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Gladstone Woman, 22, charged with Reckless Homicide in October Deaths FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 10, 2023 Via the County of Henderson, Rachel B. Masts, States Attorney On October 18, 2022, the Illinois State Police responded to a fatal traffic crash on United States Route 34 on the Great River Bridge in Henderson County, Illinois. Pearson J. Franklin and Andrew S. Whitcomb were maintenance workers at the time. Franklin and […]

Keokuk Native Joins the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame Justin Tuck chosen as Hy-Vee 2022 Store Manager of the Year   WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (March 6, 2023) —Keokuk native Justin Tuck has been named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame. Tuck, store manager at the Southridge Hy-Vee in Des Moines, was named one of the Store Managers of the Year for 2022. Hy-Vee’s Regional Vice President Kevin Mills noted Tuck’s […]

Pilot Grove Savings Bank Donates to Hoerner YMCA Keokuk, IA –Pilot Grove Savings Bank donated $2,500 to Hoerner YMCA. Scott Piper, Market President from Pilot Grove Savings Bank in Keokuk said, “There have been a lot of good things happening at the Hoerner YMCA lately, including remodeling the gym, converting the racquetball courts into a teen center for after-school programs, and they’re just about to begin remodeling the locker rooms.  […]

Via Press Release from the Fort Madison Police Department: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 The Fort Madison Police Department Detective Bureau announces the arrest of Nicholas Ray Bell, age 35, of Burlington. This arrest stems from an ongoing investigation from 2021. Bell is alleged to have had an ongoing sexual relationship with a minor within the city limits of Fort Madison between September and October 2021. The recent return of conclusive digital and […]