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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Pepsi Inside Track Tribute to Ramo Stott
We lost one of the best last week. One of the best race car drivers from Keokuk? Yes. One of the best drivers from Iowa? Yes. An ARCA champion? A NASCAR pole-sitter? Yes and yes. But Ramo was more than all of this. He was one of the best of all of us. An amazing husband, father, and most definitely one of the best friends. We were fortunate to sit […]
