Keokuk

Blessing Health will close the hospital on October 1 and no replacement is lined up.

The shutdown left 70 people without a job.

City council members voted down an earlier plan because they objected to any police officer or other city employee living out of state.

City workers are currently required to live within 10 miles of town and within Lee County.

The city developed the dog park in response to requests from residents.

The ordinance goes into effect on Monday, May 2, and will expire a year from now.

The museum on Main Street celebrates the first dam built across the Mississippi River.

The splash pad will permit children with physical disabilities to enjoy playground equipment with squirting and cascading water during the summer months.

The vehicles would be allowed only on streets with a speed limit of 35 mph or lower.

The Hoerner YMCA in Keokuk is celebrating newly completed renovations to its building, which dates back to 1975.CEO Mark Smidt believes the building was a…