Drivers on Plank Road in Keokuk Thursday afternoon had to beware of pedestrians for a variety of reasons. Not only was varsity football practice taking place at the practice field but community members walked casually back and forth between the YMCA and the high school. At the same time as superintendent Christine Barnes introduction was a meet and greet for the brand new CEO Mark Smidt at the Hoerner YMCA […]
Keokuk community members were introduced to the school district’s new superintendent Thursday afternoon. Christine Barnes shook hands and got to know residents of Keokuk for nearly 2 hours from 5 until 7PM Thursday and it appeared that every one of the 50 to 60 people she talked to left impressed. Christine spoke about what it was about Keokuk that caused her to move from southwest Michigan to join the district. […]
If anyone needs a reminder of what sports season is around the corner all they need to do is drive by Keokuk high school around 4PM in the afternoon. The sight of teenage young men in full pads and helmets flying around the practice field with clouds of dust in their trails means one thing, football season is near. Beginning Monday afternoon head coach Matt McGhghy has had his squad […]
Two of Keokuk’s historic entities are teaming up for a murder mystery dinner theater. The Great River Players will perform Café Murder in conjunction with America’s First Great Dam Museum Thursday and Friday night. Both the GRP and the Dam Museum will split the proceeds from the sale of tickets to the production which cost 35 dollars apiece and include dinner catered by Angelini’s Ristorante Italiano. Dam Museum Treasurer Kathy […]
Roughly 60 waterfowl enthusiasts showed up to voice their displeasure at the Lee County Conservation Board meeting Tuesday night. The duck hunters sounded off regarding a new rule on county property which limits hunting to boat blinds only and will make it unlawful to hunt waterfowl from permanent blinds entirely by 2019. The concerns involved everything from the safety of boat blinds on the rough waters of the Mississippi River […]
Despite the fact that the Keokuk Senior Lofts look from the outside like more of a finished product every day, some minor delays in opening are now expected. In late April, Miller-Valentine senior developer Pete Schwiegeraht addressed Keokuk residents at a Coffee and Conversation meeting and stated that the apartments should be slated for a late-summer or early fall opening. Recently, Miller-Valentine announced that construction setbacks would push the grand […]
Tuesday morning marked a big day for the America’s First Great Dam Museum in Keokuk. The Ameren America power house was the site of a significant donation from the Missouri based power company to the museum. Ameren representatives from Saint Louis and the Lake of the Ozarks presented the America’s First Great Dam Foundation Board with a check for 50 thousand dollars. Dam museum president Phil Tracy was grateful for […]
Regular sex offender compliance checks will continue until there are no further violations, that was the message from Sheriff Stacy Weber Tuesday. On Monday the Sheriff’s department carried out registry compliance checks on each of Lee County’s 57 registered sex offenders. Weber explained that while he has discretion to hold these checks whenever he wants, this time of year is especially important. While there were several violations, Weber felt that […]
The Lee County Sheriff’s department will be acquiring a new canine to replace the current dog Alex. Sheriff Stacy Weber announced Tuesday morning that he would accept the recommendation of his canine committee and handler Uriah Wheatley and send Alex back his training center in Arkansas. At Wednesday’s Lee County canine association meeting the committee formally heard from Wheatley who stated that while he has grown attached to Alex, the […]
