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Library Events Wednesday, October 26: Early Out Movie Day, 1:30 p.m. “Angry Birds” Monday, October 31: Halloween Party at the Library 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Serving hot dogs, hot apple cider, and lemonade along with goodie bags
Free Diabetes Education There will be free Diabetes education at the Hedrick Community Center at 109 N Main in Hedrick on Tuesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. to November 1. For more information contact Marilyn Watcher at Keokuk County Public Health to register at 641-622-3575
Keota’s second glow run had over 100 runners and workers
Sigourney Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast Sigourney will host their Annual breakfast on Sunday October 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the fire station in Sigourney. Free will donation
Prairie View United Methodist Church Turkey Supper The Prairie View United Methodist Church will be holding its annual Turkey Supper on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Serving begins at 4:30 p.m. The church’s number is 641-667-2502. Prairie View is located on Highway 78 between Richland and Ollie.
What Cheer Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast
Melinda Eakins and Marilyn Sieren served up a fantastic meal.
The glow run winners were as follows: 18 and under- First place Jason Ree, Second Tyler Ryan, and third Zach Ryan. 19 and over- First place Logan Woltering, second Bridget Litwiler and third Nicole Stoutner. Not pictured: Jason Ree
Amie Van Patten Regional Editor With 100 runners joining on Saturday night, Keota streets were glowing. The glow run, coordinated by Erin McGuire, Sky Hahn and Sara Lyle, included water jugs to line the
“Even with the rain towards the end, that didn’t dampen the spirits or festive mood”, Erin McGuire, race coordinator said. “Most of the runners stuck around for a wonderful meal of chili and potato soup made by Melinda Eakins, as well as veggies,
KeWash trail project continues to glow route as runners of all ages raced to the finish. Scott and Holly Flynn provided games such as badminton and soccer that were lit up with glow tape, glow sticks and lights as well to provide entertainment after runners finished.
What Cheer will be hosting its annual Hunter’s Breakfast on Saturday October 29 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Thomas Hall at the Keokuk County fairgrounds. This is a free will donation event.
The Keokuk County Auditors office will be open two Saturdays prior to Election: Saturday, October 29 open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be a Halloween dance at Lagos Acres on Saturday, October 29, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Keota Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast
Race coordinators Sky Hahn, Erin McGuire and Sara Lyle
The Keota Fireman’s Association breakfast will be held on October 30 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. with free will donation proceeds benefiting the S.C.B.A. (self contained breathing apparatus) Continued on page 2
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trailhead for the KeWash Trail. The trail rerouted the west 325 feet of the trail south around Farmers Cooperative’s feed mill. New rock has been laid and the committee hopes to have the trail open to the public before the first snowfall.
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bars, and more donated by Melinda as well as Joellen Eakins and Mary Vittetoe.” The project, a team effort between Keota Unlimited, the Keota Community Visioning Committee and the City of Keota, aims to design a
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County to re-grade 300th St. east of Sigourney Road work has begun from the south of Highway 92 to 240th Street east of Sigourney down 300th Ave for about two miles. According to Keokuk County Engineer Andy McGuire, the road is being re-graded because,“As time goes by, we get big trucks, big semis, they cut ruts in the road. This material shoves over, flattening the surface and making
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it steeper. Drainage has nowhere to go, so we’re taking that material and putting it back in the roadway to restore the shape the road was in. The county will also lay down rock on the road once that is completed. Weather dependent, the work is expected to be completed by the first part of October, according to McGuire.
Registers voters wishing to vote by absentee ballot may do so in the Keokuk County Auditor’s office weekdays, except election day, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To obtain an absentee ballot upon written request go to www.keokukcountyia. com and download the Absentee Ballot Request form or submit a request on paper (minimum measurements of three by five inches) The written request must state that you would like to vote in the General Election, November 8,2016, and the address you would like the ballot sent to, the voters date of birth and it must be signed by the person requesting the ballot. Mail the completed form to Keokuk County Auditor, Christy Bates, 101 South Main St., Sigourney, IA 52591. Anyone having questions should contact the Keokuk County Auditor’s Office at (641) 622-2320. You may register at your precinct on Election Day. You must have a current photo id with an expiration date and your current address. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by November 7, 2016 or returned to the Auditor’s office in person until 9 p.m. on Election Day The voter registration deadline to pre-register to vote for the upcoming General Election in Saturday October 29, 2016. If you are mailing a voter registration card, it must be postmarked on or before October 24, 2016 to vote in the General Election.
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The Keota Eagle
A Division of Mid-America Publishing Corp. P.O. Box 29, Hampton, IA 50441 (USPS 293-620) Amber Kephart, Regional Manager Amie Van Patten, Editor Published Every Wednesday Address Correspondence To: P.O. Box 18, Keota, IA 52248 Billing Inquires: Contact Mid-American billing at 1-800-558-1244, ext. 124, Hampton, IA 50441 Circulation & Subscription Inquiries: Contact Mid-America circulation at 1-800-558-1244, ext. 122 Send Inquires To P.O. Box 29, Hampton, IA 50441, or email mapcirculation@iowaconnect.com Credit Cards are accepted. Subscriptions - $37.00 Per Year You may subscribe at our office by contacting us locally during business hours at 641-636-2309, or at www.keotaeagle.com. Periodicals Postage Paid At Keota, IA Postmaster: Send address changes to: Mid-America Circulation P.O. Box 29 Hampton, IA 50441 Phone 1-800-558-1244, or email mapcirculation@iowaconnect.com Advertising Rate: $7.60/column inch (2.0278) $10 black and white photo fee $50 for obituaries
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Red Cross Blood Drive If you are interested in helping with a Red Cross blood drive on December 20 contact Melanie Saresky at 319-4611372
Bingo
Bingo is held every Friday at the Keota Health Care Center at 1:00 pm
KCSD Board Meeting The Keota School Board meets the second Thursday of each month, typically at 6:30 p.m. Thanks to All the Volunteers
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Keota VFW Auxiliary
Alzheimer’s Support
The VFW Auxiliary meets the third Tuesday of each month, typically at the VFW building.
Alzheimer’s Support Group meetings are held the first Monday of each month at the Presbyterian Church in Washington at 6:30 p.m.
Keota Unlimited Keota Unlimited meets the second 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.
KEOTA EAGLE DEADLINES The Keota Eagle deadline for all content and advertisements is Friday at noon. Submissions can be dropped off at the office, mailed to P.O. Box 18 Keota, Iowa 52248, or emailed to keotanews@midamericapub.com.
Eagle Advocates selling greenery for the holidays The Eagle Advocates are selling beautiful fresh greenery for your holiday decorating at a very reasonable price. The proceeds will go toward enhancing a positive learning environment project at the Keota Schools.Two sizes of wreaths are available as well as a swag and rope garland. ORDERS MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY, OCTO-
BER 28TH. Order blanks are available at County Line Mart, Libertyville Bank, Schmitty’s, and Lyle Insurance. Payment must accompany order. Delivery will be the Monday after Thanksgiving. If there are any questions, call Sheila Horras at 636-3018 or Diane Mathter at 319-461-3525.
EagleRock! Concert
Alcoholics Anonymous
EagleRock! Will present their 21st Annual Parents’ Night concert on Tuesday, Oct 25th at 8 PM. Premiering on the program will be three of this year’s competition selections.
Meetings for AA (open) are held in the Wellman Municipal Building basement every Thursday at 8 p.m.
Several members will also be presenting solos. Although billed as a parents concert, everyone is invited to attend! Come and support your Keota EagleRock!
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Ollie Baptist Church
Bethel United Methodist Church
Pastor Nick Needham 319-329-6020 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 - 641-622-3426 Email - fladungc@diodav.org Deacon Jim Striegel – 641-634-2896 Bookkeeping – Bulletins – Secretary Kara Sobaski – 319-461-4501 Email – kmdotski@hotmail.com Parish Office Phone – 641-636-3883 Office hours are - Wednesday & Friday from 9 - 11 a.m. Bulletin deadline is Wednesday at 9 a.m. For ease in relaying messages for bulletin, send via email to: stmarysgrnyia@telecom.net. 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.
United Church of Faith
Pastor Michael Druhl 201 North Ellis Street, PO Box 208 Keota, IA 52248-0208 (641)636-3825 keotaucf@cloudburst9.net - email www.keotaucf.org - webpage Keota UCF – Facebook page Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AM Youth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM (3 year olds thru Kindergarten) Wednesday, October19 – Kids Club after school until 5 PM Sunday, October 23 – Fall Party @ 4 PM Sunday, October23– Liturgist: Carl Sigler Usher: Larry Sanders Greeters: Connie & Mike Vincent & Angela & Schulyer Snakenberg Candle Lighters: Connie & Mike Vincent Musicians: Jane Edwards & Janie Westendorf
Bethel United Methodist Church
Pastor Nick Needham 319-329-6070 Located 6 miles east of Sigourney on Hwy. 92 Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m.;
Grace Family Church
Rev. Dar Eckley, Pastor 23536 Hwy. 78, Box 64, Ollie Sunday Worship - 10:15 a.m; Sunday school-10:15 a.m. RocKnowledge Youth Group is Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Catholic Parish
Rev. Charles Fladung Rectory: 641-636-3883 109 N. Lincoln St., Keota Saturday Night Mass: 5 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
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Gary Reeves, Pastor 641-667-2841 208 South 3rd St Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Thursdays: 9 a.m. Sewing and Quilting
Prairie View United Methodist Church
Pastor, Dave Peterson 27131 Highway 78, Ollie Sun, August 14 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship w/Communion, followed by fellowship Tuesday, August 16 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Sunday, August 21 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship followed by fellowship
Richland United Methodist Church
Tim Schoepf, Pastor 106 W. South St., Richland Phone: 319-456-2251 Worship Times: Adult Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph
Rev. David Brownfield 235 11th St. Wellman Sunday Mass at 8 a.m.
Ss. Joseph and Cabrini
Rev. Robert Striegel St. Joseph, 1174 Reed St., East Pleasant Plain and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 308 W. Main, Richland Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Sacrament of Penance 8 a.m. Sunday
Keota CSD Breakfast and Lunch Menu
This menu is subject to change. Wednesday, October 19 Breakfast: Cheese omelet, whole grain toast, orange smilies, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Taco burger on a bun, leaf lettuce and tomatoes, refried beans, black bean and corn salsa, whole grain corn tortilla chips (9-12), sliced pears Thursday, October 20 Breakfast: Whole grain pastry, fresh mixed fruit, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Italian pasta bake, green pepper strips and baby carrots, whole wheat bread and jelly (9-12), banana Friday, October 21 Breakfast: Yogurt, whole grain chocolate chip muffin, pears, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Pizza, tossed salad with romaine, garlic breadstick with marinara sauce, fresh banana Monday, October 24 Breakfast: Whole grain French toast stick, applesauce, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Soft shell taco, romaine and tomato, corn, salsa and whole grain tortilla chips (9-12), apple wedges Tuesday, October 25 Breakfast: Whole grain cinnamon roll, mixed fruit, peaches, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Turkey and cheese sub, lettuce and tomato, oven fries, sliced peaches, graham snacks (9-12) Wednesday, October 26 Breakfast: Whole grain cereal, string cheese, apples, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: BBQ beef on a bun, sweet potato puffs, baked beans, orange smilies, oatmeal cookie
Keota Music Boosters Keota Senior Center Birthday Calendar Lunch Menu October 19- October 25
October 19- Jacob Hennigan, Leo Kasper, Bryan Bishop, Charlie Sieren October 20- Loretta Bombei, Perri Draisey October 21- Brant Greiner, Dean Redlinger, Ryan Russell, Dean Sieren, Staci Friese October 22- Ed Hahn October 23- David Baetsle, Christoper Branstad, Amy Eakins, Bill Gretter, Steve Buesing October 24- Ryan Chalupa, Brooke Sieren, Valerie Adrian, M/M Tyler Romoser, M/M Carl Sigler October 25- Kyle Baetsle, Dennis Geiner, Cale Hobscheidt, Shawn Bird
Goodwin Senior Dining Menu
October 19-October25 October 19- Chicken, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy, broccoli, Watergate salad October 20- Beef Goulash, Chop salad, garlic bread, fruit October 21- Potato crusted fish, sweet potato puffs, peas, key lime bars October 24-Sweet and sour meatballs, rice, 3-bean salad, butterscotch pudding October 25- Tuna and Noodles, Oregon bean medley, peanut butter sandwich, applesauce
A great big THANK YOU goes out to the community who came out and supported our youth at the Youth Plus “After Prom” Breakfast. We want to thank Craig Hansen for coming in and making the pancakes, and Libertyville Savings Bank and Hy-Vee for their donations. Thank you to all the parents and students that took the time to help at the breakfast or make muffins. The “After-Prom” Part would not be possible without the support of the community. Thank you for making this year’s breakfast a success!!
The 2016 Youth Plus Breakfast Committee
Submitted by Milestones Area Agency on Aging Wednesday, October 19: LS roast pork loin in gravy, baked potato, sour cream, sautéed zucchini, wheat dinner roll or bread, margarine, orange wedges, skim milk Friday, October 21: LS beef shepard’s pie, mixed green lettuce salad, LS dressing, wheat dinner roll or bread, margarine, peach crisp, skim milk Monday, October 24: LS roast beef, LS brown gravy, oven browned potatoes, lima beans, wheat dinner roll or bread, margarine, mandarin oranges, skim milk Wednesday, October 26: LS roast pork loin, LS brown gravy, candied sweet potatoes, broccoli cuts, wheat dinner roll or bread, margarine, fruit crisp, skim milk 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.
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Fire Prevention Week
Amie Van Patten, Regional Editor Fire Prevention week in Keota had students excited to learn. Two days in a row, students that had won contests were able to get a ride to school in a fire truck escorted by the Keota Volunteer Fire Department. Fire department members were also pres-
Keota Firemen visited the classrooms to read during Fire Prevention week
A student looks through a thermal camera
Students that won the drawing contest were chosen to ride to school in a Fire truck
Members of Keota Fire pose for a photo with the students of Keota Elementary
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were able to listen and see what a firefighter listens and looks like should the event arise that they would have a fire in their own home. Firefighters were also to talk to students about evacuation plans, meeting places and the importance of knowing their location when calling 911 if needed.
Day one of two that students got to ride to school in the fire truck
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ent throughout the school reading to grades preschool through fifth grade in each classroom. Students later took a ride to the fire station where the fire department members were able to explain what firemen do as well as what their equipment and toold are used for. Students
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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 Wednesday, October 12, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Hope Michelle Turner, 38, Hedrick, for trespass and disorderly conduct. On Friday, October 14, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dalton Robert Hansen, 19, Hedrick, for driving while barred.
Keota School Board Minutes
Keota School District Board of Education Special Meeting Keota Superintendent Office Keota, IA 52248 October 4, 2016 5:00 P.M. President Billie Kindred called the meeting to order. Board members present: Scott Flynn, Billie Kindred, and Jim Tinnes. Pat Hammen and Aaron Sieren present via phone. Board members absent: None Also present: Dennis Phelps, Cherie Westendorf. Scott Flynn moved to adopt the agenda as written. Seconded by Jim Tinnes. Motion carried 5-0. Consent Items None at this time. New Business Action on: Washington Co. Riverboat Foundation Resolution Scott Flynn read the following resolution: KEOTA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IOWA RESOLUTION NO. 100416 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE KEOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVING THE APPLICATION(S) FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING BENEFITS FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY RIVERBOAT FOUNDATION. WHEREAS, the Washington County Riverboat Foundation has grant funds available that target Community Development and Beautification, Economic Development, Arts and Education, Human and Social Needs, and WHEREAS, the Washington County Riverboat Foundation has a grant application cycle that ends October 5, 2016, and WHEREAS, the Keota School District is supportive of these targets for improvements to the community and County, and WHEREAS, one or more applications from the Keota School District and/or from organizations with projects that will take place on school property, will be submitted to the Washington County Riverboat Foundation by the October 5, 2016 deadline, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Keota School District that the Keota School District authorizes the following grant applications to be submitted to the Washington County Riverboat Foundation for the October 5, 2016 application cycle: 1. Secure the Schools Project Grant Request $23,000– Total Project Cost $31,000 Seconded by Pat Hammen. Roll Call Vote: Kindred – Aye, Tinnes – Aye, Flynn – Aye, Hammen – Aye, Sieren – Aye. Resolution passed on October 4, 2016. Announcements and Suggestions for Next Agenda The next School Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2016 in the Elementary Media Center at 6:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m. K42
On Friday, October 14, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Rebecca Jo McKim, 33, What Cheer, for harboring a runaway. On Saturday, October 15, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ty Sedrick Seibert, 33, Ottumwa, for driving while barred and eluding. On Sunday, October 16, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christian Patrick Wolfe, 23, What Cheer, for driving while barred and providing false identification information. Citations On Monday, Oct. 10, Alexander Patrick Heisdorffer was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Friday, Oct. 14, Amanda Ellen Entsminger was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Friday, Oct. 14, Mathew Tylere Coon of Fitchburg was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Friday, Oct. 14, Jarek Tyler Thompson of Newton was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Friday, Oct. 14, Ronald Leroy Houk II of Oskaloosa was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Saturday, Oct. 15, Ty Sedrick Sebiert of Ottumwa was cited for Violation-Financial Liability Coverage, Reckless Driving, and Improper Use Registration On Sunday, Oct. 16, Christopher Leeatrayou Eidson of San Bernadino was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Sunday, Oct. 16, Danita Sue Wells of Wayland was cited for Operating Without Registration. On Sunday, Oct. 16, Robert Lee Greiner Jr. of Ottumwa was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto).
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Bottlenecks in the mental health system create costly and dangerous problems across the state By Travis Fischer Everybody has had a bad day. Some people’s bad days are worse than others. Some people react to their bad days worse than others. Sometimes people react to their bad days so poorly that law enforcement has to step in. When a person has become a danger to themselves or others, they can be ordered by the court to be taken to a mental health facility where they can get the care and attention they need. This may mean a couple days of observation for them to calm down and get their head on straight, or it may mean addressing some long term issues. But in either case, finding a place for people who need mental health care has become a difficult and time consuming task in recent years as mental health resources have declined across the state, creating a variety of problems for everybody involved in the system, particularly when it comes to emergency committals. The emergency committal process begins with a call to law enforcement. Perhaps the subject just went through a bad break-up and is acting destructively. Perhaps they have had a little too much to drink at a family gathering and things are getting out of hand. It could be an individual in the middle of intense crisis or somebody with a history of issues that has finally gone too far. Whatever the reason, when an emergency committal is requested a sheriff’s deputy will escort the subject to the nearest emergency room where
Keokuk County Board Proceedings KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 10, 2016 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in special session, Monday, October 10, 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. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of October 3, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Keokuk County Highway Department: requests were received to vacate 275th Avenue in East Lancaster Township, along with a quarter section of road that had not been vacated during prior vacancy procedures. Notification will be sent to adjoining landowners. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to award DeLong Construction, low bidder, the contract for Project #FM-CO54(108)—55-54 on W15 for nine structures in the amount of $552,421.86. All ayes and motion carried. Four bids received as follows: DeLong Const. - $552,421.86; Seaton Const. - $556,868.50; Reilly Const. Co. - $669,075.90 and Progressive Structures, LLC - $723,507.55. Met with Keokuk County Community Services Administrator Gilliland regarding mental health and general assistance update for the month of September. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve
Assigned Security Responsibility; Business Associate Assurances; Employee Confidentiality Agreement; Facility Access Control; General Security Compliance; HIPAA Workforce Clearance; Password Management; Privacy Officer Designation; Risk Analysis; Sanction; Security Training; Server, Workstation and Mobile Systems Security and Training HIPAA policies and procedures as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the Emergency Action Plan as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Various board and committee reports were held. Wood attended Pathfinders and City of Harper / RUSS meetings. Neither Hadley nor Berg had meetings to attend last week. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Central Iowa Detention Center (CIJDC) sent an update of happenings for Board review. Assessor Sanders entered to share data found due to the change finder software, noting the estimated value increase is $568,674.00. 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. SK42
they can be checked out. From that point on, that deputy is legally bound by Iowa code to remain with the subject until they can be placed in the custody of a hospital with a mental health unit. While the subject is being examined by the emergency room staff, the paperwork for emergency committal begins. Details of the case are given to the magistrate judge for review and, if they agree that the subject is in need of mental health treatment, an order is given for the deputy to transport them to the appropriate facility. However, that order cannot be completed until there is a facility willing to accept the subject. This is where law enforcement runs into the bottleneck. “We run into a problem when it comes to looking for bed space,” says Franklin County Chief Deputy Linn Larson. “The system is not staffed. It does not have enough beds to adequately care for those that are in need.” Bed space, in this case, doesn’t merely refer to an available room with an unoccupied mattress. It means that the hospital is staffed with nurses and psychiatric professionals capable of evaluating and caring for somebody with mental health needs. In a perfect world, when a deputy brings a subject into the emergency room for committal, the hospital would call the nearest mental health unit and ask them for a bed for the patient. During this time, the appropriate magistrate judge would be contacted to sign off on the court order for committal. Once a bed for the subject is found, the court order would be finished and hand delivered to the deputy, who would then transport the subject to that location and resume his normal duties. However, with the scarcity of available beds for mental health patients, every step in that process is extended. A deputy may have to wait several hours for a hospital to find an available bed. If the nearest mental health unit has nothing available, emergency room staff must go down the list of the next closest options, making phone calls until a bed can be found. Inability to find a bed quickly not only consumes the attention of hospital staff, but extends the time it takes for the deputy to complete their duty. Moreover, the longer it takes to find a bed, the more likely it is that the bed will be a considerable distance away. Larson says that it’s not uncommon
for deputies to transport subjects as far as Davenport or Council Bluffs, each three hours away from Franklin County. This becomes a six hour round-trip for not just the deputy, but also the ambulance and crew required to transport them. “When one of our two ambulances in the county are out on a transfer, that’s a problem,” says Larson. Once at the receiving hospital, deputies can face additional delays as some hospitals won’t accept mental health patients without doing in-house examinations, even if the subject was already examined. Depending on how busy the hospital is, these additional tests can take several more hours. In addition, if the subject has committed a crime during their mental health crisis, a deputy will be needed to transport the subject back for their hearing, adding another multi-hour round trip to their duties down the line. The time it takes to process an involuntary committal from start to finish often consumes the bulk of an eight hour shift. In more extreme cases, it has taken as long as 59 hours to get somebody the care they need. The difficulties in finding bed space for mental health patients isn’t just a logistical issue for the Sheriff’s department, but a financial one as well. Needlessly tying up a deputy for six or more hours means not only does the Sheriff’s department pay for an otherwise out-of-commission deputy, but they must also bring in an off-duty officer to fill in for the occupied deputy. If no replacement officers can be found, that leaves a gap in the protection of the rest of the county. Every hour spent sitting in a hospital or driving halfway across the state is an hour that a deputy is not available to respond to other emergencies. “It becomes a nightmare issue for us,” says Larson. “We can have a lot of people on the road. But even fully staffed we can run out of people.” Adding to the frustration is the fact
that hospitals are not obligated to take committals. Larson says that it is difficult to find beds for subjects that are belligerent, which can often be the case when handling an involuntary committal. “Not everybody is happy to go to the hospital,” says Larson. “Sometimes it does require people to physically restrain them.” Subjects that have been drinking can also be difficult to find beds for. Larson says that hospitals will sometimes make his deputies wait until the subject’s blood alcohol level has dropped before accepting them. “A lot of medical facilities pick and choose who they take,” says Larson. “We have no recourse. There’s no way to check that. We have to keep going down the list.” The difference in acceptance policy is different from hospital to hospital. Where some are particular about which patients they accept, others have become a reliable resource for law enforcement. Larson sings praises for Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames as an example of a mental health unit that works with law enforcement to get people the care they need quickly. “Ames is a shining light,” says Larson. “The only time that they’ve turned us down is when they are full.” Some steps have been taken to speed up the committal process. Last year the state launched the CareMatch database, which syncs up the state’s mental health units to show in real time how many beds are available and where they are. However, Franklin County Magistrate Andrea Miller says that hospitals either aren’t using the system or don’t update it frequently enough for it to be useful. As the magistrate that signs off on mental health committals, Miller shares the frustration that law enforcement has with finding beds for patients and she is far from the only one. BOTTLENECKS to page 6
NOTICE OF BID OPENING
The Washington, Iowa and Keokuk County Conservation boards will be opening bids at 1 P.M. on October 20, 2016 at Lake Iowa for an Agricultural Lease Agreement on approximately 40 acres of tillable land on the English River Wildlife Area. The property for which the Agricultural Lease Agreement will be in effect is located near the junction of the three counties, with an aerial map and a sample Agricultural Lease Agreement available upon request from any of the three county conservation boards involved. Approval of said Lease requires approval of all three county conservation boards involved, and we reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
Keota School Board Minutes Keota School District Board of Education Meeting Keota Elementary School Media Center Keota, IA 52248 October 13, 2016 6:32 P.M. President Billie Kindred called the meeting to order and read the mission statement. Board members present: Scott Flynn, Billie Kindred, Jim Tinnes Board members absent: Pat Hammen and Aaron Sieren Also present: Dennis Phelps, Cherie Westendorf, Nathan Carlson, Josh Smith Scott Flynn moved to adopt the agenda as written. Seconded by Jim Tinnes. Motion carried 3-0, Hammen and Sieren absent. Consent Items Scott Flynn moved to approve the following consent items. Minutes The minutes of the September 8, 2016 and October 4, 2016 meetings. Finance Report Business Manager Westendorf submitted a current financial report of the district. Payment of Bills The bills as listed for October 13, 2016 and prepaid bills; Open Enrollment Jamie Cady requests for her child, Alexa, to attend Mid-Prairie CSD for the 2016-2017 school year from the Keota CSD. John and Nicole Gish requests for their child, Kaylee, to attend Washington CSD for the 2016-2017 school year from the Keota CSD. Fundraising Requests Eagle Advocates – selling Holiday Greenery and Casey’s Discount Cards to raise funds for projects that help the school district. Elementary – Texas Roadhouse – Receipt Drop to raise funds for classroom technology. Keota PTO – selling Gift Baskets to raise funds for PTO Elementary School Projects. Personnel Hiring/Resignations A contract was offered to Mikayla Vanden Berg, JH Girls Basketball Coach, at a salary of $1867.50 The resignation of Rod Hill, Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, effective immediately. Organization Items: • Appointment of Board Secretary/Treasurer: Cherie Westendorf • Approval of Date/Time of 2016-2017 Regular Board Meetings: Second Thursday of the month at 6:00pm • Approval of Robert Rules for Conducting Board Meetings • Approval of Legal Counsel for Keota CSD: Joe Holland, Iowa City and Lynch & Dallas Law Firm, Cedar Rapids • Approval of Official Paper for Publishing Board Agendas and Minutes: Keota Eagle • Approval of Bank Depository: Libertyville Savings Bank • Approval of Non-Discrimination Notice • Approval of School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) The consent items were seconded by Jim Tinnes. Motion carried 3-0, Hammen and Sieren absent. Communications and Reports Student Reports/Programs/Celebrations None at this time. Community/Public Participation Request None at this time. Non-Action Items Update on Roof Repair on JH Gym
Jerry Sheetz from Lyle Insurance reported that the JH gym roof was completed last week. The painting of the gym was finished this week and the cleaning process by Serv-Pro has begun. Superintendent Phelps thanked Jerry and Rita Sheetz for all their help with this process. Secondary/Elementary Door & Building Security Update Superintendent Phelps reported to the board that he has met with 3 different companies and is working on getting quotes for the door/building security project. He will have additional information on this item at the next meeting. Old Business Action on: IASB Assembly Delegate No action on this item at this time. New Business Action on: Allowable Growth & Supplemental Aid for Special Education Scott Flynn moved to approve the special education deficit allowable growth request of $192,171.74. Seconded by Jim Tinnes. Motion carried 3-0, Hammes and Sieren absent Action on: Eagle Advocates Resolution for Keokuk Co. Community Endowment Grant Scott Flynn read the following resolution: KEOTA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IOWA RESOLUTION #101316 AUTHORIZING SPONSORSHIP FOR THE KEOKUK COUNTY COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION GRANT WHEREAS, KEOTA COMMUINTY SCHOOL DISTRICT agrees to be the sponsor for the following project(s) submitted by the following group(s): Keota High School Commons by: Eagle Advocates WHEREAS, said sponsor will be fiscally responsible for any grant money that may be awarded to any of the above listed entities for their projects, and WHEREAS, said sponsor will pay out the funds for the project once the entity has provided a copy of the invoice and proof of payment; and WHEREAS, said sponsor will return any awarded money not spent on the approved project to the Keokuk County Community Endowment Foundation Board; and WHEREAS, said sponsor will require the above entities to provide proof of the submission of the evaluation form; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY the Board of Education of the Keota School district that this board agrees to be the sponsor for the above named project and the official named below will be responsible for overseeing the receipt and payments of any awarded money as outlined above. Seconded by Jim Tinnes. Roll Call Vote: Kindred – Aye, Tinnes – Aye, Flynn – Aye, Hammen and Sieren – absent. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of October, 2016 Administrative Reports Superintendent Report Mr. Phelps reported that he attended the SICL Supt Meeting and the Great Prairie AEA Meeting this month. He reminded the board about the IASB Regional Meeting that will be held on October 27th in Iowa City. Mr. Phelps will plan on attending the IASB Convention in November and encouraged board members to consider attending also. He explained to the board that the volunteer dance team coach has stepped down and the dance team is looking for a replace-
ment for the coach. The Keota and Tri-County administrators had a joint meeting today and it went very well. Secondary Principal Report Mr. Carlson reported that the 8th Grade FCS and Intro to FCS classes made cookies for the Veterans Tee Tournament in Kalona. Ag teacher, Mrs. Amelon is participating in the I-Lead program presented by the Iowa Corn Leadership program working on speaking with foreign officials and customers about Iowa agriculture. EagleRock! concert will be on October 25. Keota FFA Soil Judging team moved on to the state contest. Mick Berg - Keokuk County supervisor spoke to the High School Government class about what the County Supervisor’s oversee in the county. Elementary Principal/Curriculum Report Mr. Smith reported that MAP’s Testing will be finished in the Elementary soon and Secondary classes will begin next week. The elementary teachers are making progress in the FAST Testing. The elementary students had Fire Prevention Week, Thank you to the Keota Volunteer Fire Dept. for the week’s events. The students are getting to learn with the new Science Kitscrayfish in 3rd grade, praying mantis feeding in 2nd grade, and color & dye mixtures in 5th grade. The Kindergarten classes went to the pumpkin patch and enjoyed having Grandparents Day. Items/Topics for Next Board Agenda Topics for the next board meeting: Treasurer’s Report, Certified Enrollment Report and Preliminary Unspent Balance update. The next School Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in the Elementary Media Center at 6:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Keota Community School Vendor Totals Report by Fund 09/09/2016-10/13/2016 Fund: 10 OPERATING FUND AIRGAS USA, HS SHOP SUPPLIES 73.95 ALLIANT ENERGY COMPANY, ELECTRICITY 9,620.55 AMELON, ALYSSA, REIMB FOR FFA TRAVEL/FFA SUPPLIES 24.43 BEEF MARKETING & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, FFA SUPPLIES MEAT JUDGING 94.26 CAPPER AUTO CENTER INC., TRANSPORTATION PARTS/SERVICES 130.61 CARLEX, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 159.45 CENTER POINT ENERGY SERVICES, RETAIL, LLC, NATURAL GAS 285.85 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING, CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 74.00 CITY OF KEOTA, WATER AND SEWAGE 567.96 COX SANITATION & RECYCLING, IN, GARBAGE COLLECTION 400.00 D & R PEST CONTROL (formerly General Pest Con),PEST CONTROL 80.00 EASY CBM, WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTION 39.99 FARM BUREAU, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 54.23 FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, FUEL/SUPPLIES 2,872.97 FLR SANDERS, REFINISH HS GYM FLOOR 3,465.00 GE MONEYBANK/AMAZON , INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 172.62 GOODHEART-WILLCOX PUBLISHER,
HS TEXTBOOKS 1,350.00 GRANT WOOD AEA, POWERSCHOOL FEES 600.00 GREAT PRAIRIE AEA, PROFESSIONAL DEV FEES 334.50 GRIGGS MUSIC, INSTRUCTIONAL 302.93 HAAN CRAFTS CORPORATION, HOME EC PROJECTS 126.70 HART, COLLEEN, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 36.00 IMPACT7G, ASBESTOS SURVEILLANCE 100.00 INDIAN HILLS COMM. COLLEGE, CONCURRENT CLASSES/ TEXTBOOKS 566.95 INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES/ COMPUTERS HARDWARE 283.00 IOWA ASSOC. SCHOOL BUS. OFF., BUDGET WORKSHOP FEE 258.00 IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FINANCE DIVISION, TELEPHONE /INTERNET 497.28 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ILO CLASSES 3,750.00 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, MEDICAID STATE PORTION 2,600.43 IOWA SCHOOL FINANCE INFORMATION SERVICES, BACKGROUND CHECKS 252.00 IOWA TELECOM, WINDSTREAM, TELEPHONE 651.61 JOSH SMITH, MILEAGE 71.40 JOSTEN’S, INC, SUPPLIES 2,155.40 KEOTA EAGLE FOODS, SUPPLIES 199.66 KEOTA EAGLE, SUBSCRIPTION 37.00 KEOTA LAWN AND POWER EQUIPMENT, PARTS 52.50 KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TUITION FOR CLASSES 12,451.00 LEET’S REFRIGERATION, REPAIRS 346.10 LULU.COM, FFA SUPPLIES MEAT JUDGING 71.49 LYLE, KRISTINE, SUPPLIES 91.00 LYLE, SARAH, REIMBURSEMENT 94.62 MALLEY HARDWARE, SUPPLIES 17.05 MARCO, INC., OFFICE METER READS/OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,587.69 MCCLENAHAN, JENNIFER, SUPPLY REIMB. 137.30 MCGRAW-HILL SCHOOL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LLC, LIBRARY BOOKS/TEXTBOOKS 2,349.95 MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, ALCOHOL TESTING KITS 20.00 MENARD, INC., SUPPLIES 261.66 MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING CORPORATION, ADVERTISING 245.98 MID-PRAIRIE COMMUNITY SCH. DIS, SHARING AGREEMENT 6,145.57 MIKE’S LOCK AND KEY, LOCKSMITH 100.00 MILLER, JANNEA, REIMB FOR SUPPLIES 76.44 NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL CONVENTION FEES 42.95 NORTH IOWA AREA COMM. COLL., CONTRACTED HS CLASSES 1,150.20 ODE DESIGN, LIBRARY MATERIALS 38.00 ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY INC., INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 247.31 PRAIRIE MEADOWS, SPEECH HOTEL 118.72 QUILL CORPORATION, OFFICE SUPPLIES 161.85 REALLY GOOD STUFF, INSTRUCTIONAL 483.29
REALLY GREAT READING COMPANY, LLC, ELEM INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 342.10 REDLINGER, SANDRA, REIMB. PK SUPPLIES 265.36 RIVER PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., GRAVEL 455.18 SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC., INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 873.60 SCHUMACHER ELEVATOR COMPANY, REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE 183.39 SEIS HEALTH CARE PLAN, HEALTH INSURANCE 36,494.17 SEVENTEEN, PERIODICAL 8.56 SHIFFLETT, BRIAN, REIMBURSEMENT 103.00 SIGOURNEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, SHARE AGREEMENT/REIMB FOR JH HELMENTS 37.89 SINCLAIR TRACTOR, TRANSPORTATION PARTS 103.05 SITLER’S SUPPLIES, INC., ELECTRICAL 252.00 SLEEP INN, LODGING 111.95 STAPLES, SUPPLIES 305.88 STERICYCLE, ANNUAL SERVICE FEE 1,983.48 SUPPLYWORKS, KITCHEN/CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 793.04 SWANSON, JENNIFER, REIMB. FOR PROFESSIONAL DEV 400.00 THOMAS BUS SALES OF IOWA, INC., BUS SUPPLIES 138.23 TIME MAGAZINE, LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION 8.34 TRESONA MULTIMEDIA LLC, HS INSTRUCTIONAL - MUSIC 545.00 TRUEVALUE COMMERCIAL SUPPLY, CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 619.92 WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL, BUS DRIVER PHYSICAL 100.00 WESTENDORF, CHERIE, REIMB FOR MILEAGE 197.40 WRIGHT, CRYSTIAL, REIMBURSEMENT 71.59 Vendors Listed: 81 Total: 102,972.53 Fund: 21 STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND AMELON, ALYSSA, REIMB FOR FFA TRAVEL/FFA SUPPLIES 62.67 BERMEL, JEF, OFFICIAL 165.00 BGM SCHOOL DISTRICT, ENTRY FEE 35.00 BSN SPORTS, PE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 86.79 CALDWELL, KEVIN, OFFICIAL 145.00 CARSON SPROUSE, FFA FAIR PREMIUM 6.75 COLE BRENNEMAN, REPAIRS DOCK DOOR 6.75 COLUMBUS COMM. SCHOOL DIST., ENTRY FEES 75.00 COTTRELL, JIM, OFFICIAL 100.00 COUNTY LINE MART, LLC, SUPPLIES 107.50 EDWARDS, JANE, REIMB FOR SUPPLIES 108.99 ENGLISH VALLEYS COMM SCH DIST, REIMB FOR LAPTOP/ENTRY FEE 24.00 GREINER, LUKE, FFA PREMIUM 4.50 HAMPTON INN NW, LODGING FOR FFA CONVENTION 1,186.38 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BLOOMINGTON WEST, LODGING FOR FFA CONVENTION 332.64 HYMAN, MATTHEW, FFA FAIR PREMIUMS 6.75 IOWA BASKETBALL COACHES
ASSOCIATION, MEMBERSHIP FEE 110.00 KEOTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLINVESTMENT, REIM FOR APRONS 202.75 KEOTA EAGLE FOODS, SUPPLIES 78.87 KLEIN, STEVE, ATHLETIC OFFICIAL 275.00 KULL, LEONARD, OFFICIAL 100.00 MILLIGAN, LONNY, OFFICIAL 75.00 MISC. ON MAIN, ACTIVITY SUPPLIES 243.00 MONTEZUMA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, ENTRY FEE 24.00 MULLENS, DONNIE, ATHLETIC OFFICIAL 82.50 NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL CONVENTION FEES 726.00 SHEMANSKI, DAVID, ATHLETIC OFFICIAL 402.50 SIEREN, COOPER, FFA/FAIR PREMIUMS 6.75 SOUTH IOWA CEDAR LEAGUE, SICL DUES 165.00 SPROUSE, ADDISON, FFA/FAIR DESCRIPTION 9.00 SPROUSE, RAIGAN, FFA PREMIUM 6.75 STAM GREENHOUSES, GREENHOUSE SUPPLIES 650.00 TAD TEBOCKHORST, ATHELTIC OFFICIAL 100.00 WASHINGTON CO. EXTENSION FFA, ENTRY FEES 50.00 WOLF FLORAL, SUPPLIES 29.50 Total: 5,790.34 Fund: 22 MANAGEMENT FUND, LYLE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., INSURANCE PREMIUMS 205.00 Total: 205.00 Fund: 33 LOCAL OPTION SALES AND SERVICES TAX FUND AAA MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, IN, REPAIR SERVICES/ MAINTENANCE 5,318.47 AAO INC. dba SQUARE ONE, JH GYM ROOF 146,159.13 KEOKUK COUNTY TREASURER , PROPERTY TAXES 568.00 RAPIDS WHOLESALE , KITCHEN EQUIPMENT 2,265.32 SERVPRO, JH GYM ROOF 64,705.24 SORRELL GLASS, NEW CAFETERIA DOORS 11,370.00 Total: 230,386.16 Fund: 36 PHYSICAL PLANT & EQUIPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES/ COMPUTERS HARDWARE 13,842.16 Total: 13,842.16 Fund: 61 SCHOOL NUTRITION ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY , PURCHASED FOOD 1,321.55 EARTHGRAINS BAKING COMPANIES, INC., PURCHASED FOOD 234.72 KECK, INC., COMMODITIES 1,247.52 MARTIN BROS. DISTRIBUTING CO., PURCHASED FOOD 8,227.33 RAPIDS WHOLESALE , KITCHEN EQUIPMENT 206.43 REV TRAK, FEES FOR ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM 31.22 SEIS HEALTH CARE PLAN, HEALTH INSURANCE 3,107.89 WASHINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL, DISTRICT, REIMB FOR STUDENT MEALS 8.55 Total: 14,385.21 K42
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Opinion / Editorial
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Super Hero Rundown
I was planning on doing a column of the noteworthy new shows on the air for this fall’s television season, but having already looked at “MacGyver,” “Lethal Weapon,” and “The Exorcist,” there honestly aren’t enough new arrivals left to make a column out of. So instead, let’s check in on the state of comic book adaptations this week. It’s hard to believe that less than a decade ago superheroes on television were a rarity. For the longest time, the closest we had was a Superman series that refused to put Superman in a costume. Now look at the TV landscape. Four color characters as far as the eye can see. Starting with… Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. After years of holding back, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has finally started doing what people expected them from the start. They’ve got Marvel super-heroes on the show. Not long ago Marvel Studios regained the rights to Ghost Rider from Sony. After two failed movies with Nicholas Cage starring as Johnny Blaze, the most famous incarnation of the character, people have been waiting to see what Marvel Studios would do with the property. (My money was on a Netflix original) The TV version of Ghost Rider is Johnny Blaze, but is instead Robbie Reyes, a very recent addition to the lore. (And I only just now realized those names rhyme.) With only a single 12 issue run to his name, there isn’t a lot to the character, making it easier to flesh out on-screen. There’s already talk of Ghost Rider getting his own spin-off series, but this show has already failed to launch a spin-off once so I wouldn’t hold my breath. Arrow Time has not been kind to “Arrow.” It may be the progenitor of the CW’s DC’s television universe, but the show has been in a perpetual identity crisis since its second season. Once upon a
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time, “Arrow” was about a lone vigilante facing off against corrupt businessmen and realistically re-imagined Batman villains. Lately though, nearly everybody on the cast is either a vigilante or working with one. This season there appears to be a shake-up with the cast, introducing a new wave of vigilantes to the mix. I’m not sure that’s what the show needs, but I’ll keep watching anyway. The Flash “The Flash” may be a spin-off, but it’s safe to say that it’s surpassed “Arrow” in quality. Who would have thought that The Flash would become TV’s most popular super-hero? In the third season of The Flash, it seems that Barry Allen is still messing around with alternate realities. No telling yet who the big-bad of the season is going to be, though one can hope we won’t have three consecutive seasons of Barry going up against another speedster and struggling to get even faster. D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow Being super-hero shows, “The Flash” and “Arrow” have built up quite the roster of secondary characters. Rather than shelve them in limbo, The CW has given some of the more popular characters a show of their own. (Including Iowa’s own Brandon Routh, who once played Superman and is currently The Atom.) It’d be easy to write off “Legends of Tomorrow” as a B-Team show, but their time travel high jinks were pretty entertaining for their first season and I don’t see them slowing down for the second. Supergirl “Supergirl” had a solid first season on CBS, but it apparently wasn’t get-
Do you remember your phone number from 1952? I will always remember the telephone number for Keota Spray Service. It’s the number I was taught as soon as I could remember, so I could reach my parents if I needed something or was in trouble. Sometimes I was just lonesome as I’d sit down at the little table that held our old black telephone. I’d pick up the receiver and Hazel Hicks would say, “Hello, Peggy. Have you finished your homework?” Sometimes, I’d tell an untruth because I wanted to talk to Mom anyway. We mostly kept our money in the Farmer’s Savings Bank, where Johnny Bob Helscher was President, and Uncle Bill Henderson worked after selling the farm. We had our hair fixed by Eunice Sprague, but sometimes we went to Shirlee’s Beauty Shoppe too. Miss Minnie Axthelm lived at the other end of the alleyway behind our house. She would sometimes come and join us for a meal or pinch-hit as a babysitter when Mom needed someone to stay with us. Then there was Kate Glover who lived in the nursing home next door to our house. She loved to feed the squirrels and birds from her upper story window. The roof shingles of the overhang on the front entrance of the nursing home made a perfect place for her to sprinkle the seeds she put out for them each day and I loved to go over and help her do that. If something was wrong with the roof or the trim, we knew we could count on Mr. White at the Keota Lumber Yard to come to our rescue. We loved to stop at Wells Sandwich Shop or the Central Café after school to get a coke and waste time before getting to our homework. Back in those days, the most precious clothing was dropped off at the Keota Cleaners, especially our winter coats in the spring so we could store them without worrying about moths. At least that’s what Mother said.
I remember taking my favorite pair of Mary Jane’s into Ochs Clothing and Shoe Store to be fixed when the heel fell off. Keota Creamery could be depended on to fill our milk orders, delivered to the back step of the house three times a week. When we needed a prescription filled, we were off to Dasher’s Drug Store. I loved A.A. Hulse & Company. We could pick up our groceries and shop for fabric all in the same stop. It was a great place to go to find friends and visit for a few precious moments during a hectic day. Grimes Implement was the local John Deere store, owned by my Uncle Cloyd. I loved going down to his shop. He’d lift me up to sit on the tall counter and always made me feel so very special. Everyone in town bought furniture from Rains Furniture Store. Gretter’s Chevrolet was the place to go to buy your Chevy and you could always find needed service at Pearson’s Service Station, Malley’s Tire and Service Station, and Mayer D-X Service. I remember the year Darrell Grimes purchased chicks from the Keota Hatchery and colored them pink, green, orange, and blue for all the little kids for Easter. It might have been a small town by some people’s standards, but for those of us who lived there, it was everything! Peggy McAloon Colfax, Wisconsin Previously from Keota
ting the ratings it needed. Fortunately, Greg Berlanti, who is the show runner for three previously mentioned shows, found a home for Supergirl on The CW. Moving production from Los Angeles to Vancouver might have cut costs, but it also comes with a price. Specifically, the downgrading of Calista Flockhart from the main cast to a recurring character. Still, there is an upside. After a season of off-screen teases, Superman has finally made a full appearance. The new location will also make crossovers with other CW shows easier, so expect fair number of team-ups in the future. Gotham Over on Fox, “Gotham” remains the most interesting show with the least interesting main character on TV. The drama around Jim Gordon’s journey to becoming the Police Commissioner we know and love isn’t particularly compelling, fortunately the wacky antics of the Penguin, Riddler, and the increasing number of super-criminals more than makes up for it. Outside of super hero fare, there’s also “Lucifer” and “iZombie” drawing inspiration from comic books. Later this season we’ll also see “Powerless,” an NBC comedy about insurance adjusters in the DC universe; and “Riverdale” a CW teen drama based on “Archie Comics.” Not a bad line-up, all things considered. The inner kid in me will never stop being amazed that there’s a super-hero show for every night of the week. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and picked a bad time to start up a Netflix subscription.
Banking in the news again: Another large national banking chain is in the news again. The choice to put profits ahead of a customer’s needs and well being should never be an option. As a community banker, it frustrates me that these large chains continue to create negative press for the banking industry as a whole. I believe that your local community banks are a whole lot different than what you experience at a large national banking chain. Community banks are all about creating an extremely great customer experience. They know your name when you walk in their doors. Not only that, they know your family and your likes and dislikes related to your banking experience. They allow families to meet their financial goals through home loans, vehicle loans, farm
loans, investments, and so much more. Community bankers serve on local non profit boards as they give of their time and knowledge to improve their communities. Local banks are one of the first businesses to give when ask to support local fundraisers and causes. As a community bank we take great pride in supporting our employees both personally and professionally. We create an environment for our staff to grow and learn. We celebrate their successes and create an environment that allows for fun and laughter. All banks are not created equal. What better time to give your local community bank a try? You’ll be glad you did! Jill Burnett Community Banker Fairfield, Iowa
Boosting Iowans’ income & employment The Iowa economy is steadily moving in the right direction, and I’m working to ensure that continues. Iowans deserve good jobs and fair pay that rewards their hard work. It’s also good news that we are making strides toward decreasing economic inequality. When median income outpaces economic growth, we know the gains are benefiting more than just the wealthy few at the top. The economic inequality that has grown since the 1970s may finally be turning around. An analysis of census and economic data from Pew Trusts shows a big gain nationwide in median household income last year, which could mean earnings are starting to catch up to overall economic growth. When it comes to employment, things also look good. Iowa employment is up 2 percent—that’s 31,200 jobs—over this time last year, and our unemployment rate remains low compared to most other states and to the nation as a whole.
BOTTLENECKS from page 5 “That is the frustration throughout the state. There just aren’t enough beds available,” says Miller. “I know that the legislature has tried addressing this issue, but nothing that they have changed has made a dent in the issue of not having beds.” The number of available beds in the state has been on a steady decline for years, but a recent push by the state government to close state-run facilities has exasperated the issue. In a 2016 study from the Treatment Advocacy Center, Iowa ranks 51 in the nation for state hospital beds. Since 2010, the state has gone from 149 state hospital beds to 64, leaving two beds for every 100,000 people. “Those beds are gone and we don’t have fewer people,” said Miller. “Iowa somehow needs to attract more professionals in the line of mental health.” In 2015, Governor Terry Branstad unilaterally shut down two state hospitals, one in Mount Pleasant and another in Clarinda. The decision resulted in a bi-partisan attempt from the state legislature to re-open the facilities, however that bill was vetoed by the Governor, anticipating that private organizations and community services would pick up the slack. “Not only did they close beds, they closed the only facilities that specialized in psychogeriatrics and substance
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According to the most recent employment update from Iowa Workforce Development: The number of working Iowans increased by 1,700 between July and August. The number of working Iowans is 3,600 higher than a year ago. For the third consecutive month, Iowa businesses expanded their payrolls, raising the total number of working Iowans. If you want to learn more about what jobs are in demand in Iowa, as well as what they pay and the training they require, check out Iowa’s occupational forecast at www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/occupational-projections. Additional information abuse,” says Russell Wood, Community Services Director in Franklin County. Wood says losing mental health care for the elderly and substance abuse specialists affects two large Iowa demographics, resulting in an increased strain on hospitals that are less equipped to effectively treat those specific needs. Instead, the state is continuing to shut down mental health units. Earlier this year the governor ordered the closure of 15 beds at the Independence Mental Health Institute. These beds were part of the Psychiatric Medical Institution for Children unit. Juvenile cases are even more complicated than normal committals. With fewer facilities staffed to handle juvenile committals, Larson says that his deputies can often spend twelve hours just finding a bed for a juvenile subject. Like law enforcement, the strain that the lack of state beds has on the mental health system is also a financial issue for hospitals, particularly if the subject is on Medicaid. Once accepting a patient, hospitals are legally required to keep them, but Medicaid will only pay for medically necessary treatments. This leaves hospitals effectively eating the cost of caring for patients for weeks or even months at a time. It’s not all bad news for the state’s
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 515-281-3371. Otherwise, he can be reached at 319631-4667. 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. mental health system though. In place of hospital rooms, community based alternatives are cropping up to handle acute and long-term needs of people who need help. Wood says that Hope Wellness Center in Woodward is developing a Crisis Stabilization Unit where people in need of mental help can stay for up to five days for no charge so long as they aren’t in imminent danger. For people capable of realizing that they need some help, it is a resource they can use before a bad day becomes a dangerous one. On the other end, Wood says that transitional living centers are being established in Iowa Falls, Newton, Norwalk, and potentially in Ames. For people with nowhere to go, these facilities will help arrange low income housing, therapy, benefits, job placement, and community placement to get people back on their feet. “It costs a lot less and it’s more therapeutic to provide services in your community than in an institution,” says Wood. It is hoped that these kind of resources can alleviate the demand for bed space, either by giving people a place to go before intervention is needed or reducing the time they spend in a mental health bed. By expanding community based resources, it is hoped that the stigma of mental illness may fade away as well,
A column in search of a name Amie Van Patten So, I have come to find with the upcoming election that I don’t know a lot about politics. I mean, I know what they are and what the branches of legislation are, but I do not take the time to study politics. I spend my time rooting for the Hawkeyes and Cowboys instead. So I was thinking to myself how I really should pay attention to politics, but then every single station I turn to or every debate I have tried to listen to all I can make of it is a bunch of childhood nonsense. I go back to school or even younger than that when my parents taught me that if you don’t have anything to say, don’t say anything at all. Well, that is half of the problem I have with this election. It has become a fighting battle in a world where we are suppose to search for peace and make peace with one another. We are not suppose to teach hate and violence, but once again- that is what our world has come to. I think back to one of my favorite bands, The Beatles. So in the words of John Lennon- “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” So no matter who you are voting for or what your political stand point is, I hope that you will treat your neighbor with respect. encouraging people to get help before they run into a crisis. “People, unfortunately, make a lot of poor choices when they’re in crisis,” says Wood. With little hope of reopening the state-run beds, a focus on community based preventative measures seems to be the direction that the state legislature is moving as well. “I think the goal is that we ultimately have more beds throughout the state at the sub-acute level for intervention,” says Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer. “Then hopefully it won’t rise to the level where law enforcement has to take care of them.” At the legislative level, Upmeyer says one of the biggest challenges is the lack of mental health providers. A variety of strategies have been attempted to attract mental health professionals to the state, but few seem to work. “It’s a tough one, and I think it’s shared in many states across the country,” says Upmeyer. “We’re very interested in trying to find solutions.” For Deputy Larson, he’s hopeful that more preventive measures will help alleviate the demand for bed space, but he’ll believe it when he sees it. Regardless, he still insists that more attention should be given to increasing the number of beds. “I hope it works,” says Larson. “But there needs to be more beds in the state.”
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Eight Lives Remembered:
Sixty years after Iowa’s most tragic family accident
Amie Van Patten Regional Editor October 25, 1956. One of the worst tragedies known to hit an Iowa family on a single day. A day that so many locals can recall clearly. Ruth Hammes was getting her children ready for school while her husband Richard went to go pick corn in the field. The morning started like any normal day, according to the family history articles. Richard and his two sons had been up that morning doing their chores while Ruth prepared breakfast. In Washington, just thirty miles east of the family, Rock Island engineer George West and his crew were getting ready to get diesel train No. 429 going towards Des Moines. Ruth got all eight of her children ready for the day. Ronnie and Donnie, 9 year old twins; Karen, 8; Linda, 7; Gary, 6; Rosemary, 3; and Vicky and Ricky, 1 year old twins. The five older children attended Plank township #9 rural school and needed to be in class at 9 a.m. Due to the fact that her husband was in the field, Ruth piled the three younger children into the 1953 Plymouth and started out to the north towards the school on a gravel road. At the same time, the engine left Keota, traveling toward the railroad crossing. Known for its obscured vision, the crossing was known as dangerous, due to the fact that the tracks came through a deep cut in the hills. According to George Mills, in the book One Armed Bandits, West was riding on the right side of the engine while the fireman on the crew, Corwin Bonta, was on the left. West sounded all of the warning signals
The Hammes children, just months before the accident. Front left to right: Rosemary, Vickie, Rickey, and Gary. Back left to right: Linda, Ronnie, Donnie and Karen but says his vision was blocked on the final 200 feet before the crossing. However; when Bonta saw the vehicle they were within 100 feet of the car and even though he called for the engineer to apply the brakes, it was too late. The train hit the vehicle, dragging it over 700 feet down the track before coming to a stop. The time was 8:53 a.m. and seven of the eight children were pronounced dead at the scene, with
Ronnie passing away just 90 minutes later at the Sigourney hospital, where he had been transported along with Ruth. Ruth was in a state of shock, but merely suffered bad bruising and cuts. She told that one of the children had hollered and she had slammed on her brakes in vain. She often recalled that moment and what would have been had she not slammed on her brakes at that moment, stopping
on the tracks. The book later goes on to state that Richard had quit working and a neighbor had come to tell him of the accident. When he arrived, he saw his wife sitting on the ground, holding the two youngest children, of which neither was breathing. Over the course of the next few hours he could not get over the horror of seeing his children in the tangled metal, Ronnie dying at the hospital, or his injured wife. When he walked around the empty nine-bedroom house that normally was filled with voices, there was nothing but silence. This was a silence that family members claim he never fully overcame. The caskets were taken that Saturday morning to S.s Peter and Paul church, as 32 children served as honorary pallbearers, while relatives carried the caskets. Ruth, unable to attend the funeral, stayed home with Mrs. Leo Hammes. With over 2,470 at the funeral visitation, the church was filled with over 1,000 people as the eight white caskets were then carried to the graveside being buried side by side. A statue still stands today to represent the sorrow of that fall day. Being a combat engineer in the Army in Europe in World War II, Richard had always wished for a large family, coming from a family of 14 children himself. After the funeral, there was a silence that Richard and Ruth could not overcome. On January 15, 1958, Ruth gave birth to Myron, just 15 months after the train wreck bringing a sense of family and love back into the home. In 1960, while pregnant, Ruth passed away from heart failure and the child did not survive.
Richard married again, but that marriage ended in a divorce. He continued on with a career of buying furs and farming, but some say he felt incomplete without Ruth and his other children. In 1972, at the age of 61, Richard’s body was found near the Skunk River. The cause of death was a gunshot
wound believed to be self- inflicted. Myron went to live with his Aunt Viola Conklin. Although sixty years have passed since one of the most tragic accidents in Iowa history, many can still recall the events of that day and think of the Richard Hammes family every time they hear a train whistle.
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Keota drops three straight sets at Lynnville-Sully Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SULLY- The Eagles had a tough time getting much going against Lynnville-Sully on Monday, Oct. 10. The girls were a step behind Sully as the Hawks controlled the match from beginning to end. Keota continues to search for their second win of the year as the volleyball season winds down. Senior Erin Chalupa continues to play hard this season putting up good stats in this match with four kills, one assist and 13 digs. Gracie McHugh had three kills on the night and Mallory Woltering had two kills to go with five digs. Jillian
Schulte led the team with six assists. The Eagles as a team only had 11 kills on 64 attacks committing 17 errors. Another tough road loss for the Eagles as they fall to 1-14 on the season. They continue to play hard and show good hustle each set and every match. It just hasn’t translated to victories for the Eagles this season, but with several opportunities to collect a few more wins left this year they seem to be excited heading into the final few weeks of the season. Keota .........11...........11 ......... 15 ......... 0 L-S .............25 ..........25......... 25 ......... 3
The Eagles on the attack trying to protect their homecourt Thursday.
Addison Swanson goes for the kill while Erin Chalupa, Gracie McHugh and Mallory Woltering watch on.
Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor KEOTA- The Eagles were one and one on Thursday, Oct. 13 at home, falling to HLV, but defeating English Valleys. The win is Keota’s second of the season and a much-needed victory for this team who have fought
most part throughout. Then, Keota struck gold against the Bears in three sets. Gracie McHugh had six kills in the Keota match; Jillian Schulte led the Eagles with 13 assists. Schulte added ten digs, as did Addison Sprouse. Mallory Woltering added eight digs an assist and a
Keota wins one and drops one in volleyball conference tourney at home so hard each and every game. After the night Keota volleyball stands 2-15 with one more game scheduled against English Valleys this upcoming Thursday. The Eagles fell in the first match to HLV, Victor in what was a match that HLV controlled for the
kill in the Keota match as well. Addison Swanson had three kills and three digs also for the Eagles.
HLV .........25.........25 ............2 Keota ......17.........15.............0 Keota ......25.........16............15 ............ 2 EV...........15.........25 ...........13 ............ 1
Fifth Grade learns about Native American Living Amie Van Patten Regional Editor The fifth grade class at Keota Elementary has been learning about the Native American Heritage
in their Social Studies class. The children had to research what the Native Americans lived in and construct a structure of their choosing to model.
Mallory Woltering and Jolee Walker of Keota.
Brianna Duwa and Gracie McHugh on Thursday, Oct. 13 at home.
Important FAFSA changes
Your Votes Matter
Amie Van Patten Regional Editor Each week up until election, we will post a poll on our Facebook page to see what issues are
Are you a Senior in high school? Continuing college next fall? Recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) means you can start submitting it three months earlier than in previous years. Students who will attend college during the 2017-2018 school year may begin submitting the FAFSA as early as October 1, 2016, using income and tax information from 2015. Before this change, these students would have had to wait until January 1, 2017, and use 2016 income and tax Students should check their school specific deadline to find out
when the deadline is and do this each year they’re in school. It may not have changed now but it could change in the future. Regardless, you should aim to complete your FAFSA as soon as possible; some institutions award grants and scholarships on a first come, first serve basis. You don’t want to miss out on free money. If this is your first time submitting the FAFSA, check out the U.S. Department of Education’s Guide to completing the FASFA from Start to Finish to determine what information you need and whose information you should include.
relevant to Keokuk County residents. This week the poll was about mental health in Iowa. Next week the poll will focus on terrorism.
Left to Right: Avery Conrad, Joe Swanstrom, Riley Conrad, Marty Baker
Keota FFA Chapter Competes at State Soils Contest
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FFA teams from around the state competed at the FFA State Soils Contest on Saturday October 8, 2016 in Ames at the Iowa State Horticulture Farm. FFA teams including from 29 chapters, including 114 individuals participated in this year’s Career Development Event designed to provide the student an opportunity to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Soils Evaluation. The Soils Evaluation Career Development Event included the evaluation of four soil pits, plus a written exam about soils in Iowa. The score card used to judge the soil pits is divided into five parts: Surface Features, Soil Features – The Profile, Land Capability Classification and Productivity Potential, Evaluation of Management Practices, and Sustainability of Soils for Non-Agricultural Uses. The Iowa FFA Soils Evaluation Career Development Event was made possible with support from Calcium Products, Inc. through the Iowa FFA Foundation. Sponsorship provided covered awards recognition of the
top ten teams and individuals as well as a travel stipend for the national qualifying teams. The Iowa State University Department of Agronomy served as the host for the event. Amber Anderson-Mba of Iowa State University coordinated the event. The Keota FFA Chapter greatly improved from last year’s visit to the State Soils contest. The team was three points away from being in the top ten teams in the state. Thus The Keota FFA Chapter earned a gold rating and placed 11th in the state. The top five teams get to compete at National Land Judging and the Keota FFA chapter has already set their goals high in achieving that honor next school year. The team members included, Avery and Riley Conrad sons of Doug and Angela Conrad, Marty Baker son of Rich and Deidra Baker and Joe Swanstrom son of Jay and Michelle Swanstrom. If you see these fine young men around town make sure to congratulate them on their soil judging achievements this year.
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Avery Moore is sprung for a big run by Cole Brenneman, Alex Heisdorffer and others up front for SK.
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Eakins touchdown catch was a thing of beauty Friday night, different shot of that moment.
Sk’s Jack Eakins nabs a big third quarter touchdown pass from Luke Greiner to put the Cobras up 27-12.
SK takes down Wapello setting up huge season finale this upcoming Friday Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor WAPELLO- The Savage Cobras found themselves in a dogfight early at Wapello on Friday, Oct. 14. The Cobras were held scoreless in the first quarter for the first time all season, and trailed for the only other time besides the Regina game this year 6-0 mid-way through the second quarter. Avery Moore was like lightning in a bottle once again soon after SK found themselves trailing, as he took a run 60 yards for Sk’s frst score of the game. After the Cian Borra extra point the Cobras led 7-6 never to trail again. About a minute and a half after Moore’s touchdown, Carson Crawford punched in a one-yard touchdown on the ground. Crawford was used on the offensive side of the ball this week after only playing defense last week in his return from a leg injury suffered at Regina, Iowa City. Crawford was fantastic in this one with over 200 yards on the ground. Logan Belzer had a touchdown pass to Logan Mears with 33 seconds left in the half to draw Wapello closer with the halftime score being 14-12. The second half belonged to the Cobras as they took their first drive right down the field, eating up clock and yardage on their way to a Avery Moore touchdown run from 20 yards out. Luke Greiner completed a 16-yard pass to Jack Eakins for a second touchdown of the third quarter putting the Savage Cobras up 27-12 heading into the fourth. They added
Luke Greiner races in for one of his two touchdowns Friday for the Cobras. two Luke Greiner touchdown runs of 24 and 60 yards to put the finishing touches on a 40-12 victory. “Every win this season has been a big one. With our playoff future in our own hands this was a very big game. This was going to be our biggest test since week 5, and we responded well. I think it gives us the confidence knowing we played a very solid game against a quality opponent. We have to maintain focus and put our best game of the season against another good 7-1 Wilton team.” Said head coach Jared Jensen after his teams win this Friday. Jensen continued when asked about his defensive unit; “Our defense played very well all game, we just gave up a few pass plays in the second quarter that gave Wapello chances to score. Our kids responded very well and continued to play sound defense. Any time you can shut a team out in any
quarter or half you know your kids are playing at a high level every play.” The Cobras outscored Wapello 26-0 in the second half and once again were well over 500 yards of offense as a team with 488 on the ground. SK had three sacks against Wapello getting after their quarterback all evening. SK also nearly doubled the time of possession compared to Wapello. SK had five rushing touchdowns and one through the air. Carson Crawford was back to work as the workhorse back. He accumulated 209 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries. Avery Moore was the big play x-factor for the Cobras with 19 rushes accumulating 163 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Greiner had 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, Greiner also added 30 yards passing and a touchdown with zero interceptions. Jack Eakins touchdown was a big turning point for the Cobras in this game and really helped lead to the second half explosion of offense. “Our offensive line, ends and blocking back are doing an amazing job and playing together, probably at a higher level than any offensive line has played since I have been here. Four seniors anchor us this year, which I think is the key to our success. Noah Boender (Strong Tackle), Tanner Bos (Quick Tackle), Cooper Greiner (strong Guard) and Ben Appleget (Strong End) all on our strong side have done a great job leading this group of young men. Cole Brenneman (Center), Mac Conrad
SK’s Alex Heisdorffer, Luke Greiner and Carson Crawford prepare defensively for action Friday night. (Quick Guard), Jack Eakins (Quick End), and Zech Boender (Blocking Back) have done a great job following the lead of these four seniors. They are all on the same page and have been working so well with each other.” Alex Schuster had a huge game on defense in his return to the lineup for the first time since the Regina game as well. Schuster accumulated 8.5 tackles and a sack to go with 1.5 tackles for loss. Carson Crawford had six tackles and a sack for SK as well as 2.5 tackles for loss. Cooper Greiner had the third sack for the Cobras as he is seemingly always in the opposing quarterback’s earhole each and every week. “Pepper” as he is called by his teammates, has been a great leader upfront getting pressure on the quarterback as well as being able to chase plays down and
make key hard tackles throughout the season. Cian Borra was 4/5 on extra points and 0/1 on his lone field goal attempt.
Sigourney-Keota will host Wilton this upcoming Friday, Oct. 21 in a game that will decide who will get second place in the district, and who will be more than likely an at-large bid to making the field. Things will be very interesting as both teams have only one loss on their resume and that is to the same team, Regina. This magical season is far from over, but at 7-1 SK has done everything right and has deserved the praise garnered on them. The seven regular season wins mark the most for the Cobras with Jared Jensen as their head coach, topping six which was the mark set last year. An unbelievable ride, and a chance for big things for the Cobras moving forward as they head toward a matchup with Wilton, and then the 1A playoffs.
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Keota’s Turner Klein and Logan Sieren place high at SICL conference meet Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor BROOKLYN- Keota continues to be ultra competitive as the season winds down. Klein continues is hopes of qualifying for state, and made a huge case why he belongs this past Thursday, Oct. 13 at Brooklyn Golf Course. The three other Keota high school runners also had good finishes and Keota prepares now for the state-qualifying meet in Cedar Rapids this upcoming Thursday, Oct. 20. Turner Klein finished in first place, winning the SICL conference championship meet with a time of 16:49, his fastest of the season. Logan Sieren finished in 12th place with an impressive time of 17:57. Ty Sieren came in 55th place also for Keota. Laurie Amos ran another good meet coming in 28th with a really good time of 25:01. She has continued to improve all season and has done a fantastic job being the lone representative for the Keota girls varsity cross country team. Overall, it was another impressive performance in
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