WINFIELD – MT. UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TENTATIVE AGENDA ~ LIBRARY, W-MU 6:00 p.m. ~ September 14, 2022
D1. Minutes, Bills, Financial Reports
D2. Personnel Hirings/Resignations
E1. Building Reports
F1. Karr Tuckpointing Presentation
F2. Consider Offering Girls Wrestling
Marilyn S. Jones, 92, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Marilyn May Stump was born September 9, 1929 in Selma, Iowa, daughter of Joe Walker Stump and Mary Willa Michael Stump. She married John A. Jones on November 20, 1947 at her family’s home.
Marilyn was graduated from Selma High School as salutatorian. After working for Sheaffer Pen, she moved with her new husband to Marshalltown, Iowa, where they lived for nearly 70 years. While raising her family of three children, she worked as a salesperson and in office management, including being on the administrative team at Marshalltown’s Wolfe Eye Clinic. She was also very successful in furniture sales, interior decorating, and as a realtor.
John and Marilyn were charter members of Hope United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. She held multiple offices in the Marshalltown Order of the Eastern Star, Central Chapter. Both John and Marilyn worked diligently, promoting the Chapter by traveling around the state. They also took a lead in maintaining the entire masonic building, a five-story, historic landmark across the street from the central square. They prepared and served meals for various organizations. After moving to Mt. Pleasant, the couple was part of the Presbyterian Church.
Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Martha (Duane) Wiley of Mount Pleasant, sons Roger (Kathleen) Jones of Modesto, CA, and Allen Jones of Cedar Falls. Grandson Benjamin Wiley lives in Indialantic, FL; and granddaughter Michelle Wiley (Peter) Mirakian lives with her husband and sons Joe and Daniel in Olathe, KS. Marilyn’s brother, Joe (Dixie) Stump resides in the family home in Selma, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by sister Margaret, brother Michael, and her husband of 70 years, John.
Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with arrangements. Plans are made for a 10:00 AM service, followed by time for visiting at the Presbyterian Church, 902 S. Walnut, Mt. Pleasant, on Thursday, September 8. Then another time for visitation and remembrance on September 9 at 10:00 AM at First Methodist Church, Marshalltown, 202 W. Main Street, Marshalltown, Iowa. Interment will be at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Those considering an expression of sympathy can direct memorials to EveryStep Hospice, 118 N. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, IA, 52641, or the charity of their choice.
The head football coaches at the University of Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Drake are encouraging Iowans to “get in the game” for the November 8 general election. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with Kirk Ferentz, Matt Campbell, Mark Farley and Todd Stepsis to promote voter participation this fall. The four head coaches will appear in radio, TV, social media and digital ads, encouraging Iowans to #BeAVoter. Radio ads will run during each school’s game broadcasts.
“This is a nonpartisan effort to reach out to all Iowans in a unique way and inspire them to fulfill their civic duty by voting,” Secretary Pate said. “My thanks to Kirk Ferentz, Matt Campbell, Mark Farley and Todd Stepsis for stepping up and helping us promote the #BeAVoter initiative. They are great ambassadors for our state and will hopefully convince all eligible Iowans to make their voices heard by casting a ballot.”
Each video ad features a coach giving a locker room-style pep talk about the importance of voting and having a game plan for casting a ballot. The viewer or listener is encouraged to visit VoterReady.Iowa.gov, a one-stop-shop for state election information. Iowans can use the site to register to vote, download an absentee ballot request form, track its status, and find information about voting deadlines and requirements.
The partnership between Secretary Pate and the football coaches was developed through Learfield, which owns the athletics multimedia rights for the four schools
Wanda Maxine Hatch, 88, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant.
Wanda was born May 12, 1934, near Trenton, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Imal (Norton) Rich. She attended country schools, Elm and Eagle, through 8th grade and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. During high school Wanda worked at Van’s Lunch Box and enjoyed her lifelong love of music by playing cornet in the high school band. After graduation she worked at the Mount Pleasant Telephone Co., REC, Iowa Ordnance Plant, and later at the Mental Health Institute and Employees Training Center as a secretary for 36 years, retiring in 1996.
Wanda married James Hatch on December 26, 1951. They lived on a farm north of Mount Pleasant for approximately 40 years. During this time and after retirement, Wanda became a member of the Mount Pleasant Rhythm Rockers. She formed a country band called “The Scrubs” and enjoyed playing keyboard and singing with friends. She was a member of the Trenton Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son Randy James Hatch of Norwalk; and a sister Ardith Rump of Burlington. Also surviving are a sister-in-law, Martha Queen; brother-in-law Everett (Judy) Hatch; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on August 10, 2008, a brother, Melvin Rich; two sisters, Merna (Chuck) Simmons, infant Thelma Lorene; and brother-in-law Tom Rump.
Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am until service time, the family will not be present. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Trenton Methodist Church and EveryStep Hospice. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Dennis W. Krieger, 72, of Middletown, died Friday, July 1, 2022 at Veterans Medical Center, Iowa City.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Elliott Chapel, New London. Casual sharing time will be led by Ned Fry. Full military burial at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa will take place at 2:00 pm, Thursday, September 15, 2022. Memorials have been established for Wreaths Across America and the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight. The full obituary may be viewed and condolences left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The County’s revenues totaled $23,264,690 for the year ended June 30, 2021, a 37.1% increase over
the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2021 totaled $17,925,846,
a 4.2% increase over the prior year. The significant increase in revenues is primarily due to an increase
in property tax revenue and in infrastructure assets contributed by the Iowa Department of
Transportation.
AUDIT FINDINGS:
Sand reported thirteen findings related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. They are
found on pages 78 through 89 of this report. The findings address issues such as lack of segregation of
duties, material amounts of receivables not properly recorded in the County’s financial statements, lack
of reconciliations public health billings, collections and delinquent accounts and an unallowable
donation to a private entity. Sand provided the County with recommendations to address each of these
findings.
Ten of the findings discussed above for the County are repeated from the prior year. The County Board
of Supervisors and other elected officials have a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the
County’s operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and
responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.
A copy of the audit report is available for review on the Auditor of State’s web site at
Audit Reports – Auditor of State
Traina U. Lindsey, 74, of Mt. Pleasant passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
According to her wishes cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant. No services are planned at this time.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.
There was some movement in the rankings for Class 1A with Holy Trinity Catholic originally ranked at the top of the list now find themselves down at the number 8 slot. Taking over that number 1 spot was North Tama. Burlington Notre Dame moved from 8th to 7th and New London took over the 15th position as Winfield-Mt. Union fell out of the top 15.
For Class 2A, the rankings stayed the for the top 4 teams with Dike-New Hartford, Western Christian, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, and West Burlington ranked in that order.
Class 3A saw little movement in their top 5 with Mount Vernon still holding the top spot. Davis County fell out of the top 15 from their original ranking of 9.
Class 4A saw only one team drop out of the top 15 but there was a little bit of reshuffling. Marion stayed at the top spot but North Scott moved from tenth all the way up to number 5. Bishop Heelan was originally in second, but fell back to eighth.
Cedar Falls claimed the top sport in the 5A rankings with Iowa City Liberty falling from the top spot back to 4th. Sioux City North and Iowa City High were the two teams to fall out of the top 15, ranked at 13 and 15, respectively.
