Dolores V. Freitag

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 6:18 am CDT

Dolores V. Freitag, 104, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2022, at the West Point Care Center.

Born on July 18, 1918, in West Point, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Theresa (Merschman) Wellman. On February 14, 1939, she married Cletus Freitag at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point, Iowa. He preceded her in death on November 12, 1955.

Survivors include one son: Mark (Mary) Freitag of Billings, Montana; three grandchildren: Chad (Anya) Freitag, Amy (Jeff) Berve, Ryan Freitag; five great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, four step great grandchildren; one great-great step grandchild; one sister: Phyllis Ward of West Point, Iowa; one brother: Ron (Linda) Wellman of West Point, Iowa; one sister in-law: Marilyn Wellman. Also surviving are  several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters: Virginia and Crescentia;  four brothers: Bob, Stanley, Paul and Donald in infancy.

Dolores was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Society, St. Anns Circle Daughters of Isabella, several card clubs, the study club and the West Point Historical Society. Dolores farmed with her husband until his death. She then worked several years at Freitag Implement and later became the Postmaster of the West Point Post Office until her retirement in 1984. Dolores enjoyed traveling, quilting, playing scrabble, volunteer work and most of all being with family.

Visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M. Friday, August 19, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, where the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. and a Christian wake service will be held at 6:00 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point with Father Dan Dorau as celebrant.

Burial will be in Saint John’s Cemetery in Houghton, Iowa.

A memorial has been established for Holy Trinity Elementary School or Saint John’s Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements.

 

Dennis E. Fraise

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 6:16 am CDT

Dennis E. Fraise, 66, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington.

Dennis was born November 26, 1955, in Mount Pleasant, the son of Victor and Jean (Peterman) Fraise. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1975. Dennis worked for Staats, Buff’s Truckstop and Community Actions. He served on the Salem Volunteer Fire Department, was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Dennis could be found selling collectibles at flea markets, or on the hunt for his next great treasure at yard sales. He enjoyed his cats, attending Salem Old Settlers and Midwest Old Threshers.

He is survived by two sisters, Joan Panos of Mount Pleasant, Ann Griffin of Fairfield; brother Michael (Becky) Fraise of Mount Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Tom and Mark; and two sisters Kathy Fraise and infant Veronica.

A Memorial Mass will be held 10:00 am Saturday, August 20, 2022, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, with Rev. Paul Connolly as celebrant. Inurnment will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 2:00-7:00 pm at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where family will greet friends from 4:00-7:00 pm. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm. A memorial fund has been established for St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and Vintage Raven (Cat Shelter). www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Rosa L. Prevett

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 6:15 am CDT

Rosa L. Prevett, 81, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at her daughter’s home.

Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.  A graveside service will be held at a  later date

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

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

August 15, 2022 – August 21, 2022

By Allison Jacobs · Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 11:08 am CDT
08/15/22
Aaron Dale
08/15/22
George DeWall
08/15/22
Lesa Fitzpatrick
08/15/22
Cynthia Smith
08/15/22
Luann Nichting
08/15/22
Leann Lund
08/16/22
Joe Beames
08/16/22
Rick & Rita Mullin - 42 year anniversary
08/16/22
Todd Broeker
8/17/22
Debra Lyon
08/17/22
Brennan Eads
08/17/22
Dixie Booten
08/17/22
Noah Westphal (6)
08/18/22
Steven (Steve, Charlie) Gholson
08/18/22
Virginia Styron
08/18/22
Thomas Tipton
08/18/22
Martha Wick
08/18/22
Sue Mabeus
08/18/22
Megan Ireland
08/18/22
Seth Krabill
08/18/22
Jane Woodsmall
08/18/22
Wayne & Connie Beckman Anniversary
08/18/22
Marcus & Courtney Mullin - 10 year anniversary
08/19/22
Doug Alexander
08/19/22
Susan Kerr
08/20/22
Jim Leduc
08/20/22
Jim DePriest (60)
08/20/22
Nathaniel Peiffer
08/21/22
Katelynn Gardner
08/21/22
Bruce Krause
08/21/22
Michael Reynolds
08/21/22
Cameron Watson
08/21/22
Eric Martin
08/21/22
Oaklyn Mullin (5)
08/21/22
Chris Thornton

August 13th, Sports

By Slaten Swords · Saturday, August 13th, 2022 at 8:45 am CDT

Mt. Pleasant 

Mount Pleasant Middle School is hosting a Back to School 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament coming up on August 20th. The tournament is open to 3rd through 8th graders. The cost to enter is $60 per team and registration is due by August 15th. With questions, you can contact Ronnie Ashton at reash10@yahoo.com.

Iowa Wesleyan Soccer

Iowa Wesleyan’s fall sports will officially get underway next week as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have games scheduled. 

The Men’s team travels to Southeastern Community College August 19th to kickoff the season. Their first home game is August 21st against North Iowa Area Community College. 

The Women’s team begins their season traveling to face off against William Penn University on August 20th. Their first home game will take place August 27th when St. Mary-Of-The-Woods College travels into town.

Fernando Tatis Jr. Faces 80 Game Suspension

The young San Diego Padres superstar, Fernando Tatis Jr., tested positive for Clostebol, which violates Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Tatis will not appeal the suspension saying that it was a mistake as he did not know the medication he was taking to treat Ringworm contained the banned substance. Tatis missed the first four months of the season due to a motorcycle accident that broke his wrist requiring surgery and was on a Minor League rehab assignment before the suspension went into effect Friday. 

Padres general manager, AJ Preller, expressed disappointment in his statement about the situation, “I think from our standpoint, obviously he’s a great talent, he’s a guy we have a lot of history with and do believe in, but these things only work when there’s trust both ways.” 

Tatis will not be allowed to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic and fans will have to wait until early in the 2023 season before he will be on the field again.

Zach Wilson Leaves Preseason Game Limping

The New York Jets’ starting quarterback, Zach Wilson, had a rough start against the Philadelphia Eagles in Friday’s preseason game. Wilson threw an interception on the fifth play for the Jets. Four plays later, as Wilson was moving out of the pocket, his knee buckled and he hit the turf awkwardly. He attempted to limp off but went back down in pain. Wilson missed four games last year after spraining his PCL against the Patriots in week 7. The Jets are looking to improve from their 4-13 record last year.

Today in Sports History

1979: MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock tallies his 3,000 career hit. He was the 14th player to do so. 

1993: Blue Jays’ outfielder Rickey Henderson pays $25,000 to Turner Ward for the number 24.

2016: Michael Phelps ends his Olympic career at the Rio Olympics as part of the gold medal winning 4X100 medley relay team, it was his record 23rd gold medal.

Henry County Supervisors Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 2:23 pm CDT

AGENDA

 

August 16, 2022

 

Approve Agenda

 

Approve Minutes

 

9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

 

9:15 Resolution & MOU for Use of $65,000 of

ARPA Funds for Radio Equipment

 

9:30 Erin Heaton, Henry Community Child Care Center

 

Other County Business as time allows

 

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

Sweet Corn Festival Underway in West Point!

By Theresa Rose · Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 2:16 pm CDT

Congratulations to the 2022 West Point Sweet Corn Festival Royalty….Queen Mya Lampe and Princess Aubrey Rudd.

These young ladies were crowned Thursday evening as the 69th year of this popular festival kicked off in West Point, Iowa.  The theme this year is “69 Ears of Being Hot and Buttered”  Community members and others gathered Wednesday night at Merschman Seed for Shuckfest, prepping about 17 tons of sweetcorn that will be served free thru the weekend.

Crash Report

By Theresa Rose · Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 11:38 am CDT

On August 11, 2022, at approximately 4:08AM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a single vehicle crash in the 2300 Grid of U.S. Highway 34 near New London, Iowa. After an investigation, it was found that the driver, Susan Hubler (19 years of age), of Biggsville, IL, was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 34 and fell asleep while driving a gray, 2014, Ford Focus. After falling asleep, Susan drove the vehicle off the roadway onto the southside shoulder. After driving off the roadway, Susan came to, panicked, and took evasive action to correct the vehicle. Susan unfortunately overcorrected and lost control of the vehicle which caused her to drive across both the median and westbound lanes of traffic. After crossing the westbound lanes, the vehicle exited the northside ditch of the roadway and struck a wooden barn located along the highway. Susan sustained possible injuries and was transported to the Henry County Health Center by Henry County Paramedics. Susan was given a citation for failing to maintain control of a motor vehicle. The approximate damage to the vehicle was $4,000, and the approximate damage to the barn was $2,000. Assisting with this incident was the Mount Pleasant Police Department, New London Fire and Rescue, and Henry County Paramedics.