As we close down to within one month of the special election that will take place May 2nd, Lee County residents will be getting a chance to get to know their 2 candidates for county attorney. The local chapter of the American Association of University Women will be holding a series of 3 forums for candidates Ross Braden and Clinton Boddecker. The forums include opening remarks as well as questions […]
11 year old Mateo Rascon of Burlington, Iowa certainly didn’t freeze up on the big stage of Augusta National Golf Club Sunday. While many 11 year olds would have just been happy to qualify for the Drive, Putt, and Chip championships at the home of the Masters, Mateo showed he was in it to compete. Following his send off Thursday from Burlington Golf Club, Mateo took part in the 10 […]
The Keokuk High School Girls Track team was paced to a 3rd place finish by its junior standout again Friday afternoon. Junior Ya-Mia Ailes Primes won the 200 meter dash while finishing 2nd in the long jump, 3rd in the 100, and 4th in the 400 at the Bullette Invitational meet at Mediapolis High School. Fellow Junior Lillia Tate won her 3rd consecutive 100 meter hurdle event while the Chiefs […]
Keokuk Middle School has announced its March students of the month. Representing the 6th grade are Claire Coffield and Jayse Messenger. Malorie Ross and Skylar Weilandich were chosen as students of the month from the 7th grade class. And Kaleb Spurgeon and Sydney McCarron were honored as the 8th grade students of the month. Selected for their outstanding work in the classroom, the 6 six students will be treated to […]
After 10 years Central Lee School District has its own food service director. Since 2007 Central Lee has employed Melanie Quereto in a share program with the Fort Madison School District. When she retired this semester the district hired Kahoka, Missouri native Amy Fogarty to be her full-time replacement at Central Lee. Fogarty is a graduate of the University of Iowa who has experience in the industry after working at […]
It appears all of the work done in Lee County to raise the minimum wage was for naught. Thursday afternoon Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed house File 295 into law preempting counties and cities from enacting their own minimum wage. During Tuesday’s final minimum wage reading, Supervisor Gary Folluo stated that the board was aware that the state may preempt their work but that didn’t deter the board. Governor Branstad […]
A Tama County man has admitted to illegally taking a deer. Sixty-one-year Ralph Ray Rozevink of rural Tama County, pleaded guilty February 22nd to shooting a doe from the highway in southern Marshall County in December of 2016. State Conservation Officer Brett Reece had investigated and charged him with one count of shooting a deer […]Powered by WPeMatico
After five years of lobbying, the “Iowa Army of Pink” has won its battle at the statehouse. “This is the day I’ve prayed about for so long and I can’t believe it’s finally happening,” Bridget Pargulski of Johnston said today. She’s part of the group that’s been asking legislators to force health care providers to […]Powered by WPeMatico
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives today in Council Bluffs and Omaha in honor of a southwest Iowa man. Fred Wilson is one of the people who was shot — and survived — after a gunman opened fire in December of 2007 in a department store at Westroads Mall in Omaha. Wilson says […]Powered by WPeMatico
