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Despite the fact that the Keokuk Senior Lofts look from the outside like more of a finished product every day, some minor delays in opening are now expected. In late April, Miller-Valentine senior developer Pete Schwiegeraht addressed Keokuk residents at a Coffee and Conversation meeting and stated that the apartments should be slated for a late-summer or early fall opening. Recently, Miller-Valentine announced that construction setbacks would push the grand […]

Tuesday morning marked a big day for the America’s First Great Dam Museum in Keokuk. The Ameren America power house was the site of a significant donation from the Missouri based power company to the museum. Ameren representatives from Saint Louis and the Lake of the Ozarks presented the America’s First Great Dam Foundation Board with a check for 50 thousand dollars. Dam museum president Phil Tracy was grateful for […]

Regular sex offender compliance checks will continue until there are no further violations, that was the message from Sheriff Stacy Weber Tuesday. On Monday the Sheriff’s department carried out registry compliance checks on each of Lee County’s 57 registered sex offenders. Weber explained that while he has discretion to hold these checks whenever he wants, this time of year is especially important. While there were several violations, Weber felt that […]

The Lee County Sheriff’s department will be acquiring a new canine to replace the current dog Alex. Sheriff Stacy Weber announced Tuesday morning that he would accept the recommendation of his canine committee and handler Uriah Wheatley and send Alex back his training center in Arkansas. At Wednesday’s Lee County canine association meeting the committee formally heard from Wheatley who stated that while he has grown attached to Alex, the […]

The Union representing correctional officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still believes that the incident that took place at the prison on July 1st qualifies as a riot. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61 President Danny Homan echoed previous statements Monday regarding why he feels the state is downplaying the significance of the incident. An Associated Press report last week stated that the […]

The Union representing correctional officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still believes that the incident that took place at the prison on July 1st qualifies as a riot. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61 President Danny Homan echoed previous statements Monday regarding why he feels the state is downplaying the significance of the incident. An Associated Press report last week stated that the […]

A Keokuk resident is claiming that he was run off the road and into the Des Moines river early Saturday morning but law enforcement reports are saying it could be a case of drunk driving. At 2:15 AM Saturday the Lee County Sheriff’s department made contact with 27 year old Geoffrey Francis after he reported that his sedan was run off the road by a brown and white pickup truck. […]