Today is National Voter Registration Day and to raise awareness about it, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and is office are pushing to get more voters registered. He spoke today about the things voters need to know the most. Here is the interview with Secretary Pate: https://soundcloud.com/tyler-gage-french/iowa-secretary-of-state-paul-pate You can register at https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/.
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with E.coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ground beef items were produced and packaged on June 21, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: • 3-lb. chubs of “OUR CERTIFIED 73/27 FINE […]
Radio Keokuk has received the following statement from KPLAY. Board member Devon Dade on the matter with Michael Greenwald and that interview is posted below. Statement from KPLAY: "It was brought to the board members attention that our past president was funneling funds to another organization without the proper authorization of KPLAY's board. This was a minimal amount that was taken from KPLAY's account. The past president has since resigned […]
Libertarian Candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Rick Stewart stopped by the station to talk about his views on current issues in the state of Iowa. Here is the interview with Mr. Stewart. https://soundcloud.com/tyler-gage-french/interview-with-rick-stewart
Gov. Kim Reynolds received word Wednesday that President Donald Trump has partially approved her request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for counties impacted by severe storms and tornadoes on July 19, 2018. The declaration will make assistance available to public and nonprofit entities in Lee, Marshall, Marion and Van Buren counties under the federal Public Assistance Program. A Presidential Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance puts into motion long-term federal recovery […]
The Hawkeye Restaurant will play host to a special reunion on Saturday to celebrate the Keokuk Community College 1958 Basketball Junior College State Championship. One of the group organizers, Gene Weber, said members of the team have met off and on over the years, but they decided they needed to have at least one last get together. “The former teammates, we've been in touch and everything, you know. Donnie Romes, […]
The historic WWII ship LST-325 made a stop in Keokuk on Tuesday night. The ship served in the Atlantic during WWII and made stops in Tunisia, Italy and Oran while also making trips to England and France from 1943-1945. The ship was deactivated and reactivated several times from military duty from the end of WWII through 2001. Now decommissioned permanently from military service, LST-325 is one of two WWII LST […]
Information courtesy of press release from Keokuk High School Activities Director Zach Summers: On Friday, August 24th at our football game vs Davis County, Keokuk had a kid play that fell under the scholarship rule by failing a class the 2nd semester of last year. The Iowa High School Athletic Association penalty for the use of an ineligible athlete in the sport of football is forfeiture of contest. The administrative […]
Keokuk Chiefs football gets started on Friday night and they will be hosting a green out in support of Let's Cure CP, a group that helps raise money for finding a cure for Cerebral Palsy, and K-Play. They are asking anyone who attends the game to wear a green shirt in support and there will also be a silent auction with items that have been donated from throughout the community. […]
