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The violations occurred during a biannual sting conducted by the Lee County Sheriff's office earlier this year, Sheriff Buck Jones said.

The creation a single consolidated dispatch center in Lee County cleared its first hurdle Tuesday with members of the board of supervisors voting unanimously to sign onto a 28E agreement necessary to make the center a reality.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Mackenzie Sherrill, 11, of Argyle, nervously eyes her electrocardiography readout after being hooked up to the harmless machine by Lee County EMTs Mike Hellige and Trista Arnold during the annual Lee County EMS Council open house event Saturday at the former Keokuk Middle School location in Keokuk.

Monday, May 25, 2009 at 4:04 p.m. Hundreds of people showed up to honor veterans from the small town of West Point, Iowa on Memorial Day.

Six people were hospitalized, including two toddlers, in a pair of accidents an hour apart Tuesday.

Man spring roots, shoots, buds and leaves are edible, and wild plant guru Mike Krebill will lead a group outing to point out such tasty outdoor foods on Saturday, May 30.

Ten world famous Budweiser Clydesdale horses will arrive in Burlington Tuesday afternoon for a week full of parades and horse-related activities, courtesy of Golden Eagle Distributing Co.

"It's always a good idea to keep that information in front of them," Mount Pleasant City Councilman Bob Griffith said.

Kiley Miller/for The Hawk Eye Eddie Anderson of Fort Madison salutes as he passes by a group of cheering travelers Friday at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Anderson, who served as an Army electrician from 1942 to 1945, is one of 31 veterans from southeast Iowa taking part in the Honor Tour, an all-expenses paid trip to the ...

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 947 in Fort Madison,A elects new officers who will each serve one-year terms.A The new officers are: President a ' Tom Mannuel of Macomb, Ill.

New Audit herbicide provides numerous convenient and effective tank-mix options for postemergence broadspectrum broadleaf weed control with high value "spiked performance" for spring and winter wheat , barley, ...

Officials have compiled a cost estimate for the first year of operation of a proposed consolidated Lee County emergency call and dispatch center.

Lee County is a step closer to consolidating its 911 services. You'll remember we told you in November that county law enforcement agencies were still debating whether or not to merge.A A feasibility study was ...

Monday 11:40 a.m. Ninth and Locust streets. Ryan Matthew Campbell, 24, Burlington was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Lumina north on Ninth Locust streets when a 2006 Toyota driven by Daniel M. Saenz, 20, of ...

Just a day after a judge denied a motion to put a high-profile Sioux City murder trial on hold, defense attorneys are asking for a delay, again.

Law enforcement dispatchers said residents in Wever, West Point, Fort Madison and Keokuk reported hearing a loud noise -- strong enough to shake a house -- between 6:30 and 7 p.m. followed by other lesser booms ...

On Tuesday, the Lee County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution supporting Fort Madison's application for a competitive Service Transportation Program grant that would help pay for project.