As Iowans headed to the polls this week to elect local school board members, they faced an issue beyond the usual ones of taxes, student achievement, teacher pay, curriculum and enrollment. This … ...

FORT MADISON – Veteran Fort Madison city employee Melinda Blind has turned her three decades of service to residents into a two-year term as Mayor with an option for more. Blind rolled to a … ...

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Testament Christian Church in Keokuk. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service from 12 noon – 2 p.m. with family meeting with ...

LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors gave a cautious warning to department heads at their workshop Tuesday morning following the supervisors' regular board meeting. Supervisors stuck around … ...

The irony of it all. November 3, 36 years ago, I was so drunk I fell through the glass top of my coffee table at 2:00 am in the morning, cut myself to smithereens, and almost bled to … ...

Fort Madison Police Report Keokuk Police Report 10/31/25 - 7:35 AM - Keokuk police responded to a report of a burglary in the 300 block of Main Street. 10/31/25 - 11:54 AM - Keokuk police cited … ...

Cremation has been entrusted to the care of King-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory. A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in CJ’s honor may be ...

Richard Lee Sanford, 81, of Wever, IA, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House. He was born on May 12, 1944 in Ft. Madison to Ralph and … ...

KEOKUK - The United Way of the Great River Region (UWGRR) is proud to announce that it has received a generous grant of $71,500 from Children First Empowerment to help strengthen food security in Lee ...

FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison Area Arts Association will be examing the Many Faces of PJ Hogan. The November exhibit is an examination of artistic interpretation and is a new type of exhibition on ...

Earl L. Wilson, 84, of Bardstown, Kentucky, passed away, Monday, November 3, 2025, at U of L Health South Hospital. He was born July 1, 1941, in Palmdale, California ...

LEE COUNTY – Voters go the polls tomorrow with two mayoral races in the county's biggest cities setting the stage for intrigue Tuesday night. The spotlight is on the Fort Madison mayoral race, … ...