Bond Vote in the Fairfield School District

Fairfield School District residents are being asked to vote on a 34 million dollar general obligation bond referendum.  Fairfield is one of several districts that have placed propositions on ballots to be voted on Tuesday September 14. The voting site at the Jefferson County Courthouse will be open from 7 am to 8 pm on Tuesday. This bond will be used to fund a new facility for 4th-8th graders, as well as funding updates at the existing middle school site and for HVAC renovations at the High School. The school will be aligned so that 4th and 5th graders occupy one ‘neighborhood’, and 6th-8th graders occupy another. This will allow students to be placed in developmentally appropriate grade groupings. All classrooms will be designed to support 21st century educational practices. The facility will also include a new competition gym, commons area, and media center, among other spaces. Additionally, the bond will be used to pay for improved site circulation to accommodate the new building, as well as the relocation of the tennis courts. The estimated tax rate is $13.33. This the same as the 2020 rate. Detailed information and a tax impact calculator for residential and agricultural properties is available on the Fairfield Future .org website. Click on the Quick link on the right side of the main page.

Mount Pleasant Community Chorale Getting Back Together

Iowa Wesleyan University Director of Choral Activities, Blair Buffington is excited for the new Mount Pleasant Chorale season to get started.  He welcomes both returning members and new members. And encourages them to join the IW Choir for the Homecoming Alumni & Friends Choir Reunion. There will be a one-hour reunion on Saturday, October 2nd at 4 pm in Old Main and another reunion opportunity at the Homecoming Worship Service at 10 am Sunday October 3 in the IW Chapel. The combined choirs will be singing the traditional Arnold Sevier Precious Lord for this campus service. The first MPC rehearsal will be Monday, October 4th, at 7 pm in Old Main 300 (third floor) on the IW Campus. They will begin right away with literature for Lessons & Carols which is scheduled for December 4-5. And last but not least, Buffington is pleased to announce that the choir’s spring collaboration with SEISO will be in performance of the bulwark Carmina Burana. As on the past they will partner with the IW Choir and other regional organizations for this spectacular piece of music. For questions and information regarding covid protocols please contact Blair Buffington at (319) 385-6354 or emailchoir@iw.edu

George Davidshofer

George Davidshofer, 82 of Salem, IA entered into rest on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Coin, IA following a courageous battle with cancer.  He donated his body to the Carver College of Medicine for medical research.

A Celebration of Life has been scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Faith Christian Outreach Church (FCOC) in Mount Pleasant, IA.  Visitation will start at 10:00 a.m. with services to follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Monte Knudsen officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Davidshofer family.  Born March 30, 1939, in Stockton, MN to Carmon and Evelyn (Marmsoler) Davidshofer.  George married Susan Bambenek in 1959. The couple later divorced. In 1983 he married Pam M. Ball, with Pam passing away 2008. In 2010 George married Pam L. Johnston.

George worked for GTE for many years, after retirement he settled in Salem, IA.  Since 1997 George was a jack of all trades working for FCOC, coordinating many building projects while also taking care of daily maintenance tasks.  He made many friends over a cup of coffee and enjoyed telling stories about his life and family.  If there was a country band playing, he was probably on the dance floor two stepping or doing the waltz. During his life George was a baseball and softball player, golden gloves boxer, bull rider, stock car racer, pilot and mentor to many.  George trusted God’s plan until the very end.

George is survived by his wife Pam; sons Jeff (Penny Mitchell) Davidshofer of Coin, Iowa and Aaron (Karen) Davidshofer of New Market, Iowa; five grandchildren, Shaun Davidshofer of Coin, Iowa, Brandon Davidshofer of Bellevue, Nebraska, Ashley (Josh) Woods of New Market, Iowa, Haley Davidshofer of Katy, Texas, Levi Davidshofer of Simpsonville, South Carolina and five great grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers, MaryLou Williams of Pryor, Oklahoma, Carmen Fisher of Winona, Minnesota, John (Pat) Davidshofer Columbus, Nebraska, Geraldine “Geri” Cole (David) of Pryor Oklahoma, and Leslie “Butch” Davidshofer of Pickwick, Minnesota.  Also left to cherish his memory are step children JR (Judy) Ball of Branson, Missouri, Tina Ball of New London, Iowa, Terri (Jenny) Beatty of Harper, Iowa, and Cheyenne Davidshofer of West Point, Iowa with 16 step grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren.  Numerous nieces and nephews and his FCOC family.

George is preceded in death by his parents, wife Pam, sister Josephine “Pat” Mohan and brother Mark Davidshofer.

Condolences may be left at www.WalkerMerrickWolfe.com

9-8-21 Henry County COVID-19 update From Henry County Public Health

14-day average for positive cases: 12.4%

# of cases last 3 days: 12

# of cases last 7 days: 37

# of cases last 14 days: 103

% of residents 12+ years of age fully vaccinated: 53.3%

According to Public Health children and younger adults are getting sick now and they are either not eligible to be vaccinated or are vaccinated at a lower rate than older adults. If you are still unsure about the vaccine contact Public Health at 319-385-0779 or check out some recent video clips from others in the community sharing why they decided to get vaccinated at Henry County Health Center. Visit healthyhenrycounty.org/covid for information on walk-in clinics, updated quarantine guidance, and more.

Henry County Public Health is sharing these regular updates to hopefully provide the most helpful information to keep you informed. There is a lot of data out there so we are reporting data from our local public health portal, with the exception of the vaccinated % which comes from the CDC Data Tracker since they break it out by eligible residents instead of just all residents. Some places report the average positivity % based on positive tests instead of cases, but people may take multiple tests so that number will be different.

Prep Volleyball: Premier Night of Action in the Super Conference

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference will have a big night of volleyball tonight, with several big time matchups on the slate.

No. 1 Notre Dame, the defending Class 1A State Champions, will host Danville tonight, in a matchup that will have many eyes. The Nikes are off to a 14-4 start this season.

Other area matchups to peek at tonight include:

  • Lone Tree vs. Louisa-Muscatine
  • Highland vs. Pekin
  • Central Lee vs. Van Buren County
  • Cardinal vs. WACO
  • Columbus vs. Wapello

All Super Conference matches will begin tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Prep Cross Country: Mount Pleasant at Fairfield Invite Tonight

Fairfield — The Mount Pleasant girls’ and boys’ cross country teams are back on the course this evening, with their first taste of conference action when they travel to the Fairfield Invitational.

The Panther girls’ are coming a fifth place finish overall at the Pella Invite, while the Panther boys’ finished sixth in the large school division there.

Panther girls’ head coach Lyle Murray says his team wants to compete again for the conference crown.

We always like to say that we’re going to compete for conference. That’s our goal. That’s what we expect.” 

We know it’s going to be hard” Murray said.

Racing for the varsity girls’ will begin at approximately 5:50 p.m. with the boys’ racing at 6:20 p.m.

The race will be held at Waterworks Park in Fairfield.

College Football: Iowa’s Moss Named B1G Defensive Player of the Week

Iowa City — University of Iowa senior defensive back Riley Moss has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, following No. 18 Iowa’s 34-6 win over No. 17 Indiana Saturday. The announcement was made earlier this week by the Big Ten Conference office.

Moss was also named the Walter Camp national Defensive Player of the Week, most recently, as well.

Moss became just the third player in school history to return two interceptions for touchdowns in a single game, adding a solo tackle and two pass break ups.

This is Moss’ first career Big Ten Player of the Week Award.

Daily Jail Count

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.

 

Date:   ____9-8-2021_____

 

JAIL COUNT

 

  26_    Henry County Inmates

 

 37_    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 63   TOTAL