AGENDA
August 23, 2022
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes
9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update
9:20 Motion to Suspend Taxes
9:30 James Brau, Firework Permit
Other County Business as time allows
Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates
August 25, 2022
No Meeting due to Attendance at ISAC Training
Charles S. “Charlie” Rose, 106, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, August 18, 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
Adaugo Nwachukwu wins a bronze medal for Team USA at the U20 World Championships. Wrestling in the Women’s Freestyle at 62 kg, Nwachukwu dominated the match notching a 10-0 win over U23 Asian runner-up Bermet Nuridin Kyzy from Kyrgyzstan. She will be a sophomore for Iowa Wesleyan this upcoming season.
Date: 08-19-2022______
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.
23 Henry County Inmates
52 Out of County Contract Inmates
75 TOTAL
Mt. Pleasant Meet the Players
Mt. Pleasant’s Meet the Players is tonight, August 19th. Introductions for Cheerleaders, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball will begin at 7:15 pm. The Freshmen and Sophomore football teams will scrimmage at 7:40 pm, followed by a Varsity scrimmage to conclude the night.
New London Football
Football is back in Southeastern Iowa tonight, August 19th, as the New London Tigers start their 2022-23 season with a week zero matchup at home against the Moravia Mohawks. The Tigers finished last season with a record of 4-4 with a playoff appearance. KILJ will have the call with Coach Bennett and I heading to New London. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.
New London Volleyball
Next Tuesday, August 23rd, the New London Tigers Freshmen/Sophomore Volleyball team will be competing in a 5 team round robin at New London High School. The other teams in attendance will be Danville, Burlington, West Burlington Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union. The Round Robin is scheduled to start at 5 pm.
WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union Start Week Zero
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 20th, WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Martensdale-St. Marys for a four-team football showcase. Winfield-Mt. Union, who was ranked 9th in the Des Moines Register’s preseason rankings, will face off against Audubon at 2 pm. WACO, who was slotted in at number 4 of those same rankings, will battle against Southeast Warren to end the night as they will look to continue their dominant stretch, as they went 10-1 last fall.
Winfield-Mt. Union
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Meet the Players has been postponed. The new date will be August 22nd from 5 to 7 pm. It will coincide with Back-to-School Supply Night, so player introductions will begin at 7 pm. There will also be a supper and kids carnival running throughout the scheduled time.
Cam Buffington Ranked in Top 10 Iowa High School Players
The Des Moines Register ranked the Top 10 Iowa High School football players heading into the 2022-23 season and the star for the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves, Cam Buffington, was placed 7th. Buffington was the leading passer, rusher, and tackler for the Wolves last season as he accounted for 35 Wolves touchdowns.
Iowa Wesleyan Soccer
Iowa Wesleyan’s fall sports will officially get underway this weekend as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have games scheduled.
The Men’s team travels to Southeastern Community College today, August 19th, to kick off 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 tomorrow, August 20th. Their first home game will take place August 27th when St. Mary-Of-The-Woods College travels into town.
Iowa Wesleyan’s Adaugo Nwachukwu Wrestling for Bronze
Adaugo Nwachukwu is wrestling for Bronze in the Women’s Freestyle this morning, August 19th, in Sofia, Bulgaria for Team USA at the U20 World Championships at 10 am. Nwachukwu was selected as USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on March 15th, 2022, for her NAIA Women’s National Championship win while only being a Freshman at Iowa Wesleyan.
This Day in Sports History
1909 – The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1951 – The St. Louis Browns sent the shortest person to play in a Major League Baseball game to the plate against the Detroit Tigers. Eddie Gaedel, wearing the number 1/8 and standing only 3 feet, 7 inches tall, walked on four consecutive pitches and was then replaced by a pinch-runner.
1962 – Homero Blancas shot a 55 at the Premier Invitational Golf Tournament held in Longview, TX. It was the lowest score in U.S. competitive golf history.
1995 – Mike Tyson knocked out Peter McNeeley after just 89 seconds.
2002 – John Madden debuted on “Monday Night Football.”
David Helmick, 63, of Argyle, Iowa, passed away at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at his home in Argyle.
He was born on November 15, 1958, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Walter and Mary (Rempe) Helmick. On May 4, 1985, he married Linda Elaine Gabel in Fort Madison, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife: Linda; one daughter: Amanda (Aaron) Halbur; grandsons: Noah David Halbur, Leonard William Halbur and one sister: Carol Helmick.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother: Robert Helmick.
David was a custodian for Hamilton School District for thirty-one years he then was custodian for the past year at Fort Madison School District. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fort Madison and the Three Rivers Tractor Club. David enjoyed driving his classic 1956 Ford Victoria car and 1979 F100 truck, giving his grandsons tractor rides, antique tractor pulling, especially his Minneapolis Molines (which were the world’s finest tractors) and playing with any toy that had four wheels.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Holy Family Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fort Madison with Father John Stack as celebrant.
Burial will be at Argyle Memorial Gardens in rural Argyle, Iowa. Following the burial, a picnic will be held at Linda and David’s home to celebrate his life.
A memorial has been established in his memory for Mary’s Meals or Izaak Walton League.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER.
A. Roll call.
B. Approval of Agenda.
II. WATER RATE RESOLUTION NO. 2019-01 – Review and Approval.
A. Review of details associated with the automatic inflationary rate adjustment factor language
contained within the current Water Rate Resolution No. 2019-01.
B. Board review of potential future language modifications that could be incorporated within a revised
Water Rate Resolution.
C. Board review and approval to proceed with future billing adjustments associated with undercharges
to customer utility accounts.
III. OTHER BUSINESS.
A. Other Business, Unscheduled for Consideration by Board of Trustees.
1. Executive Session – Personnel & Legal.
a) (Executive Session pursuant to Section 21.5(1)(c) of the Code of Iowa for
legal purposes).
IV. ADJOURNMENT.
Stanley W. Ross, 80, of Fort Madison formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.
Stanley was born March 7, 1942, in Mount Union, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Lois (Harned) Ross. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and attended Burlington Business School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On June 14, 1969, he married Erma Bush, they later divorced. Stanley was a devoted employee of Metro Mail for 43 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and served in many capacities.
While in high school he worked part time at Benner’s Food Store and a year at Burlington’s first Hy-Vee. He helped his older brother sell garden seeds, Gritt newspaper and TV Guides, while growing up on the farm. Stanley and his wife had a period of selling Amway products. In his early years he built many plastic model cars and aircraft. Then the Lionel trains led to H O and N scale trains and equipment. He loved watching Nascar races and playing board games.
Stanley is survived by a son James Ross of Mount Pleasant; sister Janet (Bill) Tema of Kalamazoo, Michigan; brother Richard Ross of Mount Pleasant; three grandchildren, Haleigh Gonzalez of Ottumwa, Jacey Ross and Doug Ross of Mount Pleasant; five great grandchildren; two nephews, Bryan Tema of Augusta, Michigan, and Joe Harbin of Lockridge; and many great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Milford Ross; sister Marilyn Koch; and two nieces Cindy Wixom and Toni Johnson.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery with military rites by the Henry County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the First Baptist Church and Washington County Hospice. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
