Sports, November 28th

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will be back in action Friday, February 10th, for a conference matchup against Fairfield at 7:30 pm. The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team will play Wapello tomorrow, February 9th, to start their regional play at 7 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame at 6:45 pm. The boys’ team will play Burlington Notre Dame on February 13th.

Prep Boys’ Basketball- The Iowa High School Athletic Association released an updated rankings as the regular season draws to a close. The biggest fall happened to a top team in Class 2A, but there was still some movement throughout the classifications. Class 4A kept the same leader in Cedar...

Joyce A. Newton, 73, of Oquawka, Illinois, formerly of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 2:57 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born on May 7, 1949, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Don Eugene and Betty (Hedden)...

Laverne Messer, 79, of Wayland died Friday, February 3, 2023, at Parkview Manor in Wellman. Laverne was born May 14, 1943, in Merrimac, the son of Perl and Betty (Brewster) Messer. He graduated from Richland High School in 1961, and Iowa Wesleyan in 1967, with a degree in mathematics and a minor in physics. Laverne began teaching math and physics at WACO in 1967. While teaching, he also coached girls’ basketball and raised three children and spent 53 wonderful years together with his wife Linda (Miller). He was a member of the Cottonwood Methodist Church. In 1975, he went to work for Messer Oil Company, where he served as business manager. The business was sold to Cobb Oil, and Laverne worked there until his retirement in 2007. After retirement Laverne drove school bus and was a substitute teacher.

WINFIELD – MT. UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL. F1. Consider Shared Baseball Agreement with Columbus CSD. F5. Consider Shared Superintendent Agreement with Columbus CSD.

Ottumwa – Ross Thomas Cobler, convicted of Domestic Abuse Assault-3rd or Subsequent Offense in Wapello County, failed to report to the Ottumwa Residential Facility as required Friday. Cobler is a 36-year-old white male, height 5′ 10″, and weighs 203 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on...