Derek Mullin announced today that he will be taking out papers to run

for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District Board Director 1 position

being vacated by Martha Wiley.   He will begin gathering signatures on

August 23rd. Director District 1 encompasses homes on the west side of Mt. Pleasant,

north to the school district boundary and south to the district school

boundary, excluding Salem and Oakland Mills.  However, all residents of the

Mt. Pleasant Community School District vote for the entire slate of candidates.

Mullin currently serves on the Ag Task Force which has raised money

to bring back Agriculture classes and FFA at the Mt. Pleasant Community

High School.   He and his wife, Tina, also have three children who

attend Mt. Pleasant Community District Schools:   Caden, a 7^th grader at the

Middle School; Charlize, a 5^th grader at Harlan Elementary and Cuyler, a 2^nd

grader at Harlan. “As a parent with three children in the District, I want to see that the

students in our District receive the best education possible.  As a former

Industrial Technology teacher at the Mt. Pleasant Community High School,

I also am committed to helping expand the Career and Technical Education

offerings in our District,” said Mullin. School board elections will be held on Tuesday, November 2, in conjunction

with municipal elections.

On August 17, 2021 the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call of a farming accident near the area of Jewel Avenue and Salem Road.  Deputies responded to a single ATV accident on private property.  The sole occupant was located deceased.  Information on the subject is being withheld at this time pending family notifications.  The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa DNR, Iowa State Patrol, Salem First Responders, and Henry County Ambulance.

AGENDA

August 19, 2021

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

Approve Claims

9:30 Memorandum of Understanding with Entities Receiving

ARP Funds from Henry County

Approve Resolutions for the Disbursement of ARP Funds

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

MILTON, Iowa – Annual forages will be the featured topic at a Sept. 7 field day being hosted at the Wells Dairy Farm near Milton, in southeast Iowa.

“Incorporating annual forages into a crop rotation can provide agronomic benefits such as reducing pest pressure, rotating pesticides, and scavenging soil nutrients,” said Clarabell Knapp, field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Additionally, this can provide enterprise flexibility and provide feed during times when perennial pasture or forage produce is more limited.”

The Wells Dairy Farm is a family-owned three-generation farm and in addition to the dairy, they also raise row crops and forages. They’ve utilized annual forages on their farm for several years.

The field day will include a producer’s perspective of utilizing annual forages by dairy farmers Jason and Paul Wells; agronomic considerations with annual forages by Knapp and Rebecca Vittetoe, field agronomists with ISU Extension and Outreach; and a discussion on utilizing annual forages in livestock operations by Patrick Wall, beef specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

The field day will also include results of research that ISU Extension and Outreach has conducted looking at both winter and warm season annual forages.

There will be a free supper at the start of the field day that will be grilled by the Van Buren County Cattlemen.

The field day is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. However, to help with a head count for the supper, please RSVP to the ISU Extension and Outreach Van Buren County office by noon on Sept. 7 by either calling 319-293-3039 or emailing nancarr@iastate.edu.

A free supper is being provided, thanks to Iowa Forage and Grassland Council, Libertyville Savings Bank, First Iowa State Bank, Nutrien Ag Solutions, and other local sponsors.

Directions: The Wells’ dairy farm is located at 14658 252 St., Milton, Iowa. From Keosauqua, go south on Highway 1, turn west on Highway 2 for about eight miles toward Route V64. Turn north onto V64 for two miles and then turn west onto 252 St. for about 0.5 miles, until you arrive at the destination.

For additional information contact Clarabell Knapp at 641-664-2730 or email caknapp@iastate.edu. Patrick Wall can be reached at 515-450-7665 or email patwall@iastate.edu.

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:   ____8-18-2021_____

JAIL COUNT

  25_    Henry County Inmates

 _44    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 69   TOTAL

Kinney & Sons are getting close to starting to removing concrete pavement, sidewalks and driveways on N. Jackson Street as soon as Wednesday August 18^th. Once this starts the N. Jackson St. & W. Madison St. intersection will be entirely blocked off to traffic in all directions. The Public will be able to access the county parking lot at the SE Corner of the N. Jackson & W. Madison St. intersection off W. Madison St. from the East. This project is estimated to take 4-5 weeks to complete. There will be no public access to N. Jackson St. between W. Monroe St. and W. Madison St.

Hickey Contracting will start paving the north side of E. Monroe St. Thursday August 19^th at 6:15 A.M. They will be paving East to West and the Ready Mix trucks will be coming in on N. Iris St. and traveling west on E. Monroe St. No one is allowed on E. Monroe St. so that Hickey’s can finish installing all forms, grading and installing the reinforcing steel. Once crews can get on the new paving they will begin replacing driveways to homes on the north side of Monroe St. and setting forms on the south side to pave the south side of East Monroe.