This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend my first Iowa Hawkeye game, and I was even lucky enough to have it come on an unofficial state holiday, the day of Cy-Hawk Football. I have grown up a Hawks fan for most of my life and it was a team I chose. My parents were both born out of the state so I was not born or raised in […]
The Hawkeye Restaurant will play host to a special reunion on Saturday to celebrate the Keokuk Community College 1958 Basketball Junior College State Championship. One of the group organizers, Gene Weber, said members of the team have met off and on over the years, but they decided they needed to have at least one last get together. “The former teammates, we've been in touch and everything, you know. Donnie Romes, […]
The historic WWII ship LST-325 made a stop in Keokuk on Tuesday night. The ship served in the Atlantic during WWII and made stops in Tunisia, Italy and Oran while also making trips to England and France from 1943-1945. The ship was deactivated and reactivated several times from military duty from the end of WWII through 2001. Now decommissioned permanently from military service, LST-325 is one of two WWII LST […]
Information courtesy of press release from Keokuk High School Activities Director Zach Summers: On Friday, August 24th at our football game vs Davis County, Keokuk had a kid play that fell under the scholarship rule by failing a class the 2nd semester of last year. The Iowa High School Athletic Association penalty for the use of an ineligible athlete in the sport of football is forfeiture of contest. The administrative […]
Keokuk Chiefs football gets started on Friday night and they will be hosting a green out in support of Let's Cure CP, a group that helps raise money for finding a cure for Cerebral Palsy, and K-Play. They are asking anyone who attends the game to wear a green shirt in support and there will also be a silent auction with items that have been donated from throughout the community. […]
Keokuk High School is rewarding a group of students for their academic achievement by sending them to the Ed Sheerhan concert in St. Louis. School principal Adam Magliari said just under 40% of the students at the school showed the necessary growth in math, reading and science on their state testing. For Magliari, seeing this growth was a great experience. “It’s all about pride,” Magliari said. “It’s everything to us […]
Clark County police are asking for public help in searching for suspect Patricia J. Gordy, 39, of Wyaconda, Mo. Gordy is accused of several felony charges including first degree rape or attempted rape, first degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first degree tampering with a motor vehicle, second degree burglary, and stealing more than $750 in value. If you or anyone you know […]
Rep. Loebsack spoke about the importance about getting out and putting in the work to raise voter awareness. -Tyler French/RADIO KEOKUK The Lee County Democratic Party celebrated the opening of their Keokuk and Fort Madison headquarters on Wednesday night. The Keokuk headquarters, located at 514 Main Street, was officially opened at 5 pm and local representatives as well as U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack were in attendance and spoke about their […]
The Lee County Board of Supervisors held their weekly meeting on Tuesday morning and the most heavily discussed topic was an agreement with the Central Lee School District to implement a School Resource Officer. Central Lee Superintendent Andy Crozier was in attendance and discussed some of the moves the school district has made in response to events like the Parkland School shooting, but because of their location it may not […]
