John Stephen Franklin

Phyllis I. Klopfenstein, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Klein Center, West Burlington, IA. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

Peggy Hays, 70, of Yarmouth, was ushered into her eternal inheritance on Monday, January 23, 2023. She now stands in the radiance of His glory. Visitation for Peggy will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at the church. Burial will be in the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com. Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Morning Sun are caring for Peggy’s arrangements and her family.

Dorothy E. Beauchamp, 105, of Winfield, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023, from 11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. at the Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services of Winfield. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Beauchamp Cemetery. Following the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church of Winfield, Autism Association or American Diabetes Association in memory of Dorothy. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

Kurt Andrew Drager passed away peacefully at home on January 23, 2023 in Farmington, Iowa at the age of 71. Originally from Lakewood, Colorado, a 1969 graduate of Lakewood, Colorado High School, Kurt was from a proud family of Colorado pioneers. An avid rugby player for over 40 years, He played the position of a Prop for the Los Angeles Rugby Club before returning to Colorado to play for the Denver Barbarians and Colorado Senior Old Boys (“CSOBs”). He once said, “I always knew I’d grow up to be a SOB”. Kurt was also heavily involved for many years with the Annual Rocky Mountain Rugby Challenge, America’s Premier High School Youth Rugby Tournaments, High School Rugby Teams from many States came to Colorado to participate in these Tournaments.

The Mount Pleasant City Council met in regular session Wednesday night. The council held public hearings on two street reconstruction projects and went with Jones Contracting, the low bidder on both. The Jones bid for the Aldrin Drive reconstruction came in at $164,777. The bid for re-doing West Henry Street from Jefferson to Marion was $816,777.

Mt. Pleasant faced off against Mid-Prairie in a doubleheader last night with the Panthers splitting the night. The girls’ team started off in control as the Panthers were up by as many as 12 in the first half; however, the Golden Hawks would outscore the Panthers 42 to 26 in the second half as Mid-Prairie ran away with the game 61-51. Andrea Lopreato led the charge scoring 29 points in the contest followed by Tristian Shull knocking in 9 points.

Mount Pleasant High School Show Choir, InMotion, will head for Davenport North for the Big Dance Invitational on Saturday, January 28. InMotion will perform at 12:15 pm. MP will be among 11 show choirs performing Saturday. The names of three of the judges may sound familiar….Bob and Jill Anderson and Allen Chapman. Mr. Chapman directed show choir at Holy Trinity Catholic School. Bob Anderson was a vocal director at MPCHS and instrumental in establishing the modern area of show choir at Mount Pleasant. Check this website for results.

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.

Girls’ Basketball- The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union released their ninth basketball rankings of the season today. This week’s rankings has another local team join the top 15 and a number one team was dethroned. For Class 1A, the top 5 teams remained the same with...

Fairfield, IA- With the drama that surrounded Fairfield’s Monday night boys’ basketball contest versus Iowa City High School, here is a dry summary of the event and where the investigation is currently at. The basketball game Monday night was forfeited by Iowa City High after the benches cleared following an altercation between a member of each team near the end of the game. At this point, a spectator and City High Head Coach, Brennan Swayzer, had been ejected from the game. Swayzer was ejected for getting two technical fouls in the game. After the altercation, both teams were sent to the locker room for five minutes to calm down and at the conclusion of the five minutes, City High decided to forfeit the game. The team received a police escort to the bus and out of town.

The Mt. Pleasant Municipal Utilities will have a water shut-off from Webster to Langdon on Thursday January 26, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. The Utilities will be replacing a fire hydrant on S. Adams Pl. The Utilities regrets any inconvenience. For questions or additional details, please call...