The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort Madison, Iowa man on a felony drug charge. Taylor R. Young, 24, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested on December 19th, 2018 on a felony drug charge. Young is charged with delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine, a class C felony. If convicted, Young faces up to 10 years in a state correctional facility. The arrest […]
For 30 years now, Keokuk's 'City of Christmas' has delighted the eyes of attendees, both from the surrounding area and around the world. Volunteer Jean Meyer has been involved with the program since nearly day one and she says they truly have seen people from all over come to see the display. "Believe it or not, we have seen vehicles from every state, including Alaska and Hawaii, although we know […]
The Keokuk City Council met on Thursday night and began the meeting by approving a consent agenda that included appointing Cole O’Donnell to the SEIRPC Board of Directors, Diane Bramhall-McWilliams to the City Planning Commission and Jeff Arntzen to the Rand Park Pavilion Commission. They also approved different forms of liquor licenses for Hy-Vee Food Store and Rascal’s Pub & Grub. James F. Dennis was officially named City Attorney, a […]
The Central Lee School District held a meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the future plans for upgrades to the schools. The meeting, titled What’s Next, Central Lee part 2, revisited the original plan that was created in 2017. This original plan won a vote with a 57% approval, but since it was through a general obligation bond it has to receive at least a 60% vote, according to Central […]
In an article written by Jeff Rindskopf from Cheapism Lifestyle, Keokuk’s own “City of Christmas” was named one of the, “50 Best Christmas Light Displays in America”. The article chose one display from each state meaning that the “City of Christmas” was chosen as the top display in the state of Iowa. This is the description given about the display in the article: “The citizens of Keokuk create original displays […]
According to Main Street Keokuk, Inc., the Glitz Grand Prize has officially been claimed. Advance Physical Therapy’s own physical therapist Julie Love is the winner of the ruby and diamond necklace grand prize from Cahill-Prybl Jewelry and Gifts. Love will be presented with the prize at a special event on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 12:15 PM. The event will be at the Main Street office, 511 Blondeau. They would like to […]
Today's update includes a new winning number for the Glitz Grand Prize, information about holiday garbage pickup in Keokuk and your weekend hoops recap.
Today's update includes an arrest by the Lee County Narcotics Task Force, a special memorial event this Sunday and a local sports roundup.
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort Madison, Iowa man on felony drug charges. Jason Paul Thurman, 39, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested on December, 13th, 2018 on felony drug charges. Thurman is charged with two counts of delivery of more than 5 grams of methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a public park, class B felonies. If convicted, Thurman faces up to 60 years […]
