Keokuk Hospital To Close
September 1, 2022 Blessing Health announces changes to healthcare services in Keokuk In response to consistently low demand for inpatient and emergency room care, Blessing Health will close its hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, on October 1, 2022, at 12:01 am, and focus its healthcare resources in the region on clinic-based, outpatient care. The hospital has…
Read MoreNational Rural Health Consultants Assess Scotland County Hospital Has a Solid Future
Despite rumors in the community, the Hospital is not closing and the Obstetrics (OB) Department is not closing. Stroudwater Associates and the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) executives were on site this week for a thorough review of service lines, financials and processes. Dr. Meagan Weber, CEO, Scotland County Hospital, gave this report, “Consultants from…
Read MoreJust Keep Shining: Competing for the State Crown
By Emily Bontrager The Missouri State Fair Queen Contest can be a tough competition to compete in, but that did not stop local teen Erin Bash from participating this year. Erin Bash, 17, is the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bash of Kahoka. She attends the Clark County R-1 High School and will be a…
Read MoreIndians Show Speed and Defense in Big Win
By Mike Scott The Clark County Indians opened their 2022 season with a decisive win over Class 1 Scotland County. The Indians rolled up 353 yards of total offense, while allowing the Tigers only 32 yards on the ground. The Indians found themselves in the end zone eight times in the game, seven during the…
Read MoreCharles Edward Harvey
Charles Edward Harvey 79, formerly of Luray, Missouri passed away on Monday August 8th, 2022 in Bolivar, Missouri at the Citizens Memorial Hospital. He was born April 25, 1943 at home in Luray Missouri to parents Howard Everett Harvey and Velma Ruth Harvey. Charles graduated from Kahoka High School with the Class of 1961 and…
Read MoreMartha “Marty” Leona Six
Martha “Marty” Leona Six 1963-2022 Martha Leona Six, 59, of Kahoka died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at her home after a long courageous battle of pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her children and husband. She was born July 1, 1963 the daughter of Fred Eugene and Norma Jean Crutchlow Whitehead in Keokuk, IA,…
Read MoreJoseph “Joe” Stephenson
Joseph “Joe” Stephenson, 65, of Kahoka, passed away at 11:37 am on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 13, 1956, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of the late Charles & Darlene Ruth (Hamburger) Stephenson. Joe married Tina Cleveland on February 11, 2012, in Kahoka and she survives. Joe worked…
Read MoreGRP Announces Auditions for 1984
Great River Players is holding auditions for their first production of its 2022-2023 season. Auditions for the political drama, 1984, will be held at Great River Players, 17 South 6th Street in Keokuk, on Sunday, August 28 at 1:00pm and Monday, August 29 at 7:00. The three-act play is adapted for the stage by Robert…
Read MoreNew State Farm Agent in Kahoka
By Emily Bontrager State Farm agent Racquel Schempp, 38, has been given the opportunity to become the new insurance agent at the Kahoka State Farm location. Besides working in Kahoka, Schempp will also continue to work at her State Farm office in Kirksville, Missouri. Racquel was born and raised in Kirksville, Missouri and her parents…
Read MoreExtreme Welding: Local Teen Sells Lawn Horseshoe Projects
By Emily Bontrager Brenna Schantz,16, is from Luray, Missouri and she has started up her own business called Extreme Welding. When Brenna was seven years old, her father Pat Schantz and her brother Dylan taught her how to weld. Recently, Brenna decided to use her welding experience to start a second supervised agricultural experience (SAE)…
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