Tammy Lynn Cooper

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

Tammy Lynn Cooper 62 of Milton, Iowa passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, September 24th, 2022.

  Tammy was born in Corydon, Iowa on July 25,  1960 to Garold and Marilyn (Thatcher) Warren. She was united in marriage to Gordon Oliver in  October of 1975. Together they were blessed with five children; Paul, Leanne, Traci, Dennis and Melonie.  She later married Gary Cooper in November of 2004 and was blessed with three step-children, Gracie, Frances, and Gina.

 For all of her adult life Tammy was a homemaker and her greatest joys in life were her children and especially her 13 grandchildren. Her number one summer chore was making sure the swimming pool was ready for all to swim in and working in her yard, keeping it beautiful. She was known by many names, Tammy, Mom, Wife, Daughter, but her greatest title was Mamma.

  Tammy loved to have family meals when all of her children and grandchildren would cram into the house. There was always the smell of smoked meat and the sound of laughter coming from their home. Tammy’s sense of humor was one of a kind. She loved nothing more than to prank her children and grandchildren and they loved nothing more than to prank her back. Her children and grandchildren were the apple of her eye, but her time spent with her husband Gary was very special to her. Early in their marriage they loved to hunt and fish together. Tammy and Gary would often be seen mowing their property on their matching zero turn mowers. On the weekends they enjoyed traveling and trying out new restaurants, but most of all just spending time together. 

Tammy was preceded in death by her father, Garold Warren, mothers in-Law Francis Haltom and Evelyn Cooper, brothers-in-law Fred Schmidt and Dustin Cooper, and the father of her children, Gordon Oliver. 

Tammy is survived by her Husband, Gary Cooper of Milton, IA., Children, Paul (Katherine) Oliver of Tipton, IA., Leanne (Guy) Posielenzny of Arbor Vitae, WI., Traci (Chris) Adkins of Libertyville IA, Dennis (Deanna) Oliver of Princeton, IL. Melonie (Alex) Eggers of Fairfield, IA., Gracie (Nathan) Graves of Huntington, WV., Frances (Casey) Hunley of London, KY. and Gina (Daniel) Coubert of Ashland, KY., father-in-Law, James E. Cooper, Mother Marilyn Warren, Sisters Kahla Schmidt and Laura Warren (Les Cook). Grandchildren, Madyson, Chloe, Olivia, Drake, Logan, Delilah, Hannah, Hunter, Burkleigh, Moria, Charlie, Dawson and Sebastian. Many brothers and sisters in law, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and all those she left behind who loved her.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Lacey State Park Lodge in Keosauqua, Iowa on October 15, 2022 at 1PM. 

In Lieu of flowers memorials may be sent in honor of her grandchildren to Leanne Posielenzny, PO Box 751, Woodruff, WI. 54568.

 

Gwendolyn L. Peterson

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 3:16 pm CDT

Gwendolyn L. Peterson, 98, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant.

Gwendolyn was born June 17, 1924, in Coppock, Iowa, the daughter of Ronald and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Dold. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1942.  On November 23, 1944, she was united in marriage to Vern A. Peterson at the Mount Union Methodist Church. Gwendolyn worked at the Mental Health Institute and the Mount Pleasant Bank and Trust as a teller. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, T.T.T., Canasta Club, Harlan Questers and the Cotillion Club. She enjoyed camping, bowling, golfing and wintering in the south.

Gwendolyn is survived by her daughter Nadine Martin of Mount Pleasant; three grandchildren Penny Anding, Angie Withers, Seth Martin; and eight great grandchildren: Drew Peterson, Kelsey Anding, Maquel Anding, Derek Anding, Cody Wildman, Tyler Wildman, Jack Withers, and Cash Withers. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son Darrel Peterson, son-in-law Merritt Martin, two granddaughters infant Christine Louise Martin and Lori Peterson.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be held 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial fund has been established for the First United Methodist Church. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Gwendolyn and her family.

Irene Shutt

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

Irene A. Shutt, 100, of Mount Pleasant, and formerly New London, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant.  Services are pending at Elliott Chapel, New London.

DANVILLE HOMECOMING 2022

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 10:08 am CDT

Homecoming Court 2022

Queen Candidates                                                                             King Candidates

Carlea Beckman                                                                                  Will Samples

Madelyn Buck                                                                                     Kaleb Klein

Chloe Horn                                                                                          Brody Christensen

Gabriela Hobbs                                                                                  Kory Jensen

Taylor Moore                                                                                      AJ Bonnensen

 

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Powderpuff Volleyball starts at 3 pm – High School Gym

Powderpuff Football starts at 6 pm – Football Field

Monday, October 3, 2022

Dress up day is – Adam Sandler

Sidewalk Chalk/Window Painting/Work on Floats

High School Volleyball FS/JV/Varsity at home vs. Lone Tree

JH/HS Cross Country @ Hillcrest Academy

JV Football @ Mt. Pleasant vs. Columbus Community

JH Volleyball @ Mediapolis

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Dress up day is – Twin

Sidewalk Chalk/Window Chalk/Work on Floats – during advisory

High School Swimming at Burlington vs. Davenport North

JH Volleyball at home vs. West Burlington

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Dress up day is – Spirit Day

Homecoming Parade– Float line-up by softball field parking lot 5:15

Homecoming Parade – 5:45 pm

Dinner by the Booster Club @ 6:15 in the cafeteria

Homecoming Pep Rally 7:45 in the Junior High Gym

Pep Band Performance

Fall Sports Teams Introduction

Coronation

DANVILLE HOMECOMING 2022

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Dress up day is – Favorite Sports Team

Senior Breakfast at 8:30 am

Class Activities and competitions in High School Gym during Advisory

High School Volleyball FS/JV/Varsity at home vs. Holy Trinity – SENIOR NIGHT

JH/HS Cross Country Conference Meet @ Heritage Oaks

High School Swimming @ Clinton

JH Football at home vs. Van Buren

JH Volleyball @ WACO

Friday, October 7, 2022

Dress up day is – Minion Day

Class Activities and competitions in High School Gym during Advisory

High School Football @ Mt. Pleasant vs. Burlington (Mt. Pleasant’s Homecoming)

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Homecoming Dance 8 to 11 pm in Junior High Gym

Cost is $5 for Danville students and $7 for any other guests

Guest forms must be filled out and back in High School office by October 5, 2022, for any out of school guests.

Danville Sports Sharing Agreements

High School Football – Mt. Pleasant is the host school

JH/HS Cross Country – Danville is the host school, and we share with New London

HS Swimming – Burlington is the host school

Property Taxes Due

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 9:34 am CDT

Henry County Treasurer, Ana Lair, reminds property owners that first half property taxes are due September 30, 2022 to avoid penalty. Payment options are:

Online at www.iowatreasurers.org

Mail with postmark no later than September 30, 2022

Drop box located near the south Courthouse entrance no later than 9/30/22

In the Treasurer’s office at the Courthouse 8 am to 4:30 pm

Due to heavy phone call volume the best way to contact the Treasurer’s office is by email at treasurer@henrycountyiowa.us

Single Vehicle Crash

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 9:19 am CDT

On September 25 at approximately 05:13 A.M., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single motor vehicle collision involving a roll-over on US Highway 218 near mile marker 48.

An investigation into the collision determined a van driven by a Blake R. Hemann, 18, of Keokuk, Iowa, crashed head-on onto a guard rail on the western side of the roadway after the driver had fallen asleep behind the wheel. The vehicle was deemed a total loss and removed from the scene.

Resulting from the investigation, Blake was cited for Failure to Maintain Control of a Vehicle.

Jack E. Hummell

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 9:03 am CDT

Jack E. Hummell, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. On-Line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com

Sports, September 28th

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 8:19 am CDT

High School Volleyball

New London will be facing off against West Burlington tomorrow, September 29th, before they will see each other again over the weekend at a tournament hosted by New London. Other teams that will be in attendance will be Highland, English Valleys, and Winfield-Mt. Union.

Winfield-Mt. Union clashes with Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at home at 7:30 pm. This will be their first game since the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament last weekend. Through 23 matches, Keely Malone has 360 assists, and Melina Oepping tallies 141 kills, both team leaders.

WACO competed in the Lone Tree Quad tournament last night and won all their matches in straight sets against Lone Tree, Keota, and Cedar Valley Christian. Ellah Kissell had 16 kills through the three matches and Grace Coble had 36 assists. The Warriors will travel to play Wapello tomorrow at 7:30 pm.

Holy Trinity Catholic hosts Van Buren County tomorrow at 7:30 pm. The Crusaders will be looking for their 17th win of the season.

High School Cross Country

The Mount Pleasant boy’s and girl’s teams competed in the Washington Invitational yesterday. The top runner for the girls’ team was Isabelle Meador with a time of 21:14, good enough for 6th. Emma Welcher finished in 9th with a time of 21:29. Alexis Wagner was the next finisher for the Panthers in 19th place with a time of 22:42. Audrey Lord finished in 24th, Ella Mcnamee in 34th, Jayden Housh got 46th, Nelle Peterson finished in 64th, and Natalie Parrot rounded out the day for the Panthers finishing in 70th. The girls finished in 3rd with a team time of 1:51:23. Avery Rump was the top runner for the Invitational for Fort Madison with a time of 19:41.

For the boys Ben Carthey finished in 2nd place with a stellar time of 17:16 and Jude Dykstra finished in an impressive 4th place with a time of 17:43. Gabe Feldmann finished in 19th, Tyler Johnson got 22nd, Coleman Mowery finished in 29th, Christian Bracht-Wagner captured 32nd, Jonathan Hough got 37th, and Ethan Brush and Gavin Slagel finished in 42nd and 43rd, respectively. Garrett Landau finished in 61st, and Dathan Endecott rounded out the day for the Panthers in 64th. The team finished in 3rd out of 8 teams with a time of 1:32:11. The next meet for both teams will be October 3rd at Hillcrest Academy.

High School Football

The Mount Pleasant Panthers are back at home this Friday, September 30th, to play Iowa City Liberty looking to kickstart the offense again and capture their first win of the season. The game will be on KILJ with pregame at 7:15 pm, kickoff at 7:30.

WACO is on the road this week as they face off against Lone Tree, who is fresh off a crushing loss to Winfield-Mt. Union. The Warriors look to go 7-0 after their game on Friday at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union clashes with Tri-County and New London will have a tough game at home against Iowa Valley as they try to bounce from their loss to WACO last week. Both games at 7 pm.

For other games in Mt. Pleasant’s district, North Scott is at home against Burlington and Fort Madison clashes with Clinton both games scheduled for 7:30 pm. Other area games: Washington looks to spoil Solon’s Homecoming game and Fairfield celebrates Homecoming this week as they host West Burlington, games at 7:30 pm.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The men’s soccer team fell at home to Hannibal-LaGrange University 1-0 last night. The first half went scoreless as the best chance for the Tigers came on a Diego Sainz shot but it was saved by the Trojans. A goal would not be scored until the 80th minute by the Trojans, the eventual game-winner. The loss moves the Tigers to 2-8-1 on the season. They look to get back in the win column October 5th, when they travel to play Missouri Baptist University at 2 pm.

The women’s soccer team clashes with Coe College tonight, September 28th, at 5 pm on the road.

The Tiger volleyball team’s next game will be tomorrow, September 29, when they travel to play Stephen College at 6 pm.

The men’s and women’s golf teams will be competing in the Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic tomorrow at 11 am.

The Tiger football team will be looking to get back on track Saturday, October 1st, when they celebrate Homecoming against Mayville State University at 1 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1892 – The first nighttime football game in the U.S. took place under electric lights. The game was between the Mansfield State Normal School and the Wyoming Seminary.

1941 – Ted Williams (Boston Red Sox) hit .400 for the season. He was the last major league player of the century to achieve this statistic.

1955 – The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.