The City of Christmas in Keokuk's Rand Park is in its 33rd year. Thirty-three years of bringing joy to Keokuk and the surrounding tri-state area. Thirty-three years of tradition that offically begins the Holiday season. Thirty-three years of immense giving and hard, hard work on behalf of the committee to bring it to us. And unfortunately thirty-three years of bringing out the worst in a small few. This year, like […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM McDONOUGH COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BARDOLPH MAN FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER A McDonough County Jury found Brandon A. Whiteman, 21, guilty of Second Degree Murder on Thursday night following a four-day jury trial in Macomb. The McDonough County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Whiteman following the murder of Dalton R. Rose of Keokuk, IA, 21, after Whiteman stabbed Rose in the neck with a knife […]
Keokuk Area Community Foundation and Lee County Youth Services, Inc. Hold 2022 Grant Reception The Board of Directors of the Keokuk Area Community Foundation (KACF) and Lee County Youth Services, Inc were pleased to announce grants to twenty-five Tri-State Area 501 c (3) exempt nonprofit organizations. Grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations in the fields of arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, and human services in Lee County Iowa, […]
Blessing Health Keokuk hospital will no longer provide patient care as of 7 am, Friday, September 30. As announced by Blessing Health earlier this month, the entire facility closes the following day. Keokuk area residents requiring emergency care after 7 am, Friday, September 30, should call 911 so Lee County EMS can transport them to the nearest emergency department equipped to meet their medical need. Emergency care is available in […]
As part of its observance of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health Keokuk Clinic is hosting a free prostate cancer screening on Thursday, September 29, between 9 am and Noon at the Clinic, 1414 Main Street. Registration for a screening is required by going online to blessinghealth.org/prostate or calling 1-877-411-2468. Men who are 55 to 69 years old should ask their doctor if prostate cancer screening is right for them. Prostate […]
As part of their regular educational programming, the Keokuk Public Library hosted Minnesota native and American History author Michael Eckers to discuss the role Keokuk played in the Civil War. "The Civil War was not about railroads, it was about rivers. " That was the message from Owatonna, Minnesota native Michael Eckers to more than 30 Keokuk residents that visited the Keokuk Public Library Tuesday night to learn about the […]
