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Blessing Taking Reservations For Two Free Screenings

Blessing Taking Reservations For Two Free Screenings   Blessing Health is taking reservations now for a free diabetes screening and a free cholesterol screening.   People concerned about their risk for developing diabetes and those already diagnosed with diabetes are invited to a no-cost screening hosted by the Blessing Diabetes Center and the Blessing Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center during the afternoon of Thursday, June 30.   Screenings will include […]

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Keokuk’s Josh And Dan Rose Awarded With “The Marty Award”

The Rose men do not make it easy to pull a surprise on them. However, Radio Keokuk along with the family of Marty Hall was able to pull it off this Friday to surprise both Josh and Dan Rose with being the latest recipients of "The Marty Award". Josh Rose and Dan Rose, both of Keokuk Contractors with Dan recently retiring, were nominated this last month for the award based […]

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Advocacy Network for Children Fundraising and Awareness Event to take place in Illinois Counties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Todd Shackelford, Executive Director Advocacy Network for Children Phone 223-2272 (office) or 242-8892 (cell) Advocacy Network for Children Fundraising and Awareness Event – Yard Signs   Advocacy Network for Children will be selling yard signs beginning March 21st and running through April in various locations throughout its nine-county region. This event is aimed to bring awareness and raise money for the agency.   April is National Child […]

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Fort Madison Paint-A-Thon Set For April 2022

For Immediate Release: The Fort Madison Paint-A-Thon is set for 2022: the week of April 22-April 29th– with painting thru that week. During the week of April 25th, teams will finish prep on the house and start painting as soon as prep work is complete. Volunteers are needed so get your group (friends from work, service organization, church group, etc.) together and call the Partner office: 319-372-5471.   “We have […]

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HOUSE STRUCK BY GUN FIRE IN FORT MADISON

The following press release was released this morning about a shooting incident last night from the Fort Madison Police Department: On January 17th at 8:38 PM, a 911 call was received from an occupant in the 2800 block of Avenue K stating that shots were fired into his house. Investigating officers observed damage to a second-story window and recovered four shell casings from the roadway. The residence was occupied at […]

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Victim Name Released In Fatal Fort Madison Stabbing

The Fort Madison Police Department has released the name of the victim in Tuesday's fatal stabbing in Fort Madison. The victim is identified as 21-year-old Antwan Lawrence Brewster of Fort Madison. On Tuesday, October 19th, 2021,  at 4:39 pm a 911 call was received from a downtown Fort Madison resident reporting a stabbing. The male tenant at 610 8th street, now identified as Lawrence, had been assaulted with a knife […]

todayOctober 21, 2021 469

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First Public Meeting With Keokuk Community School District On GO BOND Scheduled For Tomorrow

Representatives from the Keokuk Area Community School District school board will be holding the first of a series of public meetings to give information and receive feedback from the community as voters of the GO Bond tomorrow. The meeting will take place at Torrence School at 6 pm. On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 there is a general obligation bond vote for the Keokuk Community School District. The bonds would be […]

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Author And Non Profit Leader To Hold Book Signing At Keokuk Yacht Club

The non-profit Executive Director who took a leaky homemade raft down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2020 has published a book detailing his dangerous journey to keep his organization afloat and has embarked upon a 10-state book tour to promote it. Erich Mische, author and Executive Director of the non profit Spare Key will be in town for a meet and greet for […]

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