A Keokuk woman who was accused of misusing a family member’s finances has been convicted of theft Wednesday. Laura Hawkins held power of attorney for a 77 year old family member who was a resident at Sycamore Healthcare in Quincy when an investigation was launched after thousands of dollars went missing from the elderly person’s account. Hawkins was scheduled for a jury trial this week but court records show she […]
At Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted to approve a 28E agreement appointing Doctor Craig Huston of Great River Medical Center in Burlington as the new county medical examiner. Huston will be shared with Henry and Des Moines counties but it was announced that the county would continue to pay for previous examiner Eugenio Torres’ medical insurance as part of the severance so that Torres can […]
The Keokuk School District has a new middle school principal. At Monday’s school board meeting, it was announced that Nora Springs, Iowa native Layne Billings had accepted the position to become the head administrator at the middle school. Billings comes to Keokuk from Gilbert High School just north of Ames where he spent the last 5 years as the principal. Billings also spent 10 years as a teacher and assistant […]
The Dakota Access Pipeline became a topic of discussion yet again at Tuesday’s Lee county Board of Supervisors meeting. Chippewa Resources Project Manager Lester Caldwell attended to report how things have been going between county land owners and Energy Transfer Partners who own the pipeline. Board members Gary Folluo and Matt Pflug questioned Caldwell on whether there have been any issues that the pipeline hasn’t handled to his satisfaction. Caldwell […]
After some consternation from the council, the city of Keokuk has agreed to contribute financially to the Big Dam Street Festival. At the July 6th Keokuk city council meeting the council voted to give 5 thousand dollars to the Lake Cooper Foundation for the carnival set to take place August 24th through 27th. LCF organizer Doug Matlick explained to the council that the funds would be used only towards security, […]
While the city of Keokuk has been granted permission to demolish the Unitarian Church on 4th street, movement on the demolition will have to continue to wait. At Thursday’s regular city council meeting, the board voted to table the decision to authorize demolition at the church which has been defunct for over 40 years. Keokuk residents Rod Tinson and David Romaine, who previously rehabilitated a historic home at 302 High […]
At the Keokuk City Council meeting Thursday it was announced that the Keokuk Saddle Club would be returning to town. The council approved of a 1 dollar lease with the saddle club for 99 years regarding a 5 acre plot of land at Joyce Park on the north end of Keokuk. Theresa Murray serves as the president of the Keokuk Saddle Club and she expressed that the plan for the […]
The Fort Madison School Board gave Superintendent Erin Slater a ringing endorsement at a special board meeting Thursday night. The special session was held to review Slater’s first year as the district superintendent. Board President Timm Lamb stated that Slater has implemented many new initiatives which have been very successful in her first year. Another discussion that was held at the meeting was reviewing the recent bond referendum for a […]
The Lee county fair wrapped up Monday morning after a very successful weekend. The fair concluded with Future Farmers of America and 4H youth receiving awards for their exhibits throughout the fair. Lee County Fair Board President Brock Westfall stated that attendance was up from recent years after several new events were introduced for the 2017 version of the fair. Wednesday the fair held its first ever fish fry with […]
