News and Sports Update_123118Download In several reminders from the City of Keokuk, they want to make sure that everyone remembers the city offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. This includes the offices for the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Keokuk and United Way, but the offices can still be reached at 524-5055, 524-5056 and 524-4504 respectively. Also, City sanitation crews […]
For the first time in the history of the program, the Keokuk boys swimming team will enjoy a meet right here in their hometown. Head coach Mercedes Hawkins said she is very excited for the boys to finally get to perform in front of their home crowd. "It'll be huge," Hawkins said. "Hopefully this will be a movement for the following years to get a couple meets in." In her […]
Conservation groups are keeping a watchful eye on federal agency websites during the government shutdown according to a report by Suzanne Potter with the Illinois News Connection. They say some pages have been taken down, at agencies that include the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service Planning and US Fish and Wildlife Service. The concern, says Taylor McKinnon at the Center for Biological Diversity, is that those sites are […]
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort Madison, Iowa man on a felony drug charge. Taylor R. Young, 24, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested on December 19th, 2018 on a felony drug charge. Young is charged with delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine, a class C felony. If convicted, Young faces up to 10 years in a state correctional facility. The arrest […]
The Lee County Leadership Program is requesting applications from nonprofit organizations throughout Lee County for community projects. The eleven participants of this year’s Lee County Leadership Program will use their new skills and expanded network in leading three community projects proposed by Lee County community organizations. Applications for community projects are due Friday, Jan. 18. Past successful projects include a fundraiser kickball tournament, introduction of healthy smoothies for concession stands […]
The Keokuk City Council met on Thursday night and began the meeting by approving a consent agenda that included appointing Cole O’Donnell to the SEIRPC Board of Directors, Diane Bramhall-McWilliams to the City Planning Commission and Jeff Arntzen to the Rand Park Pavilion Commission. They also approved different forms of liquor licenses for Hy-Vee Food Store and Rascal’s Pub & Grub. James F. Dennis was officially named City Attorney, a […]
The Central Lee School District held a meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the future plans for upgrades to the schools. The meeting, titled What’s Next, Central Lee part 2, revisited the original plan that was created in 2017. This original plan won a vote with a 57% approval, but since it was through a general obligation bond it has to receive at least a 60% vote, according to Central […]
In an article written by Jeff Rindskopf from Cheapism Lifestyle, Keokuk’s own “City of Christmas” was named one of the, “50 Best Christmas Light Displays in America”. The article chose one display from each state meaning that the “City of Christmas” was chosen as the top display in the state of Iowa. This is the description given about the display in the article: “The citizens of Keokuk create original displays […]
According to Main Street Keokuk, Inc., the Glitz Grand Prize has officially been claimed. Advance Physical Therapy’s own physical therapist Julie Love is the winner of the ruby and diamond necklace grand prize from Cahill-Prybl Jewelry and Gifts. Love will be presented with the prize at a special event on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 12:15 PM. The event will be at the Main Street office, 511 Blondeau. They would like to […]
