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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 […]

Keokuk School District will be charging its staff a fee to use appliances in the classroom beginning this fall when classes resume throughout the district. At the July 17th regular board meeting the measure, which will impose a monthly cost of 10 dollars for a mini refrigerator, 3 for a coffee pot, 3 for a microwave, and 12 for a space heater, was passed by the board. Board member Russ […]

At Thursday’s Keokuk city council meeting, the demolition of the Unitarian Church was not the only issue that has been discussed for years that was resolved. Hamilton, Illinois resident and Tri-States Musician Memorial advocate Lisa LeMatty spoke to the council during workshop. On the agenda for the regular meeting was a motion to approve the placement of a monument honoring Tri-states musicians to be placed at Victory Park. LeMatty explained […]

The Keokuk Police Department has identified the man who died as the result of a house fire that was discovered Saturday afternoon. It was reported earlier Monday that the police and fire departments responded to the home at 928 Des Moines Street in Keokuk after it was reported that there was a deceased person in the building. Upon inspection the Keokuk Fire Department discovered not only the deceased man but […]

Thursday night the fate of the Unitarian Church was officially decided. The council voted to reopen the resolution authorizing the city to demolish the building after it was tabled at the July 6th meeting to allow local residents to raise money to rehab the 4th street property. City Code Enorcement Officer Kathy Gable read a report from engineer Charlie Bach of Poepping, Stone, and Bach which stated that the structure […]

Thursday afternoon citizens showed up to behold the newest healthcare rehabilitation facility in the tri-state area. After nearly a year of construction, River Hills Village held the grand opening for its brand new 2.5 million dollar bounce back facility to much fanfare Thursday. River Hills CFO Ron Wilson stated that this was a project near and dear to his house being from Iowa and knowing how important these facilities are […]

At Tuesday’s Women Inspiring Women event Tuesday an iconic Iowa woman spoke and 3 local women were bestowed with prestigious awards. Jesup, Iowa native Jen Loeb recounted her ventures which include summiting Mount Everest as well as the highest peak on 5 other continents. Loeb implored the audience to follow her dreams as she stated that as recently as several years ago she thought someone like her sitting atop Mount […]

In the feel-good story of the day, an anonymous Keokuk businessperson has decided to help citizens cool off during this late-week heat wave. Keokuk Aquatic Center Director of Operations Denise Estrada explained the gift this anonymous good Samaritan has provided. As a result of this donation, admission to the KAC will be complementary Thursday and Friday as temperatures hit 99 and 97 degrees respectively.

A spokesperson for Fareway Grocery’s corporate headquarters in Boone, Iowa has announced the officially opening date for the chain’s newest store in Fort Madison. Fareway Spokesperson Emily Toribio stated in a release that the Fort Madison Fareway store will open for business on Wednesday August 30th. At this time the open hours have not been reported and the company is still working to set an official ribbon cutting and grand […]