The first and only public forum for candidates for the position of Mayor of Keokuk took place Monday night at city hall. Candidates Dan Winn, Patricia Whiteside, Tom Richardson, and Carl Morgan were all present and accounted for in their opportunity to educate the public on each of their particular agendas. 10 questions were asked by a moderator with each candidate being given a minute and a half to answer. […]
The South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk continues to be in the spotlight not only locally but nationally. While the courthouse building itself continues to undergo tuckpointing repairs, indoors a high profile murder case continues. Security has been beefed up at the Keokuk courthouse due to the recent arrival of the Jorge Sanders-Galvez murder trial. Multiple Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies have been on scene during the trial to transport Sanders […]
The community of Keokuk, Iowa knows all too well the dangers that pedestrians face from motor vehicles. It was 3 weeks ago that Hawthorne Elementary School teacher Kirsten Wrieden passed away as the result of being struck by a motor vehicle while walking in the early morning hours before work. Iowa State Patrol Spokesman Jason Marlow gave a list of precautions that both motorists and pedestrians can take to minimize […]
For the 2nd straight year the Help-A-Thon fundraiser and community service project is coming to Warsaw High School. The Help-A-Thon was introduced during the fall of 2016 by Warsaw High School Principal Brad Froman and English Teacher Paige Henninger as a way for students to perform community service, while also allowing the students to raise money without soliciting strangers for candy bars or other food items. Students are asked to […]
Warsaw, Illinois will be keeping an ambulance service in the city. After months of arguments and concerns from citizens, the Hancock County Board voted October 17th to keep an advanced Life Support unit in Warsaw. The discussion began after it was announced that costs associated with keeping a Basic Life Support unit in Warsaw were unsustainable. The board came to a compromise by removing the Basic Life Support ambulance previously […]
A high speed chase took place in northern Lee County Monday afternoon. Sheriff Stacy Weber reported that 23 year old Wade Wagner, who is listed as homeless, entered Lee County from Van Buren County before he was pursued by Sheriff’s Deputies due to the fact that he was driving 100 miles per hour travelling in the wrong lane. Wagner sped north along Highway 27 towards Henry County before sheriff’s deputies […]
The enrollment at Keokuk School District appears to be holding steady from last year’s numbers. At the Keokuk School Board’s regular meeting Monday night, district business manager Heidi Harness notified the board that the 2017-18 overall enrollment numbers are at 1 thousand 911 students which is down just 2 students in aggregate from 2016’s 1 thousand 913. Students open enrolling or tuitioning out of the district is up from 133 […]
Local Keokuk resident and Iowa House representative Jerry Kearns was honored recently for his election to the Iowa Federation of Labor Hall of Fame. Kearns spoke Monday morning about how continues to advocate for organized labor causes at the state legislature. Kearns felt that the republican majority cut back many bargaining rights pertaining to public employees but he feels that 2018 will be a big year for the state when […]
5 weeks into the 2017 Iowa High School football season the Keokuk Chiefs are one of just 4 teams without a win in class 3A. The Chiefs fought back after a poor start at West Burlington Notre Dame Friday night but fell short 28-14 against the Falcons. 5 minutes into the game West Burlington Notre Dame found themselves up 14 to 0 after a pair of touchdown runs. The Chiefs […]
