As we close down to within one month of the special election that will take place May 2nd, Lee County residents will be getting a chance to get to know their 2 candidates for county attorney. The local chapter of the American Association of University Women will be holding a series of 3 forums for candidates Ross Braden and Clinton Boddecker. The forums include opening remarks as well as questions […]
Keokuk Middle School has announced its March students of the month. Representing the 6th grade are Claire Coffield and Jayse Messenger. Malorie Ross and Skylar Weilandich were chosen as students of the month from the 7th grade class. And Kaleb Spurgeon and Sydney McCarron were honored as the 8th grade students of the month. Selected for their outstanding work in the classroom, the 6 six students will be treated to […]
After 10 years Central Lee School District has its own food service director. Since 2007 Central Lee has employed Melanie Quereto in a share program with the Fort Madison School District. When she retired this semester the district hired Kahoka, Missouri native Amy Fogarty to be her full-time replacement at Central Lee. Fogarty is a graduate of the University of Iowa who has experience in the industry after working at […]
It appears all of the work done in Lee County to raise the minimum wage was for naught. Thursday afternoon Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed house File 295 into law preempting counties and cities from enacting their own minimum wage. During Tuesday’s final minimum wage reading, Supervisor Gary Folluo stated that the board was aware that the state may preempt their work but that didn’t deter the board. Governor Branstad […]
