Keokuk County News

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- A former Keokuk County sheriff didn't maintain a secure evidence room, and evidence and seized property were kept in unsecured locations, according to an audit released Friday.

An audit has found problems with the way a former sheriff kept evidence in Keokuk County.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. SIGOURNEY, IOWA -- At Iowa State University Extension in Keokuk County, Agriculture Swine Field Specialist, Terry Steinhart said that over 4 billion pounds of pork are exported from the U.S. annually, and thatA any decrease is a significant number.A A A A A A Steinhart said that the initialA H1N1 A scare ...

School districts must plan ahead if they want to add a measure to a school election ballot.

It all depends on where it happened. On July 18, Ryan Hunick and his daughter, Lily, both of Oskaloosa, were relaxing at Belva Deer Recreation Area near Sigourney.

It all depends on where it happened. On July 18, Ryan Hunick and his daughter, Lily, both of Oskaloosa, were relaxing at Belva Deer Recreation Area near Sigourney.

Harper, Ia. - Drive down the winding gravel road a couple of miles, pop over a hill, and a church steeple appears over the top of the tasseled corn.

A rural Sigourney man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his father has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Robert 'Bob' W. Osweiler, of North English, formerly of South English and Webster, was born July 5, 1926, in rural Keokuk County, Iowa, a son of John and Mae Osweiler.

The Keokuk County Expo is about more than just animals. "This is the 4-H and the FFA shows," said Shelly Koehn, the youth coordinator for the Keokuk County Extension office.

Authorities announced a pair of Keokuk County arrests on Wednesday, the results of investigations into meth sales.

Bagworms are starting to emerge in southern Iowa, which means it's time to protect your evergreen trees.

Sigourney, Ia. - Michael McLaughlin of Sigourney preferred tractors to textbooks when he started high school.

10:36 a.m. Jackie Devere Hopkins, 67, of Unionville, Iowa was arrested in the 100 block of Union Street and charged with third degree harassment.

A Centerville man is facing the prospect of being sentenced as a habitual offender after already being convicted of three felonies.

Confusion lingered among Iowa's county recorders today over whether marriage applications completed by engaged couples qualify as public records, as Polk County and others have treated them.