Charlie Comfort
10/14/2018 - 8:12pm
Sigourney, Iowa- The trial of Donnie Herr had been set to begin this week, on one charge of second-degree sexual abuse, a class B felony, which carries a penalty of 25 years in prison. A hearing on outstanding motions had been set to be held on Friday afternoon, October 12. By all indications, trial appeared to be a go heading into the motions hearing. However, at the start of Friday’s...
Sigourney, Iowa- The Sigourney City Council was looking to the future at their regular meeting on October 3rd. At the meeting, the council briefly considered an engineering agreement to prepare a report on the City’s watermain system.
As previously reported in the Sigourney News-Review, the council is actively considering replacing a...
Sigourney, Iowa- Mid-America Publishing, parent company and owner of the Sigourney News-Review and the Keota Eagle, has announced the appointment of Amie Van Patten as publisher of the Sigourney News-Review and the Keota Eagle. Van Patten will also serve as publisher of the New Sharon Sun, another publication of Mid-America Publishing. The...
Sigourney, Iowa- A Sigourney man facing second-degree sexual abuse charges is seeking to admit the criminal history of the victim in the case, as well as admit evidence claiming he and the victim were in a consensual relationship. Donnie Herr was charged on August 1, 2017. He is alleged to have threatened to use an “AK-47” on a...
Sigourney, Iowa- A suspect has been taken into custody in reference to an August bank robbery. Ethan Nelson-Davis Spray, 28, of Ottumwa, was arrested on October 1 and charged with first-degree robbery.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the Keokuk County Deputy Sheriff Adam Pence, at 2:45 pm on August 6, a 911 call was received in...
Sigourney, Iowa- Like many similar secondary roads departments in rural Iowa, the Keokuk County Highway Department has been through a lot as the costs of maintaining roads skyrockets, but funding to fix those roads remains relatively constant. One important part of a highway department is the facility that they operate out of. Some counties, such...
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