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November 1, 2022
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Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates
Sports, October 31st
High School Football
The WACO Warriors moves on to the Quarterfinals for the second straight year after defeating Central City 48-12 Friday night. Isaac Oswald was efficient on the day throwing for 89 yards and a touchdown. But most of the work was done on the ground by Simeon Reichenbach who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns, adding a pick-six defensively. The Warriors will face off against Montezuma Thursday, November 3rd, at home at 7 pm here on KILJ with pregame at 6:45 pm.
High School Football Scores
Montezuma outscored Easton Valley 53-8 in the final three quarters of play to win 60-38. The Braves were led by senior quarterback Owen Cook who threw for 270 yards and scored eight total touchdowns, seven of which through the air.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 30, Turkey Valley 28
Newell-Fonda 35, Don Bosco 10
Fremont-Mills 30, Southeast Warren 28
Iowa City Liberty 24, Webster City 14
North Scott 38, Western Dubuque 15
Waverly-Shell Rock 49, Fort Madison 7. Fort Madison is eliminated from the playoffs.
High School Volleyball
The Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders are the Class 1A Region 8 Regional Champions and they will play tomorrow, November 1st, at the State Tournament against Gladbrook-Reinbeck at 8 pm with KILJ on the call with pregame at 7:45.
Mt. Pleasant Cross Country
Ben Carthey for the Mt. Pleasant Panthers ran at the State Tournament Saturday Morning at Fort Dodge. Carthey finished in 61st place with a time of 17 minutes 26 seconds. Ethan Eichhorn was the top finisher for Class 3A from Lewis Central with a time of 15 minutes 32 seconds.
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 women’s basketball team bounced back from Thursday night’s loss and dominated York College 84 to 65. Breanna Wendland and Megan Teal led the team in points with 16 apiece. Their next game will be at home Wednesday, November 2nd, against William Woods University at 5:30 pm.
The Tiger volleyball team ended the regular season on a five set epic winning 15-7 on the last set after Iowa Wesleyan and Harris-Stowe State had split the first four sets. Madison Saia led the team in kills with 12, while Mackenzie Springsteen tallied 18 assists. The Tigers end the year with a 6-25 record, a 4 win improvement from last year.
The men’s basketball team opens the season on a win as they defeated Dickinson State 76-62 after outscoring Dickinson State 45-33 in the second half. Allante Pickens led the Tigers in scoring with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting. They played Bellevue University Saturday night and lost 71-68 as the game was tied at 68 with 3 seconds to go before the Bruins made their free throw and would stay ahead thanks to an offensive rebound on the second missed free throw. Gacoby Jones led the Tigers in points with 17. Their next game will be November 2nd against William Woods University at 7:30 pm.
The Tiger football team moved to 2-3 in Conference play after falling to Dakota State University 12-6 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. Only field goals highlighted the scoreboard as Lucas Mosqueda went 2 for 2 with a long of 35. Both offenses struggled to move the ball against these talented defenses as the Tigers committed 2 turnovers, while Joseph Pace collected an interception for the Tiger defense. They will end the season next Saturday, November 5th, on the road against Waldorf University at 3 pm.
The men’s soccer team fell to Waldorf 1-0 Saturday afternoon. The Tigers had 10 shots on goal for the afternoon. The Tigers end the season with a 5-12-1 record.
The women’s soccer team defeated Waldorf 3-0 to end their season. The Tigers scored all of their goals in the second half with Baylee Alvarado scoring the first goal off an assist from Jacqueline Campos. Bella Goodson scored unassisted in the 56th minute and Campos added to her stat line by scoring an unassisted goal in the 79th minute. The Tigers finished the season with an 8-8 record.
This Day in Sports History
1950 – The Big Cat, Earl Lloyd becomes the first African-American to play in a game for the NBA, scoring 6 points in his debut for the Washington Capitols.
1968 – Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game).
1994 – American tennis star Venus Williams makes her professional debut as a 14 year old with a 6-3, 6-4 win over former NCAA champion and world No. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California.
8-Man Football All-District 6 Team
The 8 man District 6 All-District Team was released. WACO and New London, who finished first and second in the district, had the most players make the All-District teams with 9 apiece. Iowa Valley had 7 players make the team, Winfield-Mt. Union had 6 players, 5 players from Lone Tree, English Valleys had one First Team player with three other players highlighting the list, HLV had three players make the list, and one player from Tri-County rounded out the teams. Here is the full list starting with the MVPs for the District:
Offensive MVP was senior quarterback Evan Kearney from Iowa Valley. Kearney tallied 3,362 total yards and 55 total offensive touchdowns, top 3 in 8 man football, leading Iowa Valley to a 6-3 record on the season.
Defensive MVP was Drew Diers, senior linebacker for the undefeated WACO Warriors. He leads this stifling defense in tackle with 82 currently on the season with 9 of those being for a loss. He is currently in the top ten for 8 man football in tackles.
Lineman MVP went to senior Trent Wilkerson from New London. He was a big reason for the Tigers finishing second in conference after leading the offensive line who pushed opponents around for over 2,500 rushing yards on the season.
Moving on to the 1st Team players. Isaac Oswald (WACO) and Dom Lopez (New London) were the quarterbacks chosen. Simeon Reichenbach (WACO), and Treyton Shaw (English Valleys) were the running backs picked. At Wide Receiver/Tight End is went to Oleh Shtefanchuk (WACO) and Clayton Kinzenbaw (Iowa Valley). Chase Waterhouse (WACO), Garrett Hoyt (Iowa Valley), Cooper Buffington (WMU), and Mitch Koedam (Lone Tree) were the offensive lineman highlighted. Blaise Porter (New London) and Abram Edwards (WMU) were picked as the Utilities. Jader Sanchez from Lone Tree was picked to be the Kicker. Looking at the defense, the defensive line is highlighted by two Warriors in Ty Egli and Colton Leichty. Borden Pickle (New London) and Andrew Hotz (Lone Tree) also were highlighted for their defensive line play. Cam Buffington (WMU) and Dawson Smith (Iowa Valley) were highlight the linebacking crew. The secondary is highlighted by Mason Miller (WACO) who leads 8 man football in interceptions with 8. Zan Keim (Iowa Valley) and Ethan Bockelman (Lone Tree) were the other defensive backs chosen. Louden Huisenga (WACO), Pierce Kienitz (Iowa Valley), and Eli Miller (WMU) were picked as the defensive utilities. Max Henstorf from HLV rounds out the 1st Team as the punter.
Eli Molyneux (Tri-County) and Cole Milks (WMU) highlights the 2nd Team offense at quarterback. Brody Sternhagen from HLV was the running back picked. The Wide Receiver/Tight Ends chosen were Myles Grove (English Valleys) and Evan Reed (New London). The offensive line is Quinn Miller (Iowa Valley), Kai Malone (WMU), and Luke Moore (English Valleys). For defense, Boston York (HLV) and Gavin Menke-Bailey (New London) were the linebackers chosen. Reean Seberg from New London was the sole defensive back and Michael Raines from New London was the utility.
The Golden Spikes is awarded to injured players who could not participate in enough District games to earn the honors but played at the All District level. Tiane Cam (New London), Luke Dillon (English Valleys), and Mathew Hensted (Lone Tree) all received this honor at the linebacker position.
More Complete Details From West Liberty Foods
WEST LIBERTY, IOWA (October 28, 2022)–West Liberty, Iowa-based West Liberty Foods announced the
difficult decision to close their Mount Pleasant, Iowa facility, effective May 7, 2023. The plant closing will
affect approximately 350 team members.
“Respect and care for people is a core value of our company, and shutting down a plant is a tough thing to
do,” said Brandon Achen, President and CEO of West Liberty Foods. “Although we are taking steps to lessen
the impact on our team members, we will be eliminating the jobs of some exceptional people through no
fault of their own. I want each of them to know that we value their contributions and deeply regret the need
for this action.”
West Liberty Foods’ Mount Pleasant facility opened in 2003 with its patented Clean Room Food Processing
Systems–the first food manufacturing facility in the nation with this technology. Since opening, the facility has
produced hundreds of millions of pounds of sliced deli meats for a variety of customers in foodservice and
retail segments. The company has seen a recent shift in the types of products and capabilities needed to
support their customers. This shift has resulted in a drastic reduction in pre-sliced deli meats, leaving this
particular facility and its equipment unmatched to the company’s future needs and direction.
The company plans to move and consolidate existing operations from the Mount Pleasant facility to
remaining facilities in Iowa, Illinois, and Utah.
The shutdown will occur in two phases. The first round of reductions will occur on December 31, 2022, with
all operations ceasing at the Mount Pleasant plant on May 7, 2023. Team members were notified of the
decision in one-on-one and group meetings.
“We are committed to providing our team members with support as we work through the process of closing
the plant,” said Tara Lindsay, Chief Talent & Culture Officer. “In order to lessen the impact of the plant closing
to our team members, we will provide them with offers to work at one of our other plants, relocation and
transportation services, stay bonuses, severance pay, reemployment services, and assistance with filing
unemployment claims.”
“We are sincerely grateful to the City of Mount Pleasant for its cooperation and support over the past 20
years,” Achen said. “Our core business remains strong and we will continue to adapt to meet the needs of our
customers.”
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Daily Jail Count
Henry County Jail
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: 10-31-2022______
25_ Henry County Inmates
42 Out of County Contract Inmates
67 TOTAL
November 8th Polling Sites in Henry County
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF HENRY COUNTY
In compliance with Provision 49.53 of the Code of Iowa, I, Shelly Barber, Commissioner of Elections of Henry County, State of Iowa, do hereby proclaim that on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, a General Election will be held for the purpose of electing candidates for the various offices.
Qualified electors may vote by presenting themselves along with identification on November 8, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the polling place for the Precinct of their residence as listed below:
Precinct 1 – Polling Place Wayland City Hall, 218 W Main St, Wayland – Trenton Township, Marion Township, Jefferson Township to include the incorporated cities of Wayland, Olds and the portion of Coppock within Henry County: that part of Wayne Township residents living west of James Avenue to 140th Street and south of 140th Street east to Highway 218 and south to the township line.
Precinct 2 – Polling Place Winfield City Hall, 115 N Locust St, Winfield – Canaan and Scott Townships to include the incorporated city of 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.
Precinct 3 – Polling Place Emergency Management Building, 900 W Washington St, Mt Pleasant Tippecanoe Township, Salem Township to include the incorporated cities of Salem and Hillsboro, Center Townships (excluding the portions of Center Township within Mt. Pleasant’s corporate boundaries) to include the cities of Rome and Westwood
Precinct 4 – Polling Place Veterans Hall 1, 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant – Mount Pleasant Ward 1 as defined by city ordinance.
Precinct 5 – Polling Place Veterans Hall 2, 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant – Mount Pleasant Ward 2 as defined by city ordinance.
Precinct 6 – Polling Place Veterans Hall 3, 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant – Mount Pleasant Ward 3 as defined by city ordinance.
Precinct 7 – Polling Place Veterans Hall 4, 300 W Monroe St, Mt Pleasant – Mount Pleasant Ward 4 as defined by city ordinance.
Precinct 8 – Polling Place New London Christian Church, 2770 New London Rd, New London – Jackson and Baltimore Townships.
Precinct 9 – Polling Place New London Community Center, 103 W Washington St, New London New London Townships to include the incorporated city of New London.
Township Trustees and Clerks names appearing on the ballots are as follows:
Baltimore Township Clerk: Joseph Johnson
Baltimore Township Trustee: Write In
Canaan Township Clerk: Katie Byczek
Canaan Township Trustee: Write In
Center Township Clerk: Debbie Smith
Center Township Trustee: Stephen R. Gray
Jackson Township Clerk: Write In
Jackson Township Trustee: Write In
Jefferson Township Clerk: Dwain Alvine
Jefferson Township Trustee: Paul VonTersch
Marion Township Clerk: Write In
Marion Township Trustee: Write In
Marion Township Trustee To Fill 2yr Vacancy: Ryan Coop
New London Township Clerk: Write In
New London Township Trustee: John Fitzpatrick
Salem Township Clerk: Dan L. Wesely
Salem Township Trustee: Jon Mills
Salem Township Trustee To Fill 2yr Vacancy: Jerad Syfert
Scott Township Clerk: Patti A. Gerling
Scott Township Trustee: Brian Haymond
Tippecanoe Township Clerk: Gary E. Oldt
Tippecanoe Township Trustee: Mike Kerr
Trenton Township Clerk: Terri Bain
Trenton Township Trustee: Write In
Wayne Township Clerk: Brad Benson
Wayne Township Trustee: Allen G. Rodgers
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. A sample ballot below is part of this Notice.
A public test of the voting equipment will be held at the Henry County Auditor’s Office on Wednesday November 2, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.