Keokuk district calendar survey results show four-day school week with Spring break as top pick

Keokuk district calendar survey results show four-day school week with Spring break as top pick

Keokuk district calendar survey results show four-day school week with Spring break as top pick KEOKUK, Iowa - The results of a recent school calendar survey that included a four-day week option was shared at the meeting of the Keokuk Community School District Board of Education on Dec. 18 by Dr. Kathy Dinger, Superintendent of Keokuk Community School District. "We were pleasantly surprised at the level of engagement we […]

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Keokuk High School sophomore receives highest individual Iowa High School musician honor, selected as member of 2023 All-State Chorus

Keokuk High School sophomore receives highest individual Iowa High School musician honor, selected as member of 2023 All-State Chorus KEOKUK, Iowa - Keokuk High School sophomore, Carter Killoren has attained the highest individual honor as an Iowa high school musician when he was selected as a member of the 2023 All-State Chorus. "Carter is a remarkably talented young man with a profound passion for singing and performing,” Jason Woodley, […]

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Third sibling in Keokuk to complete Mensa for Kids Reading Program at Hawthorne

Third sibling in Keokuk to complete Mensa for Kids Reading Program at Hawthorne KEOKUK, Iowa - A third child from one Keokuk family has completed the K-3 Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program at Hawthorne Elementary. Jasper Condren, a second grade student at Hawthorne, read the entirety of the list of 63 classic titles including “Where the Wild Things Are,” “The Little House on the Prairie,” and “Stone Soup.” […]

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Keokuk Man Arrested On Des Moines River Bridge For Animal Abuse Resulting In Death

Press release via the Keokuk Police Dept: On 8/16/23 at 8:22 pm, Officers with the Keokuk Police Department were dispatched to the Des Moines River Bridge in reference to an individual throwing a dog over the bridge. Kris Lane Adams, age 44 of Keokuk, was arrested for Animal Abuse Resulting in Death, an Aggravated Misdemeanor. Adams was held in jail. A charge is merely an accusation and, a defendant is […]

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Hy-Vee Launches New Hy-Vee Healthy You Subscription Service, Local Dieticians Available

Hy-Vee Launches New Hy-Vee Healthy You Subscription Service The Hy-Vee Healthy You subscription helps individuals create a personalized health and wellness plan WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (May 3, 2023) —Hy-Vee announces the launch of Hy-Vee Healthy You, a new health and wellness subscription service designed by Hy-Vee dietitians to help individuals develop healthier lifestyles through personalized nutrition counseling, preventative health screenings, and more. The subscription service is available across Hy-Vee’s […]

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Former Keokuk Area Hospital To Be Sold To “Insight” Health Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 19, 2023 The City of Keokuk was informed that Blessing Health Systems has signed a letter of intent with Insight to acquire the former Keokuk Area Hospital. Insight, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a growing health network in the Midwest with surgical centers across Michigan, a hospital in Warren, Michigan, and a 400-bed acute care hospital in the heart of Chicago's southside community. Following the approval […]

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Keokuk Superintendent Search Update: Top 3 Candidates To Interview January 19th

Radio Keokuk has received the following press release via the Keokuk Community School District, released by search firm Grundmeyer Leadership Services KEOKUK, IA — The Keokuk Community School District Board of Education would like to provide an update on the superintendent hiring process. The board recently met with staff at Grundmeyer Leader Services to review the candidate pool and select the superintendent finalists. The position was posted and resulted in […]

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The Grinch Is Real, But The City of Christmas Will Always Be

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 […]

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Guilty Verdict In Murder of Keokuk Man, Sentencing To Be Held January 6th

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 […]

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