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LEE COUNTY – The story of the day should’ve been a top-notch presentation to the Lee County Board of Supervisors Tuesday when the Old Fort Preservation group brought James Madison back to life to …

LEE COUNTY - The Lee County Conservation Board is pleased to announce the acquisition of an 80-acre former sand plant property, marking a significant expansion of publicly accessible conservation …

KEOKUK - Following a lengthy search process, the Keokuk Board of Education is pleased to announce they have hired Mr. Todd Liechty as the interim superintendent for the 2026-2027 school year. Liechty …

LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisor Chair Ginger Knisley wants to push the accelerator a bit on shoring up data center language that could become a part of county code. The county has already …

KEOKUK - Keokuk Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission (Keokuk SIRRC) is pleased to announce four grant recipients representing its inaugural round of funding.  A total of $245,604 was …

LEE COUNTY – Lee County Secondary Roads has announced the following road closures due to current flooding concerns. The following stretches of roads will be closed starting Saturday: • 245th St …

WEST POINT - The afternoon thunderstorms gave way to a slightly cooler evening Thursday night in West Point as the annual Sweet Corn Festival got underway. Volunteers got busy boiling and buttering …

WEST POINT – West Point City Administrator Randy Welding said he planned on serving for about five years - four and half years ago. So at the end of the year, he is planning on retiring, and the …

FORT MADISON – A summary of results from a recently completed Lee County Housing Assessment shows the county is about 500 homes short of what it will need in the next 10 years. Charlie Cowell, an …

LEE COUNTY – Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission has been awarded a $500,000 regional grant to conduct brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach. …

LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Supervisors will be voting Tuesday to invest in a wage study to look at how county employees are paid in comparison to similar jobs. The study is part of the …

FORT MADISON - The North Lee Community Foundation and the Keokuk Area Community Foundation recently awarded a combined $172,221 in Lofton-Eichacker Grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Lee …

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