Gregory L. Schurbon (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

Gregory L. Schurbon, 73, of New London, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at his home.  He was born March 26, 1949 in Clinton, Iowa to Herman Junior “Judge” and Roberta Joanne Plambeck Schurbon.  He married Melodey S. Hayes; they later divorced.  On November 12, 1988 he married Connie Anderson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.

Following graduation from Clinton High School, he worked for Chicago Northwestern for two years, then joined the Army and was in the Infantry during the Vietnam war where he received two Bronze Stars.  After the service he was a welder at JI Case in Burlington from 1972 until 2002.

He was a lifetime member of New London VFW and a member of New London Christian Church.  He enjoyed painting pictures, motorcycle riding and shooting guns; but most of all he loved music.  He played guitar, piano and drums in three different bands; The Bobbie Grand Larson Band; Black Velvet; and the last band he was in was River City Express.

Besides his wife of New London, he is survived by his children, Karri (Tom) Yeater of Rock Island, Damien (Pam) Schurbon of Mt. Pleasant, Julie (Wes) Orth of Burlington, and Renae Schurbon of Springhill, Tennessee; fifteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; his siblings, Debbie Everson of Bradenton, Florida, Cheri Beckwith of Des Moines, Mark (JoEllen) Schurbon of Clinton, Karen (Mark) Otto of Clinton, Donna Schurbon (Denny Jones) of Clinton, and Cindy (Doug) Brandenberg of Clive; and nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Katie Schurbon; sister Vicki Montgomery; brother Gary Comstock; sister in infancy, Linda; and nephew Brian Everson.

Visitation will begin at noon Friday at Elliott Chapel, New London, with the family present to greet friends from 4:00 – 6:00 PM.  The funeral service for Mr. Schurbon will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 24, 2022 at New London Christian Church with Pastor Nathan Cooper officiating.  Burial with military rites by Henry County Honor Guard will follow the service at Trinity Cemetery, rural Mt. Union.  A memorial has been established for the Wounded Warrior Project.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Sports, September 21st

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 11:21 am CDT

High School Volleyball

The Mt. Pleasant Panthers captured their fifth win of the season after winning the fifth set on the road against Keokuk. It was a comeback effort after the Chiefs won the first and third sets, but the Panthers battled back and won the fourth set 25-23 and dominated the last set 15-5. Mount Pleasant’s next game will be next Tuesday, September 27th, at 7:15 pm.

Pool play starts tomorrow, September 22nd, for the Southeast Iowa Super Conference. In pool one it is West Burlington, who is the one seed, Mediapolis (8th), Central Lee (9th), and Lone Tree (16th). Pool two will be hosted by Notre Dame with the Nikes holding the two seed. Wapello (7th), Danville (10th), Columbus (15th), and Louisa-Muscatine (17th) will be the other teams in pool 2.  Pool 3 will be played at Harmony High School with Van Buren being the host. New London highlights it as they come in as the third seed, but WACO will be there as the sixth seed. Van Buren County comes in as the eleventh seed and Hillcrest Academy is the fourteenth seed. Winfield-Mt. Union, the fourth seed, will host the fourth pool with Holy Trinity Catholic coming in as the fifth seed, along with Highland (12th), and Pekin (13th). The winners from each pool will advance to the Championship played on Saturday.

The Wolves are led by a trio of seniors in Keely Malone, who has 303 assists on the season and the school record for career assists, Melina Oepping, who leads the team in kills with 115, and Bradie Buffington, who is second on the team in kills with 87.

The Warriors count on Ellah Kissell and Grace Coble to get the job done as Kissell leads the team in kills with 96 and Coble leads the team with 244 assists and contributes another 56 kills to the stat line.

The Tigers lean on Eliana Manning and Natalie Burden, the latter leads the Tigers in kills with 104 and the former has racked up 224 assists through their nine matches.

Holy Trinity Catholic fresh off a win against Burlington in straight sets is led by the Bendlages as Mary Kate leads the team in kills with 126, while Anna has tallied 303 assists through 14 matches.

Burlington Notre Dame counts on Gabby Deery who has 293 kills on the year and West Burlington leans on Sophia Armstrong who has 235 kills on the season.

High School Football Recap

The Mt. Pleasant Panthers travel to play Fort Madison this Friday, September 23rd. The Panthers will lean on their passing attack to bring down the Bloodhounds talented defense that is allowing less than ten points a contest.

WACO celebrates Homecoming this week and they look to continue their perfect season when they face off against the New London Tigers at 7 pm this Friday.

Winfield-Mt. Union will be celebrating Homecoming this week against a 3-1 Lone Tree team at 7 pm this Friday.

Washington will look to right the ship against Grinnell this Friday for their Homecoming game and Fairfield will look to spoil Keokuk’s Homecoming at 7:30 pm this Friday.

High School Cross Country

The Mt. Pleasant Invitational will be run tomorrow, Thursday, September 22nd.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The Tigers volleyball team dominated their way to their second win of the season as they beat Faith Baptist Bible College in straight sets. Malie DaMate was the leading force for the Tigers as she led the team in kills with 7 and assists with 15. Their next game is this Friday, September 23rd, when they travel to face off with Culver-Stockton College at 7 pm.

Men’s and Women’s golf will be participating in the Simpson Fall Invite this morning. They are fresh off a dominant outing by both teams as the women’s team won the Monmouth Invitational led by Aubrey Duncan who got her second collegiate victory, first with the Tigers. The men’s team got second overall led by Brevin Wilson and Trace White who tied for 2nd overall with a score of 149 over the 36 holes.

Both men’s and women’s soccer fell yesterday to Harris-Stowe University as the women’s team was blanketed 7-0 and the men’s team fell 1-0. The women’s team will have to bounce back quick as they play tonight against Mount Mercy University at Mediapolis High School at 7 pm. The men will have to wait until Saturday to play Waldorf at 4 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1970 – “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.

1982 – National Football League (NFL) players began a 57-day strike. It was their first regular-season walkout.

2008 – The New York Yankees played their last game at Yankee Stadium. The new Yankee Stadium opened across the street in 2009.

 

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 9:32 am CDT

AGENDA

September 22, 2022

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness

9:15 Walt Jackson, Emergency Management – Remodel of Restrooms.

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

 

Van Buren County Voting Information

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 9:07 am CDT

Public notice is hereby given that Van Buren County, Iowa, will be hosting two satellite voting stations for the upcoming General Election.  The location and date for each satellite voting station will be as follows:

  • Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, in the Farmington Community Center, 204 S 4th St, Farmington, Iowa, 52626.
  • Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, in the Milton American Legion Center, 324 N Main St, Milton, Iowa, 52570.

Ballot styles will be available for ALL eligible voters of Van Buren County.  Voter registration forms will also be available for new registrations and changes to registrations in Van Buren County.

PLEASE NOTE: If a voter decides to vote at a satellite voting station, he/she will be completing an absentee ballot which will be securely stored at the Van Buren County auditor’s office until it is counted on election day.

Voters who wish to vote on election day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, will be required to vote in their assigned precinct. You may view a map of the voting precinct boundaries for Van Buren County, Iowa, by visiting https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/offices/administrative/elections.php .  Please contact the Van Buren County auditor’s office with any questions by calling  (319) 293-3129 or by emailing lplecker@vanburencounty.iowa.gov.

Linda Lou Barton

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 9:03 am CDT

Linda Lou Barton, 78, of Salem passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the New London Specialty Care Center.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Salem South Cemetery with Rev. John Chaplin officiating.  Friends may call from 2 until 7 p.m. on Friday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.  The family will not be present.  Memorials may be directed to the Salem Congregational Church in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.

Gregory Schurbon

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 8:25 am CDT

Gregory Schurbon, 73, of New London, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at his home.  Services are pending at Elliott Chapel, New London.

School Resource Officer Discussion

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at 8:22 am CDT

The Mount Pleasant School District and the City are discussing a resource officer for the district.  During a recent city council personnel and finance committee meeting the possibility of using a Mount Pleasant police officer was discussed. Apparently, the school board financing committee expressed a willingness to pay 70% of that officer’s salary. There are some union questions but the idea would be for the officer to spend  7:30 am to 3:45 pm, 175 days out of the year in the schools when students are in class.  The rest of the time would be regular patrol with the police department. Police Chief Lyle Murray said the number of calls to the Middle School and High School warrant putting a resource officer in place.

Wayland City Council Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

Wayland City Council Meeting Wednesday, September 21, 7:30 pm, Wayland City Hall

1. Roll Call
2. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council member requests an
item be removed for separate consideration.
a. Minutes of September 7, 2022
b. Bills for Payment
c. CD Renewal
3. Citizen Forum
The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public for items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your
name and address for the record and to limit your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The
Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair. No action will be taken.
4. Unfinished Business
a. Review Golf Cart, UTV and Zoning Ordinance Proposed Changes
5. New Business
a. Acknowledge Resignation of Police Chief Dustin Stuelke
b. Request – PTO Holiday Event/Hayrack Rides Route November 19, 2022
c. Nomination to Zoning Commission – Theresa Fisher
d. Consider Purchase of Used Leaf Stackers
e. Lighting Project at West Park
6. Building Permits – none
7. Adjournment