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05 April 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Smishing

CRIMINALS HAVE FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO STEAL A PERSON’S IDENTITY. SMISHING IS LIKE PHISHING, A TECHNIQUE THAT USES E-MAILS THAT LOOK LEGITIMATE TO TRICK VICTIMS INTO HANDING OVER VITAL INFORMATION, BUT WITH SMISHING, IDENTITY THIEVES PLY THEIR SCAM THROUGH MESSAGES TO A MOBILE PHONE, NOT A COMPUTER. A LOCAL RESIDENT RECEIVED A TEXT MESSAGE STATING [...]

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05 April 2012 ~ 0 Comments

PITMAN MURDER TRIAL

ADAM PITMAN OF KEOKUK, WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER ROSA PITMAN, AT THEIR CONCERT STREET HOME IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR WILL FACE A JURY MAY 22ND. PITMAN ADMITTED TO THE KILLING DURING A TRAFFIC STOP; HOWEVER, ATTORNEYS FOR PITMAN ARE TRYING TO GET HIS STATEMENTS TO POLICE AT THAT TIME DISMISSED FROM [...]

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23 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

TWO HOUR DELAY DUE TO FOG

KEOKUK PUBLIC AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CENTRAL LEE, FORT MADISON PUBLIC AND HOLY TRINITY SCHOOLS ON TWO HOUR DELAY DUE TO FOG!!!! ALSO, KEOKUK COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AT TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HAS CANCELLED MORNING CLASSES…

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21 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Arrangements Pending for Ft. Madison Mayor Steve Ireland

FORT MADISON MAYOR STEVE IRELAND DIED TUESDAY AT FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT THE AGE OF 53, A DAY AFTER HE STARTED RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE AT HIS HOME AND A WEEK AFTER DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE FOR A STATE SENATE SEAT. AFTER WINNING A FOURTH MAYORAL TERM IN NOVEMBER, IRELAND WAS SEEKING THE DEMOCRATIC [...]

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19 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Keokuk City Council March 15, 2012

KEOKUK CITY COUNCIL MET THURSDAY EVENING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AT THE WORKSHOP, THOMAS BELL SPOKE TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE KEOKUK MUSICIAN’S MEMORIAL CONCERT, WHICH WILL BE HELD JUNE 2, 2012. THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED USE OF THE CONCRETE CAMPING AREA NEXT TO SOUTHSIDE BOAT CLUB FOR THE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 11 [...]

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