Local News

At a special meeting of the Lee County Conservation Board Tuesday afternoon, the board approved of a resolution supporting exploration of a possible conservation improvement project to enhance pool 19. The board requested that local wildlife expert Jim Noll give a small presentation regarding his goal of turning pool 19 into a wildlife refuge to improve the basin above Pool 19 both economically and ecologically. Noll began the discussion by […]

The Iowa State Patrol has announced that a motorcycle accident that occurred Thursday at roughly 10:30PM in central Lee County claimed the life of a Keokuk man. According to the report, 46 year old Roy Lee Dorsey of Keokuk was travelling southbound on Highway 61 at mile marker 19 when his motorcycle dropped off of the east shoulder and struck the east guardrail. The Lee County Sheriff's Office, Des Moines […]

The Lee County Conservation Department is all set to take over management of a local farmstand that was willed to the Iowa DNR this past fall. The Lee County Conservation Board met for their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night in Montrose and one of the first action items on the agenda was a resolution to approve a management agreement with the Iowa DNR regarding the Denning property in northern Lee […]

The Keokuk City Council met last Thursday May 2nd at Torrance Elementary School for their regular meeting. Torrance remains the city's interim council meeting place as plans for a new city hall are developed in the wake of the fire that ravaged the previous location on Blondeau Street in early February. Public Hearing and Resolution Regarding Proposed Shooting Range The Keokuk City Council met last Thursday May 2nd at Torrance […]