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PG&E to shut down power to some California residents as fire season gets underway

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- Pacific Gas & Electric is taking preventative measures this weekend as fire season kicks into high gear by shutting off power to several communities in California's Bay Area. The response comes as part of new guidelines instituted by the company last September during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record. PG&E power lines have been blamed for sparking many of California's worst fires in […]

todayJune 9, 2019 27

Local News

Connection Bank Set to Donate Main Street Properties to City of Keokuk

It's never a positive thing when a structure in a downtown municipal area has a fire, especially when that fire results in a near total loss. It's also devastating when that building happens to be the town's city hall and city offices. That is what happened in Keokuk back in February when the former city hall building on Blondeau Street was destroyed by a blaze of unknown origins. Nonetheless, things […]

todayJune 7, 2019 33

Local Sports

Central Lee Hawks Baseball Dominant in 10-0 Rout of Cardinal

Typically, when a baseball team wins a game via a walk-off, it means that it's been a thrilling affair. A game-ending RBI to break a tie or a come-from-behind home run to stun a team on the game's final pitch are the types of games one never forgets. Central Lee Baseball's walk-off victory over the Cardinal Comets Tuesday afternoon in Donnellson was nothing of the sort. No one on the […]

todayJune 5, 2019 40

Local News

Senator Booker Visits Keokuk on White House Stump

On first impression, one might wonder what kind of connection a United States Senator from New Jersey could possibly have to the State of Iowa. The junior senator played college football at Stanford University and has spent the last 6 years serving in Washington D.C. So how did Cory Booker plan to connect with potential voters Saturday in Keokuk as he made his push to secure the 2020 Democratic nomination […]

todayMay 28, 2019 20

State News

ISU study: Prairie strips can yield big benefits for soil & water

Iowa State University has landed a grant to study how quickly soil health changes after the implementation of prairie strips among row crops. Richard Cruse, an ISU agronomy professor, says the studies so far show how integrating small amounts of prairie into strategic locations within corn and soybean fields can yield huge benefits for soil, […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 27, 2019

Local News

Keokuk Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident

The Iowa State Patrol has announced that a motorcycle accident that occurred Thursday at roughly 10:30PM in central Lee County claimed the life of a Keokuk man. According to the report, 46 year old Roy Lee Dorsey of Keokuk was travelling southbound on Highway 61 at mile marker 19 when his motorcycle dropped off of the east shoulder and struck the east guardrail. The Lee County Sheriff's Office, Des Moines […]

todayMay 24, 2019 172

Local News

Hawthorne Elementary Shows Substantial Reading Growth

Mike Marsden arrived in Keokuk just under four years ago. The upstate New York native had been hired as the Assistant Principal at Hawthorne Elementary school to serve under then-Head Principal Jeremy Negus. Marsden felt that two of the biggest challenges he faced were curbing the number of behavioral issues among students and improving the reading scores of the children at the school. One year later, Marsden moved even closer […]

todayMay 20, 2019 27

Local News

City of Keokuk Hoping to Open Pool by Memorial Day

The Keokuk Aquatic Center has traditionally always opened its gates by Memorial Day at the latest. Regardless of how poor the spring weather, no matter how severe the rains; the pool has been available to the public before the biggest holiday of the spring. This year, however, the City of Keokuk and the Aquatic Center Management teams are hustling to ensure that the summertime fun spot is ready to go […]

todayMay 20, 2019 13

Local News

Lee County Conservation to Manage Denning Property

The Lee County Conservation Department is all set to take over management of a local farmstand that was willed to the Iowa DNR this past fall. The Lee County Conservation Board met for their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night in Montrose and one of the first action items on the agenda was a resolution to approve a management agreement with the Iowa DNR regarding the Denning property in northern Lee […]

todayMay 20, 2019 47