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
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.
Iowa Wesleyan University invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with the time-honored tradition of Lessons & Carols, a service highlighting the students of the Iowa Wesleyan Music Department and music performers within the Southeast Iowa Community.
This sacred service, entitled “Let My Love Be Heard,” will be held live on Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 7 PM in the Iowa Wesleyan University Chapel Auditorium in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This signature holiday service will feature performances from The Mount Pleasant Chorale, IW Choir, Primae Voces, SEISO Chamber Orchestra, and more.
Join us as we celebrate the holiday season with traditional and contemporary choral and instrumental music paired with scriptures that recount the Christmas story.
“Advent, and the Christmas season, is one of the most special times of the year. Lessons & Carols captures the essence of this beauty and wraps it in a musical gift,” said Blair Buffington, Director of Choral Activities and Artistic Director of the event. “Our Iowa Wesleyan students, faculty, and staff work very hard and look forward to making this gift to the community.”
This event is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken at the end of the service to benefit the students in the IW Music Department.
Iowa Wesleyan University: As Southeast Iowa’s regional comprehensive University, Iowa Wesleyan University is a transformational learning community whose passion is to educate, empower and inspire students to lead meaningful lives and careers.
On November 5th, at approximately 12:56 A.M., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a single vehicle accident in the 2300-grid of 120th Street in rural Winfield. Tyler Unternahrer of Wayland, was driving Eastbound on 120th Street when the vehicle drifted off the shoulder. Tyler then overcorrected and lost control in the wet gravel, causing the truck to slide into the north ditch. Tyler was transported to Henry County Hospital by a family member with non-life threatening injuries. As a result of the investigation, Tyler was issued a summons for Reckless Driving and a citation for Failure To Maintain Control.
Anita Jean Harlan, 83, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2022, Saint Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Born on May 15, 1939, in Denmark, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Opal (Poe) Lodwick. On December 31, 1998, she married James R. Harlan at Burlington Presbyterian Church in Burlington, Iowa.
She is survived by her husband; daughter Kim (Ron) Fraise of Denmark, Iowa; son: Russell (Kate) Franklin of Fort Madison, Iowa; daughter in-law: Sherri Franklin of Phoenix, Arizona; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sister: Loraine Beach of Elko, Nevada and aunt: Charlotte Loges.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son: Chris Franklin and husband: Arley Robinson.
Anita was a 1957 graduate of Fort Madison High School. At the time of her retirement she had worked as a police dispatcher for over 25 years and retired from Fort Madison Police Department. She was a former member of Santa Fe United Methodist Church in Fort Madison.
Her body has been entrusted to the crematory of Schmitz Funeral Home.
A private burial will be held in Fairview Cemetery in Fort Madison, Iowa.
A memorial has been established in her memory.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements.
Provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Much-needed and above-average rainfall was observed across the southeastern half of Iowa through the first week of November. Positive departures between two to three inches were common at several south-central and eastern stations. Unseasonably warm temperatures also blanketed the state with a statewide average temperature of 51.0 degrees, 8.3 degrees above normal.
Showers spun into Iowa’s southeastern corner through early Sunday (30th) afternoon as generally clear, warm conditions were reported across the rest of the state. Several stations reported a few tenths of an inch with a gauge in New London (Henry County) measuring 0.34 inch. Daytime temperatures reached into the mid 60s in western and southern Iowa with upper 50s in the northeast. A wide range of overnight lows spanned the state with mid 20s in the northwest to low 50s southeast reported at 7:00 am on Monday (31st). Winds out of the west and sunny skies held afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 60s as high pressure dominated the Midwest. Winds shifted to a southerly direction into Tuesday (1st) with unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid to upper 70s statewide under clear skies. Overnight conditions were cloudless as temperatures held in the upper 40s and low 50s with southerly winds becoming blustery on Wednesday (2nd). Daytime highs pushed into the 70s for a second day as sustained winds held in the 20 to 30-mph range in northwestern Iowa; the statewide average high was 74 degrees, 21 degrees above normal.
Cloud cover increased west to east into Thursday (3rd) morning as a low pressure system approached Iowa from the west. Gusty southerly winds continued, pumping moisture into the Midwest as highs ranged from the upper 60s north to mid 70s south. Showers began forming in western Iowa after sunset as the low pressure center pushed across Iowa. Widespread showers and some thunderstorms continued overnight and through Friday (4th) leaving behind beneficial totals over much of Iowa. Dreary conditions were observed throughout the day as rain continued and highs hovered in the upper 30s and low 40s. The system held on in eastern Iowa through Saturday (5th) afternoon as sunshine broke out in western Iowa. Most Iowa stations reported measurable totals from the event with nearly 100 stations measuring at least an inch. More than 50 stations observed two or more inches with stations in south-central Iowa reporting the highest totals; Lamoni (Decatur County) dumped out 3.51 inches while Osceola (Clarke County) reported 4.18 inches. As clouds dissipated, temperatures rebounded into the 50s west while mid 40s were present in eastern Iowa. Winds shifted to a southerly direction late in the night before swinging back around the west by sunrise on Sunday (6th). Morning lows were warmer than average with mid to upper 40s over northern Iowa with warmer conditions farther south.
Weekly rain totals ranged from 0.01 inch at Estherville Municipal Airport (Emmet County) to 4.30 inches in Osceola. The statewide weekly average rainfall was 1.47 inches; the normal is 0.54 inch. Lamoni (Decatur County) and Little Sioux (Harrison County) reported the week’s high temperature of 80 degrees on the 2nd, on average 24 degrees above normal. Sibley (Osceola County) and Sioux City Airport (Woodbury County) reported the week’s low temperature of 23 degrees on the 5th, on average five degrees below normal. Four-inch soil temperatures were in the mid 40s north to low 50s south as of Sunday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (November 7, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November.
“Soybean harvest is nearing completion with corn close behind and farmers are also busy with other fall field work as conditions allow,” said Secretary Naig. “Portions of the state received nearly a month’s worth of badly needed moisture last week. Looking ahead, we will see a few more days of warm and dry conditions before a weather pattern change ushers in colder air.”
The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.
Crop Report
Warm and dry conditions early in the week helped accelerate row crop harvest, which remained ahead of average with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 6, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, anhydrous application, baling stalks, seeding cover crops, and applying manure.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 17 percent very short, 37 percent short, 44 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 25 percent very short, 39 percent short, 36 percent adequate and 0 percent surplus.
Harvest of the corn for grain crop reached 89 percent complete, 6 days ahead of last year and 11 days ahead of the average. Moisture content of field corn being harvested for grain remained 17 percent.
Soybean harvest was virtually complete at 97 percent, 8 days ahead of last year and 9 days ahead of the average.
Livestock were mostly doing well, with some reports of calves being treated for pneumonia.
