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The United Way of the Great River Region is hosting its 12th annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser at the Lake Cooper Foundation located at 810 S. Main Street in Keokuk, IA on Thursday, September 22nd. The doors will open at 5:00 pm and service ends at 8:00 pm. Them meals will be available for dine in or to-go. Dinner will include spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread stick, small side salad, and […]

Keokuk Union Depot Foundation Receives $50,000 Historic Preservation Grant Keokuk, Iowa, August 11, 2022—The Keokuk Union Depot Foundation has received a $50,000 grant toward restoration of the exterior masonry of the Depot’s waiting room section. The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced this award as one of 10 historic preservation grants awarded for fiscal year 2023 through the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historical Resource Development Program (“HRDP”). The estimated […]

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Lee County Health Department Announces HRSA Grant Award For Immediate Release: Lee County Health Department (LCHD) received notice from the Department of Health and Human Services they have received a $547,302 HRSA (Health Resources & Services Administration) federal grant. With this Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program grant LCHD will partner with Southeastern Community College (SCC), Blessing Health Keokuk, and Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center to develop a Southeast […]

Via Press Release MEXICO, Mo.- Last week, teens from throughout the state of Missouri met in Mexico to begin a full week of rehearsals and competition in the Miss Missouri’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant. While only one teen received the crown, many received awards and scholarships totaling more than $26,000.   Among the scholarships awarded to teen's across the state, several went to Miss Clark County’s Outstanding Teen Abby Plenge. […]

  First Winners of the Molly Hurley Memorial Scholarship Fund Announced   The Molly Hurley Memorial Scholarship committee members along with the Keokuk Area Community Foundation are happy to announce the winners of the first annual “Molly Hurley Memorial Scholarship” as Sydney Schafer of Keokuk IA and Madi Cole of Carthage IL.   The scholarship fund was founded in 2021 in the memory of Warsaw’s Molly Hurley to further the […]

The Keokuk Art Center will be displaying a collection of art work produced by Chicago artist, Martin McCormack through June 25..  Marty, who is usually known as one half of the Irish musical duo “Switchback”, has spent the last few years exploring his talents as a visual artist. The mixed media exhibit combines a wide spectrum of techniques including acrylic painting, drawings, and an unusual technique of scratch art which […]

MEXICO, MISSOURI – Miss Missouri candidates, along with "Miss Missouri Outstanding Teen" candidates from across the state, their pageant directors and families traveled to the heart of Missouri June 12 to kick off a week filled with rehearsals, talent performances, interviews, and evening gowns at Missouri Military Academy.   The "Miss Missouri" group includes Miss Clark County Calissa Cormier. She is a biology graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and […]