If Iowa Hawkeyes head football coach Kirk Ferentz knows who will have the first run at the starting quarterback position, he surely isn’t letting anyone know. At the Big Ten Media Days that took place Monday and Tuesday, Ferentz, who is entering his 19th year at the helm for Iowa, answered a number of questions pertaining to the quarterback position. CJ Beathard, who started for the Hawkeyes in each of […]
The Union representing correctional officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still believes that the incident that took place at the prison on July 1st qualifies as a riot. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61 President Danny Homan echoed previous statements Monday regarding why he feels the state is downplaying the significance of the incident. An Associated Press report last week stated that the […]
The Union representing correctional officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still believes that the incident that took place at the prison on July 1st qualifies as a riot. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61 President Danny Homan echoed previous statements Monday regarding why he feels the state is downplaying the significance of the incident. An Associated Press report last week stated that the […]
A Keokuk resident is claiming that he was run off the road and into the Des Moines river early Saturday morning but law enforcement reports are saying it could be a case of drunk driving. At 2:15 AM Saturday the Lee County Sheriff’s department made contact with 27 year old Geoffrey Francis after he reported that his sedan was run off the road by a brown and white pickup truck. […]
The 2017 All-Southeast conference baseball team has been announced and several Keokuk Chiefs were selected. Despite the fact that the 1st team was dominated by players from conference leaders Mount Pleasant and Fairfield, Senior Gavin Thompson was selected as a 1st team outfield while Junior Jake Jones was selected as a designated hitter. Senior Andrew Patterson was selected as a 2nd team pitcher while Junior Bryce Miller was selected to […]
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 […]
Keokuk School District will be charging its staff a fee to use appliances in the classroom beginning this fall when classes resume throughout the district. At the July 17th regular board meeting the measure, which will impose a monthly cost of 10 dollars for a mini refrigerator, 3 for a coffee pot, 3 for a microwave, and 12 for a space heater, was passed by the board. Board member Russ […]
At Thursday’s Keokuk city council meeting, the demolition of the Unitarian Church was not the only issue that has been discussed for years that was resolved. Hamilton, Illinois resident and Tri-States Musician Memorial advocate Lisa LeMatty spoke to the council during workshop. On the agenda for the regular meeting was a motion to approve the placement of a monument honoring Tri-states musicians to be placed at Victory Park. LeMatty explained […]
The Keokuk Police Department has identified the man who died as the result of a house fire that was discovered Saturday afternoon. It was reported earlier Monday that the police and fire departments responded to the home at 928 Des Moines Street in Keokuk after it was reported that there was a deceased person in the building. Upon inspection the Keokuk Fire Department discovered not only the deceased man but […]
