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VOL. 139 NO. 10
The Keota Eagle
“THE OLDEST BUSINESS SERVING KEOTA AND COMMUNITY FIRST - SINCE 1875”
WEDNESDAY
March 5, 2014
ONE DOLLAR
Keota Eagles are Heading to State
Eagles Win! Eagles Win! The Keota Eagle Basketball Team is heading to the 2014 Boys State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines. Keota knocked off Van Buren (53-42)
in a nail biting substate game on Saturday, March 1. Your #4 Seed Keota Eagles (24-1) will next face #5 Seed Easton Valley (21-2) on Monday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m. There
will be a Pep Rally at the Keota High School Gym on Sunday, March 9 starting at 2:00 p.m. Come out and support the Keota Eagles!
Pictured above is the Keota Basketball Team with the 2014 State Qualifier Banner after the Van Buren game on Saturday, March 1. Kneeling left to right are Isaiah Hahn,
Nate Sieren, and JD Stout. Standing from left to right are Head Coach Dan Stout, Paden Uphold, Kolton Greiner, Derek Berg, Nate Owen, Justin Hultman, Shane Gibson,
Luke Lyle, Zach Mousel, Manager Sam Ollinger, Manager Cara Hahn, and Assistant Coach Larry Lyle. Photo courtesy of Angela Lyle.
Meet Rescue Randy
The Keota Fire Department is looking for help to
dress Rescue Randy. Randy is a vital member of the
department as he is used for training purposes. Now he
is serving the department as part of a new fundraiser
to help raise money needed to purchase equipment that
the new members of the fire department need to safely
fight fires. Stop by Farmers Savings Bank to meet Rescue Randy and to make donations to help dress Rescue
Randy and the new members of the Keota Volunteer
Fire Department.
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KHS State Basketball Pep
Rally March 9
There will be a Pep Rally on
Sun., March 9 in the high school
gym starting at 2:00 p.m. for the
State Bound Keota Eagles.
Keota Boys Basketball at
State March 10
The Keota Boys Basketball
Team will take on Easton Valley
during the first round of State
Basketball on Mon., March 10
starting at 10:30 a.m. Tickets may
be purchased in advance at the
Keota High School Wed., March
5 to Fri., March 7 from 8:15 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m.
Farmers Savings Bank to
Sponsor Pep Bus March 10
Farmers Savings Bank will
sponsor a Pep Bus to Des Moines
for the Keota vs Easton Valley
State Basketball Game on Mon.,
March 10. The bus will leave at
8:00 a.m. sharp. The bus can
carry 44 people, elementary
students must have parental supervision, and game tickets will
need to be purchased at the high
school ahead of time. The Pep
Bus is open to the public.
Keota Schools Closed
March 10
There will be no school for
the Keota Community School
District on Mon., March 10 for
the State Basketball Game.
Keota City Hall Closed
March 10
Keota City Hall will be closed
on Mon., March 10 for the State
Basketball Game.
KHS Blood Drive March 17
KHS will host their annual
Blood Drive on Mon., March 17
from 7:00 a.m. to 12 noon in the
high school gym.
Keota Alumni Pens Book
Article by Tomisha Sprouse, KE Editor
Sometimes all it takes is a little encouragement,
passion, and the courage to put yourself out
there to accomplish your dreams - at least that is
what worked for recently published author Kerry
Bunnell.
Kerry (Trier) Bunnell grew up in Keota, Iowa and
graduated from Keota High School in 1984. Her
parents were Dean (1926-1987) and Gloria (19242001) Trier. Dean owned an operated a livestock
business here in Keota. Those in the community
may also know and recognize her uncle Stibe
Flander and her aunt Esther See that both reside in
Keota.
Bunnell along with her husband reside in
Winfield, Iowa. They have four children ranging
from 16 to 28 and two grandchildren who are 2
and 7.
Bunnell’s personal story itself can inspire with
the motto of - it’s not too late to try something
new. After spending years raising her own children
Farmers Cooperative
along with running a home daycare, Kerry decided
to go back to school at the age of 30. While living
in Sigourney she attended Indian Hills Community
College and Buena Vista in Ottumwa. By 35 she
received her degree in elementary education with
endorsements for reading and special education.
The family then moved to the Winfield area.
Bunnell has since been teaching special education
at Morning Sun for the last 12 years.
So how did this stay at home mother of four, turn
elementary teacher finally turn into an author?
Well, that was a ten year long story in itself.
“I had always enjoyed reading and writing stories
and really wanted to write a novel,” commented
Bunnell. “I would write a little bit and then think it
wasn’t very good, stop writing, and then let a year
or two go by.”
Continued on Page 3...
Pictured above is author Kerry Bunnell
with her book A Special Murder: An April
Davis Mystery. Photo submitted.
Visit Your Friendly Co-op
641-636-3748 or
641-636-3439
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Community News
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Community Billboard
Senior Center Menus
Offered every Monday, Wednesday
& Friday at the Senior Citizens Center,
211 E. Broadway St., Keota. Call for
reservations at 641-636-2391.
3/7: Tuna Patty, mashed
potatoes, broccoli-cauliflowerraisin salad, plums.
3/10: Hamburger, wheat
bun, sliced lettuce, tomato,
onion, potato wedge, spinachstrawberry salad, ambrosia salad,
banana bar.
3/12: Roast Beef, mashed
potatoes, gravy, spinach, vinegar, orange whip, birthday cake.
School Menus
BREAKFAST
3/6: Sausage breakfast sandwich, pears, juice choice, milk
choice.
3/7: Whole grain muffin,
grapes, juice choice, milk choice.
3/10: French toast sticks with
syrup, pears, juice choice, milk
choice.
3/11:Breakfast round, yogurt
cup, fruit cup, juice choice, milk
choice.
3/12: Whole wheat bagel
with topping, fruit cocktail, juice
choice, milk choice.
LUNCH
3/6: Italian pasta bake, green
pepper strips and fresh baby carrots, whole wheat bread and jelly
(9-12), applesauce, royal brownie.
3/7: Cheese pizza, tossed
salad with romaine, garlic bread
stick with marinara sauce, fresh
banana.
3/10: Beef and bean burrito, romaine and tomato, mexican
corn, salsa and whole wheat corn
tortilla chips, apple wedges.
3/11: Turkey and cheese sub,
dark green leaf lettuce and tomato,
oven fries, sliced peaches, graham
snacks (9-12).
3/12: BBQ beef on a bun,
sweet potato puffs, baked beans,
orange smiles, oatmeal cookie.
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Rev. Charles Fladung
Mass Schedule
Holy Trinity, Keota:
Saturday 6 pm, Sunday 8 am
St. Mary’s, Sigourney:
Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 10 am
Phone: 641-636-3883
3/5: Jenna Witzman, Karey
Bohr, Katie Button, Lindsay
Bell, M/M Bryan Bayliss.
3/6: Carl Sigler, Danielle
Bombei, Debra Strait-Clarahan,
Julie Hill.
3/7: Cooper Sieren, Jackie
Campbell, Mark Sheets.
3/8: Bob Romoser, Bret
Mather, Brian Greiner, David
Vittetoe, Eric Berg, Johnathan
Paul Lyle, Nicole Clarahan,
Scott Bell, Scott Sieren, Steve
Bombei.
3/9: Haley McCombs, Kylie
McAlister, Lynette Baetsle,
Noah Hahn, Macie Ihrig.
3/10: Donna Weber, Keyton
Feller, Matt Miller, Michael
L. Berg, Patrick Vogel, Riley
Conrad, Terri Ladehoff, M/M
David Weber.
3/11: Deidra Baker, Sam
Horras.
3/12: Alyvia Anderson,
David Shemanski, Jinger Bell,
Kenyon Weber, M/M Tim
Flynn.
3/13: Addison Dahlquist,
Eugene Greiner, Mark Gretter,
Mary Ann Sieren, Nathan
Anderson, Rachel Bobren, Terry
Dumphy, M/M Josh Hill.
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Sat., March 8, 6 PM:
Lector:
Nadine
Osweiler;
Servers: Mallory and Connor
Woltering, Lexi Black; Gifts:
M/M Mike Sieren; Communion:
Nadine Osweiler, M/M Matt
Ives, Donna Clubb; Ushers:
M/M Mike Sieren, Lee Jaeger,
Jeanette Besser.
Sun., March 9, 8 AM:
Lector: Audrey Gretter; Servers:
Patrick Clarahan, Bryce Greiner,
Cooper Sieren; Gifts: M/M Bob
Altenhofen; Communion: Tim
Sieren, M/M Marty VanRoekel,
Audrey Gretter; Ushers: M/M
Bob Altenhofen, M/M Dave
Hammen.
Maplewood
Manor:
Cindy Weber.
Upcoming Events
Wed., March 5: Ash
Wednesday Mass, 5:15 p.m. in
Keota; 7:00 p.m. in Sigourney.
Fri., March 7: KC Fish Fry
in Harper, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Sun., March 9: Religious
Education, 9:15 to 10:30 a.m.;
Stations of the Cross after weekend Mass.
Dan Huber of Keota and
Randy Meeks of Cedar Rapids
tied for first place in the Keota
VFW’s Bowl Pick’em Contest.
They each picked 25 winners
out of the possible 38 for a winning percentage of 66%.
Tieing for third place were
Bill Anderegg, Curt Bell, Cody
Duwa, Ed Swan and Billie
Meeks.
Mystery Photo
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Holderness Participates Sieda Talks Low
in UI Honor Band
Income Home Energy
Assistance Program
201 North Ellis Street, PO Box 208
Keota, IA 52248-0208
(641)636-3825
[email protected] - email
www.keotaucf.org - webpage
Keota UCF – facebook page
Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AM
Youth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM
Wed., March 5: Ash
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.;
Administrative Session 7:45
p.m.
Thurs., March 6: Kids’
Club, 3:45 to 5:00 p.m.
Sun., March 9: Liturgist:
Jill Bader; Greeters: Robyn
and Mick Morgan; Candle
Lighters: Sarah and Aaron
Lyle; Musician: Jane Edwards
and Janie Westendorf; Adult
Choir Sings - Practice at 8:00
a.m.
Wed., March 12: Light
Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. followed by Devotions at 6:30
p.m.
Bethel Church
Pastor LuAnn Benge
319-456-3105
6 miles east of Sigourney on Hwy. 92
thebethelumc.org
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.;
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Alive at Five every 1st and 3rd
Sunday evening at 5 p.m.
Sheets on USSSA Championship Team
Keota VFW’s Bowl
Pick’em Results
Jr./Sr. High School
Calendar
3/5: Gr. 9,10, 11 and Parents:
Scheduling Night, 6:30 p.m.
3/6: Large Group Speech
Awards/Potluck at Lagos Acres,
6:00 p.m.
3/7: Gr. 10 and 11: National
Honor Society Applications due by
3:30 p.m.
3/9: Pep Rally in Keota High
School Gym, 2:00 p.m. Public welcome to attend.
3/10: Pep Bus to Des Moines
leaving school at 8:00 a.m. - this
bus is open to the public; Keota
BB vs Easton Valley in Des Moines,
10:30 a.m.
3/12: Hawkeye Comm.
College rep at 3:00 in Library;
Southeastern Comm. College rep
at 3:00 in Library; Gr. 9,10, 11 and
Parents: Scheduling Night at 6:30
p.m.; FFA Mtg.
Church Services & Activities
United Church
Holy Trinity
Of Faith
Parish
Pastor Sheldon Henderson
The Keota Eagle
Trey Sheets, son of Joey Sheets and Cindy Sheets, a 7th
grader in Hiawatha, is a member of the Cedar Rapids
Rush Basketball Team. The team recently won the
USSSA State Championship game on February 22 in Des
Moines.
Trey is the grandson of Dianna Sheets of Keota. Trey
is pictured fourth from the right along side his teammates. Photo submitted.
Jazmyn Holderness, Junior Flutist
from Keota recently was selected
and participated in the University
of Iowa Honor Band. Jazmyn was
selected as part of the 74 piece
ensemble with students from
throughout eastern Iowa. This is
Jazmyn;s second year attending
the honor band and she felt that
this year’s band was much better.
“I’m not sure if the instrumentalists were better or the music was
more to my liking,” commented
Jazmyn.
Jazmyn is the daughter of
Christine Holderness.
KHS to Present
Snow Off White
Most people will remember
reading Snow White as a favorite
children’s story. The Keota High
School Drama Department is
bringing that classic back to life on
the Keota stage, but this time it has
a different twist!
Keota’s Snow White (Maggie
Baker) is a princess that has been
raised to hunt, fish, run, wrestle,
not exactly how you remember the
traditional character! Her father,
King Vance (Jacob Wickenkamp),
hopes that his wife to be, the evil
Vilenity (Bianca Cardona) can
remedy the situation. But does she
even want Snow around?
Add to the mix a whole cottage
full of fairy godmothers (Emily
Baetsle, Kayla Baker, Brittany
Baumert, Megan Adam, Megan
Hill, Grace Shemanski, Olivia
Sieren) who want to help out Snow,
but are locked in the cottage by, of
course, the evil Vilenity!
Mark your calendars and bring
your children of all ages and grandchildren for April 4 and 5 to Snow
Off White!
Performance of the Year for ER!
This
week’s
Mystery
Photo is of a person who
will be celebrating a milestone birthday soon!
If you would like to
venture a guess as to these
people are, you can contact
the Keota Eagle office by
calling 641-636-2309, email
keotaeagle@cloudburst9.
net, dropping a guess in the
slot outside the office or by
mailing it to P.O. Box 18.
The Keota Eagle is in
need of new Mystery Photos.
If you have a photo you
would like to submit just
let us know.
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
EagleRock! started out a very
busy Saturday with their best
performance of the year at Central Lee’s Invitational.
“We originally were to perform at 3:10 p.m., but that time
wouldn’t work after the Keota
Basketball team had qualified
for the Sub-State game, so the
very nice people at West Burlington kindly switched us times
and ER! performed at 1:30,” reported Mrs. Edwards.
The time switch worked
perfectly for ER! as the group
turned in an entheusically received performance. Veteran
soloists Maggie Baker, Bianca
Cardona, Grace Shemanski,
Hannah Reed, Kayla Baker, Brittany Baumert, Grant Hill and
SLOAN - MOHR MONUMENT COMPANY
SINCE 1886
Sloan Ott were right on the money delivering their solos and our
newest soloists, Nate Owen and Jacob Wickenkamp stepped right
up and wowed the judges!
Keota didn’t stay for awards so ER! doesn’t know how they placed
but the group continues to change and improve their show.
Be sure to attend the CR Washington Invitational on March 15
as EagleRock! performs at 2:15 p.m. in the “Battle of the SICL Show
Choirs” with HLV and BGM. Your cheering voices will really inspire
the group!
Death Notices
Richard “Dick” Stoutner
Richard “Dick” Stoutner, age
66, of Keota, died Wednesday,
February 26, 2014, at Mercy
Hospital in Iowa City.
Celebration of Life Service
were held on Monday, March
3, 2014, at the United Church
of Faith in Keota, with Pastor
Sheldon Henderson officiating.
Burial was at Keota Cemetery.
Hubert Weber
411 W. Jackson - Sigourney, Iowa 52591
TELEPHONES
641-622-3121 Office - 641-622-3502 Home
Hubert Weber, age 71, of
Keota, died Monday, March
3, 2014, at University of Iowa
Hospitals in Iowa City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Powell Funeral
Home and Cremation Service
in Keota.
Kamille Grace Gunter
Kamille Grace Gunter, infant daughter of Greg Gunter
and Melissa Van Dusen, passed
Saturday, February 22, 2014,
at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar
Rapids.
Funeral Mass was on Saturday,
March 1, 2014, at Powell Funeral
Home in Keota, with Rev. Charles
Fladung officiating. Burial was at
Keota Cemetery.
Eithel Shemanski
Eithel Shemanski, age 81, of
Keota, died Tuesday, March 4,
2014, at Maplewood Manor in
Keota.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Powell Funeral
Home and Cremation Service
in Keota.
The law says if you have not
broken a payment plan in the last
12 months, the utility has to give
you a minimum of 12 months to
pay off the past due amount. This
is a minimum 12 months not a
maximum. The law also goes on
to say the utility must take into
account the household’s ability to
pay. People often agree to something they cannot afford because
they are not aware of their lawful rights to a reasonable affordable payment plan. If you need
to negotiate a payment plan and
you feel that the utility company
is not treating you fairly, call the
Iowa Utility Board’s customer
service department at 1-877-5654450. The Iowa Utility Board is
the state agency that has authority over all Iowa utility companies.
If you believe you might be eligible for the Low Income Home
Energy
Assistance
Program
(LIHEAP), there is still time to
apply. Applications are taken
through April 30th.
Sieda Community Action,
310 W. Main St, P.O. Box 658,
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, (641)
682-8741 or 800-326-8340
Sieda Community Action, a
private organization established
in 1965 as a community action
agency, implements a range of
services designed to strengthen
families, promote child development and help individuals
and families with basic needs.
Through our programs, individuals in Appanoose, Davis,
Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van
Buren, and Wapello counties are
better prepared to meet their basic needs. With this strong foundation, individuals and families
are more likely to become self-reliant and contribute positively to
their families and communities.
Keota T.T.T. Meets
Chapter AV T.T.T. met
February 24, 2014 at the
home of Mary Vittetoe with
Marilyn Luttenegger as cohostess. The meeting was
called to order by President
Cherie Westendorf with 15
members present. The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Committee Reports: Ways
and Means - Julie Hill reported pecans continue to
be available at the bank or
at her home. Philanthropy
- Mary Statler continues to
help those in need in our
community by providing
transportation,
groceries,
and other household items.
Camp - Nadine Greiner reported the chapter plans
to send three girls to camp
in June. Paperwork will be
completed when available.
Hospital Equipment - Karen
Sypherd cleaned and is
having the equipment repaired as needed. Cheer - Pat
Hultman reported on many
cards sent to area residents.
Unfinished
Business:
Members brought items for
the United Church of Faith
food pantry and Penny
Morris will deliver to the
church. Karen Sypherd and
Marilyn Sieren reported on
the transfer of the chapter’s
hospital equipment to the
Knights of Columbus. This
continues to be in progress
and an article will be in The
Keota Eagle when completed.
Equipment will be available
to the Keota community as
well as Sigourney, and will
continue to be stored in the
bank’s basement.
New Business: The state
convention will be April 11
to 12 in Waterloo. It was decided that two delegates will
be sent from the Keota chapter. Further discussion will
be held at the next meeting.
The next meeting will be
on March 17 at the home
of Marilyn Sieren with Deb
Greiner as co-hostess.
Public Notices
The Keota Eagle
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Week 7 was full of floor
debate. This week in the House
we spent our time debating bills
that had survived the legislative funnel. Most of the bills we
considered passed the House in
a bipartisan manner and were
sent over to the Senate for their
consideration.
This week I also ran the
Drone bill on the floor. This is
one of the more complex bills
we are dealing with this year
and the debate reflected it. The
debate lasted nearly an hour
and a half with a wide range
of questions and comments.
Some people had privacy questions; others wondered how it
impacts government agencies.
Most of the questions were
good and needed, however a
couple other legislators did get
a little out of hand. One,
in fact, thinks if we do this
we should also regulate robots
because he is scared of those
too after seeing “Iron Man.” In
the end that particular legislator didn’t vote for the bill, and
I didn’t correct him that Iron
Man isn’t a robot (anyone with
kids knows that). If you think
I am kidding you can go to the
legislative video and see for
yourself (http://coolice.legis.
iowa.gov/Cool-ICE/default.a
sp?Category=House&Service
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e=2014-02-26 at 1:41:35.
Most people don’t watch
floor debate, and I don’t blame
them. So you may wonder
about some of the process and
what it means to floor manage
a bill. The Floor Manager is the
“expert” on the issue amongst
the legislators. We gain our
knowledge from many sources
and over several weeks or years.
Through the entire process of
dealing with all the concerns
and vetting all the issues the
floor manager gains insight the
others don’t get. Floor managers work with all the other
individual legislators to answer
their questions and deal with
any of their concerns.
When we debate bills like
this the floor manager needs
to be on their feet and engaged
with each question the entire
time. It is a scenario where
the other party gets to either
take shots or prop up legislation being debated. The floor
manager answers questions
and ensures the bills ultimate
passage out of the House.
The bill itself, House File
2289, is a bill that ensures personal privacy rights by regulating the use of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV’s) by Agencies
and Private Citizens.
As we
worked through this issue we
identified numerous benefits,
but also many possible abuses. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAV’s) can be used positively by government to investi-
gate possible criminal activity,
monitor natural disasters, and
searching for lost children, just
to name a few. Outside government UAV’s have great possibilities for agriculture, media, and
recreation. With all the positives there is also a wide range
of potential abuses. Without
any guidelines UAVs could be
used to conduct investigations
without the need for a search
warrant. The legislation helps
protect agribusiness from theft
and espionage. Without this
legislation it is perfectly legal
to use a UAV to hover over a
neighbor’s yard and post the
video on the internet. Without
this legislation there is no punishment for pedophiles that
use these increasingly cheaper
systems to track kids.
A couple important points
to preface the issue. First the
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) has no rules on UAVs yet,
but is clearly stating that UAVs
are not to be used for commercial profit. So far they are
only cracking down on media
and a few others, but that may
change in the future. Also this
legislation doesn’t say where
you can fly; only what you
can do when you are flying
depending on your location.
The bill has two main
prongs; government and people (including commercial and
private use). If a State agency
wants to acquire a UAV they
must receive approval from the
general assembly prior to the
acquisition. UAV’s acquired at
the county, city or local government level shall be approved by
the county board of supervisors,
city council or other supervisory legislative body that oversees the political subdivision.
The idea behind this is to have
the purchase of UAVs approved
by a elected body which can be
held accountable by the people.
Furthermore, any agency using
an approved UAV must provide
the Department of Public Safety
with the following information
yearly: number of times a UAV
was used and the purpose of
each use, number of crimes
investigations aided with the
use of a UAV and the description of the use, a description
of how the UAV aided in that
purpose, and annual cost of the
UAV program to the agency
If a government agency is
found in violation the agency
immediately loses the privilege
of using UAVs, the official
who approved the inappropriate use shall at the very least
be removed from any future
involvement with UAV’s, and
the agency shall be required to
obtain approval before UAV’s
may be used again.
In a the most basic sense
we are saying agencies shall not
use UAV’s to capture images
acquired through the use of
UAV’s. However they may use
UAV’s to capture an image if
the UAV is used in connection with a search warrant. An
agency may also use a UAV
without preserving any images
in the following circumstances:
when searching for a suspect
who committed a crime, when
supporting the tactical operation of another agency, or for
crowd monitoring at events
We also recognize there are
other emergency situations,
agencies may use a UAV if an
emergency exists based on a
reasonable belief that an imminent threat exists to the life or
safety of a person.
Within
48 hours a supervising official
must file a sworn statement
with the district court detailing
the grounds for using the UAV
in the emergency. An agency
may use UAV’s on public property (no recording without a
warrant, or within the exceptions listed above).
The other part of the legislation deals with everyone outside of government. A person
shall not use a UAV to capture
images of another or private
property with the intent to conduct surveillance, stalk, follow
or intimidate. A person may
use a UAV to capture images of
an individual with permission
from the individual. A person may also use a camera to
navigate as long as they are not
recording without permission.
Under this legislation a
person shall not use a UAV
with any of the following
equipment, unless they have
received approval from the tenant or land owner: emit a peculiar sound or excessive noise,
spray a liquid or gas, or drop
an object. We made sure to
include allowing the use with
permission to allow for commercial and agriculture development as the FAA creates their
rules. If the FAA sys UAVs can
be used for commercial profit,
we don’t have to come back in
a change the law.
We also made sure to include
UAV’s in Offenses Relating to
Agricultural Production. If a
UAV is used to enter a livestock or agriculture building
without permission it carries
the same penalties as someone
who directly enters. This protects our agricultural interest
from outside interests wishing
to do us harm.
There is nothing regulating
the use of UAV’s over public ground when dealing with
recording images.
Ultimately this is the first
step in a long process that will
need to be addressed over the
years. The bill passed out of
the House xx- xx, and now
heads to the Senate.
Next week will be full of
floor debate and subcommittees as we near our next funnel
deadline.
Our next forum is March
15 at the Washington County
Courthouse. If you need to
contact me before the upcoming forums you can reach me in
Des Moines through the House
switchboard at 515-281-3221,
or email me at Jarad.Klein@
legis.iowa.gov.
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After this process continued for a few years,
believing that no one would ever actually want
to read any of her stories Bunnell’s confidence in
her writing faltered. While taking classes for her
early childhood special education endorsement,
one of her instructors said that she enjoyed
reading the papers that Bunnell submitted.
“She [the instructor] gave me the
encouragement I needed to finish my book.”
Stated Bunnell.
The next hiccup in the road came when
the thought of trying to find an agent and a
publisher became “too daunting and terrifying”.
So, the novel sat for several months.
Sometimes, the stars just align at the right
time, and that is what happened for Kerry. The
school librarian had invited a local Iowa author
to come to the school to speak with students
about the writing process.
“The author had used the Amazon website
createspace to self publish the books she had
written, and gave me some direction on how
the process works,” said Bunnell. “It was very
exciting to see those words I had started with
ten long years ago suddenly come alive in a
book!”
The book - A Special Murder: An April Davis
Mystery - is a murder mystery about April Davis
who not only is a teacher, a single mother, a
financial failure, but also a bad luck magnet.
When a teacher is murdered at the school and the
bus driver arrested, April teams up with another
teacher to solve the murder. Meanwhile, Aprils
aunt who lives in an assisted living facility finds
herself with a mystery of her own to solve.
“Anyone who likes mysteries, likes to laugh,
can relate to teenagers, or has had a loved one
in a nursing home will enjoy reading this book,”
Commented Bunnell.
The book can be found at amazon.com or
barnesand noble.com - Stay tuned, author Kerry
Bunnell is currently working on the sequel!
The collection in Statuary
Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building
is comprised of statues donated
by individual states to honor
persons notable in the individual state’s history. The entire
collection now consists of 100
pieces, with each state contributing two statues. Every statue
is the gift of a state, not of private citizens.
The creation of the National
Statuary Hall Collection was
authorized by the United States
Congress in 1864. The Joint
Committee on the Library of
Congress has oversight of the
collection, and under the committee’s direction the Architect
of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible for the reception, placement, and care of the statues.
According to legislation
enacted in 2000, “Any State may
request the Joint Committee
on the Library of Congress to
approve the replacement of a
statue the State has provided
for display in Statuary Hall.”
We Iowans will soon be witnessing the replacement of one
of our statues when a newly
sculpted likeness of Norman
Borlaug, the father of the Green
Revolution in Agriculture will
be installed.
Our two existing statues are
likenesses of Samuel Jordan
Kirkwood (1813-1894) who
became famous as the governor
of Iowa during the Civil War.
Kirkwood moved to Iowa in
1855, and served as a member of
the Iowa Senate until 1859. He
then held governorship of Iowa
from 1860 to 1864 and from
1876 to 1877. Between terms as
governor, he was appointed to
complete the unexpired Senate
term of James Harlan. He also
was appointed secretary of the
interior, and resigned in 1882.
Kirkwood’s likeness has stood
in Statuary Hall since 1913.
The artist who sculpted
Kirkwood’s likeness, Vinnie
Ream, was the first woman and
youngest artist to receive a U.S.
Government commission for
her statue of Abraham Lincoln
in the Capitol rotunda. Her
family home still stands today
in Iowa City.
The second statue is James
Harlan (1820-1899) who was
a U.S. Senator and secretary of
the interior. After moving to
Iowa, Harlan first became principal of Iowa City College, then
president of Iowa Wesleyan
University from 1853 to 1855
and 1869 to 1870. During the
intervening years, he was a
U.S. Senator focused on western measures, homesteads, railroads, and land-grant colleges.
In 1865, he resigned to become
secretary of the interior under
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Keokuk
County
Board Proceedings
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors
met in special session, Monday, February 24,
2014 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All
members were present.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve
the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion carried.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve
licensed engineer Shive/Hattery’s proposal for
services pertaining to Keokuk County’s PSAP
Communication Tower Project at a cost of
$46,400 plus reimbursable. All ayes and motion carried.
Met with Andy McGuire, Engineer regarding
Keokuk County Highway Department.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded to award
the low bid for a FY14 2014 ½ ton quad cab
4WD pick-up to Stew Hansen Dodge in the
amount of $24,926 as submitted. All ayes and
motion carried.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to award
the FY15 equipment bid to Altorfer Inc. Trade
difference from 140H to 140M2 is $180,000 as
submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve
the minutes of February 18, 2014 as submitted.
All ayes and motion carried.
Hadley moved, Berg seconded to acknowledge the Personnel Report regarding
full-time hire of Michelle Miller, Finance Manager, Regional Utility Service System (RUSS)
at $33,000.00 per year effective February 12,
2014 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Various board and committee reports were
held. Wood attended Thornburg City Council/
RUSS, Pathfinders/annual Belva Deer Inn and
RUSS/Mahaska County meetings. Berg and
Hadley attended the annual Farm Bureau budget meeting.
Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Keith Blair, VA Director plans to attend a mental health meeting on
March 11, 2014
On vote and motion the meeting adjourned
at 10:10 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.
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President Andrew Johnson.
Harlan’s statue was installed
in 1910, and was sculpted by
Artist Nellie V. Walker.
Dr. Norman Borlaug’s statue
will replace James Harlan at the
U.S. Capitol. The Harlan statue
will move to Iowa Wesleyan
College in Mount Pleasant, his
home and final resting place. It
remains property of the state of
Iowa on permanent loan with
the college.
Rosa Parks was the most
recent statue replacement prior
to Iowa. On February 27, 2013,
Rosa Parks became the first
African American woman to
have her likeness in Statuary
Hall. Though located with the
other statues, Parks’ statue is
not part of the Collection. It
was directed by a special act of
Congress in 2005, not gifted
by Alabama (her birth state)
nor Michigan (where she lived
most of her later years).
Other
replacements
or
planned-replacements include:
Kansas replaced George Glick
with Dwight D. Eisenhower in
2003, and has plans to replace
John James Ingalls with Amelia
Earhart. California replaced
Thomas Starr King with Ronald
Reagan in 2009.
Alabama
replaced Jabez Curry with
Helen Keller in 2009. Michigan
replaced Zachariah Chandler
with Gerald Ford in 2011.
Ohio is replacing William
Allen; Thomas Edison is being
considered as the replacement.
Agriculture, as well as Iowa,
will be well represented by Dr.
Borlaug’s likeness.
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Capitol should use the zip code
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The Keota Eagle
The Eagle’s Wing
Keota Jr./Sr. High School Student Newspaper
WHAT’S
GOIN ON?
LUKE CONTINUES TO SHOOT FOR THE STARS
EAGLEROCK! 2014
By Grant Hill
“Practice makes perfect!”
EagleRock! Director, Jane
Edwards, said when asked
how her group prepares for
performance season. This year,
Keota High School’s show choir,
EagleRock!, mixed things up a
bit by bringing in a professional
choreographer and opening up
the group to eighth graders.
Junior Maggie Baker said, “I
feel that our group has really
improved our dancing this
year. Even with a high number
of young kids in our group, I
feel that we are really doing
awesome!” Senior Emily Baetsle
said, “This year is going well; I
think that having L.D. Kidd come
to choreograph some of our
songs this year has helped bring
a new twist to our group’s style.”
In this year’s program,
EagleRock! performs “Everyday,”
“Orange Colored Sky,” “The
Power of One,” “I Wanna Dance
With Somebody,” “Dance With
Me Tonight,” and “Tonight.”
So far this season,
EagleRock! has been busy with
performances at West Branch,
State Show Choir in Keota, West
Liberty, and at Central Lee. At
West Branch, EagleRock! won
first place in the 1A Division and
the People’s Choice Award. The
group received second place in
the 1A division at West Liberty.
Members include four seniors:
Emily Baetsle, Kayla Baker,
Brittany Baumert, and Katrina
Weber; seven juniors: Maggie
Baker, Elijah Banks, Grant Hill,
John Mather, Sloan Ott, Nate
Owen, Hannah Reed; four
sophomores: Megan Adam,
Megan Hill, Abby Schulte,
and Grace Shemanski; eight
freshmen: Bianca Cardona, Avery
Conrad, Maddie Johnson, Raigan
Sprouse, Elise Swanstrom, Jacob
Wickenkamp, Maleah Miller, and
Mallory Woltering: and eight
8th graders: Kylie Beinhart, Lexi
Black, Ben Shemanski, Marty
Baker, Nick Ives, Riley Conrad,
Grace McHugh, and Olivia
Sieren.
Coming up on the schedule
for EagleRock! is Cedar Rapids
Jefferson on March 15 and
West Delaware on March 22.
Then they are off to perform
at Universal Studios in Florida
March 28. Come out and
support this talented group of
students!
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EAGLE’S
WING
STAFF
Emily Baetsle, Maggie
Baker, Erin Chalupa,
Desi Hesseltine,
Grant Hill, Justin
Hultman, Sierra Lyle,
Miranda Romoser,
Maitland Sieren
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.
By Maitland Sieren
Luke Joseph Lyle was born on
June 9, 1995. Welcoming him home
were his parents, Jared and Angela
Lyle, and his two older siblings,
Gabrielle and Ethan. Later down
the road, his three other siblings,
Sierra, Mariah, and Cael, joined
Luke and their growing family.
When Luke was younger, his
favorite birthday memory was
“going to the Williamsburg Pool
and Andrè had trouble swimming,”
he recalls. Luke’s favorite summer
activity is going to the Iowa State
Fair with his family. Something
Luke admires about his parents is
how hard-working and caring they
are.
His favorite childhood memory
is playing backyard football
games with random kids in the
neighborhood. Luke’s favorite
junior high memory is his teams
in basketball and football going
undefeated.
Three words Luke uses to
describe himself are hard-working,
easy-going, and outgoing. His
biggest pet peeve is when people
“chomp’”on their food. In his free
time, he enjoys playing sports and
hanging out with his friends. Young
Luke used to imagine himself in the
NFL when he grew up.
While in high school, Luke
has been involved in football,
basketball,
track,
baseball,
Speech, Student Council, FFA,
and National Honor Society.
Out of all these activities, Luke
enjoyed basketball and
football the most,
because
they
have consistently
been his favorite
growing up. An
accomplishment
he is proud of
is
winning
the SICL title
for
three
years in his
high school
career.
After
high
school,
Luke
plans to go to Des
Moines Area Community College
and then transfer to Iowa State
for Liberal Arts. In ten years, he
hopes to be settled down
with a good job that
he enjoys. He believes
his
hard-work
and
dedication will get him
there. One other thing he
hopes to accomplish
in his lifetime is to go
skydiving.
Luke will miss
being with his friends
every day when he
graduates from Keota
High School. However,
he hopes people will
remember him as a
good role model for
the
underclassmen.
Advice Luke wants to give
future KHS seniors is: “Enjoy it,
because your senior year flies.”
KEOTA WINS DISTRICT CHAMPS!
Keota’s SK
Wrestler
Above: Nick Ives wrestles at the
Savage Wrestling Tournament in
Sigourney. He went on to win first
place in his weight bracket that day.
The Keota fans came out to support our Eagles Thursday night, Feb. 27 at the Keota vs. BGM game held at Mid-Prairie High School. The KHS boys basketball team
won the game 57-52 to become District Champions. The boys head to Oskaloosa on Sat., March 1, to face Van Buren and a chance to go to the State Championship.
HOBBS NEWS REVIEW
Keota girls’ basketball coach, Jenny
Hobbs, has had the opportunity in the
boys’ post season to broadcast live
on the radio. She broadcast the Keota
games on Tues,. Feb 25 at BGM, on
Thurs.,. Feb 27 at Mid-Prairie and also
on March 1 at Oskaloosa. The games
are streamed live on KCII radio and will
later be on the internet. When asked
how she enjoyed commentating, she
replied, “I love doing it and it’s a lot of
fun.”
STUDENT
SPOTLIGHT
The boys huddle up with head coach Dan Stout during the BGM game.
By Emily Baetsle
The lone SK wrestler from
Keota has been busy. Nick
Ives, Keota 8th grader, loves to
wrestle and went 12-9 in his
regular season this year. After
the regular season was over he
started wrestling at tournaments
and went 17-14, which was
better than last year’s record. His
coaches are Gary Jarmes and
Logan Mork.
When asked if he thought
he improved on anything this
season, said, “Since I am a little
heavier this year it was a little
more challenging.” His favorite
thing about wresting is wrestling
with his friends. There are 18
Junior High SK wrestlers. He
said the hardest thing about
wrestling is having to practice
with the high school.
Nick’s advice for kids who
might go out for wrestling is,
“Everyone loses sometimes, so
don’t take it heart. “
When I asked him what he is
looking forward to for next year,
he said, “It will be a little more
challenging, but also more fun.”
BLAST FROM
THE PAST
How will Seniors respond
the second time around?
The student section goes crazy at the game against BGM on Thurs., Feb. 27.
(Left to right) Kolton Greiner, Luke Lyle, and Isaiah Hahn are playing defense
against Montezuma on Tues., Feb. 25. The boys won the game 48-33.
By Desi Hesseltine
This week, we asked a Senior
the same question they were
asked in The Eagle’s Wing when
they were in 7th grade. Let’s
see how their responses have
changed over the years...
Q: What is your favorite band
and why?
Derek Berg
7th:
Guns and Roses,
because I like all
their songs.
The student section is all fired up at the Montezuma game on Tues., Feb. 25.
Nate Owen goes up to jump the ball
at the BGM game.
Kolton Greiner goes for a layup
against BGM as the Keota crowd looks
on.
12th : I would
have to say the
same thing as
a 7th grade,
because their
music is timeless.
Question of the Week: Who’s your style icon? By Sierra Lyle
Ms. Hobbs,
Teacher
Julia Roberts in
Pretty Woman.
Kolton Greiner,
12th
Erik Church,
because he is my
man crush.
Tristan Roehrig,
11th
Si Robertson.
Abby Schulte,
10th
Rachel Green from
Friends.
Jace Uphold,
9th
Mr. Ortiz.
Dakota
Slaughter, 8th
My big brother,
Boom.
Kolton Strand,
7th
Lebron James,
because he is my
favorite basketball
player.
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is presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty.
Friday, Feb. 21: Keokuk
County
Sheriff’s
Department issued a citation to Eric
James Martin, 20, Leighton,
for Speed (6-10 over).
Saturday, Feb. 22: Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Department
issued a citation to Chris
Lynn Lippincott, 51, Kalona,
for Operation Without Registration.
Sunday, Feb. 23: Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Department
issued a citation to Jared David Lyle, 42, Keota, for Speed
(6-10 over).
Keokuk County Sheriff’s
Department issued a citation
to Paulette Reyna Mott, 41,
for Speed (6-10 over).
Keokuk County Sheriff’s
Department issued a citation
to Vicki Lynn Ellis, 57, Ottumwa, for Speed (6-10 over).
Thursday, Feb. 27: Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Department
issued a citation to Mary Lee
Cavin, 61, Ottumwa, for Speed
(6-10 over).
The Keota School District
is taking applications for a
part-time night custodian.
Please contact the Keota
Central Office at 641-636-2189
or cherie.westendorf@keota.
k12.ia.us for an application or
send your resume to:
Keota CSD
Attn: Cherie Westendorf
P.O. Box 88
Keota, IA 52248
Deadline to turn in application is
March 12th, 2014.
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FARMLAND AUCTION
We will offer for auction the following farmland located 1½ North of South
English, IA on Hwy 149, then 2 miles West on 123rd St / 120th St & 2 miles
South of South English on 270th Ave, then ½ mile West
Thurs – April 10, 2014 - 10:00am
184.5 ACRES M/L
KEOKUK CO - ENGLISH RIVER TWP - SECTIONS 9,
16 & 25 - PLANK TWP SECT 2
Auction to be conducted on Site NW of S English on 120th St
TRACT I: 77.5 acres m/l.
Located 2 miles West of Hwy 149
on the South side of 120th St w/a
farm access easement thru the
front 23 acre parcel on 120th St.
There are 66.43 acres tillable with
a CSR of 69.6. It features mostly
Ladoga & Olmitz-Vesser-Zook
complex soils. This Tract lies next
to the South branch of the English
River, is tiled, has a drainage ditch
& is good productive cropland. The
non-tillable acres lie in draws, old
fence lines & the drainage ditch.
TRACT II: 60 acres m/l is located
2 miles West of Hwy 149 along the North side of 120th St with a farm access
easement to the NE 20 acres. This Tract has a history with the FSA of
36.24 acres tillable with a 54.4 CSR. It lies gently rolling with steep slopes,
features pasture, assorted trees, creek area & pond which create a good
habitat for deer & turkey.
TRACT III: 7 acres m/l. Located on the SE edge of South English along
Monroe St. It is all tillable with 89.6 CSR. This Tract lies flat with soils
consisting of Mahaska, Taintor & Otley. The corn & bean base is 6.5 acres.
It is located along a 270th Ave on the East edge of South English, making
this a great opportunity for a building site as it is accessible to rural water
& City sewer.
TRACT IV: 40 acres m/l. Located 2 miles South of South English, IA on
270th Ave, then ½ mile West on 160th St. This Tract features 23.8 tillable
acres, assorted draws with mature trees, 2 small ponds & is a great hunting
Tract.
Note: Tracts III & IV are co-owned with Kathleen Troyer. Duwa’s
Auction Service LLC shall assume no liability for any errors, omissions
or inaccuracies in the information provided. All critical information shall
be independently verified. This farm is entered into the Counter Cyclical
Program of Keokuk Co
TERMS: 15% down day of auction with balance due on or before May 12,
2014, at which time the deed & abstract will be delivered. POSSESSION:
Immediate. CLOSING: On or before May 12, 2014. TAXES: Prorated
to date of closing. All announcements made day of auction take
precedence over all previous advertising.
DANIEL L. POWELL ESTATE: owner
Executors: Kathleen Troyer & Bradley Coffman
Attorney: John Wehr, 116 E Washington, Sigourney, IA 52591
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Panthers
Meet Match
in Bloomfield
Sports
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Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Cade Millikin led Pekin with
24 points v. Van Buren; Eric Adam took a jumper in front of Pekin’s
student section; Van Buren’s length helped keep Jared Bond in
check; Petie Clubb had ten points and seven assists last Thursday
and Keaton Winn displayed great development throughout the season [photos by Adam Meier].
2-25-2014 Pekin 71, Wayne Corydon 60
2-27-2014 Pekin 47, Van Buren Keosauqua 47
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
A conference championship and 19-4 record is
what the Pekin boys’ basketball team will have to settle
with.
Last Tuesday’s 71-60 win
over Wayne, Corydon sent the
Panthers to the District title
game in Bloomfield against
Van Buren on Thursday.
Pekin roared out to an
18-12 lead after one quarter against Wayne and took
command by the half by
outscoring
Wayne
26-12
in the second quarter. The
Panthers didn’t play their
best brand of basketball in
the second half, as Wayne
fought back within striking
distance. However, Pekin’s
44-24 halftime lead held up
and the Panthers got their
19th win of the year, 71-60.
Brody
Long,
one
of
Pekin’s five seniors, had 16
points and 14 rebounds in
the win. Petie Clubb finished
with 11 points and three
assists, while Jared Bond
had ten points and eight
rebounds.
Cade
Millikin
pitched in nine points and
Keaton Winn and Eric Adam
each added eight.
The win sent the Panthers
to Bloomfield, where they
met Van Buren in a showdown between two threeloss teams with a Substate
berth on the line. Pekin’s
lack of production in the
paint and inability to keep
the Warriors out of it would
doom the Panthers on this
night.
“They packed in their 2-3
zone and did a really good job
of shifting in it,” Pekin head
coach Ken Hutchinson said
about Van Buren’s defense.
“I thought our decision making was too slow. We didn’t
react very well and were nervous. Our ‘bigs’ were doing
a fine job of posting up, but
our guards just had a hard
time getting them the ball.
All year we’ve played from
the inside out; it makes it
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hard to get that done when
you can’t get in the lane.”
Millikin’s scoring almost
singlehandedly kept Pekin in
the throughout. Van Buren
built a nine-point lead midway through the second quarter by finishing a number of
easy layups are penetration
from its guards. Millikin
drilled a 3-pointer from the
corner late in the half, but
the Warriors responded with
another easy bucket that
gave them a 38-29 lead at
the half.
“Defensively, we were
giving up too many layups,”
Hutchinson said bluntly.
“[Van Buren] would dribbledrive and hit the guy on
the backside; they did that
five or six times because we
weren’t rotating. We started
rotating down later in the
second quarter and hit a
few shots to get back into
the game, but then stopped
doing it again and gave them
more layups.”
Pekin’s
second-half
defense was far better than
it was in the first half. The
Panthers limited Van Buren
to only 14 second-half points
and cut the deficit to 46-39
heading into the fourth. Van
Buren’s defense was stronger
as well though, and allowed
the Warriors to maintain a
enough of a lead down the
stretch to walk away with the
52-47 win. Van Buren finished its night 8-of-14 from
the free throw line, while the
Panthers went 3-of-11.
Millikin’s 24 points and
five 3-pointers led the way
for Pekin in the loss. Brody
Long had 11 points on fiveof-seven shooting and pulled
down ten rebounds. Petie
Clubb finished his night
with ten points and seven
assists. Those three, along
with Jared Bond and Eric
A d am wo n ’ t b e a r o un d a
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The Keokuk County Highway Department hereby gives notice that sealed
bids for the sale and disposition of the following equipment are being
accepted until 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 20, 2014:
1 - 2002 John Deere 7210 MFWD Tractor. 6695 hrs. 95 PTO HP. 16
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year from now, but the hard
work and team-first mentality they’ve put in through the
years should rub off on the
younger Panthers and make
a difference down the road.
“All five of them worked as
hard as anybody I’ve seen,”
Hutchinson said about his
five seniors. “Overall effort
every night is what set the
group apart. Not the most
incredibly skilled or gifted
guys, but they were very
coachable and worked really
hard; that’s why we had a
good season. They did what
they needed to do without
any attitude. It’s nice to
have a group like this that
doesn’t care what their roles
are or if they score.”
The Panthers and the
five seniors were fortune to
play their last game in front
of an energized and passionate Pekin fan base; a fan
base that’s been supportive
since the season opener.
“It’s been flat-out awesome,”
Hutchinson
said
about the Pekin support.
“That type of environment
is really fun to play in and
really fun to coach in. A
community like this that is
close-knit and has a lot of
ties and pride -- you expect
them to come out and they
did it.”
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1 - 2005 Polaris ATP 500 (All-terrain vehicle with dump box). 666 miles.
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1 – 2005 6’ x 12’ Trailerman Trailer. GVWR 2990 lbs. 2” Ball Hitch. Self
Store Ramps. 75” between fenders. Very Good Condition.
1 – 2002 DTR-120C Mower by Diamond. 10 ft. Twin Rotary Hydraulic
Mower. 60” Side and 60” Rear decks. 6000 Hours. Includes mounting
brackets for JD 7210 Tractor.
1 – 2007 DSR-72-C Mower by Diamond. 6 ft. Side mounted hydraulic rotary mower. 3000 hours. Includes mounting brackets for JD 7220 Tractor.
1 – 2005 King Kutter Compact Disc with Notched Blades. 33” cutting
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2 – 1993 Central Fabricator Inc. 0.64 Cu. Yd. Excavator Buckets. 30”
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2 – No. 60 Caterpillar Scrapers. Pull Type Cable Lift.
3 – Miscellaneous pickup truck tool boxes.
The equipment is available for inspection by appointment. Call the Keokuk County
Main Shop (641) 622-3390 to schedule an appointment to view the equipment.
Offers may be made by sealed bid on a form available from the Keokuk County
Engineer’s Office, 101 S. Main Street, Sigourney, IA. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed
envelope clearly marked “Equipment Bid - (Equipment Name) ”. Bids must be submitted
to the Keokuk County Engineer’s Office no later than 10:00 AM on Thursday, March
20, 2014. For each piece of equipment, if the reserve is met, the County Engineer will
present a summary of all sealed bids to the Keokuk County Board of Supervisors for their
consideration. If the reserve has not been met, all bids will be rejected and will not be
disclosed. Keokuk County reserves the right to waive the reserve at any time and to accept
or reject any bid.
The County Engineer reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any
technicalities. The equipment is being sold “as is” and possession will be given upon full
payment of successful quote.
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EV’s Wild
Ride Ends
in Pella
2-24-2014 English Valleys 35, Lynnville-Sully 54
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
A 36 to 8 advantage for
Lynnville-Sully in free throw
attempts and the fouling out
of three English Valleys’ girls,
were what much of the focus
was placed on following EV’s
54-35 loss to Lynnville-Sully
last Monday that eliminated the
Bears from Regionals.
Instead of focusing on that
though, we’re going to focus on
the 15-win season that Luke
Caster’s team put together and
the postseason run that left it
one game away from State.
Only three excellent teams:
Iowa Valley, Lynnville-Sully
and BGM had more conference
wins than the Bears, who beat
HLV and North Mahaska in
Regionals, prior to falling to L-S
in Pella.
It wasn’t a fun way for the
season to end, but we were at
least there and had an opportunity,” Caster said about his
team. “The girls played hard
and they played well all year;
you can’t fault them for that. We
were in every game we played
this year. I congratulated them
on a great season and told them
how proud I was of them.”
Sam Banes, Allison Hewett,
Madison
Parmenter
and
Shannon Steffen were EV’s four
seniors and the ones who set
the team’s tone each and every
night. The four did much more
than just fill up stat sheets for
the team.
“They brought us great
leadership,” Caster stated about
his seniors. “All four of them
could step up in different ways.
They were great in the locker
room getting the girls psyched
up for the games and ready to
go. Having those four as leaders made it an easy team to
coach.”
Banes, along with Rylee
Voss and Lexie Moore, fouled
out against the Hawks, making it hard for EV’s offense to
find any kind of rhythm. Banes
picked up her fourth foul of the
game in the second quarter and
sat out the entire third, before
picking up her fifth foul early in
the fourth. Voss’s foul situation
was nearly identical, as she got
hit with her fifth shortly after
hitting a turnaround jumper in
the fourth. English Valleys’ foul
situation was no doubt a factor
in the outcome, but the lack of
comfort within the EV offense,
which was forced by L-S’s excellent defense, was the reason the
Bears fell short.
“[Lynnville-Sully] played a
tight man-to-man and they did
a good job of taking Rylee out
of the game,” Caster said. “They
really suffocated our guards so
that they couldn’t penetrate or
get the ball inside. They had a
good game plan going in and
played a tough game. Every
time Lauren tired getting to they
basket, they had girls stepping
in and causing her problems.”
An impressive following of
EV supporters made its way
down to Pella, but didn’t have
much to cheer about down the
stretch. The Bears trailed by
just six at halftime and by eight
after the third, but ran out of
gas in the fourth, while the
Hawks didn’t let up.
Despite EV’s loss, the sea
of navy and gold created by the
Bears’ dedicated fans made the
night a memorable one, nonetheless, and Caster and his girls
couldn’t be any more thankful
for that.
“I truly believe we wouldn’t
have gotten as far without our
crowds,” said Caster. “The fans
and the community coming
together to cheer for the girls
was really appreciated by the
girls. It was really great to see
and made a big impact on the
games. Hopefully next year we’ll
continue having great crowds
and that excitement.”
Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): EV’s Allison Hewett
greeted after going to the bench; Lauren Miller couldn’t
convert this second-half shot; Shannon Steffen forced a
jump ball and Rylee Voss went up and over her defender for
‘2’ [photos by Adam Meier].
The Keota School District
is taking applications for a
part-time
Central Office
With two of the SICL’s best
Secretary.
players coming back next year,
along with a group of girls who
will be eager to earn a spot
and make a difference, Caster’s
Bears have no reason to think
that next season can’t be just
as good.
Wilson Memorial Library
is hiring a part-time Library
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drop off your resume or pick
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and return it by March 6, 2014.
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LAND AUCTION
Sale to be conducted at the farm which is located approximately 8.5 miles
south of Sigourney, IA on Hwy 149, then west on 305th Street for approx.
1.5 miles, then south on 190th Avenue for 1/2 mile and back west 1.2 miles
on 305th Street to the T-intersection. Turn south at the T-intersection onto
168th Avenue. Property at the end of road on the west side.
Saturday, March 8 - 10:00 a.m.
39 ACRES M/L
Keokuk County, Steady Run Twp., Section 18
Real Estate consists of 39 acres m/l
currently in pasture with an average CSR of 41.70
Legal Description: SW SE 18-74-12. Terms: 20% down day of auction with balance due upon delivery of deed and abstract at closing on or
about April 8, 2014. Possession given upon delivery of deed and abstract.
Taxes: Taxes to be prorated to date of possession. Taxes are currently
$486.00 per year. Contact either auctioneer for a complete sale brochure.
All announcements made day of auction take precedence over all advertising. Not responsible in case of theft or accidents.
Lois J. Carter, Owner
Attorney for Seller: John N. Wehr, Sigourney, IA
Sale Conducted By:
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Keota, IA 52248
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is March 14th, 2014.
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Sports
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
A high-stakes wrestling
match between two even competitors, who have their pride
on the line and are fueled by
the desire to win, is something
to behold.
The ending scene to a match
like that is always similar. The
winner, who is physically spent,
gets his hand raised, while the
loser, who is also spent, leaves
the mat ashamed and just wants
left alone. More often than not,
it is the loser who is affected
the most, and when the smoke
clears, it’s the loser who comes
out of it stronger, smarter and
better.
Jeremiah Butter is not
a name that Brett Little gets
eager to talk about, but it’s a
name that Little associates with
why he’s doing what he’s doing
today.
“I think that things happen
to people for reasons in life,”
Little said. “I didn’t understand
how or why I lost that match
in the State Finals. I struggled
with it for a long time.”
At
the
2000
State
Tournament Little was beaten
by Lisbon’s Jeremiah Butteris
in the 140-pound State Final in
the last match of his high school
career, triggering him to explore
the world of coaching. Following
his days as a prep wrestler,
Little began helping out on the
AAU circuit and then did the
same at Tri-County, the high
school he attended. An assistant
coaching position at Oskaloosa
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Coach Little yelled instructions to Tucker Black at the 2014 IHSAA State Wrestling
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High School was Little’s next
stop, before he found his way to
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
as an assistant in 2009. After
three years as an assistant for
the Rockets’ wrestling team,
Little was named EBF’s next
head coach before the 2012-13
season. The Rockets finished
third as a team at the State
Tournament in Class 1A in
Little’s first season, after placing ninth one year earlier. Little,
his assistants and his wrestlers
built off that momentum and
propelled the EBF program to
the top tier of Iowa’s wrestling
food chain, and the way they
did it validated his thought that
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things in life happen for a reason.
“Nights like that Saturday
night make a guy sit down
and say, ‘That’s why I lost that
match; I’m suppose to be coaching’, Little said about February
22, the night EBF conquered
everyone in the finals. “I don’t
know if I’d be doing the same
thing I’m doing today if I’d won
that match 15 years ago.”
It was like nothing the
IHSAA State Championships
had ever seen. Four of Little’s
EBF wrestlers in four consecutive weight classes won four
straight individual titles. That
stretch alone would highlight
any coach’s career, but all the
right pieces falling in all the
right places made February 22
more dramatic than most movies scripts. Alburnett entered
the finals with a sizeable lead in
the 1A team race, but the cumulative struggles of its wrestlers,
coupled with all four of EBF’s
finalists taking care of business,
gave the Rockets the team title
and made them kings of 1A.
The physical talent alone of
Little’s EBF wrestlers would have
been enough for the Rockets
to do well this season, but to
accomplish something remarkable like they did in Des Moines
required a certain demeanor
that Little instilled in them.
“There’s a fine line between
confidence and arrogance,” said
Little, who was named Iowa’s
Co-Coach of the Year by the
IAHSAA. “You’ve got to be able
to teach a kid what the difference between that is, and you’ve
got to be able to turn it on and
off like a light switch.”
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the careers of prep wrestlers.
What comes first for the young
Rocket wrestlers, is learning the
fundamental basics of being a
good person.
“The biggest thing that we
start with is that you want them
to be good people, on and off the
mat,” Little said. “Accountability
and being respectful to their
parents, teachers, coaches and
so on, will carry over into their
ability to compete in wrestling.”
Watching Coach Little’s
body language during a meet
makes it obvious how invested
he is with his program and each
individual within it. He fixates
on every move like he’s in the
shoes of his wrestler. He fights
against rulings he doesn’t agree
with and his team loves that.
Great things can happen when
coach and athlete see eye to eye;
February 22 is proof of that.
Little and his wrestlers fight
harder for each other because
they’re on the same levels and
know what they want.
Not that long ago Little was
competing in his Tri-County
singlet. The memories of trying
to do at Tri-County what his
wrestlers want to do for EBF
are still fresh in Little’s mind.
That understanding helps them
connect and is one reason why
Little is a great coach.
“The best thing about wrestling is that you don’t have to
rely on anybody else; you get out
of it what you put into it,” Little
said. “You could be the best
baseball player in the world,
but if you have eight other
teammates that suck, you’re
probably not going to have a
very good baseball team.
“99 percent of every good
wrestler that’s wrestled – there’s
just something a little bit off
about the person,” he added.
I won’t say that they’re crazy;
there’s just something about
them and about how they strive
to reach their goals. They don’t
like losing at anything, let alone
a wrestling match. Those are the
kind of kids, who if you can get
them involved and make things
fun for them, that can pay huge
dividends to a program.”
Brett Little’s senior season
at Tri-County ended with a loss
in the championship: the worst
kind of loss. It took awhile to
recover from a loss that would
devastate even the toughest
wrestler, but on February 22,
that feeling losing in the worst
way possible came full circle
and helped fuel Little and his
Rockets to winning it all in the
coolest way imaginable.
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2014 Keota Eagle Boys Basketball team (front to back, left to right): Nate Sieren, Isaiah Hahn, Zach Mousel, Paden Uphold, Shane Gibson, Derek Berg, Luke Lyle, Nate Owen, Kolton
Greiner, Justin Hultman, proudly raise their Class 1A State Qualifier banner [photo by Tomisha Sprouse].
Eagles Heading to State
The Keota Eagle and News-Review
join these area businesses/organizations in congratulating the Keota Eagles
boy’s basketball team on their success
thus far in the 2013-2014 season, but
wish them the best of luck as they travel
to the Big Show in Des Moines. We are
so proud of each and every one of you!
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Agriland FS, Hedrick
Amy’s Salon House & Spa
B&L Welding
Bain Electric
Bell’s Collision Repair
Bender Foundry Service, Inc.
Brenneman Construction, Inc.
Cassens’ Mill
Clarahan Trucking Co., Inc.
Copeland Towing & Recovery
Crop Production Services
English Valley TV & Electronics
Farmer’s Lumber Co.
Garcia Carpet
Gentry Insurance
Greiner Crop Service
Gretter Autoland
Healing Arts
Hinshaw Trailer Sales
Holm Funeral Home
Hometown Market
Horak Insurance
Ideal Ready Mix
Jack’s Corner Drug
Jack Walker CDJ
Jackie’s Beauty Salon
Jim Tinnes Trucking
John N. Wehr
Just My Style
Keoco Auction Co., LLC
Keokuk County Abstract
Keokuk County Health Center
Keokuk County Implement Co.
Keota Athletic Boosters
Keota Eagle Foods
Keota Meat Processing
Keota Transmission & Repair
Keota Veterinary Clinic
LaKappCo., Inc.
Lyle Insurance
Maplewood Manor
McCulley Culvert Inc.
Greiner Real Estate & Auction, LLC
MHP Home Health & Hospice Services
Farm Bureau Insurance, Menster/Miller
Latta, Harris, Hanon & Penningroth, LLP
McDonald Bone Yard & Auto Recycling
Prairie Mutual Insurance Association
Modern Communications
Olde English Barber Shop
Sigourney Care Center/
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Terry Schroeder Frame & Alignment
State Farm Insurance, Rodger Redden
Pilot Grove Savings Bank, Member FDIC
Ollinger Electric
Phelps Auto Supply
Pizza Ranch
Plank Equipment, Mark Sheets
Powell Funeral Homes
PTL The Shop
Miller Auto Body
Misc. on Main
Ray-Man, Inc.
Ridgeway Hardware
River Products Co. Inc.
Scott Flynn Law Office
Sigourney BP
Sigourney Body Shop
Sigourney Financial Services
Sigourney Pride
Sigourney Shoe Repair Shop
Sloan-Mohr Monument Company
State Farm Insurance, Kelli Steil
STI
Strobel’s, Inc.
The Garden Gate
The Lumber Company
The Pro-Line Building Company
The Roost Tap
Thomas Grocery
TruBank, Member FDIC
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UI Health Care, Sigourney
Vittetoe, Inc.
Walk “ER” Drive Thru
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W.C. Gretter & Sons, Inc.
White State Bank, Member FDIC
Wolf Floral Inc.
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Pictured (clockwise): Kolton Greiner brought the ball down court
v. Van Buren Saturday night in Oskaloosa [photo by Angela Lyle];
Luke Lyle broke loose for a layup v. Montezuma [photo by Adam
Meier]; Nate Sieren played key minutes v. Monte [Meier]; Nate Owen
has turned up his low-post game [Meier]; Kolton Greiner drew a foul
on an aggressive drive [Meier]; Derek Berg drove baseline around
his Monte defender [Meier] and Luke Lyle and Nate Owen corral VB
post Saturday night [photo by Angela Lyle].
Keota Soars to State
2-25-2014 Keota 48, Montezuma 33
2-27-2014 Keota 57, BGM 52
3-1-2014 Keota 53, Van Buren Keosauqua 42
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
The stage was set. A clash
between the champions of the
SICL and the champions the
SEISC South would take place
inside Oskaloosa High School’s
gymnasium, and its result would
distinguish the winner’s season
as a great success, and the loser’s
season as a missed opportunity.
Saturday’s Class 1A boys’
Substate game between Keota
(23-1) and Van Buren (21-3)
decided which team would represent its school at next week’s
State Basketball Tournament in
Des Moines, and which one would
be starting track & field practice sooner than it had hoped.
Wins over Montezuma in the
District semifinals and over BGM
in the District final got the Eagles
to Oskaloosa, while the Warriors
defeated Twin Cedars and Pekin
to reach Substate. While the two
teams matched talent with talent on the court Saturday night,
Keota’s defensive grit and toughness with the ball gave the Eagles
an edge that proved to be the difference down the stretch.
After Keota went into the
locker room trailing by two at the
half, the Warriors took advantage
of some missed scoring chances
by the Eagles and quickly built
their lead to nine with four minutes left in the third.
“We called time out and the
kids came into the huddle pretty
fired up at each other,” said
Keota head coach Dan Stout. “We
missed three easy layups that let
them go up by nine. The kids told
themselves that we need to focus
and finish. And I just told them
to keep getting after it and keep
attacking and they did that.”
Six-straight points by Keota’s
senior sharpshooter, Luke Lyle,
got the Eagles right back in it. A
pair of low-post baskets by Nate
Owen brought the two teams
even, before Nate Sieren’s fifth
3-pointer of the season helped
Keota establish a six-point lead
in the fourth. In addition to
Sieren’s timely ‘3’ and buckets
from Keota’s usual suspects, the
Eagles played phenomenal team
defense that held the Warriors to
their second-lowest point total of
the season.
“Well, we came out and
thought we’d play a lot of different defenses, but ended up
playing man-to-man the whole
game,” said Stout. “We knew
we’d have to keep their big guys
out of the lane and keep their
guards in front of us, and for the
most part we did that. We just
played good, hard defense.”
While the Eagles’ defense
kept them close and offense got
them the lead, it was their mental toughness that brought them
down the home stretch to clinch
the 53-42 win.
Mistake-free offensive possessions and a number of successful trips to the free throw
line in the last three minutes of
the game ultimately sealed the
deal for Keota’s first trip to the
State Tournament since 1989.
In a high pressure situation with
desperate Van Buren defenders
doing whatever they can to get
the ball, the Eagles remained
poised – a product of playing the
game together for many years.
“The kids are determined
that no matter how the game
looks to just keep playing,” Stout
said about his team’s resiliency.
“We’ve been down in some of
these games, but they keep battling and fighting. They believe in
each other; a lot of that is from
how long the kids have been
playing with each other. They’ve
been coming in and pushing each
other and playing hard against
each other since they’ve been
here. We have really good senior
leadership.”
The SICL’s top two scorers,
Kolton Greiner and Luke Lyle,
along with Derek Berg, who is as
steady as they come, have started together the past three years
and represent the driving force
behind Keota’s great season.
Greiner scored 16 points against
Van Buren and 14 against BGM,
while Lyle dropped 12 against
Van Buren and 16 against BGM.
The balanced offensive production of Greiner and Lyle is nothing short of remarkable, and
that can’t be overstated. The two
will enter the State Tournament
with identical scoring numbers
through 25 games. They’re each
averaging 19 points per game
and have both scored exactly
474 points. The Eagles don’t
have a classic Batman and Robin
duo; they have two Batmans. On
Thursday though, junior Nate
Owen played one of his best
games and gave Van Buren a
first-hand look at Keota’s threeheaded monster. Owen scored
17 points, made two 3-pointers,
pulled down ten rebounds, and
impacted the game more than
anyone.
“Nate has decided that when
he wants to go down low and be
a force, he can do that, and he
did that last night,” Stout said
about Owen, who is averaging
10.8 points per game.
“I just told them I couldn’t be
more proud,” Stout said. “We told
ourselves going in the you just
have to give yourself a chance;
anything can happen once you’re
in a game. We got some breaks
here and there. We got a lot of
loose balls and had some shots
bounce around and fall our way.
“You always have a goal in
the back of your mind to make
it to State,” he added. “When the
pairings came out the kids were
excited. We’ve had the number one team in our district the
past couple of years, so the kids
gained confidence when the pairings came out. They were set to
make this happen. I told them
to enjoy this, but that next week
we’ll have to be ready to go if we
want to make some noise in Des
Moines.”
Every competitive team in
the state sets out a series of goals
that largely determine whether
its season will be marked a success or not. Stout and his group
have now checked off the first
three items on their list of goals
and can rest assured that no
matter what happens next week
at Wells Fargo Arena, the 201314 Keota boys’ basketball season
will be considered a success.
There’s no chance the Eagles will
be resting assured in practice
this week though, because while
their mission has been a success, there’s still more out there
for them to take. The Eagles have
earned the challenge that awaits
them next week and they’re going
to embrace every second of it,
because that’s what groups like
this do.
Mission
difficult?
Yes.
Mission impossible? No way.
The Keota Eagle
WEDNESDAY
February 19, 2014
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2014 South Iowa Cedar League Champs
The Keota Eagle Boys Basketball Team ended their regular season play with a record of 20-1 earning them the title of South Iowa Cedar League Conference Champs. After
defeating Iowa Valley on Tuesday, February 11 at home, the team cut down the nets and celebrated. Their post season begins with first round of Districts on Thursday,
February 20 at Montezuma starting at 6:30 p.m. Pictured above front to back, left to right: Paden Uphold, Kolton Greiner (Sr.), Zach Mousel, Nate Sieren, Manager Cara Hahn
(Sr.), Asst. Coach Larry Lyle, Manager Sam Ollinger (Sr.), Justin Hultman (Sr.), Derek Berg (Sr.), Shane Gibson (Sr.), Nate Owen, Luke Lyle (Sr.), Isaiah Hahn, Head Coach Dan
Stout. Photo by Adam Meier, Sports Editor.
Senior Luke Lyle, son of Jared and
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Senior Justin Hultman, son of
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Sophomore Nate Sieren, son of
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Junior Nate Owen, son of
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Sophomore Zach Mousel, son of
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Senior Sam Ollinger, Manager, son
Senior Cara Hahn, Manager,
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The team is pictured (front to back, left to right: Tristan Roehrig, Jason
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Paden Uphold, Jacob Wickenkamp, Derek
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Keokuk County Health Center
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Keota Eagle Foods
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Bell’s Collision Repair
Keota Meat Processing
Sigourney BP
Bender Foundry Service, Inc.
Keota Transmission & Repair
Sigourney Body Shop
Brenneman Construction, Inc.
Keota Veterinary Clinic
Sigourney Financial Services
Cassens’ Mill
LaKappCo., Inc.
Sigourney Pride
Clarahan Trucking Co., Inc.
Lyle Insurance
Sigourney Shoe Repair Shop
Copeland Towing & Recovery
Maplewood Manor
Sloan-Mohr Monument Company
Crop Production Services
McCulley Culvert Inc.
State Farm Insurance, Kelli Steil
English Valley TV & Electronics
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MHP Home Health & Hospice Services
Strobel’s, Inc.
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Holm Funeral Home
Sigourney Care Center/
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Hometown Market
Windsor Place Assisted Living
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Horak Insurance
Terry Schroeder Frame & Alignment
UI Health Care, Sigourney
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Jack’s Corner Drug
Pilot Grove Savings Bank, Member FDIC
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PTL The Shop
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Keota Finishes
Up At 20-1
Clockwise: 1) Keota seniors left to right Justin Hultman,
Derek Berg, Shane Gibson, Kolton Greiner, Luke Lyle. 2)
Nate Owen had 13 points v. IV. 3) Luke Lyle went nine-of-ten
from the field. 4) Kolton Greiner drew a foul on IV’s Dakota
Cooling [photos by Adam Meier]..
2-10-2014 Keota 63, North Mahaska 54
2-11-2014 Keota 56, Iowa Valley 46
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
After
having
already
wrapped up the conference
championship the prior week,
the Keota boys’ basketball
squad went into the final
week of the regular season
with relatively little pressure.
Despite not playing their
best basketball, the Eagles
still won each of their two
games last week, albeit in
less than stellar fashion.
North Mahaska came to
town last Monday and hung
with Keota for four quarters, only to come up short,
63-54.
A
third
quarter
in
which Keota outscored the
Warhawks 20-10 proved to
be the difference in the game.
The Eagles led by just a single point at the half before
cranking up their game to
take an 11-point lead into
the fourth. Keota’s 49-38 lead
after three quarters held up
in the fourth, as the Eagles
went on for the nine-point
win.
Three big individual performances were vital in the
Eagles’ win. Leading the way
with 20 points on 7-of-16
shooting was Kolton Greiner.
Not far behind Greiner in
the scoring column was Luke
Lyle. Lyle went 6-for-12 from
the field and finished with
18 points, seven rebounds
and four steals. Going fivefor-nine from the field with
14 points, 15 rebounds and
three assists was Nate Owen.
Derek Berg added six points,
four rebounds, four steals
and three assists.
Conner Hehli and Trent
Wanders each scored 14
points for North Mahaska.
A fast start the next night
at home against Iowa Valley
was the difference in the
game this time. The Eagles
got out to an 18-9 lead after
the first quarter, maintained
that lead throughout the
game, and eventually held on
for the 56-46 win.
The sluggish Keota squad
slowed down considerably
in the second quarter and
allowed the Tigers to get
right back in it. The Eagles
only managed to score seven
points in the second quarter and went into the locker
room leading 25-21. Lyle and
the Eagles got going again
in the third, though. Lyle
was automatic from 3-point
range last Tuesday, before
the Tigers switched to a boxand-one and started face
guarding him. Still, Lyle went
nine-for-ten from the field,
made six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, ten
rebounds and three assists.
The senior helped Keota put
together a good third quarter in which the Eagles outscored IV 19-12.
Keota maintained a solid
lead for the rest of the game
and held on for the win,
56-46.
Greiner added 14 points
and Owen scored 13 with ten
rebounds.
Greiner has scored just
three fewer points than the
SICL’s leading scorer, Luke
Lyle. Lyle is averaging an
even 20 points per game following the Iowa Valley game,
while Greiner sits at 19.8
p.p.g.
Keota’s
postseason
begins on Thursday, Feb.
20, against the winner of
North Mahaska and HLV.
The game will be played at
6:30pm at Montezuma. The
winner will play the winner of Montezuma and Belle
Plaine on Tuesday, Feb. 25,
at 6:30pm in Brooklyn.