Concerned community members met again last night concerning the care and condition of Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery in Keokuk. The meeting, led my Kathie Mahoney, took place the Keokuk Labor Temple with a large majority of the gatherer's from the first meeting returning. Since the first meeting took place last month, progress has been made within the group on what the next steps are and how to go about getting […]
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 […]
It's never a positive thing when a structure in a downtown municipal area has a fire, especially when that fire results in a near total loss. It's also devastating when that building happens to be the town's city hall and city offices. That is what happened in Keokuk back in February when the former city hall building on Blondeau Street was destroyed by a blaze of unknown origins. Nonetheless, things […]
On first impression, one might wonder what kind of connection a United States Senator from New Jersey could possibly have to the State of Iowa. The junior senator played college football at Stanford University and has spent the last 6 years serving in Washington D.C. So how did Cory Booker plan to connect with potential voters Saturday in Keokuk as he made his push to secure the 2020 Democratic nomination […]
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 […]
Mike Marsden arrived in Keokuk just under four years ago. The upstate New York native had been hired as the Assistant Principal at Hawthorne Elementary school to serve under then-Head Principal Jeremy Negus. Marsden felt that two of the biggest challenges he faced were curbing the number of behavioral issues among students and improving the reading scores of the children at the school. One year later, Marsden moved even closer […]
The Keokuk Aquatic Center has traditionally always opened its gates by Memorial Day at the latest. Regardless of how poor the spring weather, no matter how severe the rains; the pool has been available to the public before the biggest holiday of the spring. This year, however, the City of Keokuk and the Aquatic Center Management teams are hustling to ensure that the summertime fun spot is ready to go […]
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 […]
