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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:54am

Parents and Staff Tear Into Pekin School Board

PACKWOOD – The ongoing implosion at Pekin continued on April 8 as dozens of parents and teachers crammed into the library to voice their displeasure during the monthly school board meeting. The...

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:53am

Pekin Teachers Bring Up Board Micro-Management and Fear of Retaliation in Anonymous Survey

PACKWOOD – Pride in Pekin, a parent-run Facebook group, sent an anonymous survey to Pekin staff, to see how they feel about how the district is managed. Forty-four staff members responded to the...

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 9:51am

Wife of Pekin Board Member Speaks Out About Overturned Suspension

PACKWOOD – Recently, conversations about Pekin’s management have focussed heavily on the school board’s October decision to overturn the suspension and Good Conduct Policy violation of the son of...

Sigourney’s Erin Dawson signs her letter of intent surrounded by loved ones including her mom, dad, brother and Sigourney softball Head Coach Shelly Streigle

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:10am

Sigourney’s Erin Dawson Signs to Play Softball for William Penn

SIGOURNEY—Senior first baseman for the Sigourney Savages softball team, Erin Dawson, has signed her letter of intent to play for the William Penn Statesmen following her final season with the Savages...

Wyatt Donald

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:08am

Keota Puts On Pun-Filled Play about Potato Farmers’ Plight

KEOTA – The Keota drama department presented the comedic play “Heaven Help the Po’ Taters!” on April 3 and 6. The play, written by Billy St. John, takes place in 1898 and tells the story of poor...

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Parents and Staff Tear Into Pekin School Board

04/17/2024 - 9:54am
Pekin Teachers Bring Up Board Micro-Management and Fear of Retaliation in Anonymous Survey

04/17/2024 - 9:53am
Wife of Pekin Board Member Speaks Out About Overturned Suspension

04/17/2024 - 9:51am
Keaton Winn poses with his family at his jersey retirement ceremony

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Keaton Winn signs his old Pekin jersey

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Keaton Winn stands by his signed jersey for the San Francisco Giants with orator Lena Adam | Photos by Katie Phillips

Pekin Hosts Jersey Retirement Ceremony for Keaton Winn

12/27/2023 - 8:25am
Ramaswamy Vows to Shut Down the FBI, CDC, and Department of Ed. During Sigourney Rally

12/20/2023 - 8:25am
Sigourney Secures Two Straight Playoff Wins, Beat Belle Plaine for First Time Since 2009

10/25/2023 - 9:25am
Sigourney-Keota head coach Jared Jensen gives his team one last pep talk before their first round playoff game. | Photo by Clint Dye

Second Round Bound, Cobras Opens Playoffs with Dominant 52-7 win over WCV

10/25/2023 - 9:25am
Sheriff’s Office Employee Placed on Leave Following Hayride Accident

10/25/2023 - 9:25am
Keota Students Cheat Death and Homage the Carol Burnett Show

10/25/2023 - 9:25am
Sigourney Hires New Police Chief

10/25/2023 - 9:25am
English Valleys’ Myles Grove tip toes down the sideline | Photos by Sean Strohmayer

Bears Bounce Back in Second Half in Win Over New London

10/18/2023 - 9:25am
Troy Klett took home fifth place with a final time of 17:48.01. | Photo by Sean Strohmayer

Klett and Yates Earn All-Conference Honors at SICL Meet

10/18/2023 - 9:25am
The Sigourney-Keota Cobras repeat for a fourth straight district title | Photo by Clint Dye

District Champs Once Again, Sigourney-Keota Dominates EBF, 62-12

10/18/2023 - 9:25am
Former Wrestling Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault

10/18/2023 - 9:25am
Historical Society Holds Open House

10/18/2023 - 9:25am

News

04/17/2024 - 9:54am

Parents and Staff Tear Into Pekin School Board

PACKWOOD – The ongoing implosion at Pekin continued on April 8 as dozens of parents and teachers crammed into the library to voice their displeasure during the monthly school board meeting. The public dissatisfaction began to swell on March 25, when...

Pekin Teachers Bring Up Board Micro-Management and Fear of Retaliation in Anonymous Survey

Wife of Pekin Board Member Speaks Out About Overturned Suspension

Keota Foreign Exchange Students Discuss Experiences With School Board

Sigourney School Board Discusses Door Locks and AEA Money

State and Federal Republican Candidates Speak at Spring Preview

Legals

04/16/2024 - 11:48am

Sports

SK soccer goalkeeper Wells Clark rises for a ball on a corner kick

04/17/2024 - 9:44am

SK Soccer Falls in Home Opener Against Hillcrest

SIGOURNEY—The SK Soccer team held their home opener on April 9 against the #6 ranked Hillcrest Academy Ravens. The Ravens played spoiler, and defeated the SK soccer team by a final score of 10-0. The Ravens struck early with a goal in the first five...

Sigourney Starts Season With Win at Keota Quad

Sigourney Girls Fall to Colfax Mingo by One Stroke in Home Triangular

Pekin Hosts, and Win, Lady Horton Relays

Keota Host First Annual 18 Hole Invitational

Highland Makes Second Half Comeback, SK Soccer Falls at Home 2-1

Obituaries

04/22/2024 - 2:32pm

Sally L. Glandon, 92

SIGOURNEY-Sally L. Glandon, age 92, of Sigourney, died Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Sally was born August 29, 1931, in Sigourney, to Harold and Lucille (Tracy) Jones and graduated from Sigourney High...

Terry McNabb, 70

Elva Lee Herman, 85

Jacqueline Iosbaker, 85

Pat Albert (Thomas), 84

Kenneth Duane Bucklin

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