Sports, November 9th

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at 6:06 am CDT

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

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 11:00 pm CDT

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

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

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).

Evelyn Jean Garmoe (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 4:32 pm CDT

Evelyn Jean Garmoe, 92, of New London, died Monday, November 7, 2022 at New London Specialty Care.  She was born August 31, 1930 in Burlington, Iowa to Clarence John and Dora Phyllis Harper Weigert.  She was a graduate of New London High School and a member of the New London United Methodist Church.

Evelyn spent 67 years working for the New London Journal, beginning at age 16 and later becoming office manager and editor retiring in 2015.  She loved visiting with the townspeople and writing the news for the paper.

She enjoyed watching football, being with her grandkids and family, talking with friends, playing bingo, collecting elephants, and loved her cat Patches.

Survivors include her daughter Debbie Titus of Burlington; grandchildren Tara (Andy) Sterba of Riverside and Tony Titus of Maple Park, Illinois; and great-grandchildren Cecelia and Alex Sterba and Gianna Titus.  Her parents and brother Richard preceded her in death.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Elliott Chapel, New London.  Visitation will begin at noon with the family receiving friends beginning at 1:00 until the time of the service.  Burial will follow at Burge Cemetery, New London.  A memorial has been established for New London Fire and Rescue.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Crash Details

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 10:45 am CDT

Mount Pleasant Police released the details of a single vehicle crash that occurred November 4.  Police were called to the 800 block of South Jefferson Street where a van had gone off the roadway.  When officers arrived on the scene that found the van in the ditch with a light pole on top of it and the driver unresponsive.  The driver was identified as Adam Heckenberg.  It was believed he experienced a medical episode that caused him to black out while negotiating a curve in the street.  The van hit a light pole when it went off street. This brought down a power line. Heckenberg was taken by ambulance to Henry County Health Center.

Daily Jail Count

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 9:59 am CDT

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:   11-08-2022______

  21_   Henry County Inmates

 

  55_    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 76      TOTAL

 

 

Leaf Pickup in MP

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 9:38 am CDT
The City of Mount Pleasant’s FREE LEAF COLLECTION is scheduled for the week of November 14th. All leaves must be bagged and placed at the curb on your designated trash day. Please separate bags of trash from bags of leaves.
This collection is open to all residents, so if your trash is picked up by a service other than the City and you do not know the day of City pickup in your neighborhood, you should call City Hall at 385-1470.

Sports, November 8th

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 9:26 am CDT

High School Football

The WACO Warriors will play Newell-Fonda tomorrow, November 9th, at 1 pm with KILJ on the call with pregame at 12:45. Remsen St. Mary’s will play Lenox after the WACO game to decide who will play in the State Championship game.

The only team left in Mt. Pleasant’s district is North Scott as they will play Xavier at 7 pm on Thursday, November 10th.

The Mt. Pleasant football team held their annual football banquet Sunday night giving out awards to players from the Freshman, JV, and Varsity teams. The night was also an opportunity to pass the torch along from the seniors to the juniors to step up as the new leaders of the team. Coach Striegel was excited about the upcoming class.

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 and women’s wrestling teams competed at the Luther Hill Invitational last weekend with the women finishing in 2nd place at the event. Alaina Sunlin, ranked 6th in her weight class, finished in 3rd place with her only loss of the day coming against Emma Cochran, who is ranked 5th. Faith Cole finished in 3rd place as she is ranked 9th in her weight class. Destiny Campbell, coming in ranked 15th in her weight class, beat the 8th ranked wrestler to earn 1st place. Adaugo Nwachukwu continued her dominance with a first-place finish with Emily Neumann finishing in 3rd in the same weight class. The women will be back in action at William Penn University at 7 pm on November 10th.

The men’s wrestling team finished in 8th place with Brent Ward and Isaac Boucher both finishing in 2nd place, and Lane Scorpil earning 4th place on the day. The men’s team will be wrestling tomorrow at 6 pm against St. Ambrose University and Cornell College.

The men’s basketball team will play Culver-Stockton College at home tonight, November 8th, at 7:30 pm.

The women’s basketball team’s next game will be tomorrow, November 9th, at home against Mount Mercy University at 5:30 pm. They are currently 2-1 on the season.

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. At the conference championship, the Champions of Character awards were given out for the Tigers with Kenny Tucker being the male recipient and Lily Garnsey the female recipient.

This Day in Sports History

1966 – Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles outfielder, selected as AL MVP, first player to win MVP in both leagues.

1966 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs antitrust immunity to AFL-NFL merger.

1970 – Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63-yard field goal, instantly recognizable was his right foot — which he kicked with — as it was without toes and enclosed in a modified shoe. The record stood until 2013 when Matt Prater made a 64-yard field goal.