The Keokuk Police Department has “traffic laws photo enforced” signs around the city of Keokuk. However, the automated speed enforcement program has not started and there is not a definitive start date at this time. There will be a 30 day informational campaign and warning period to start the program.

The program will consist of two stationary automated speed enforcement cameras near schools and a mobile unit that will be operated by a uniformed officer in a fully marked squad car.

If you have any questions, please contact the police department.

On February 13, 2024, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle at Agency St. and Roosevelt Ave. after observing a vehicle run through a stop sign and recognizing the driver to be unlicensed. Deputies contacted the driver, and he was identified as Jeremy Ronald Rourke, age 51, of Davenport, Iowa. While speaking with Rourke, deputies observed a loaded hypodermic syringe sitting on Rourke’s lap. Rourke admitted to deputies the syringe contained drugs.

Deputies then conducted a search of the vehicle and found 23.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and 340 grams of methamphetamine. After discovering the large quantity of drugs in the vehicle, the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force was contacted. Further investigation led detectives to the Howard Johnson Hotel in Burlington, Iowa where Rourke had been coming from prior to the traffic stop. A search warrant was conducted on two hotel rooms. During the search warrant, detectives found drug packaging material, a digital scale, hypodermic syringes, and indicia for Jeremy Rourke.

Rourke was placed under arrest for no valid driver’s license, fail to obey stop sign, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine (a class B felony), possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine (a class D felony), possession of a controlled substance psilocybin mushrooms (a class D felony), and 2 counts of failure to affix drug tax stamp (a class D felony). Rourke was transported to the Des Moines County Correctional Center.

Henry County Public Health will collect personal hygiene products to donate to local food pantries from February 20^th through March 20^th. Items can be dropped off at their office Monday – Friday 8am-4pm. Items needed include travel size or regular size shampoo, conditioner, body soap, toothbrushes & toothpaste (adult and child), deodorant, body lotion, comb, razors, shaving cream, menstrual products, hand soap, dish soap, and laundry detergent.

“We have heard from our food pantries that personal hygiene products as well as food donations are always needed and since so many others do food drives we thought we’d try a hygiene product drive,” states Kelly Carr, Community Outreach Coordinator. “Many people may not realize that SNAP and WIC benefits don’t cover non-food items like toiletries so this is another way we can help families in need.”

Public Health is located at 106 E. Jackson Street in Mt. Pleasant. For more information on food pantries to donate directly, or to find other community resources, visit HealthyHenryCounty.org/resources.

If you have any questions call 319-385-0779, email publichealth@henrycountyiowa.us, or visit Facebook.com/HealthyHenryCounty.