20th, against Burlington with the girls being at home and the boys traveling to play the Grayhounds. KILJ will be covering the boys game with pregame at 7:15 pm.
The New London Tigers boys basketball team put up huge numbers against GMG coming out with the victory 99-69. Blaise Porter and Kade Benjamin combined for 72 points with Porter netting 41 points and Benjamin adding 31 points and 8 steals. The boys team will play Moravia tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road and the girls team’s next game is January 1st against Van Buren County.
Holy Trinity Catholic swept the weekend as the girls team beat Clark County 48-30 with Mary Kate Bendlage coming off the bench and putting up 17 points. The boys team clobbered Highland 71-36. The Crusaders will have to wait until January 6th to host Central Lee with the girls going at 6:30 pm.
The Central Lee Hawks will host Columbus tonight with the girls starting at 6 pm and the boys to follow.
The Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves will face off against Highland tomorrow with the girls going at 6 pm.
WACO will face off against Sigourney at home tonight with the girls scheduled to start at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Mt. Pleasant boys team competed at the Regina Invitational last weekend with Ramzy Davis claiming 6th place after falling to Elijah Simons of Fairfield in the fifth place match. Bowen Davis won the fifth place match by decision; Gavin Kerr and William Birdsell did not place at the Invitational. The boys will be back in action January 12th when they travel to face off with Washington.
The girls team wrestled at the Wilton Tournament last weekend with the Panthers finishing the weekend with three wrestlers getting on the podium. Zenlynn Lee and Natalie Albright each earned first place after taking each of their matches by fall. Ella McNamee is 15-2 on the season after claiming third place by major decision. Natalie Parrott won her fifth place match by forfeit and Alexis Wagner did not place. The girls team will compete at the Highland Tournament January 6th.
High School Bowling
The Mt. Pleasant Panthers girls and boys teams next competition will be January 5th against Washington at the Iris Bowling Center.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The men’s basketball team extended their win streak to 12 games this past weekend after defeating Williams Baptist University 87-61. Both teams were shooting lights out from beyond the arc to start the game with the Eagles going 8 for 10 and the Tigers going 7 for 11. Going into halftime the Tigers only led 44-38 but Iowa Wesleyan turned up the defense allowing only 23 points in the second half. Gacoby Jones had a stellar game leading the squad with 23 points making four three pointers. Henry Shannon added a double-double to the winning effort. The Tigers play this afternoon at 3 pm against Hastings College at home with KILJ on the call with pregame at 2:45 pm.
The women’s basketball team will look to have Coach Williamson break the record for most career victories in Iowa Wesleyan history December 29th on the road against Bellevue University for the Bellevue Classic at 12:30 pm.
The women’s wrestling team will compete December 29th and 30th at the Soldier Salute Tournament.
The men’s wrestling team will have to wait until next year to wrestle at Central Methodist University on January 10th.
The Tiger’s next indoor meet will be the Dutch Athletics Classic on January 14th.
This Day in Sports History
1980 – “Raging Bull”, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta and Cathy Moriarty as his wife, is released in the United States.
1983 – The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
2010 – “Miracle at the New Meadowlands”, Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including a dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson.
Merle Gene Adkisson, 85, of Bonaparte, Iowa, passed away at 3:04 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
Born on March 20, 1937, in Donnellson, Iowa, the son of Claude W. and Maude M. (Bargar) Adkisson. On September 15, 1957, at Big Mound Methodist Church in Hillsboro, Iowa, he married Marilyn Logan.
Survivors include his wife; three children: Jeff (Juan Bravo) Adkisson of Stockport, New York, Suzanne (Bill) Rice of Bonaparte, Iowa, Tim Adkisson; grandchildren: Jenna (Scott Smith) Rice, Sam and Olivia Adkisson, Jonah and Elizabeth (Lundberg) Adkisson, Brianna Rice, Max Adkisson, Lex Adkisson and Jax Adkisson; great granddaughter: Luna Adkisson; sisters: Janet Mills of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Dolores (Steve) Benner of Montrose, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in infancy: Nancy Ann; brother in-law: Jerry Mills.
Merle was a member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church and George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 . He served on the Mid Lee County Council of Churches, CROP Walk committee and the Donnellson and Bonaparte COOP Board for twelve years. He was a 1954 graduate of Donnellson High School. During the summer and fall of 1961, he helped build the Harmony High School. Merle farmed for thirty years near Donnellson, drove a school bus for Donnellson and worked for twenty five years for Sharkey Transportation. Following his retirement from truck driving, he drove the Amish. Merle enjoyed turkey and deer hunting, his grandchildren and one great grandchild, especially watching them play ball.
Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Masonic rites by the George Washington A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge #618 will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Farmington, with funeral services to follow with Pastor Katrina Bergman officiating.
Burial will be in Sharon Church Cemetery.
A memorial has been for the Donnellson Public Library or Bonaparte Public Library.
Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.
Delbert Duane Prottsman, 85, of Franklin, North Carolina and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Mission Hospital in Ashville, North Carolina.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant.
Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Eight Burlington individuals were charged by criminal complaint in federal court as a result of a joint federal and state investigation of a drug trafficking organization that operated out of Burlington.
Six individuals made their initial appearances in federal court at the United States Courthouse in Davenport on Thursday, December 15, 2022: Gilbert Lee Ellis, Christopher Jerome Ellis, Honesty Knotts, Hardy Pegues, Joshua Adam Townsen, and Michael Demetrius Brown.
Theodis Bagby and Larry Keith Knotts were also charged with this offense but have not yet made their initial appearance.This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Burlington Police Department, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, West Burlington Police Department, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Lee County Task Force, Muscatine Task Force, Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Johnson County Drug Task Force, Ottumwa Drug Task Force, and the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team
in Illinois.
On December 15, 2022, federal search warrants were executed at the following locations:
• 200 block of Ballard Street, West Burlington;
• 300 block of Locust Street, Burlington;
• 3200 block of Division Street, Burlington;
• 900 block of Locust Street, Burlington;
• 1400 block of Lucas Street, Burlington;
• 1500 block of Gnahn Street, Burlington;
• 1600 block of South 14th Street, Burlington;
• 1300 block of Aetna Street, Burlington.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa; and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Burlington Police Department made the announcement.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
