Members of the Three Rivers Tractor Club filtered into the J.J. Nichting building in Pilot Grove Tuesday evening.
You probably have quite a few co-workers with whom you exchange chitchat, banter and superficial observations on current events.
Family gatherings are important. These shared experiences with family, especially those of different generations, have tangible benefits.
Five Warsaw High School seniors signed their national letter of intent Thursday, March 21 to participate in activities on the next level in college.
In 1887, an ambitious project was put forth with the idea of giving Warsaw residents good, safe water to drink. Also the plan would provide fire protection for the business district and a way …
There have been some exciting happenings going on at First Lutheran Church of Keokuk lately, namely a charitable project for the needy involving a sprightly gang of quilters. Several women in …
DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has announced a successful testing period for ID.me, the new identity verification method used in the state’s unemployment system. As previously a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev. William H. Lamar IV initially shuddered at the thought that he needed to morph…
On Wednesday, March 27 at 1:20 a.m., Lynsey Rae Ann Brobston, 32, of St. Paul, was arrested in St. Paul for: Violation of Parole, Eluding-Speed 25 Over Limit, Speeding, Interference with Offic…
The Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at 3800 Main St. on Tuesday, March 26 at 3 p.m. Department personnel cleaned up the debris left on the roadway.
The Keokuk High School College and Career Transition Coach, Tina Clark, was presented with an award from the Iowa Army recruiters for her work in administering the The Armed Services Vocationa…
Jim’s Greenhouse will be opening for the 2024 season on Monday, April 1. Be sure to save the date, and then be ready for a full schedule of special events planned for the season.
Here are the Montrose Memorial Library schedule of events for April:
Montrose Ball Association will soon be offering their 2024 Skills and Drills Camps. Station work will focus on pitching, infield, hitting, catching, outfield, base running, and proper warm up.…
Keokuk High School student Kash Elston won second place in the Welding Tech Stick Skills Challenge at the Southeast Iowa Skills Throwdown hosted by Southeastern Community College on March 22, …
Coming off record harvests in 2020 and again in 2023, Iowa’s spring turkey hunters could be living in the “good ol’ days.” And with three straight years of good hatches across much of the stat…
The Keokuk City Council will be seeking a new member at the end of April.
A Keokuk man has pleaded guilty to enticing a minor under 16 for sexual purposes, a class D felony, according to a press release from the Lee County Attorney’s Office.
DAVENPORT – Brittany Watznauer of West Point has been named to the 2023 fall trimester dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport.
The Keokuk School Board approved bids at the March 25 meeting to update to age-appropriate playground equipment and add green space to the outside of George Washington Elementary. The updates …
Average gasoline prices in Iowa have risen 14.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.33/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,036 stations in Iowa. Prices in Iowa are 34.2 c…
Despite Iowa legislators having not settled the question of how much state supplemental aid (SSA) schools will be getting, school districts are required to hold public hearings and publish not…
The dust has yet to settle, despite last week’s 3-2 vote by Lee County Supervisors to leave the county’s new dust control fee policy in place.
To celebrate Diabetes Alert Day, March 26, Memorial Hospital highlighted the strides made in diabetes care under the leadership of Kayce Fuhrman, director of Diabetes Services. With a focus on…
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and MidWestOne are partnering for the first annual Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. This initiative not only brings attention to all …
The Hancock County Board has permanently closed the county dog pound, following action at a regular meeting on Monday, March 18.
A Burlington man is facing felony charges after police say he damaged a fence and set fire to a garage at his ex-girlfriend’s home in West Point last Thursday.
The Keokuk Community School District was awarded a $250,000 School Safety Improvement Grant from the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise announces that the Lee County Auditor’s Office is now accepting absentee ballot requests for the June 4, Primary Election.
Deer Run Golf Course in Hamilton has a fresh new look for spring, with new exterior siding on the clubhouse. The siding was put on by Dansco of Keokuk and has dressed up the clubhouse just in …
Hamilton High School Principal Brad Gooding had this report for the School Board meeting held on Wednesday, March 20.
The Hamilton Senior Center serves meals at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday at the Community Center at 1680 Keokuk St.
Landon Leenerts, son of Keith Leenerts and Gretchen Sherrill of Hamilton, was selected by the teaching staff at Hamilton High School as the January Marine Bank Senior of the Month in the area …
The Department reports the following incidents Friday-Sunday, March 22-24.
On Saturday, March 23, at 9:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 200 block of S. Eighth St. for a fight in progress. Aaron Lee Bennett, 34, of Keokuk, was arrested at 9:39 p.m. at 211 N. E…
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests Friday-Sunday, March 22-24.
Keokuk National Cemetery will host the 50th anniversary Vietnam Veterans Ceremony on Thursday, March 28 at 11 a.m. at the Keokuk National Cemetery Rostrum, Eastern Portion, at 1701 J St. in Ke…
The oldest high school band in America, the Christian Brothers Band, gave their first performance in Iowa Friday evening, March 22. Band director Patrick Bolton, only the 10th director in its …
Everyone loves a little song and dance, and that was just what audiences got to experience, live, at the Grand Theatre of Keokuk on Thursday evening. What a treat!
Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage will open for the season Tuesday, April 2. The free museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Special gr…
Brightly-colored Easter eggs were scattered throughout sections of the prairie next to Lee County Conservation’s Heron Bend Conservation Center Saturday.
Vice President of the Lee County Labor Chapter Carrie Duncan told the large group at the East Palestine, Ohio Country Club on Saturday that “Nothing great is ever accomplished without obstacles.”
The Hamilton Senior Center serves meals at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday at the Community Center at 1680 Keokuk St.
Torrence Preschool staff will host a second Preschool Roundup at Torrence from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Parents can drop in and find out more, take a tour of classrooms, and begi…
Arrests
On Thursday, March 21 at 8:43 a.m. the Department responded to 117 S. Water St. for a fire alarm sounding. On arrival, fire personnel found contractors working inside the building, cutting con…
Devan Alexandra Batley, 29, of Keokuk, was arrested Thursday, March 21, at 10:12 a.m. at the Sheriff’s Office, for Judgment Entry/Mittimus. Batley was jailed.
A Memorial Concert will be held in memory of Lin Waller from Augusta, Illinois, who passed away suddenly on April 10, 2023. Lin’s favorite Gospel group was Karen Peck and New River from Dahlon…
BURLINGTON– Outstanding client service, ethics and professionalism have elevated Brian Foecke of New York Life to qualify for the exclusive Million Dollar Round Table — The Premier Association…