Thursday night the fate of the Unitarian Church was officially decided. The council voted to reopen the resolution authorizing the city to demolish the building after it was tabled at the July 6th meeting to allow local residents to raise money to rehab the 4th street property. City Code Enorcement Officer Kathy Gable read a report from engineer Charlie Bach of Poepping, Stone, and Bach which stated that the structure […]
Thursday afternoon citizens showed up to behold the newest healthcare rehabilitation facility in the tri-state area. After nearly a year of construction, River Hills Village held the grand opening for its brand new 2.5 million dollar bounce back facility to much fanfare Thursday. River Hills CFO Ron Wilson stated that this was a project near and dear to his house being from Iowa and knowing how important these facilities are […]
At Tuesday’s Women Inspiring Women event Tuesday an iconic Iowa woman spoke and 3 local women were bestowed with prestigious awards. Jesup, Iowa native Jen Loeb recounted her ventures which include summiting Mount Everest as well as the highest peak on 5 other continents. Loeb implored the audience to follow her dreams as she stated that as recently as several years ago she thought someone like her sitting atop Mount […]
In the feel-good story of the day, an anonymous Keokuk businessperson has decided to help citizens cool off during this late-week heat wave. Keokuk Aquatic Center Director of Operations Denise Estrada explained the gift this anonymous good Samaritan has provided. As a result of this donation, admission to the KAC will be complementary Thursday and Friday as temperatures hit 99 and 97 degrees respectively.
A spokesperson for Fareway Grocery’s corporate headquarters in Boone, Iowa has announced the officially opening date for the chain’s newest store in Fort Madison. Fareway Spokesperson Emily Toribio stated in a release that the Fort Madison Fareway store will open for business on Wednesday August 30th. At this time the open hours have not been reported and the company is still working to set an official ribbon cutting and grand […]
A Keokuk woman who was accused of misusing a family member’s finances has been convicted of theft Wednesday. Laura Hawkins held power of attorney for a 77 year old family member who was a resident at Sycamore Healthcare in Quincy when an investigation was launched after thousands of dollars went missing from the elderly person’s account. Hawkins was scheduled for a jury trial this week but court records show she […]
At Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted to approve a 28E agreement appointing Doctor Craig Huston of Great River Medical Center in Burlington as the new county medical examiner. Huston will be shared with Henry and Des Moines counties but it was announced that the county would continue to pay for previous examiner Eugenio Torres’ medical insurance as part of the severance so that Torres can […]
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is expressing frustration with federal officials who are warning voter registration systems maintained by the states are in “imminent danger” of being “hacked.” The U.S. Homeland Security secretary said this week that states that fail to ask for help to prevent cyber intruders are “nuts.” “I’m disappointed in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
One of the staples of summertime in Iowa is the taste of sweet corn. Cindy Westrum and her husband grow the popular vegetable near Stratford in Hamilton County. Westrum says it’s shaping up to be a great season for the sweet corn crop. “The corn is doing really well but we’re desperately needing rain though,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
