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Friday | KHQA-TV Quincy

Election Results

Since no candidate received a simple majority, there will be a runoff election between the top two vote-getters, Betts and Marion, on Dec.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA, Iowa, Montrose, IA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Hawk Eye

Land deal OK'd for tower

The supervisors met in closed session with County Attorney Mike Short before returning to open session and unanimously allowing Short to close the contract with Quality Investments to purchase the land for $7,500 per acre.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KHQA-TV Quincy

Lee Co. fatal accident

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. An Iowa woman was killed in a one car accident on Lee County, Iowa.

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Related Topix: Wever, IA

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Hawk Eye

Boil Advisory issued for Denmark in Lee County

Residents here have been warned to boil their drinking water by the Rathbun Rural Water Association.

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Related Topix: Denmark, IA, Rathbun, IA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Hawk Eye

Gay marriage by the numbers

The figures, according to the Associated Press, far outweigh the number of actual weddings and civil unions tallied by the first census data on same-sex marriages.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, Iowa, Keokuk, IA, Fort Madison, IA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Hawk Eye

Fort Madison mayor candidates say economy is main focus

When Fort Madison residents go to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, and reach the section of the ballot marked mayor, they must choose between a political newcomer and a man hoping for a third term as the city's chief executive officer.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Hawk Eye

Corrections and clarifications

Mary/St. Joseph's McAleer Hall in Fort Madison is for pregnant women, persons living with or providing care for infants less than six months of age, children ages 6 months through age 4, health care workers and emergency services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Hawk Eye

Limited availability forces flu shot priority lists

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Sixteen-month-old Natalie Wibbell of Dallas City, Ill., under the watchful eyes of her parents, John and Tiffany, gets a shot from Peggy Moreland of Lomax, Ill., the Lee County Health Department's Maternal Child Health coordinator, Wednesday during a H1N1 vaccination clinic offered by the Lee County Health Department at ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Keokuk, IA, Fort Madison, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Louisa County, IA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

KHQA-TV Quincy

H1N1 flu shots coming to Lee County

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. FT. MADISON, IOWA -- The following is a news release from the Lee County Iowa Health Department; Due to the very limited amount of H1N1 vaccines/nasal mist received, Lee County Health Department has scheduled two small public health clinics to administer H1N1 vaccines/nasal mist to the following high risk ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Fort Madison, IA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Keokuk, IA, Medicine, Influenza

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Hawk Eye

Great River Road affords opportunity

Opportunities as vast as the Mississippi River itself are open to communities on and bordering the Great River Road.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Fort Madison, IA, Iowa, Keokuk, IA, Des Moines County, IA

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Hawk Eye

Couple arrested on meth charges

John Raymond Nicol, 57, was booked Wednesday on charges of receipt of precursors and purchase of more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in a 30-day period.

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Related Topix: Keokuk, IA, Fort Madison, IA

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Hawk Eye

Argyle finally has sewer system

After more than three decades of waiting, the new Argyle sewer system is up and running.

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Related Topix: Argyle, IA, Fort Madison, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Franklin, IA

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Hawk Eye

Attorney: Police violated rights of accused arsonist

Thrush charged with three counts of arson in Keokuk. An attorney for Travis Lee Thrush, the 21-year-old Keokuk man charged in federal court with three counts of arson in connection with the torching of a church and other structures, wants a judge to disallow the man's statements because police interrogators may have violated his Fifth Amendment ...

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Keokuk, IA

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Hawk Eye

Man avoids prison again

Last year, Johnson avoided the big house when he was convicted of breaking into the West Point Public Library.

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Related Topix: Prison, West Point, IA, Des Moines County, IA, West Burlington, IA

Sat Oct 10, 2009

KHQA-TV Quincy

Keokuk hopes to attract new company

Monday, October 05, 2009 at 12:58 p.m. Lee County, Iowa is hoping to land a new company and more jobs.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

Hawk Eye

Jail ready for public inspection

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye The new video chat device in the Lee County Correctional Center allows inmates to talk with visitors without being face-to-face. Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye The newly expanded Lee County Correctional Center sits south of Fort Madison.

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Related Topix: Prison, Fort Madison, IA, Montrose, IA, Houghton, IA

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Hawk Eye

Drug operations lead to arrests in Keokuk

Kenneth Leo Spring, 39, and Lily Maxine Crowell, 31, were arrested Friday on charges of conspiracy to manufacture less than five grams of meth, maintaining a drug house, child endangerment and possession of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Keokuk, IA

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Hawk Eye

County cancels flu clinics

Lee County Health Department is canceling the following seasonal flu clinics and will reschedule when more vaccines are available: * Tuesday: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Senior Housing, Twin Oaks Apartments, Denmark.

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Related Topix: Keokuk, IA, Medicine, Health, Influenza

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Hawk Eye

Drop-In Center plans open house Tuesday

The public is invited to an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Lee County Drop-In Center in Fort Madison.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Hawk Eye

Residents say officer dog training needed

During a board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Janice Morgan and Raeann Salter said the deputy could have handled the situation better.

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Related Topix: Keokuk, IA

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