Wever man killed in collision
April 20, 2012 ~ 0 CommentsPatrick C. Gray Jr., 22, was killed in a two-car crash Tuesday morning. Gray was southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 61 when his vehicle and the northbound vehicle driven by Michael G. Delaney, 46, of West Point collided head-on in the right-hand northbound lane. After impact, Gray’s vehicle rotated 180 degrees and came to rest on the west shoulder. The Delaney vehicle came to rest facing east on the east shoulder. Gray was removed from his car and taken to King-Lynk Funeral Home. His car was totaled. Delaney was removed from his mini-van and taken by the MedForce helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The collision remains under investigation.
Keokuk City Council passes motion to give $100,000 to KAH
April 20, 2012 ~ 0 CommentsKeokuk City Council voted Thursday night on the motion to give $100,000 to the hospital. The county has already agreed to provide the money if the city gives its approval. There were two votes against the motion; Zane Zirkel and John Helenthal.
Keokuk Area Hospital officials are asking for $100,000 from the city, and $100,000 from Lee County to make the hospital eligible for even more money from the federal government. CEO Wally Winkler says the Hospital is in this serious financial situation because a majority of patients are on Medicare or Medicaid.
Hospital officials are doing everything possible to avoid having to close. Employees haven’t had a raise in three years and last year the psychiatric unit was shut down.
Winkler says the money is an investment in the community. If the hospital were to close it would be very difficult to attract new business or development to the area.
American Bandstand host Dick Clark dies at age 82
April 20, 2012 ~ 0 CommentsDICK CLARK DIED OF A HEART ATTACK WEDNESDAY MORNING AT AGE 82. CLARK CO-FOUNDED UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS IN 1994 WITH NICK VERBITSKY. CLARK BEGAN HIS CAREER IN RADIO AT HIS COLLEGE STATION AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND HIS PRO CAREER AT WFIL-AM/PHILADELPHIA. HE SUFFERED A STROKE IN 2004 AND HAD SELDOM APPEARED IN PUBLIC SINCE, THOUGH HE DID MAKE APPEARANCES ON THE ANNUAL EDITIONS OF DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE. RYAN SEACREST BEGAN CO-HOSTING THE SHOW IN 2006, AND IT’S NOW KNOWN AS DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST. CLARK ALSO OF COURSE CO-FOUNDED UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS IN 1994 WITH VERBITSKY.
DICK CLARK WAS BEST KNOWN AS THE HOST OF AMERICAN BANDSTAND, WHICH BEGAN AS A LOCAL PROGRAM ON WFIL-TV/PHILADELPHIA AND WENT NATIONAL IN 1957. THE SHOW MOVED TO LOS ANGELES IN 1963.
CLARK ALSO HOSTED THE PYRAMID GAME SHOWS IN SEVERAL INCARNATIONS, AND HIS DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, THE GOLDEN GLOBES, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, AND OF COURSE DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE. THE NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE PROGRAMS BEGAN THEIR REMARKABLE RUN WITH CLARK AS HOST IN 1972.
Historic bridge west of Palmyra to close for replacement
April 20, 2012 ~ 0 CommentsMo. 168 in western Marion County will close Monday for roughly six months as crews work to replace the historic bridge carrying the highway over the North River. The 80-year-old North River Bridge west of Palmyra will be replaced by a new, wider bridge in the same location, which is expected to open by November. The new $1.53 million bridge will not have overhead trusses, allowing large farm equipment and vehicles with height limitations to use the bridge. This bridge was built in 1932.
During the closing, Mo. 168 will be closed to through traffic from Route C, just west of Palmyra, to Route Z, just east of Philadelphia. Through traffic will detour onto Routes C and Z, although some areas closer to the bridge will be open to local traffic only.
Bleigh Construction of Hannibal will build the bridge at a project cost of $1,527,081.
KARDIAC KAPERS NEXT WEEKEND AT THE GRAND THEATRE
April 20, 2012 ~ 0 CommentsIT’S THE BALLROOM BLITZ!!! KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL AUXILIARY PRESENTS KARDIAC KAPERS 2012. APRIL 26TH, 27TH, AND 28TH AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE GRAND THEATRE. TICKETS ARE $12 IN ADVANCE OR $15 AT THE DOOR AND MAY BE PURCHASED A T KAH GIFT SHOP, KAME, KEASLING’S, WILLOW TREE, MONTEBELLO GARDENS, SOMETHING SPECIAL, COURTYARD BOOKS OR FROM ANY CAST MEMBER. RESERVED TICKET EXCHANGE APRIL 22 1 TO 4 P.M. AT LUCKY’S; APRIL 23 11-1 AND 5-7 AND APRIL 24 AND 25 5 TO 7 P.M. AT THE GRAND THEATRE.
