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Jefferson City, Mo. — Pursuant to Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order 20-02 declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and a request from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Governor Parson today signed Executive Order 20-03 ordering all Missouri municipal elections previously scheduled for April 7, 2020, to be postponed to June 2, 2020. The Executive Order declares that ballots already printed for the April 7 election may be used at […]

Gov. Reynolds issues a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020 DES MOINES -  Gov. Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency activating the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan effective at noon today.  It takes significant steps to require social distancing and limit community spread of the virus by implementing temporary measures including moving restaurants […]

Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued the following statement regarding upcoming elections in the state of Missouri. “I know these are difficult times for all of us. There is a great deal of uncertainty and understandable concern. Among those concerns are the upcoming elections that provide us all an opportunity to have a say in our government leadership. “I want to reassure Missouri voters that their […]

WEST DES MOINES, IA – March 16, 2020 -- Mediacom Communications announced today a series of company initiatives directed at helping American families address work, education and health care challenges created by the Coronavirus pandemic.   Specific initiatives include: Increasing the speed of the Mediacom Connect2Compete low-cost internet program to 25 megabits per second (Mbps) down by 3 Mbps up (currently 10 Mbps down by 1 Mbps up).  Qualifying families who […]

PRESS RELEASE Press Release Contact: Karen Siefken Phone: 319-524-4504 For Immediate Release United Way of the Great River Region 10th Annual Spaghetti Dinner postponed - Being mindful of the health and safety of our community members and volunteers and following IDPH and LCHD guidelines, we have decided to postpone the United Way’s Spaghetti Dinner that was scheduled for Monday, March 23.  If you have already purchased tickets, please hold on […]

The Cardinals regular season on 1310 KOKX will be pushed back as Radio Keokuk has received the following statement from Major League Baseball. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STATEMENT Today Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. conducted a conference call with the 30 Clubs of Major League Baseball. Following last night’s newly updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restricting events of more than 50 people for the next […]

The following are cancellations in the Tri-State due to precautions on the potential spread of COVID-19. *Eddie Mauro, candidate for U.S. Senate has cancelled his visits to Lee County for Friday, March 13. His campaign believes it is the best action to take at this time due to the coronavirus and the public's safety *Carthage and Hamilton Senior Meal Sites Starting March 12 and Until Further Notice: We will only […]