BY LEAH JONES KEOKUK RADIO KEOKUK – After a recent inspection, the a Keokuk commission is making a recommendation that the city of scrap or sell it’s recently purchased barge facility due to damage. According [Read More…]
Dacia Nicole Fry, 38, of Argyle, IA, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. She was born December 10, 1980 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Dennis [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Packed coffee houses and sandwich shops in Lee County were the springboard of a national news cycle introducing Beto O’Rourke to the 2020 Presidential race, as well as [Read More…]
Dennis Paul Feikert, 66 of Montrose, IA died Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born February 7, 1953 in Carthage, IL the son of Dale [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Dwight Bernard Nelson, 75, of Keokuk, IA died March 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 18, 1944 in Keokuk IA the son of Bernard and Virginia [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk from 12 noon until 4:30pm. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF KEOKUK – A pretrial conference has been set for July 1 in the case of a 25-year-old Fort Madison man charged with fatally stabbing a woman in a mall parking lot [Read More…]
Leslie Leann Real Jones, 42 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, February 25, 2019 at her home. She was born July 22, 1976 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of William and LaNell Brackelsburg Real. Leslie graduated [Read More…]
William H. “Bill” Buntin, 78 of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2019 in St. Francisville, MO. He was born on October 24, 1940 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Reverend Howard E. and [Read More…]
KEOKUK – It’s Spaghetti Time!! United Way of the Great River Region is hosting its 9th annual Spaghetti Dinner at Hawkeye Restaurant on Monday, March 11th. There are two dine-in seating options available: 5:00-6:30 pm [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Students from Lee and Des Moines counties, as well as students from Warsaw and Clark County attended Southeastern Community College’s Industrial Technology Day at the Keokuk Campus last week. ConAgra, [Read More…]
Allen Wayne Wright, 91 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. He was born September 7, 1927 in Ft. Madison, IA the son of Franklin and Gertrude Dahn [Read More…]
David Merle Wilson, 73 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, February 18, 2019 at his home. He was born August 14, 1945 in Kirksville, MO the son of Albert Merle “Dinky” and Eloise Cummings Wilson. On [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey and Kayla Francis are proud to announce the birth of their son Ryland Steven Lee Francis, on Feb. 12, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Ryland is joined at [Read More…]
Pauline (Mrs. George) Paris passed on 12 February, 2019 at the Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Canton, Illinois after a long illness. She was born in Warren County, Iowa and had lived in Iowa, [Read More…]
Lisa Kathleen Tolmosoff, 56 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at UnityPoint Health in Keokuk. She was born October 31, 1962 in Escondido, CA the daughter of John and Sally Sharp Tolmosoff. Lisa [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A Keokuk murder Tuesday was a result of domestic argument that turned tragic. Adam Golden McCain, 24 of Keokuk, was arrested by Lee County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday evening after [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A Keokuk man is in custody this morning and is being charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Keokuk woman. Twenty-four year old Adam Golden McCain was [Read More…]
Carol Sue Simpson, 60 of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at her home. She was born December 26, 1958 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Alfred and Charlette Elaine Bird Bowen. Carol had [Read More…]
Jerry Lee Colwell, 74, of Alexandria, MO, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 24, 1944 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Elza “Poke” and Lorene Scobee Colwell. He [Read More…]
Steven Lynn Francis, 43, of Keokuk, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on February 13, 1975, in Ft. Madison, IA, the son of Oscar and Dona [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Mr. and Mrs. Clinton and Stephanie Gould are proud to announce the birth of their son, Sebastian Thomas Ray Gould, on Jan. 29, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Sebastian is joined at [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Junior High Wrestling team wrestled in a home triangular meet Tuesday with Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant. The Little Hounds went 14-4 for the night. Joe Hartman, Emmett [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – With STEM being the action word of educational and economic development officials for the past half a decade, state officials continue to put money toward programs that focus on critical thinking. A [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Mrs and Mr. Sarah and David Mitchell, Jr., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Gemma Lee Mitchell on Jan. 19, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. She is joined at [Read More…]
Everett Leroy Baker, 71, of Montrose died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. He was born June 25, 1947 in Beardstown, IL the son of Elbert Earl and Sarah Francis Molbey Baker. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – They’ve been described as the hidden treasures of the county and they handle the purse strings on taxes for more than $770 million in assessed valuation, but [Read More…]
Bernice “Annie” Mitchell, age 83 of Keokuk, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 6:09 PM at The Madison. She was born on February 9, 1935 in Keokuk to George and Nina Hawkins [Read More…]
Ethyl M. Montgomery, 98 of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born February 25, 1920 in Roswell, S.D. the daughter of Harry and Flora Andrews Kohlmorgan. [Read More…]
Dustin Paul Clatt, 34 of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on February 26, 1984 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Paul and Sherry Lally [Read More…]
Iris Darlene Jones, 85 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. She was born May 21, 1933 in Ethel, MO, the daughter of Pete and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A proposal to switch emergency radio frequencies in Lee County from UHF to digital was handed over to the Public Safety Answering Point board Wednesday night. At a [Read More…]
Patrick A. Rahn 72, of Valrico, Florida, formerly Keokuk, IA died November 20, 2018 in Florida. He was born on November 3, 1946 in Keokuk, IA the son of Loren Earl and Norma Wright Rahn. [Read More…]
Loren Michael “Mike” Rahn, 74 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, December 31, 2018 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. He was born June 9, 1944 in Ft. Madison, IA, the son of Loren Earl and Norma [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the first time in seven years, a supervisor from the southern part of the county will chair the Lee County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Don Hunold [Read More…]
Susan Jane Campbell, 74 of Hamilton, IL died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. She was born January 31, 1944 in Albany, OR the daughter of F. Vernon and Janet Alexander [Read More…]
Oscar Edward Davids, 89 of Keokuk, IA went to meet his Lord Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Born to Marion and Inez Davids November 7, 1929 in Putnam County, MO. He was the 4th child of [Read More…]
Ronald David “Ron” Kutzner, 64 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, December 17, 2018. He was the son of Ronald Keith and Mabel Ann Thornsberry Kutzner and was raised by his grandparents, Alfred and Vercie Thornsberry. [Read More…]
Bettye “Susie” Dunn Henson, 88, of Keokuk, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, IA. She was born on December 23, 1929 in Cedar Hill, TN the daughter of J.V. Dunn, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF ST. PAUL – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a St. Paul, Iowa man on felony drug charges. Jamie Lawrence Gutting, 48, of St. Paul, Iowa was arrested on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Despite 12 points from junior Anna Kester, the Fort Madison girls basketball team couldn’t recover from a dismal start and lost on the road Friday to Keokuk 51-28. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – It certainly wasn’t scripted that way, but an 18-foot jumper by FMHS center Jayden Fedler with :09 on the clock in overtime, gave Fort Madison it’s first win [Read More…]
SUBMITTED ARTICLE FORT MADISON – The first Hospice Tree of Love Unveiling ceremony took place at the Lee County Health Department lobby. The UnityPoint Health-Keokuk tree will be unveiled on Tuesday, December 4 at 11 [Read More…]
Benjamin Abbott Cornelius, 41, of Keokuk, IA died Monday, November 26, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 11, 1977 in Hannibal, MO the son of Dave and Kathy Shearman Cornelius. Ben graduated [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Carson Rashid threw in a game-high 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Fort Madison boys 7th graders to a 52-48 “A” game win over Keokuk on the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade girls basketball teams took two games from Keokuk Tuesday night. The A-Team won 34-22 and the B-Team won 8-7. Scoring leaders for Fort Madison A-Team [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Erika Tarpein and Timothy LeMatty III of Keokuk, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ember Jade LeMatty on Nov. 20, 2018 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. She is joined at [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa man on a felony drug charge. Joe Cleveland, 34, of Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on November 27, 2018 [Read More…]
Carmelita Rose Schutte, 85, of rural Kahoka died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born February 26, 1933, the daughter of Vincent and Bess McDonnell Boudreau in St. [Read More…]
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