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The Keota Eagle
VOL. 141 NO. 14
WEDNESDAY
April 13, 2016
ONE DOLLAR
Community
April
Calendar
Managing Diabetes
Diabetes education classes are
scheduled at the Senior Center in
Sigourney on Tuesdays, through
April 26, from 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Contact Keokuk County Public
Health at 641-622-3575 to sign up.
Keota VFW
Auxiliary
The VFW Auxiliary meets the
third Tuesday of each month, typically at the VFW building.
KCSD
Board Meeting
The Keota School Board meets the
second Thursday of each month,
typically at 6:30 p.m.
Keota Unlimited
Keota Unlimited meets the fourth
Monday of each month in the Libertyville Savings Bank conference
room at 7 p.m.
Keokuk County
Supervisors
The Keokuk County Supervisors meet weekly on Mondays at
8:30 a.m. at the Keokuk County
Courthouse boardroom.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Meetings for AA (open) are held in
the Wellman Municipal Building
basement every Thursday at 8 p.m.
Alzheimer’s
Support
Alzheimer’s Support Group meetings are held the first Monday of
each month at the Presbyterian
Church in Washington at 6:30 p.m.
African
Children’s Choir
Immanuel Lutheran Church is hosting the amazing Watoto African
Children’s choir for a free concert on
Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 pm.
Sigourney City
Wide Garage Sales
Friday, April 29 and Saturday,
April 30. Ad deadline is Thursday,
April 21 at 5:00 p.m. $15 for 25
words and 25 cents for each word
thereafter. Watch for a map in the
April 27 News-Review.
Chorus Practice
One Voice Chorus will practice
Sunday April 24th at the United
Church of Faith at 7pm to prepare
for Veterans Memorial dedication. Everyone welcome!
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The Big Bad Wolf was played by Zach Little Red Riding Hoold Grace McHugh, Trey Calson as judge and
Mousel.
Bianca Cardona as Fairy Godmother.
Little Miss Muffet Megan Hill.
Who’s Afraid Of The Big BAD Wolf? Or Is He So Bad After All?
Amie Van Patten, editor
The
laughter
through
the
auditorium was in full swing on Tuesday night as the Keota High school
presented The Big Bad Musical. The
story takes place in a court room like
no other where there is much disruption and ultimately unruly behavior
from the parties involved in the case
that are disputing whether or not
Mr. Wolf should be found guilty for
the eating of Little Red Riding Hood
along with Grandmother Hood and
the three little pigs. The story dictated that Little Red Riding Hood and
her Grandmother were solely after
money in hopes of buying a Jacuzzi.
And let’s be honest, the three little
pigs sure were beyond entertaining.
During a commercial break Pig One
and Two, who are perceived as not
very witty, were eating bacon as they
talked about how wonderful, and
scrumptious it was only to have to be
reminded that it was made of porkor little piglets.
Also brought to the stand were the
Old Shepherd and The Little Boy
who called wolf. The way the stories all were displayed made it easy
for The Evil Step Mother to quickly
shut out the claim made by the Fairy
Godmother that the wolf was an evil
creature that meant no harm. And
with Little Miss Muffet revealing that
The Big Bad Wolf was her brother
who had taken her in as a child, the
defense was able to see more clearly that maybe the wolf in fact did
have a heart- well at least during the
trial. After the ruling clearly there
was another side to the story. Mr.
Wolve’s ensemble of followers also
helps bring life to the stage with their
moves and songs.
Throughout the play witnesses had
to swear in the name of Hans Christian Anderson, who is the writer of
these fables. The bailiff ’s dry personality fits well with the setting of the
plot to blend with that of the judge
who seems to not have a clue how to
do his job.
These characters brought this fable
to life and made both sides of the trial fun and enchanting. The musical
selections were well put together and
also included fanciful, upbeat dance
moves to entertain the crowd of
all ages.
See Cast Photo on page 2
From the Shelves of
Wilson Memorial Library
By Tomisha Sprouse, WML Director
It is National Library Week!! The kids
have been coloring hearts to show how
much they love Wilson Memorial Library. It has been really neat to see all
the different designs and color combinations that the kids have been doing!
Adult Coloring is now a staple in the
library program line up. It takes place
on the first and third Tuesday of each
month at 1:00 p.m. The library will provide coloring pages, colored pencils,
and coffee. If you prefer to bring your
own supplies that is okay with us too!
This program has been a lot of fun and
seems to grow with more people each
time we do it! I have had people ask,
“Well, why on Earth would I want to
color?” and my answer is always, “Why
not? It is fun, relaxing, and you get to
chat with some other people that stop
by.” Try it out – it may be something you
really like!
I have had quite a few people lately
unaware of the eBooks we have on
Bridges. Bridges is a free eLibrary that
patrons are able check out books and
audiobooks via your MP3 player and
Tablets. You just need to be a resident of
Keota and a patron at Wilson Memorial
Library to get a number to log in. If you
have questions feel free to call or stop in
to find out more about Bridges!
The summer months are right around
the corner which means we are gearing
up for the Summer Reading Program!
We have lots of new and exciting things
happening this summer for our program. I don’t want to give away any real
details yet, but I will say that Tuesdays
in June will be the days we will have activities at the library!
Don’t forget to like us on Facebook too!
We recently added a virtual tour of the
library to our Facebook page!
We have had a huge addition of books
and an even bigger addition of DVDs in
the month of March thanks in part to a
very generous donation of movies and
TV series.
LARGE PRINT: “Gathering Prey” by
John Sanford; “A Son’s Vow” by Shelley Shepard Gray; “Spy of Richmond”
by Jocelyn Green; “The Bitter Season”
by Tami Hoag; “Breakdown” by Jonathan Kellerman; “Pretty Girls” by
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Karin Slaughter; “A Reluctant Bride:
An Amish of Birch Creek Novel” by
Kathleen Fuller; “Anna’s Crossing: An
Amish Beginnings Novel” by Suzanne
Woods Fisher; “The Stranger” by Harlan Cobin.
FICTION: “A Man Called Ove” and
“My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You
She’s Sorry” by Fredrik Backman; “The
Promise”, “The Homecoming”, “The
Wanderer”, “The Hero”, “The Chance”,
“The Newcomer”, “A New Hope”, “One
Wish”, “Wildest Dreams” by Robyn
Carr; “The Girl With All the Gifts” by
M.R. Carey; “NYPD Red 4” by James
Patterson; “Fates and Furies” by Lauren
Groff; “Brotherhood in Death” by J.D.
Robb; “Cane and Abe” by James Grippando; “The Light Between Oceans”
by M.L. Stedman; “The Eye of Heaven”
by Clive Cussler; “In the Company of
Cheerful Ladies”, “The Miracle at Speedy
Motors”, “The Good Husband of Zebra
Drive”, and “Blue Shoes and Happiness”
by Alexander McCall Smith; “A Few of
the Girls” by Maeve Binchy; “Common
Ground” by Linda Stober; “Brooklyn”
by Coim Toibin: “One With You” by
Sylvia Day;
DVDs: “The Intern”; “Our Brand is
Crisis”; “Straight Outta Compton”;
“Burnt”; “While We’re Young”; “Spare
Parts”; “Bridge of Spies”; “The Martian”;
“The Peanuts Movie”; “Alvin and the
Chipmunks – Road Chip”; “Sherlock:
The Abominable Bride”, “Downton
Abbey” Season 6; “Everest”; “Spotlight”; “The Good Dinosaur”; “The 33”;
“Creed”; “Spectre”; “Woodlawn”.
DONATED DVDs: “Julie & Julia”, “The
Women”, “Blood Diamond”, “Django
Unchained”, “The Lone Ranger”, “No
Country for Old Men”, “War Horse”,
“The Fighter”, “Trouble with the Curve”.
TV Series: “The Magnificent Seven”,
“Band of Brothers”, BBC’s “Ripper
Street” Season 1 & 2, BBC’s “Copper”
Season 1 & 2, “The Pillars of the Earth”,
“Sons of Anarchy” Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
& 6; “Dexter” Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and
Final Season, “Nurse Jackie” Season 1,
2, & 3, “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “The
Bourne Legacy”, “We’re the Millers”,
“Secret in Their Eyes”, “Salem” Season 1,
“Banshee” Season 1 & 2.
Type 1 Diabetes Hits Close to
Home In Keota District.
Left to Right: Doug, Aiden, Angela, Taylor, Avery, and Riley Conrad
Type One To Type None Walk
Amie Van Patten, editor
Wilson Park was the location of
the Type One To Type None walk on
April 9. Members of the community gathered to Walk for a cure for
Type 1 (T1D) diabetes. According
to the JDRF website JDRF this walk
is the flagship fundraising event and
the largest type 1 diabetes event in
the world. The funds and awareness
rose by dedicated walkers, volunteers and sponsors help in creating
a world without T1D. JDRF drives
scientific progress that delivers new
treatments and therapies to make life
with T1D easier, safer and healthier
for everyone affected. T1D is an autoimmune disease that strikes children
and adults suddenly. It has nothing
to do with diet or lifestyle. You cannot prevent it—and there is currently
no cure. If you have T1D, you must
constantly monitor your blood–sugar
level, rely on injected or infused insulin and carefully monitor your eating
and activity.
Angela Conrad tells of the importance of this walk to her family and
her son Aiden. “Aiden was diagnosed
with Type 1 Diabetes on November
3, 2015. After struggling to get over
a cold for three weeks, we decided
to take him to the doctor to see if he
had developed a secondary infection.
His pediatrician was convinced he
probably had mono, and ordered a
blood test to confirm the diagnosis.
Since I have family history of Type
1 Diabetes (my mom has it), I was
also concerned about some of these
symptoms, which included extreme
thirst, going to the bathroom a lot,
and extreme fatigue. He would often
fall asleep on the couch when he got
home from school, which was not
like him at all, even when he had a
cold. The pediatrician did not think
his symptoms looked like the “classic”
case of diabetes, since his symptoms
had come on gradually over several
weeks and diabetes symptoms usually
come on very quickly, with the patient
getting much worse over just a matter of days. However, since I was still
concerned about it, I asked the doctor
to test his A1C level (a three month
indication of blood sugar). Unfortunately, my instincts were right. The
next morning, the nurse called me
with the results of the blood work.
Aiden’s A1C was extremely elevated,
and he needed to come in right away
for further evaluation. The ntext few
days were a whirlwind. Aiden was
admitted to the hospital with the lifelong diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes at
age 10. The education began immediately, and by the end of the second
Farmers Cooperative
day my husband and I had already
learned how to administer insulin
shots, count carbs, do blood sugar
checks, and administer emergency
glucagon if needed. It was quite overwhelming. But now here we are, just
5 months later, and we have already
come so far. Our whole family has
pitched in on learning how to care for
Aiden, and we have all become diabetes “experts.” The community has
been so supportive, even checking in
with us to make sure that Aiden can
have the food they are bringing for
classroom parties. It has been a truly
humbling experience, and it makes
us extremely grateful for the family
we have and the community we live
in. The advances in diabetes research
over the past few years have been astounding, and we are very hopeful
that this research will lead to a cure in
Aiden’s lifetime. “
In the Keota school district, there
are four students that are affected with
T1D so this is a walk that hits home
for quite a few families. Through this
walk, donations are used to help with
research and to help find medications
and hopefully a cure for T1D. For
more information you can visit www.
walk.jdrf.org.
Visit Your Friendly Co-op
641-636-3748 or
641-636-3439
Duane Elvin Luers – 1936-2016
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Community
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Michael Dewice Craven – 1944-2016
Obituaries
Michael Dewice Craven, 71, of Columbus Junction, IA, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Colonial Manor of Columbus Junction after a short
battle with cancer.
There will be a visitation at 1:00 pm, followed by a memorial service held at
3:00 pm, Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the United Methodist Church of Columbus Junction. There will be food and
fellowship celebrating his life at the
American Legion in Columbus Junction after the service.
Michael Dewice Craven was born in
Boone, Iowa on May 22, 1944 to Cleo
Craven and Helen Burrows. He graduated from Jefferson High School in
Cedar Rapids. Mike married Marjorie
Kay Mattison on February 28, 1965
in Keota, Iowa. He was employed by
Natural Gas Pipeline of America transferring to Columbus Junction, Iowa in
1975. Upon his retirement, he worked
at Cedarcrest Country Club as Pro
Shop General Managers for ten years. He was a proud member of the KAABA Shriners, the Louisa County Shrine Club and the Columbus City Masonic
Lodge #107. He enjoyed parading all over the midwest with the Shriners in the
Leapin’ Lena Car. He was always ready and willing to help where there was a
need in his community. After retiring from Cedarcrest, he stayed very busy
with golf, fishing, his grandson’s activities and wintering in Mission, TX with
his wife.
Survived by his wife, Marjorie (Midge) Craven, daughters Michele Robertson and friend Allen Grote, and Melinda Rees and husband, Jim. He had five
grandsons, Wesley Robertson and fiancée Lacy Lewis of Muscatine, Casey
Robertson, Scott Crow, Jared Rees and John Rees, all of Columbus Junction
and one great-grandson Kaleb Michael Robertson.
He is also survived by his mother, Helen Burrows (Dewey) of Des Moines,
IA, sisters Kaye Watkins (Mike) of Oshkosh, WI, JoEllen Duke (Bill) of Ankeny, IA, Sheila Burrows of Des Moines, IA and brothers Jeff Craven (Stacy) of
Boone, IA, and David Burrows (Desiree) of Indianola, IA, and many nieces and
nephews.
Michael is preceded in death by his father, Cleo Craven, sister Cleanne Woods
and a nephew J.J. Woods.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.iowacremation.com
under Obituaries.
Clarence W. Smith – 1927-2016
KEOTA-Clarence W. Smith, age 89, of Keota, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at
the Keota Health Care Center.
Clarence was born April 6, 1927, near Keota, to Walter and Maude (Oliver)
Smith and graduated from Keota High School. He then served in the U.S. Coast
Guard during World War II. On May 5, 1947, he married Audrey Hall in Ellsworth. They lived in Keota 22 years,
Harlan 30 years and Oskaloosa 12
years. Clarence moved back to Keota
in 2011. He and Audrey owned Smith
Variety in Keota for 11 years. Clarence then became a general manager
for Variety Distributors, Inc. in Harlan
for 26 years, retiring in 1994. Clarence
was a member of the United Church
of Faith and the American Legion.
Survivors include his daughter:
Linda Sieren (David) of Keota; three
grandchildren: Ryan Sieren (Roberta)
of Keota, Shari Scigliano (Mark) of Des
Moines and Randy Sieren (Chantelle)
of Robins; nine great grandchildren; brother: Robert Smith of Syracuse, New
York and two brothers-in-law: Harold Hall of Ames and David Hall of Tucson,
Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife: Audrey.
Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at
Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with Rev. Mike Druhl officiating. Burial will
be at Brethren Cemetery near South English. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.
until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established for the United Church of Faith or Brethren Cemetery Fund. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is
caring for Clarence and his family. Tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
Charles “Chuck” “Bud” Darby – 1946-2016
Charles “Chuck” “Bud” Darby, age 69, of Ainsworth, passed away Thursday,
March 31, 2016.
Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016,
at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Darryl Carr
officiating. Calling hours will begin
noon Tuesday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the
family will receive friends from 5:00
until 7:00 Tuesday evening. Interment
with military honors will take place at
KEOTA-Russell James Wallerich, 82, of Green River, Wyoming, formerly of the Crawfordsville Cemetery in CrawKeota, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Mission at Castle fordsville, Iowa. A memorial has been
Rock in Green River. A longtime resiestablished for the Ainsworth Fire Dedent of Green River and a former resipartment. Online condolences may
dent of Keota, Iowa, Mr. Wallerich died
be sent for Chuck’s family through the
following a brief illness.
web at www.jonesfh.com.
Memorial visitation will be held from
Chuck was born June 22, 1946 in
10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday,
Washington, Iowa, the son of Jay F. and
April 16, 2016, at Powell Funeral Home
Martha (Whiting) Darby. He graduatin Keota. Private family burial will be
ed from Sierra High School in California. Chuck served honorably in the Unitheld.
ed States Army during the Vietnam War. He was united in marriage to Bernice
A memorial fund has been established for the Keota Veterans Memorial. Marie Reed on October 8, 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Russell and
Chuck has been a resident of Washington County for 37 years. He worked
his family. Tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
as a warehouseman at Whitesell in Washington until his retirement. Chuck
enjoyed military history, reading, crossword puzzles and live music.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice Darby of Ainsworth, IA; four sons: Andrew Darby and wife Elizabeth of Indianapolis, Indiana; Wesley Darby and
wife Kinzie of Denver, Colorado; and Alex Darby and Wyatt Darby of Iowa
City, Iowa; sister, Dorothy Kohues of Arizona; sister, JoAnn Firestone of Arizona; brother, Carl Darby and wife Donna of Iowa City, Iowa; brother, Russell
Darby of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; brother, Roger Darby of Brighton, Iowa; sister,
Marsha Darby of Marshalltown, Iowa; half-sister, Charlette Jean Hall of Edina,
Missouri; brother-in-law, Roger Reed and wife Connie; brother-in-law, David
Reed; sister-in-law, Melinda Lord and husband Bill; brother-in-law, Nick Reed
and wife Sue, all of Washington, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Ruth, John and Mary;
and half-brothers, Harold, Wilbur, Bob and Homer.
Russell James Wallerich – 1934-2016
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Bethel United
Methodist Church
Pastor LuAnne Benge
319-456-3105
6 miles East of Sigourney on Highway 92.
Website: thebethelumc.org
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Alive at Five every first and third
Sunday at 5 p.m.
Holy Trinity Parish
109 N Lincoln St.
Pastor Rev. Charles Fladung - 641622-3426
Email - fladungc@diodav.org
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Parish Office Phone – 641-636-3883
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Announcements: Saturday Vigil has
returned to Sigourney for the month
of March. It is scheduled to return to
Keota for the month of April.
On Saturdays before the start of the
4 p.m. Mass, at either Saint Mary or
Holy Trinity, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 3 –
3:30 p.m.
If school is cancelled or delayed,
morning Mass will be cancelled.
United Church of Faith
Pastor Michael Druhl
201 North Ellis Street, PO Box 208
Keota, IA 52248-0208
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Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AM
Youth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM
Wednesday, April 13th – UWF
meeting @ 1:30 PM
Worship committee meeting @6
PM
Fellowship committee meeting
@6:30 PM
SPPR committee meeting @ 7 PM
Administrative Session meeting @
7:30 PM
Sunday, April 17 – Liturgist: Carl
Sigler
Greeters: Pat & Duane Sprouse
Candle Lighters: Sprouse family
Musician: Craig McClenahan
Wednesday, April 20 – Kids Club
3:45 – 5 PM (Final one of the year)
Thursday, April 21 – Communion
at Keota Health Care Center @ 10
AM
Keota CSD Breakfast
and Lunch Menu
This menu is subject to change.
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Lunch: Taco burger on a bun, leaf lettuce and tomatoes, refried beans, black
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Thursday, April 14
Breakfast: Sausage breakfast sandwich, mandarin oranges, juice choice,
milk choice
Lunch: Italian pasta bake, green
pepper strips and baby carrots, whole
wheat bread and jelly (9-12), applesauce, cookie
Friday, April 15
Breakfast: Whole grain breakfast
egg wrap, graham crackers, banana,
juice choice, milk choice
Lunch: Pizza, tossed salad with romaine, garlic breadstick with marinara sauce, fresh banana
Monday, April 18
Breakfast: Whole grain breakfast
pizza, tropical fruit, juice choice, milk
choice
Lunch: Soft shell taco, romaine and
tomato, corn, salsa and whole grain
tortilla chips (9-12), apple wedges
Tuesday, April 19
Breakfast: Whole grain pancakes,
peaches, juice choice, milk choice
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sub, lettuce and tomato, oven fries, sliced
peaches, graham snacks (9-12)
Wednesday, April 20
Breakfast: Cereal, Whole grain
toast, orange smiles, juice choice,
milk choice
Lunch: BBQ Beef on a bun, sweet
potato puffs, baked beans, orange
smilies, oatmeal cookie
Keota Senior Center
Lunch Menu
Submitted by
Milestones Area Agency on Aging
Wednesday, April 13: Pot roast,
boiled new potatoes, grilled onions,
baby carrots, strawberries, vanilla ice
cream, wheat dinner roll or bread/
margarine
Friday, April 15: Potato crusted fish
fillet, scalloped potatoes, lima beans
with corn, orange wedges, wheat dinner roll or bread/margarine
Monday, April 18: Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, pears
Wednesday, April 20: Swedish
meatballs, spaghetti with vegetable
salad, baby carrots, ambrosia salad,
wheat dinner roll or bread/margarine
Milk, Whole Wheat and Whole Grain
Bread/Muffins and Margarine are
offered with all meals. This menu
provides a general balanced diet that
meets the RDA’s/RIA’s for adults.
Keota Music
Boosters Birthday
Calendar 4/10-4/19
April 10: Michelle Hyman, Emily Snedigar, Jeff Vittetoe, M/M JD
Greiner, M/M Bret Mather
April 11: Tenley Greiner, Kenny
Sieren, M/M Mark McAlister
April 12: Sean McArtor, Bob Eakins, Lexi Ray, Jaclyn Greiner
April 13: Marcy Juniper, Megan
Witzman, David Wright, M/M Nate
Chalupa
April 14: Angela Clarahan, Garrett
Mosier
April 15: Jennifer Ryan, Mimi
Stoutner
April 16: Gracie Baetsle, Darrell
Baetsle, Pat Hammen, Luke Hammen, Bill Miller, Mick Morgan, Jocelyn Morgan, Mark Reed
April 17: Dave Hyman, Jaden Walters, Jeff Sieren, Oliver Altenhofen,
M/M Greg Proctor
April 18: M/M Laverne Sieren
April 19: Lois Anderson, Margie
Conrad-Proctor, Brody Dahlquist,
Cindy Weber, M/M Rick Watson
Opinion
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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On the Hill
with Klein
By State Representative Jarad Klein
Week 13 was another busy one
in Des Moines. Both chambers are
working very hard to get the budgets
finalized. This week I will be discussing Medicaid and the modernization
that has been taking place in the last
year. I have received many questions
and concerns on this issue so I want
to take a moment to explain it.
The transition to managed care,
the program went live on Friday
April 1. The House has been focused
on how to make the system better
and ensure that Medicaid recipients have all of the information they
need to be confident in the change.
The current Medicaid program
had become unmanaged care as
uncontrolled costs skyrocketed
threatening funding for other areas
such as public safety and education.
As a result the status quo is no longer an acceptable option for Iowa.
Below, the chart outlines how the
movement to managed care from
old Medicaid has improved access
to providers, care coordination, and
has moved health care towards payment for value of care instead of focusing on volume.
Moving forward, the House believes the best value for taxpayers is
to ensure that managed care is working to help make Iowan’s healthier.
The House released a plan for comprehensive legislative oversight of the
managed care program on Thursday,
April 7. This plan focuses on protecting consumers, ensuring the goals
of the program are achieved, and
maintaining the integrity of the Iowa
Medicaid program.
Medicaid Modernization already
has full-time, comprehensive oversight in place, and this bill adds additional consumer protections and
accountability measures to ensure
patients are receiving the high quality health care that the state provides.
The House Plan:
• Requires an unprecedented
amount of data and reporting from
CMS, DHS, and MCOs to be fi led
with the legislature.
• Focuses on patient health outcomes, contract management, and
financial sustainability.
• Requires specific reporting on
the most vulnerable Iowans (special
needs, behavioral, and elderly).
• Protects against abuse, fraud,
and waste within the Medicaid program.
This bill ensures that consumers
are protected, patient health and
financial outcomes are monitored
and transparent, and the integrity of
our health care system remains.
The House Plan builds upon the
oversight of last session, with the
creation of the Health Policy Oversight Committee, without fragmenting the system with further
bureaucracy. This committee is
equipped with the experience and
knowledge in health care policy to
provide expertise about the Medicaid program.
Consumer Protection: Are safeguards in place to protect consumers?
Medicaid patients must be able to
have access to protections and advocates when needed to ensure that
they are receiving the high-quality
healthcare that they expect.
The legislature will receive reports on:
• Adequate amount of doctors to
provide continuity of care.
• Grievances and appeals and how
timely appeals are resolved.
• Call center performance for both
DHS and MCOs (timeliness and
quality).
• Timeliness and process of prior
authorization for services approval,
denial, and modifications.
• Detailed reporting on the most
vulnerable Medicaid patients (special needs, behavioral, and elderly).
Health Outcome Achievement:
Are health care outcomes improving?
A focus on wellness initiatives,
preventative care, and care coordination will improve Medicaid patient outcomes in a way that the old
system never did.
The legislature will receive reports
on:
• Annual health care effectiveness data.
• Quality measures, but not limited to: behavioral health, children,
prenatal and birth, chronic conditions, and adult preventative care.
• Utilization of hospital admissions and potential preventative admissions, readmissions, outpatient
visits, ER visits, and preventative ER
visits.
• Medical Loss Ratio (amount
spent on medical care versus administrative), program cost savings,
and per member payments.
Program Integrity: Are measures in place to prevent fraud,
waste and abuse?
• Federal, state, and contractual
safeguards are in place for Medicaid
Modernization to prevent, detect, and
eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse.
The legislature will receive reports
on:
• Level of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• MCO adherence to program integrity plan.
• MCO adherence to insurance
licensure, certifications, accreditation, and financial accounting.
Thanks for taking the time to read
this week’s newsletter. If you have
any questions or concerns, do not
hesitate to reach out. You can email
atjarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov or call/
text me at 515-689-5430. Please do
include your name and address so I
can be sure to respond to the wonderful people of House District 78 in
a timely manner.
Old Medicaid
Managed Care
No
Yes
Access to Primary
Care
7,512 providers
16,570 providers
Access to Nurses
2,526 providers
5,054 providers
Access to Optometrists
900 providers
2,024 providers
Access to Home and
Community Based
Services
1,300 providers
1,679 providers
Access to Psychologists
250 providers
279 providers
Care Coordination
Minimal
Comprehensive
Health Care Focused
On
Volume
Value
None
24 hour nurse hotline
Do we know if
members are getting
healthier?
Extra Benefits
Weight management programs
Pre-natal coaching
Nutrition counseling
Mobile health access
Caregiver training
Virtual physicians
Letter to the Editor:
During this important National Volunteer Week, I cannot help but stop and
be so thankful for the countless people
who give to Washington County 4-H.
I would like to express my sincere
thanks to the numerous people who
volunteer their time and offer their
skills and contributions to the Washington County 4-H program. My time
as the 4-H/County Youth Coordinator
has been extremely rewarding and in
part due to the dedicated and caring
volunteers in this county.
There are currently 520 youth in K-12
who are involved in 4-H in this county.
The 4-H program would not and could
not thrive in this way without the commitment of these volunteers.
Thank you to all of our 4-H club leaders, 4-H & Youth Committee members, Extension Council members,
Fair Board members, superintendents
and committee people, project leaders, short-term volunteers, fair assistance, and numerous other volunteers
throughout the year leading workshops
and special events.
Volunteers enrich the lives of youth
in Washington County. The talents,
skills, and interests our volunteers
share have a lasting impact on all of
us. They spend numerous hours working on tasks, such as helping organize
events, helping members with 4-H
projects, leading community service
projects, educating and having fun
with our youth. They work to make the
best better for our young people.
The work of 4-H volunteers is continuous. Please be sure to celebrate
National Volunteer Week this week
by recognizing those who volunteer
their time and energy!
Thank you once again to all of
those who generously give of themselves to help the youth of Washington County 4-H! You are the best!
Sincerely,
Amy Green, Washington County
4-H/Youth Coordinator
Washington County
Extension Office
2223 250th
Washington, Iowa 52353
319/653-4811
To the editor –
The Keota School Focus Group
had an interesting meeting on April
4th. Joel Pedersen, superintendent
of the Cardinal School District for
about the last five years, was a guest.
The group had found and watched a
video on You Tube about the Cardinal district and what they have been
doing, and asked Mr. Pedersen to
further explain his program, tour
our school, and give us his thoughts.
As a first time visitor to our facilities,
he indicated how impressed he was
with what we had. This made the few
items he saw that could use attention
all the more obvious. In general, his
repeated comment about what he saw
was “awesome.”
After the tour, a meeting was held in
the high school library with the Focus
Group, a couple of board members, a
staff member and teacher. Mr. Pedersen
described his district, where their test
scores were in comparison to Keota’s,
enrollment trends, his hiring, sponsors
and donors, attitudes and motivational
initiatives, etc. An outstanding accomplishment at Cardinal is their turnaround in open enrollment from a net
loss of students to a substantial net gain
in a relatively short period of time.
Mr. Pedersen noted that he does
know Keota’s incoming superintendent, Mr. Dennis Phelps, and that
he was open to communicating with
him as requested.
The Focus Group is hoping to visit the
Cardinal school in Eldon in the future
to see the motivational decorations that
they use and gather more ideas about
positive school environment.
Mike Williams
Keota
from the desk of
Letter to the Editor
The Keota Education Advocacy
Team has as one of their missions,
the attempt to provide accurate information to the community about
the school’s academic status . Rumors
spread quickly and they are often without supportive documentation and/or
an ulterior motive. The most current
rumor we have heard is that the Keota School is in danger of losing it’s
accreditation. This is simply not true.
The school is alive and well and it’s students are scoring well above average
in their proficiency scores for reading,
math, and science in the achievement
tests conducted by the Department of
Education. They successfully completed their on-site visit from the Department of Education this past year which
is effective for 5 years. There was only
one concern regarding the lack of interest of students participating in the
shared industrial arts program with
Mid Prairie. You can check this information and much more by going
to the Department of Education web
site. They also have a Report Card on
that site that gives the schoosl a rating
comparing it to all other schools in the
state. They are unable to give us a rating because the low number of diverse
cultures in our school would make it
possible to identify individuals. Our
numbers are there, however, and you
can compare our results with other
area schools. We do very well.
When I first moved to this community 52 years ago, I was so impressed
with the pride everyone had in the
community and the school. Some of
my favorite cheers were “I can’t hide
that Keota Pride” or “ We’re from Keota, couldn’t be prouder. If you can’t hear
us we’ll yell a little louder.” Where did
that go? There is so much to be proud
of here but it takes everyone’s effort to
maintain that. It amazes me how much
damage negativity can do. It is like a virus. It doesn’t take too many to make
it spread and it can disable or destroy
a whole community. Let’s count our
blessings and move forward.
Proud to be from Keota
Sheila Horras
New approach to
stop drunk driving
The connection between alcohol,
drugs and crime is an ongoing concern. Drinking and drugs can negatively affect all aspects of a person’s
life; hurt family, friends and community; and create public safety and
economic problems, according to
the National Council on Alcoholism
& Drug Dependence.
For example, impaired drivers account for a significant number of accidents, deaths and injuries. In 2014,
more than a third of all Iowa traffic
fatalities involved an impaired driver.
This year, the Iowa Senate approved an initiative to reduce these
fatalities and other drug and alcohol-related crimes. SF 2190 would
establish 24/7 Sobriety pilot projects
in counties that want to try the program. Accountability is the foundation of 24/7 Sobriety. Offenders must
take breath tests twice a day or wear
an alcohol-monitoring bracelet. If
offenders test positive for alcohol,
they face immediate consequences.
Results in other states have been
positive. South Dakota, for example,
saw a reduction in arrests for repeat
DUI and domestic violence offenses.
In 2005, South Dakota was the first
state to establish a 24/7 program, with
a five county pilot project that has
since expanded. A study of that state’s
efforts published in the American
Journal of Public Health found that
“that frequent alcohol testing with
swift, certain, and modest sanctions
can reduce problem drinking and improve public health outcomes.”
In North Dakota, the before-and-after results for convictions
and crashes improved significantly
after 24/7 program intervention. According to transportation researchers at the North Dakota State University, “The 24/7 Sobriety Program
clearly deters most participants from
partaking in dangerous behaviors.”
Establishing a 24/7 Sobriety pilot
project in Iowa won bipartisan approval in the Senate and is now under consideration in the House.
Additional information
This is a legislative update from
State Senator Kevin Kinney, representing Keokuk, Washington and
Johnson counties. For newsletters,
photos and further information, go
to
www.senate.iowa.gov/senator/
kinney.
To contact Senator Kinney when
the Legislature is in session, call
the Senate Switchboard at 515-2813371. Otherwise, he can be reached
at 319-631-4667. E-mail him at kevin.kinney@legis.iowa.gov.
Senator Kinney is vice-chair of
the Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee. He also
serves on the Agriculture, Education, Government Oversight, Judiciary, and Natural Resources & Environment committees.
OPEN HOUSE
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or by appointment anytime
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1 mile West and 1/4 mi. North of Kalona
It’s a Great Time to Build! Call to discuss your Plans today!
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REAL ESTATE
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Starts at $8.50 for 25 words! Call 641-622-3110
SERVICES
NOTICE
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Keota Transmission
and Repair
PUBLIC MEETING: 7 p.m. on the
first and third Monday of every
month at the Keota City Hall. Special
meetings will be posted at City Hall.
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Spring is Here! We’re offering flower
baskets, planters, and bedding
plants. First Auction date: Friday,
April 15th, 10am. Twin County
Produce Auction. 2250 540th St,
Kalona. 1-319-930-8402 (INCN)
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RECRUIT an applicant in this paper,
plus 33 other papers in Southeast
Iowa for one week for only $110!
Includes 25 words and runs in all
the newspapers at one time! Call
800-227-7636 or order online: www.
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Professional office needs a person
with good public relation skills, must
be able to type, file and answer
phones, Have computer knowledge
and be familiar with word processing.
Must be able to maintain confidentiality. If interested, send resume to:
Box X-101, c/o The News-Review,
P.O. Box 285, Sigourney, IA 52591.
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Drivers: OTR Great Hometime, Top
Benefits, Sign-On Bonus, CDL-A.
Stutsman, Inc., Hills, IA, tpantel@
stutsmans.com, 319-679-2281.
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Help Wanted: Walk-ER-Drive Thru.
Call 641-622-2253, leave a message.
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Help Wanted: Century Insurance,
a growing motivated company, is
looking to fill positions. Offering benefits, competitive pay and advancement opportunities. Send resume to:
heather@century-ins.com. SK14-4
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Tracker – Franklin & Wright Counties:
Work with adolescents referred to
juvenile court system. Monitor activities including recreational, home,
educational, treatment and community. Use own vehicle to transport
adolescents to activities. Work out
of home. Responsible for providing own computer, cellphone, internet service. High school diploma
or equivalent required. Prefer experience in human services, youth
programs, juvenile justice or similar fields. Casual position, working
hours as needed based on referrals
from assigned juvenile court officer
(JCO). May include evenings and
weekends. $17.50 per hour. Visit
www.micaonline.org for full description. Send, fax or email cover letter
and resume to: MICA, 1001 S. 18th
Ave., Marshalltown, IA 50158; 641352-5020; jobapp@micaonline.org.
Open till filled. EOE.
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Customized Newspaper Advertising
is seeking an Inside Account
Executive, located in Des Moines,
IA. Represent newspapers across
the country selling advertising
solutions in print and digital. Work
with base accounts+ responsible for
new business. Cover letter/resume:
sfett@cnaads.com (INCN)
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Entry Level Heavy Equipment
Operator Career. Get Trained - Get
Certified - Get Hired! Bulldozers,
Backhoes, & Excavators. Immediate
Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits.
National Average $18.00-$22.00
1-866-362-6497 (INCN)
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DRIVERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!
All new equipment. Home Every
Week. Full Benefits. FT/PT,
Weekends/Seasonal. Packwood, IA.
LOWEST TURNOVER RATE IN THE
INDUSTRY! 1-800-247-1081, (319)
695-3601, www.dickeytransport.com
(INCN)
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QLF Transportation – Class A CDL
Drivers/Tankers. Great Pay, Home
Weekends, and Benefits! Potential
of $60,000 plus per year! Contact
Tony 608-935-0915 Ext 16 www.qlf.
com (INCN)
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CDL A DRIVERS - *$7,500 Sign-OnBonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY
1 & $65k+ in your FIRST YEAR!!!
*GUARANTEED PAY *Profit Sharing
*401k WITH COMPANY MATCH
& MORE! Email resume: mnhr@
mclaneco.com or Call Hollie Now!
(507) 664-3038 (INCN)
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TanTara Transportation is hiring
Company Drivers and Owner
Operators for Flatbed, Van, or Tank.
Excellent equipment, pay, benefits,
home weekly. Call 800-650-0292 or
apply www.tantara.us (INCN)
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Erik Strand
128 E. Broadway • Keota, IA 52248
319-461-5767
Specializing In
Transmission
& Driveline
Repair
Powell Funeral Home
& Cremation Service
203 S. Green St.
Keota, Iowa
Pre-Need Funeral &
Cremation Planning Available
641-636-3109
24 Hour Funeral News
641-636-2279
www.powellfuneralhomes.com
SERVICES
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32927 S County Rd V5G
Ollie, IA 52576
641-667-2516 • 1-888-667-2516
KEOTA BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
Keota Lawn and
Power Equipment
Sales and Service
105 South Green, Keota
641-636-3107
Dean Redlinger
Olde English
Barber Shop
641-636-3899
Hours: Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10-8, Tues. 10-6,
Fri. 9-4, Sat. by appointment only
Nancy Morrison & Becky Adrian
207 W. Washington, Keota
This Ad Courtesy of
Mark Schneider
Keota School District
Superintendent
• Keota Office: 641-636-2189
• Mid-Prairie Office: 319-646-6093
• Cell: 319-936-8601
• Home: 1-800-641-5811
mschneider@mphawks.org
mschneider@mid-prairie.k12.ia.us
Jim Tinnes
rucking
T
Rock-Lime-Sand-Dirt
Cell Ph. 319-330-6092
Keota, IA 52248
PEST CONTROL
A 3rd Generation Family Business
using the latest technology to
solve all of your pest problems!
Call Phil Laux, Dalton Laux or Nick Berg at
641-622-3565
Serving and supporting the
community since 1971
Class A CDL Driver Wanted.
GRAIN HOPPER
Local runs, overtime opportunities.
Competitive wages/benefits. Farm
experience/Mechanically included
a +.
Wellman Produce Co.
319-646-6073
Ask for Derek or Adam
FOR SALE
For Rent In Sigourney: 3 bedroom
basement apartment with patio,
front and back entrance. Call 641660-9601 or 641-622-2101, ask for
Cindy. Available May 1.
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Apartments For Rent: Senior living
and non-senior living. 1 bedroom,
$390/mo. Appliances and water
furnished. No pets. No smoking.
Galaxy Apartments, Keota, 319-6562837.
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2BR Apt in Clear Lake. Rental Assistance and Utility Allowance Available. Onsite Laundry, no pets. 877935-9340 www.tlpropertiesiowa.com
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Equal
Housing Opportunity. Handicap Accessible.
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For Sale: Stihl Trimmers: FS38 $129.95; FS56RCE - $199.95;
FS90R - $329.95; MM55 Yard Boss
Tiller - $329.95; B650 Blowers $139.95. Strobels Inc., 641-6222159.
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For Sale: Dolmar Chain Saws: PS32
14” - $199.95; PS421 16” - $319.95;
PS5105 20” - $449.95; PS6100
20” - $580.95. New Snapper 360Z
Mowers In Stock. Strobel’s Inc., 641622-2159.
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GUNS: Lowest price on transfers
and new firearm orders! ammo,
reloading, muzzle loading, supplies.
Green Mountain wood pellet Grills.
Myles Miller Refrigeration, 641-6222643 www.millergunsandgrills.com
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English Valley
Well and
Pump Service
Bill Van Dee
Trenching and
Backhoeing
North English, IA
319-664-3516
Nice 60x112 building sitting on large lot with excellent
highway frontage. Lots of possibilities.
Call for an appointment today!
Office: 641-622-2071
Justin Abell, Broker: 641-660-8048
Becky Abell, Sales Assoc.: 319-330-9428
BELL
Website: www.abellauction.com
Auction & Real Estate, LLC
Sigourney, Iowa
Office 641-622-2071
Justin R. Abell, Broker/Auctioneer • Cell: 641-660-8048
Becky Abell, Sales Associate • Cell: 319-330-9428
Website: www.abellauction.com
Homes For sale
203 Valley St. • Thornburg
29209 137th St. • South English
$16,900
$74,900
4 bedrooms,vinyl siding, huge corner 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1.42 acres, 2 car
lot, garage.
garage, fantastic views.
Call Tim Zear
319-461-6933
For An
Appointment To View
These Properties
107 S. Marion Ave., Washington, IA 52353
AUCTION
AUCTION
CARDS
OF THANKS
GARAGE SALE
Is Hiring An Estimator.
Very Competitive Wages, OT,
Paid Health Ins., 401K, Paid
Vacation/Holiday. Duties include: Assessing job sites, bidding projects, drafting on AutoCAD, oversight of contractors
and more. Clean driving record
required, pre-employment drug
screen. Please send resumes
to: P.O. Box 29, Wellman, IA
52356, go to: www.PrecisionStructures-Inc.com/careers or
call 319-646-2430.
FOR RENT
SERVICES
NEW LISTING
Use caution on
UNPROTECTED
streets
WITHOUT
stop or yield signs.
Give right-of-way.
The Community Youth Ministry
(CYM) and Leaders would like to
thank the community for making the
Pork Loin/Chicken Breast Supper
and Silent Auction such a great
success. The CYM Members and
Leaders are fortunate to live in a
community that is so supportive.
Looking forward to the mission trip in
July.
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Garage Sales In Keota: Friday, April
15, 9-6; Saturday, April 16, 8-?.
Sue McDonald, 305 E. Broadway;
Larry Sanders (Friday only), 205
E. Broadway; Nancy Flynn, 203 N.
Green St.; Ken and Amy Jackson,
204 N. Green St.; Kathy Ewald, 304
NW Baker Dr.
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WANTED
Help a Neighbor.
Wanted: Lawns to mow, call 641660-1342, Mike and Randall Sellers.
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AUCTION
AUCTION
ANTIQUES – SHOP TOOLS - HOUSEHOLD
Located at Duwa’s Auction Building, 1½ mi West of Wellman, IA on Hwy 22
Sat – April 23, 2016 – 9:00am
TIN SIGNS – AMI JUKE BOX - COLLECTION OF SEED SACKS
– PRINTS – ANTIQUES: Music for you by AMI Juke box; Signs: 6’
lighted Motorola single sided, 6’ lighted Speed Queen Jarvis Appliance,
6’ lighted Kitchen Aid, Double sided lighted signs, 5”x19” Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad-tin, Wilson Dealer-tin, 3’x4’ Leonard Tindal, Pioneer Seed
Corn, Farm Supplies-tin, 10-18”x22” metal NK Seed Sales, Farm Mutual
Insurance-tin, Coca Cola bottle cooler; Griswald #14 skillet; Green Griswald
Dutch oven; Red Chief box sheller; Delbert had been selling NK for over
55 yrs & has a large variety of memorabilia & collection of Cloth seed
sacks; INDIAN ARTIFACTS – GLASSWARE - COLLECTIBLES:
Collection of Indian artifacts: Grooved axes, Gorget, Large grinding stone,
Flints, Celts & Points; Framed Missouri 4½“ point; Stoneware crocks;
Primitives GENERATOR – KARCHER POWER WASHER – WOOD
LATHE – PLANERS - SHOP TOOLS: American Camper 6500 watt
generator; Karcher power washer; Craftsman 25 gal air compressor; CalHawk metal band saw; Delta Home Craft wood lathe; Sprunger planer &
table saw; Porter Cable plate joiner; Delta 12”x5.9” planer; Electronic work
station/bench; Craftsman: 15 drawer tool chest,10” radial arm & table
saws, 12” 2 spd band saw, 12” sliding compound miter saw; Foley Belsaw
dust collector & many other tools LAWN & GARDEN TOOLS: Mantis
tiller; Earthway Ev-n-spred hand seeder; Oak glider swing APPLIANCES
– FURNITURE: Frigidaire 16 cu. ft refrigerator; Sanyo mini upright
freezer; Walnut Amana Furniture: Dropleaf gateleg table w/3 leaves & 4
needlepoint chairs, Washstand, China cabinet, dresser, rockers; Amana
blanket chests; Kroehler-Cape Cod Collection Maple 3 piece bedroom set
w/ queen bed; Oak armoire; Oak dresser; Queen & full size beds; Leather
Master brown couch; Lane dark brown couch; Leather Big Man recliner;
Leather Lazy Boy taupe recliner; KITCHEN - HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
ORDER OF SALE: Beginning w/2 rings on household items, shop &
hand tools. 11:00am-Collectibles, artifacts, seed collectibles, etc. 12:30pm
– Furniture & appliances.
DELBERT KROTZ ESTATE & OTHERS: owners
Auctioneers: Dwight Duwa 319-646-6775 Jeff Wille
Web: duwaauction.com Terms: Cash or ck w/ ID Lunch: Hershberger Catering
Not responsible for accidents/ theft
Records/Public Notice/Community
www.keotaeagle.com
KEOKUK COUNTY
SHERIFF’S REPORT
The Sheriff ’s news is a brief summary
of the activities/ arrests/ citations from
previous weeks as submitted by Keokuk County Sheriff, Casey Hinnah.
Criminal Charges are mere accusations and the accused is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Arrests:
On Sunday, April 10, the Keokuk
County Sheriff ’s Department arrested Peter Allen McDermott, 43,
Fairfield, on a warrant for probation
violation.
Citations:
On Sunday, April 3, Jackie Lynn Anderson of Washington was cited for
Driving On Wrong Side of Highway
On Monday, April 4, Kimberly
Dawn Johnson was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto)
On Tuesday, April 5, Max Douglas
Bender was cited for Excessive Speed
(Auto)
On Tuesday, April 5, Austin Joseph-Timo Smothers was cited for
Excessive Speed (Auto)
On Friday, April 8, Clint James Little of What Cheer was cited for Driving Under Suspension
On Saturday, April 9, Desmond D
Douglas II of Decatur was cited for
Excessive Speed (Auto)
On Saturday, April 9, Ryan Michael
Knepp of Wellman was cited for Operating Without Registration and
Driving Under Suspension
T.L.S. Club
Meeting
The T.L.S. Club met at the ShaTan
home of the beauteous Kristi Sheetz.
There were 12 active, hungry, talkative members who enjoyed friendship, laughter and wine (of many
flavors- made by the host). The wine
connoisseurs were distracted by the
eyes of the wild life in the kitchen
(nothing new for the T.L.S. members). Mary Geil and Kate Burg
assistants of Kristi for the splendid,
magnificent feast. Each of the members of the group shared their great
Valentines gift, lotto tickets (one
member claimed she won $40, the
other received and enjoyed eating
the feet off of a chocolate man, who
had on heart boxers, she at his feet
off first, working her way up, too
much fun thinking about that Valentine. Love those secret sisters.
Judy Burg will be in charge of the
April meeting
Keokuk County Board Proceedings
KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
APRIL 4, 2016
The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors
met in regular session, Monday, April 4, 2016 in
the Board Room of the Courthouse. All members were present.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the Personnel Report for Marcos DeOliveira, Deputy Recorder, with a resignation
date of March 29, 2016 as submitted. All ayes
and motion carried.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of March 28, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Met with Engineer McGuire regarding
Keokuk County Highway Department. XHP
Caterpillar 299 version/additional 110 horsepower/40 gallons per minute hydraulic oil flow
upgrades were recommended due to versatility of machine. Board consensus approved the
upgrades. Board consensus allowed Dutch
Creek Flyers 4H Club request to adopt W15
highway, from Talleyrand to 1 mile south of Talleyrand.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded approval
of IDOT Federal Aid Funding Agreement for
Project BROS-CO54(102)—5F-52 located on
180th Street as submitted. All ayes and motion
carried.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the April 4, 2016 claim listing as submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the aerial photography contract with Pictometry for $97,056.75 as submitted. All ayes
and motion carried. The Spring of 2017 aerial
flight will be paid out of the GIS budget in fiscal
years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Discussion and possible decision regarding Courthouse closing – July 29, 2016 for Ragbrai was held.
No formal action was taken.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval
of application for use of Keokuk County Courthouse grounds on July 3rd & 4th, 2016 – SADC
– July 3 & 4 celebration as submitted. All ayes
and motion carried.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded approval of application of use of Keokuk County
Courthouse grounds on July 29, 2016 – City of
Sigourney/Sigourney Ragbrai Comm. as submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Met with Kent, IT, regarding Uninterruptible Power Supply quote, (2 for Courthouse and
2 for Sheriff’s Office). Board consensus was to
approve said $8,700 purchase.
Various board and committee reports
were held. Wood attended a 10-15 Transit
meeting. Hadley attended a Sieda meeting.
Berg had no meetings to attend last week.
Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Pathfinders update on
RC&D Region Activities was received for review.
On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
The above and foregoing information is
a summary of the minutes taken at the above
indicated meeting. The full and complete set of
minutes are recorded and available at the office
of the Keokuk County Auditor.
CLAIM DATE: April 4, 2016
ADAM, TOM
15.00
ALLIANT ENERGY
4,753.03
BANKERS LEASING
709.17
BARRON MOTOR
486.34
BOWERS, JERLYN
150.00
BRAIN, DONALD
35.40
BUSCHMANN, PHIL
8.00
C J COOPER & ASSOC
140.00
CALHOUN-BURNS & ASSOC
6,378.16
CENTRAL IA DISTRIBUTING
342.40
CENTURY LINK
273.05
CHARLES CAPPER FORD
3,923.64
CLARAHAN, CASEY
75.00
CLUBB, BONNIE
388.74
DCI - SOR
80.00
DELTA DENTAL
26.27
DIRECTV
69.98
DON’S TRUCK SALES
579.00
DOUDS STONE
60,652.76
EARL’S INC
1,497.30
GALLS INC
447.00
H & M FARM & HOME
48.18
IOWA BRIDGE & CULVERT
419.99
IOWA CO ATTYS ASSOC
727.00
IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES
381.48
ISAC GROUP UNEMP FUND
1,867.25
ITSAVVY LLC
1,332.00
JONES, DAVID
35.40
KEMPF, MARGARET
199.16
KEOKUK CO HEALTH CTR
206.00
KEOKUK CO HWY DEPT
225.32
KEOKUK COUNTY EXPO
5,000.00
KIMBALL MIDWEST
189.30
KLETT, ADAM
500.00
LANKFORD, WENDY
160.16
LUERS, KEVIN
15.00
LYLE, DENNY
15.00
M & M ENTERPRISES
611.00
MAIL SERVICES LLC
296.41
MESSERSCHMITT, LAVADA
7.80
MEYERS HOME IMPROVE
196.56
MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING
11.30
MIKE’S PARTS & SERVICE
805.88
MILLER, PAT SNAKENBERG231.40
MODERN COOP TELEPHONE
348.80
MOLKENTHIN, JORDAN
800.00
MOORE, JANICE
4.16
MOSE LEVY CO
40.00
O HALLORAN INT
85.04
PENCE, ADAM
31.03
PERKINS, ALLAN
35.40
PERKINS, PAMELA
35.40
PETTY CASH FUND
52.97
PITNEY BOWES
247.77
POWELL FUNERAL HOME
270.00
RACOM CORP
2,000.00
RAY-MAN INC
181.18
REPUBLIC COMPANIES
278.64
SADLER POWER TRAIN
104.05
SCHROEDER FRAME & ALIGN
67.00
SIACC
1,006.70
SIEREN, DAN
15.00
SINCLAIR TRACTOR
639.28
SUMMIT COMPANIES
1,051.15
TENCO INDUSTRIES
4,275.72
THRELKELD-LARSON, VIRGINIA
124.28
US CELLULAR
437.89
VANGUARD APPRAISALS
4,088.00
WAECHTER, MARILYN
125.32
WAPELLO CO AUDITOR
881.85
WASHINGTON CO SHERIFF
28.50
WASTE MANAGEMENT
7,097.05
WELLINGTON TOOL SALES
102.15
WHITE, MISTY
84.00
WINDSTREAM
638.13
TOTAL
$119,688.29
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Keota City Council Minutes
APRIL 4, 2016
The Keota City Council met on April 4,
2016, in the city hall. The meeting was called
to order at 7:01 P.M. by Mayor Protem Keith
Conrad.
Council members answering roll call
were Davis, Greiner, and Westendorf. Mayor
Cansler and Council member Hill arrived after
roll call was taken. City employees present
were Slaubaugh, Conrad and Osweiler. John
Butters, The Washington Evening Journal; Dan
Flynn; Scott Flynn, City Attorney; Nick Mahan,
Library Board; Tomisha Sprouse, Librarian;
Karen Sypherd, Museum Board; Wanda Baumert, Museum Board; Karen Dickinson; Library
Board; Denny Lyle, Visioning Committee; and
Melinda Eakins, Visioning Committee, were
also in attendance.
Motion was made by Davis to approve the
agenda, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion
passed with a unanimous vote.
Motion was made by Westendorf, seconded by Greiner to approve the minutes from the
previous meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
A citizen was present to report a concern about multiple properties and how they
are being maintained along with a safety concern. The council will have Osweiler issue
the deed holders of parcels KOCOK-009300,
KOCOK-001600, KOCOK-045200 & KOCOK-009200 a letter addressing the junk nuisance along with the safety concern. Officer
Conrad will talk with the deed holders of the
ones that have the safety concern.
Scott Flynn, city attorney, went over
the drafted purchase agreement for the land
needed from COOP for the trail head. There
were eight addendums that he went over for
the council to consider. The council asked that
he look into the difference between the city or
county owning a piece of land. He will get answers to the options the council is looking at
and correspond with COOP attorney, too.
Denny Lyle and Melinda Eakins gave a
brief summary of the idea to move the museum out of the library into a new location. They
explained that nothing has been set and there
is still a lot of discussion that has to be done
between the museum board, city council, donor
and themselves before a permanent plan can
be put together. The council asked the two museum board members what their thoughts are
on the idea. They are open to the idea but want
their questions answered first before they sign
off on it. Scott Flynn addressed that if the museum is taken out of the library than the city will
need to make an ordinance setting the museum
board up similar to the library board since they
won’t be an extension of the library board anymore. The council also pointed out some concerns that they have with this idea. Two council
members and two museum board members are
going to meet and talk about the concerns each
board has and compile a list that can be presented to the donor and visioning committee.
Future conversations will be had about this idea
once answers are given to the main concerns
the two boards have along with any questions
the donor may have for either board, too.
Kevin Slaubaugh presented the following
for the public works report. The snow plow and
sander are put away for the season. Mowing
has started for the year. Frederick has about two
thirds of the meters in; if you have not received
one, please call city hall to set up a time. Tremmel Backhoe will be in town to do some work on
the road by the Veteran’s Memorial; majority of
the expense will be the Veteran’s Memorial, but
the city will have some minimal labor in there,
too. Tremmel Backhoe will also be digging out
the ditch on the north side of Lagos Acres to
help with the water flow. The street light in front
of 128 East Broadway will be moved in the near
future. James Waterhouse Construction was
the only contractor that submitted a bid for the
tear down of the garage at 305 north Ellis. Conrad made a motion to approve the public works
report, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion
passed with a unanimous vote.
Motion was made by Westendorf to approve the 2015 CCR Report, Greiner seconded
the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous
vote.
Officer Doug Conrad presented the following report for the police department. He
issued six citation: speeding/Alternative Enforcement, procession of drug paraphernalia,
procession of controlled substance, failure to
yield upon entering through highway, failure
to obey stop sign/alternative enforcement &
failure to yield half of road/alternative enforcement. There were twelve complaints/service
calls: controlled, disorderly conduct, three traffic accident, two assist/service, misc. complaint,
wildlife, traffic violations, and domestic abuse.
There was a miscommunication between service departments that caused a discrepancy
that Officer Conrad addressed. He will take his
tentative schedule over the county dispatch office to hopefully clear up anything like this in the
future. Motion was made by Conrad to approve
the police departments report, Westendorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Motion was made by Davis to approve
Resolution 2016-6: A Resolution Accepting the
Voluntary Agreement and Consent for Demolition and Clearing of 305 North Ellis Street Garage, Conrad seconded the motion. A roll call
vote was taken: “Ayes”-Conrad, Hill, Davis,
Westendorf & Greiner; & “Nays”-none. Motion
passed with a unanimous vote.
Motion was made by Conrad to approve
D.Johnson’s building permit, Greiner seconded
the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous
vote.
The library has to issue certain information
to be in compliance with the state and will include it in the city’s newsletter. This will not cost
the city anymore expense and they will print
their own information. The council will vote on
the final draft at the April 18th meeting.
Motion was made by Greiner to approve the
payment of bills listed below, Davis seconded
the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous
vote.
A discussion of how to handle mobile vendors will be on the next meeting agenda.
Motion was made by Hill, seconded by
Westendorf to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:39 P.M. The
next regular scheduled council meeting will be
on April 18, 2016, in city hall at 7 p.m.
MAYOR ANTHONY CANSLER
ATTEST: CITY CLERK NIKI OSWEILER
CITY OF KEOTA
APRIL 4, 2016 COUNCIL MEETING
FOR PERIOD
MARCH 22, 2016 -APRIL 4, 2016
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
$234.85
UTL. BILL POSTAGE & 2 ROLL OF
BAUGHMAN, MELINDA
$138.19
PAYROLL
BYERS, NANCY
$284.17
PAYROLL
CONRAD, DOUGLAS L.
$1,697.93
PAYROLL
FREDERICK, CRAIG
$1,195.13
PAYROLL
HAMMES, TOMISHA
$855.31
PAYROLL
OSWEILER, NICOLE
$1,082.12
PAYROLL
SLAUBAUGH, KEVIN L.
$1,263.71
PAYROLL
ALLIANT ENERGY
$5,305.15
MARCH GAS & ELE FOR ALL DEPT
COX SANITATION & RECYCLING $3,486.08
MARCH GRBG AN RECYCLING
$117.00
DEARBORN NATIONAL
APRIL-JUNE LIFE INSURANCE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA
$866.74
LIB, POLICE & CITY HALL MARCH
HR GREEN, INC.
$4,548.44
WATERSHED LABOR FOR MARCH
JULIE HILL
$2,500.00
1ST PAYMENT FOR 2016 MOWING
KEOTA TRANSMISSION & REPAIR LL $24.42
HOES FOR SKID LOADER
MALLEY HARDWARE & APPL.
$67.40
PARK, WTR, SHOP, LIB & SNOW SU
MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING CORP. $413.61
MARCH PUBLICATION
MORGAN ADKISON & WILLIAM BENEF $41.63
UTL. DEP REFUND
TREMMEL BACKHOE SERVICE
$870.00
HOE TIME FOR SERVICE LINE AT M
US CELLULAR
$189.95
PHONE FOR ALL DEPT FOR MARCH
UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO.
$28.39
METER WASHERS
EFPT-AUTO W/DRAW
$2,042.22
2ND HALF MARCH SS/MED/FED W/HOLD
TREASURER, STATE OF IA-AUTO
W/DRAW
$2,176.00
1ST QTR 2016 IA W/HOLD TAX
IPERS
$2,705.61
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT MARCH
TREASURER, STATE OF IA-AUTO
W/DRAW
$4,377.00
1ST QTR 2016 SALES TAX
EFPT-AUTO W/DRAW
$2,020.55
1ST HALF MARCH SS/MED/FED
W/HOLD
TOTAL
$38,531.60
K15
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Question: Can there be more than one
lawful custodian of a public record?
Editor’s Note: This is a monthly column prepared by the Iowa
Public Information Board to update Iowans on the IPIB’s
activities and provide information on some of the issues
routinely addressed by the board.
ANSWER: Yes, there can be. A
“lawful custodian” is dened
as the “government body currently in physical possession of
the public record.” (Iowa Code
Section 22.1(2)). If records are
maintained outside the physical possession of the government body, such as a contracted service, the government
body owning that record is the
“lawful custodian.” The government body cannot prevent
the examination or copying of
a public record by contracting
with a nongovernment storage
provider.
Here is an example of more
than one lawful custodian: A
report is generated by a state
agency. Copies of the report
are sent to a city department
and a county department for
review and input. When each
review is completed, each local department returns all copies to the state agency.
If a record request is led with
this city or county department
during the period of time that
the department has physical
possession of the record, that
local department is an additional lawful custodian of the
public record.
Similarly, an email communication can be in the physical possession of every person
who sends or receives that
email. If the records request
is sent to multiple government
bodies, the lawful custodian
of each such government body
should respond to the record
request. It is bad practice, and
a possible violation of Chapter
22, for one lawful custodian to
assume that another custodian
will respond appropriately to a
request and fail to respond to a
requestor independently.
The Iowa Supreme Court, in
Howard v. Des Moines Register
and Tribune Co., 283 N.W.2d
289 (Iowa 1979), opined that
“lawful possession” equals
“lawful custodian.”
In addition, a government body
may be the lawful custodian of
a record without having physical possession of a record. As
part of an overall government
policy, records might be stored
in a climate controlled off-site
storage facility. Even though
the records are in the physical
possession of a non-government body, the custodian of
the records is the government
ofce that initially generated
those records.
Another situation that could
arise is when a government
body uses an internet service
to store records ‘in the cloud.’
A records request would be directed to the government body
responsible for the collection
and maintenance of those records, not the internet company
that is paid to store the records.
The lawful custodian of records relating to investment of
public funds is the public body
responsible for oversight of
those funds.
BEST PRACTICES: When a
request for records is led, the
designated ofcer or employee
must determine whether that
government body has physical
possession of the record or has
authorized storage of the record off-site. The lawful custodian should notify the requestor
promptly of this determination.
Opinions,
rulings,
FAQs,
monthly columns, and training
documents are available on the
IPIB website – www.ipib.iowa.
gov. Questions for the IPIB can
be posted on the website or by
calling 515-725-1781.
IPIB Facts and Figures
During the month of March 2016, 84 contacts were made with the Iowa Public Information Board
office.
TYPE
Formal complaints
Advisory opinions
Declaratory orders
Informal complaints
Informal requests
Miscellaneous
MARCH 2016
9
0
0
13
58
4
2016 YEAR-TO-DATE
31
6
1
28
158
4
84
228
TOTAL:
Who can contact the IPIB and how long does it take?
Any person can contact the IPIB for assistance by telephone (515-725-1781), by email, or on the website.
So far, in 2016, 228 identifiable people have contacted the IPIB. Of these, 46% were private citizens,
40% were government officials or employees, and 14% were members of the media.
In the month of March 2016, 68% of the incoming contacts were resolved the same day, 12% were
resolved in one to five days, and 20% were resolved in six or more days.
This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it
will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this
newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Donna Lee Marshall
Monday, January 8, 1996, Donna Lee Marshall
was found in her southeast side Iowa City mobile
home with a gunshot wound to the head. She died
the following day. Donna’s 7-year-old daughter
Tiffany discovered her mother lying on the living
room floor of their trailer around 3 p.m. She
ran outside to tell Donna’s boyfriend, Donald
Matthess, who had just picked up Tiffany from
school.
A search of the mobile home — located at
Lot 99 in the Bon-Aire Mobile Home Lodge —
yielded mostly prescription drugs and paperwork
pertaining to child custody. Authorities searched
both the mobile home and two cars that were
parked there. Investigators also took some child
custody documents addressed to Marshall and
letters from the state child support recovery unit
addressed to Matthess.
When Marshall divorced Scott Sweeting in
1989, Marshall was awarded custody of Tiffany.
Sweeting was granted visitation rights, but divorce
proceedings on file with the clerk of court showed
Sweeting petitioned the court in 1992 to grant full
custody to him. No final ruling had been made at
the time of Marshall’s murder.
DONNA LEE MARSHALL
| Age: 37|
Died: January 8, 1996
Hometown: Iowa City
Find out more about this and other unsolved
homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.
If you have any information about Donna
Lee Marshall’s unsolved murder, please contact the
Iowa City Police Department at (319) 356-5275 or
email the Investigations Division at investigations@
iowa-city.org. You may also contact the Iowa
Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 7256010 or email dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
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www.keotaeagle.com
Students in the photo: Front row: Left to Right: Frankie Johnson, Jillian Schulte, Erin Chalupa, Raigan
Sprouse. Back row: Left to Right: Logan Sieren, Luke Greiner, Riley Conrad, Addison Sprouse, Max
Johnson, Kolton Stand, Matthew Hyman, Marty Baker, Ryan Chalupa, Cooper Sieren.
Speech Banquet
A banquet was held to honor all of the speech students for their hard work and accomplishments in another wonderful year of speech. Front row, left to right: coaches, Gina Bennett, Michael
McNurlen, Sarah Lyle. 2nd row, left to right: Grace Shemanski, Bekah Fagen, Cortney Hyman,
Megan Hill. 3rd row, left to right: Isaiah Hahn, Tyler Verstraete, Paden Uphold, Nate Sieren, Ryan
Chalupa, Alyssa White, Abby Schulte
Eagle Trail Cleaned Of Debris
On April 2, 2016 several Keota FFA
members and Mrs. Amelon cleaned up
the debris off of the Keota Eagle trail.
The Eagle Trail starts at the cemetery
and loops behind the school’s land lab
Spring Fine
Arts Night
Be sure to mark your calendars for the Spring Fine Arts
Night to be held on Thursday,
April 21 @ 6:30 p.m. in the
high school gym! Grades 3
through 6 art will be on display during an evening of musical entertainment presented
by grades 5 and 6 bands and
the 3 through 6 grade singers! Our Keota students have
amazing talents...be sure to
join them in this event!
Front row, right to left: Coaches Sarah Lye, Michael McNurlen, Gina Bennett. 2nd row right to left: Caroline Reeves, Elise
Swanstrom. 3rd row right to left: Jill Schulte, June Daing, Franke
Johnson, Megan Hill, Cortney Hyman, Bekah Fagen Briana Duwa,
Grace Shemanski, Erin Chalupa, Bianca Cardona, Cole Stout,
Isaiah Hahn, Trey Carlson, Matthew Hyman.4th row right to left
Turner Klien, Abby Schulte, Gracie McHugh, Tyler Verstraete, Jace
Uphold, Avery Conrad
and out towards the elementary playground. FFA members picked up trash,
sticks, filled in washout areas and
raked leaves off of the trail. This is just
one of the several workdays the FFA
Chapter plans to have to improve this
recreational area for the community.
The next Eagle Trail clean up is set for
April 16, the students will be spreading
rock on the trail on April 16. Animals At Large
Amie Van Patten, editor
Recently calls concerning animals running loose have been on
the rise in Keota. Dogs that are
left to run at large or not properly
contained are a hazard to the community and its citizens with the
potential to harm citizens through
acts of aggression, threatening behavior and damage to property.
The city of Keota asks that animals
are securely confined through an
adequate fence or enclosure, or
within a house, garage, or other
building or that animals are on
leashes when outdoors.
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The Keota Eagle
The Eagle’s Wing
Keota Jr./Sr. High School Student Newspaper
Issue No. 24
KHS GIRLS
GOLF TEAM
ZACH ATTACKS HIS FUTURE
BY ELISE SWANSTROM
Photo courtesy of Adam Meier,
Sigourney News-Review
Pictured above is the Keota Girls
Golf Team. Pictured from left to right,
back to front, are: Elise Swanstrom,
Kaylin Swanson, Lauren Imhoff,
Frankie Johnson, Jolee Walker, Grace
Shemanski, and Cortney Hyman. The
golf teams are coached by Rod Hill.
JUNK
OR
JEWEL
BY JACE UPHOLD
BY JACE UPHOLD
On March 5th, 1998,
Zachery Michael Mousel
was brought into this world.
Zach’s favorite childhood
memory was riding four
wheelers and camping with
his cousins. His parents are
Kelly Mousel and Charles
Mousel and his siblings are
Brittany Hammes and Riley
Mousel. Zach’s favorite family vacation was going to
Disney World with all his family and cousins. Something
Zach rally admires about his
family is that they demonstrate strength and perse-
verance.
When Zach was young he always dreamed about becoming an athlete in the NBA,
NFL, and MLB. An accomplishment that Zach is proud
of is going to State basketball and playing. Zach has
been involved in many extracurricular activities, such as
speech, football, drama, basketball, track, golf, baseball,
Student Council, and DARE.
His favorite extra-curricular
activity is basketball, because he loves the sport and
the memories he has made
because of it.
Zach’s plan for after high
school is to attend the
University of Iowa to major in Engineering. He enjoys
solving problems and building things. In ten years, Zach
sees himself working somewhere around Keota with a
nice house and a family. Zach
possesses many qualities
that will help him reach his
goals. He says he is a very
hard worker, very competitive, and he likes to push himself to become a better person. Zach’s main three things
that he would like to accomplish in life are to be happy,
inspirational, and a good father and husband.
Zach’s favorite high school
memory is “Teepeeing after Anything Goes with his
friends.” Zach’s favorite moment throughout his high
school career was getting
selected as a member of
National Honor Society and
seeing that all of his homework didn’t go unnoticed.
After Zach graduates,
he will miss sports and his
friends the most. The class he
will miss the most is Recent
American History, because
it was interesting and fun
to go to. The class that has
prepared him most for life
was Government, because “it
taught valuable skills that I
will need in college and it informed me about current issues going on and how they
should be approached.”
Zach’s worst pet peeves
are when people break promises or are hypocritical. He
currently works at his uncle’s
sawmill, where he stacks
boards and sweeps. Zach’s
favorite hobbies are playing
sports and hanging with his
friends, because they are fun
and entertaining.
Zach describes himself as
a good student and athlete.
He hopes to be remembered
as a hardworking student
and a nice person. When
Zach’s friends at KHS were
asked what they will miss
the most about him after he
graduates, sophomore Jacob
Moeller said, “I will miss filming Zach in basketball.” Fellow
senior, Megan Hill, said, “I will
miss having classes with him
and joking with each other.”
Zach’s advice for future
KHS seniors is “high school
is your last chance to take
advantage of your limited responsibilities, so enjoy it before it’s gone.” We wish Zach
the best of luck in his future.
BY BAILEY MCCLELLAND
BY AVERY CONRAD
Pictured are Trey Carlson, Grace
Shemanski, and Ben Shemanski.
At the final curtain call, the cast lines up and sings their final song. Pictured
from left to right are Megan Hill, Zach Mousel, Abby Schulte, Olivia Sieren,
Bianca Cardona, Trey Carlson, and Grace McHugh.
Pictured is Olivia Sieren singing her
final song at the end of the musical.
School
Countdowns
WEEKS ‘TIL SCHOOL IS OUT
DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT
DAYS ‘TIL PROM
STAFF
AVERY CONRAD • MEGAN HILL
BAYLEI McCLELLAND • COLE
STOUT • ELISE SWANSTROM •
KYLEA TINNES • JACE UPHOLD •
GLORIA VEGA
ADVISER: ANGELA CONRAD
This page was composed and designed by Keota High School
students. The Keota Eagle is not responsible for the makeup or
editorial content expressed.
Pictured above is the KHS Girls
Track Team. Pictured from left to
right, back to front, are: Carly Jaeger,
Jillian Schulte, Wynonna Morris,
Jolee Walker, Brianna Duwa, Erin
Chalupa, and MaCayla Schweitzer.
The girls are coached by Dan Stout.
Pictured above is the whole cast lined up at the final curtain call. Pictured from left to right are Riley Conrad, Bergen Dalton, Lauren Imhoff, June Daing, Jillian
Schulte, Ben Shemanski, Megan Hill, Zach Mousel, Abby Schulte, Olivia Sieren, Bianca Cardona, Trey Carlson, Grace McHugh, Marty Baker, Grace Shemanski,
Justin Moeller, Elise Swanstrom, Caroline Reeves, and Jacob Moeller.
BY COLE STOUT
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Photos courtesy of Adam Meier,
Sigourney News-Review
KHS
ATHLETE
OF THE
WEEK
GOLF SCORES
The Keota Golf team went to Sigourney on April 4. The Boys Varsity Team shot a 209. For individual
stats, Jack Eakins shot a 51, Zach
Mousel shot a 52, Cole Stout shot
a 53, Avery Conrad shot a 53, Riley
Conrad shot a 54, Anthony Campbell shot a 59, Kolton Strand shot
a 64, and Johnny Flanegan shot a
66. We look forward to watching
the boys golf team play in future
meets.
BY KYLEA TINNES
The KHS Boys Track Team consists
of (left to right, back to front): Logan
Sieren, Turner Klein, Ben Shemanski,
Trey Carlson, Nate Sieren, Zach Mousel, Alex Heisdorffer, Branden Hyman,
June Welt. Luke Greiner, Isaiah Hahn,
Cole Brenneman, Dylan Burgdorf, and
Jason Ree. The boys are coached by
Larry Lyle.
KHS SPRING PLAY: “THE BIG, BAD MUSICAL” A SUCCESS
This week’s Junk or Jewel is
Cole Brenneman’s 2014 GMC
2500 HD Duramax. Cole’s truck
has 79,500 miles on it and has
a 6.6 Allison engine. Cole’s truck
is silver on the outside and has
a black leather interior. Cole’s
truck can get 16 MPG. The
presets in Brenneman’s truck
are XM2, XM36, XM37, XM56,
XM57, and XM80. Cole got his
truck three weeks ago and likes
to drive all over the place with
it. If Cole could give his truck a
name it would be “Dirtymax” and
his favorite thing about his truck
is the aftermarket radio.
Now it’s time for you to decide
- is this car junk or jewel?
KHS TRACK
TEAMS
Pictured from left to right are Elise Swanstrom, Caroline Reeves, Justin
Moeller, Olivia Sieren, Grace McHugh, Bianca Cardona, June Daing, and Grace
Shemanski.
QUESTION
OF
THE WEEK
ANN SMITH
12TH
Pictured is the Big Bad Wolf, played
by Zach Mousel.
MACAYLA SCHWEITZER JONNY FLANEGAN
10TH
11TH
Pictured is Fairy Godmother,
played by Bianca Cardona.
This week’s Athlete of the
Week is sophomore Riley Conrad.
Riley has been busy golfing and
is looking forward to golfing
as much as he can when he can
this season. Riley is the one of
the best golfers on the team
and is trying to improve on his
chipping, because he says that
it’s crucial to doing well on each
hole. His goal is to win at least
one meet this year.
When asked if he has a saying or motto he replied, “Don’t
get mad.” Riley says that the
more frustrated that you get,
the worse you do. Riley likes the
relaxed atmosphere of golf the
most. He says that the calming nature of the game is what
draws him to it.
Riley can be found on any given
day of the week getting in a good
round of golf out on the Keota
golf course. We look forward to
following Riley this golf season
and wish him the best of luck.
BERGEN DALTON
9TH
JAYDIN BOER
8TH
JAYDIN BENFORD
7TH
“I SPENT IT WITH FAMILY AND WE ATE GOOD
FOOD AND HAD AN
EASTER EGG HUNT”
“I SPENT THE DAY
WITH FAMILY AND
WE HAD A FAMILY
DINNER”
“IT WAS BORING BUT
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
I GOT TO SPEND THE
DAY WITH MY FAMILY”
BY GLORIA VEGA
HOW DID YOU
SPEND YOUR
EASTER
WEEKEND?
“I SPENT MY EASTER
WORKING ALL DAY AT
THE NURSING HOME”
“I SPENT MY EASTER
WITH FAMILY DOING
AN EGG HUNT”
“I SPENT TIME
WITH MY FAMILY”
8
Sports
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
www.keotaeagle.com
Keota golfers
come out swinging
Turner Klein finished fifth in the 1,600 at Pekin on Thursday.
Keota boys run at Pekin Invitational
By Adam Meier
Regional Sports Editor
Last Thursday’s eight-team field
at the Pekin Invitational suffered
through cold conditions for most
of the night, but still managed to
forge ahead for some excellent performances.
The host Pekin Panthers came out
on top in the team scores with 181
points, while North Mahaska was
second with 99. Keota came through
with 34 points on the evening, which
was better than both English Valleys
and Moulton-Udell.
Sophomore Luke Greiner was as
impressive as anyone on this day,
winning the 100-meter dash in a
time of 11.72 seconds, while placing
second in the long jump by hitting
a mark of 18’ 0.5’’. Greiner also ran
well in the 200-meter dash, clocking
in at 24.28 seconds to place fifth.
Running in competition for the
first time this season was senior Nate
Sieren, who is coming off a leg injury. Things looked promising for the
still-recovering Sieren. The senior
ran a time of 11.82 seconds in the
100-meter dash and finished in fifth.
The Eagles also had a pair of solid performances in the open 400,
with Logan Sieren placing fourth
(58.69 seconds) and Isaiah Hahn
coming in fifth (1:00.90). Sieren
also ran a time of 2:28 in the 800
and placed seventh.
Sophomore Turner Klein also
turned in a good day at Pekin. In
the 1,600, Klein ran a time of 5:21
and fi nished fi ft h, after already
placing third in the 3,200, with a
time of 11:11.
Keota’s Jason Ree came through
with a sixth-place finish in the
110-meter high hurdles, clocking in
with a time of 20.70 seconds.
In the throwing events, it was
Alex Heisdorffer who had the best
performance of any Eagle, hitting a
mark of 35’ 3’’ in the shot put to finish in sixth. Cole Brenneman came
through with a solid showing in the
discus, throwing a distance of 89’ 10’’
to place eighth. Heisdorffer wasn’t
far behind, coming in ninth with a
distance of 85’.
The team competed at Lone Tree
on Monday, before next Tuesday’s
meet at BGM, on April 19. The girls’
team also ran at Lone Tree on Monday and heads to Pekin on Thursday.
Luke Greiner and Isaiah Hahn get out of the blocks in the 200. Keota photos by Adam Meier.
By Adam Meier
Regional Sports Editor
The 2016 varsity golf season
opened up last week for the Keota Eagles with a road meet at
Sigourney on Monday, before a
home meet on Thursday against
North Mahaska and Iowa Valley.
On Monday, Keota senior
Grace Shemanski was coach Rod
Hill’s only girl golfer that day,
and she wound up finishing fift h
overall with a nine-hole score of
56. Sigourney’s Stacy Mohr came
out on top with a score of 44.
On the boys’ side, it was Colfax-Mingo’s Mason Musher
who had the best day of anyone,
shooting a 41 to win medalist.
For the Eagles, it was Jack Eakins who led the way with a score
of 51 to place fift h overall.
As a team, Keota finished seven strokes behind Colfax-Mingo
and 18 behind Sigourney, coming in with a total tally of 209.
Along with Eakins, the Eagles
got scores of 52 from senior Zach
Mousel and 53s from juniors
Cole Stout and Avery Conrad.
Riley Conrad rounded out the
team’s top-five, coming in with
a score of 54, while Tony Campbell fi nished with a 59.
Th ree days later the Eagles
hosted Iowa Valley and North
Mahaska and reduced their
overall team score significantly.
Keota’s top five golfers fi nished their day with a score
of 187, which was eight strokes
off North Mahaska’s pace and
12 strokes behind Iowa Valley.
Iowa Valley’s Gavin Collingwood won medalist with a 40,
while North Mahaska’s Dylan
Comstock shot a 42 to earn runner up.
For the Eagles, once again,
it was Eakins who led the way,
shooting a 45. However, Mousel
was just as good and matched
Eakins’ score of 45. Two strokes
behind Mousel and Eakins was
Riley Conrad, while Stout finished his day with a 50 and Avery
Conrad rounded out the top five
with a 55. Campell also golfed
well for the Eagles, cutting two
strokes off Monday’s score by
shooting a 57.
For the girls, it was Shemanski
who took home bragging rights.
The senior played some fantastic golf on Thursday and as a
reward won runner-up medalist
honors, shooting a 53; only Iowa
Valley’s Caleigh Smith was better, with a 50.
Keota’s Lauren Imhoff was next
in line for the Eagles with a 69,
while Cortney Hyman and Kaylin Swanson each shot 73. Elise
Swanstrom finished her day with
a score of 77 and Frankie Johnson finished at 78.
The team hosted Montezuma
on Monday, before Thursday’s
home meet with HLV and Washington’s junior varsity.
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