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The area food pantry is located in the Richland Methodist Church in Richland. Anyone living in the Pekin School district has access to this resource. For anyone needing help go to the Fellowship Hall door that is located on Richland St. on the west side of the church. Food pantry hours of operation are Tues. and Wed. 9-11 a.m. and Thur. 6-8 p.m. Office phone 319-456-2251, emergency contact 319-750-2631. This is a Partner Agency with the Food Bank of Iowa.
KCCEF Grant Purchases New Weights For Keota High School
When student-athletes return to Keota Junior/Senior High School this year, they will find some new equipment in the weight room, thanks to a grant from the Keokuk County Community Endowment Foundation. The Keota Athletic Boosters were the recipient of $5,000 from the Foundation to replace the weights in the weight...
Transit agency seeks additional funding to continue free veteran transport
FAIRFIELD – Southeast Iowa’s public transportation network known as 10-15 Transit is looking for new funding sources so it can continue to offer veterans free rides to their out-of-town appointments. Jefferson County Supervisor Lee Dimmitt, who serves on the 10-15 Transit board, said that there is inaccurate information...
The Monticello Express
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host numerous farmland leasing and management workshops across the state in July and August, beginning July 29 in Waterloo and continuing through Aug. 28 in Keokuk County. The annual meeting series is offered to address questions that landowners, tenants or other interested individuals...
Farmland Leasing and Management Workshops Planned
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host numerous farmland leasing and management workshops across the state in July and August, beginning July 29 in Waterloo and continuing through Aug. 28 in Keokuk County. The annual meeting series is offered to address questions that landowners, tenants or other interested individuals...
Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Keota teen
KEOTA, Iowa (KCRG) - The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old. The sheriff’s office said Bridget Stone was last seen at her Keota address on Sunday evening. She is 5′6″ tall and about 125 pounds. She was last seen wearing black athletic...
Missing eastern Iowa teen found safe
KEOKUK COUNTY, Iowa — Update: Bridget Stone was found safe, according to the Keokuk County Sheriff's office. The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old, KCRG reports. The sheriff’s office said Bridget Stone was last seen at her Keota home on Sunday evening....
Missing Sigourney Girl Found, Arrest Made
The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office says a Sigourney girl who was reported missing last week was found safe and an individual has been arrested in connection to her disappearance. 16-year-old Emily Conger was. leaving her home for a walk on June 22. Authorities say a search warrant was executed...
Severe weather hits multiple counties in Eastern Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Tornado warnings hit several counties in Eastern Iowa. Watch KCRG-TV9 online or on air for the latest information. Tornado Warnings have expired in Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, and Washington Counties. The National Weather Service has confirmed an observed tornado near...
Missing Sigourney Teen Found Safe, 21-Year-Old Arrested
A Sigourney teen who was reported missing more than a week ago was found safe last Thursday, according to the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office. At around 2 p.m. on June 27, officers executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Ringgold Street in Sigourney. The operation resulted in the finding of 16-year-old Emily Conger, who had been last seen on June 22. She was returned home safely.
Keokuk County fair opens July 15
Keokuk County Expo 4-H and FFA Fair, “Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights,” will be held July 15 — 20. The 4-H and FFA exhibits and livestock shows are back along with open class. 4-H exhibits will be judged Monday, July 15. Mutton busting and the Rogue Rodeo...
Urgent: Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Missing 16-Year-Old Girl
The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office requests the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Emily Conger, age 16, from Sigourney, Iowa, was last seen on Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Sigourney, Iowa. Emily is approximately 5’2” tall, 110 pounds with brown shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.
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