westburlingtoniowacity-2 A 19 home subdivision has been approved in West Burlington, and it will be built by prison labor

A 19 home subdivision has been approved in West Burlington, and it will be built by prison labor.

During Wednesday’s council meeting, members approved plans for the

airevac59 Air Evac 59 is moving to Keokuk

Air Evac Lifeteam announced Friday that it plans to move its AEL 59 air medical base from Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Ft. Madison to the Keokuk Municipal Airport.

jurry Jurors on Friday got to see the moment that the Burlington woman accused of stabbing her cousin to death learned that the man she admitted to stabbing had died of his injuries

Jurors on Friday got to see the moment that the Burlington woman accused of stabbing her cousin to death learned that the man she admitted to stabbing had died of his injuries.

keokukcity Keokuk Mayor Mark Smidt says they still have a little over $130 thousand dollars left to cut out of the city budget

Keokuk Mayor Mark Smidt says they still have a little over $130 thousand dollars left to cut out of the city budget in order to make up for a $1.686 million deficit to the city’s general fund. In

iowaillinois A local lawmaker says it’s time to explore whether some western Illinois counties might become part of the State of Iowa

A local lawmaker says it’s time to explore whether some western Illinois counties might become part of the State of Iowa. Representative Taylor Collins was born in Macomb, Illinois, but his

corrections-2 Attempted murder charges have been filed against two inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison

Attempted murder charges have been filed against two inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison after an assault on two prison staff members last month. 29-year-old Dennis Lawson and

western_illinois_university_logo Western Illinois University has received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education

Help is coming to rural school districts in western Illinois. Western Illinois University has received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Mental Health

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Obituaries for Wednesday February 4th

Wayne Edward Johnson, 76, of Danville, died Sunday, February 1, 2026, at his daughter’s home in Saint James, Missouri. He was born in Burlington on May 23, 1949 to Cecil R. and Patricia M. Schaefer […]

Obituaries for Thursday January 29th

Richard L. Douglas, 87, of Burlington, died Monday, January 26, 2026, at his home. Born December 24, 1938, in Devalls-Bluff, AR, he was the son of Harold and Phoebe (Rodgers) Douglas. After graduating high school, […]

Obituaries Tue 1/27

Merlin Wayne Todd, age 77, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 10:56 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born March 10, 1948 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son […]

Obituaries for Friday January 16th

John Milton Weir, 70, of Oquawka, Illinois, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. John was born June 28, 1955 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of […]

Obituaries for Wednesday January 14th

Rodney (Rod) Eugene Hope, 66, of West Burlington, formerly of New London and Mt. Pleasant, died at 9:28 pm on January 9, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington. He was […]