Road of Honor: Ribbon Cutting Notes Project Completion

Ceremony marks new road to Iowa's only national cemetery - Radio Iowa

A four-year effort to get the road to the Keokuk National Cemetery repaired culminated with a ribbon cutting Monday. Keokuk Mayor Kathie Mahoney took office four years ago, and made it a priority to resurface the street to Iowa’s only national cemetery after years of patching left it in poor shape.  “This road leads to […]

Road of Honor: Ribbon cutting notes project completion

KEOKUK — The faint sound of a bagpipe started playing in the Keokuk National Cemetery on Friday as Dan Proctor played the instrument. As the sound grew louder, he was joined by the local Honor Guard as they posted the…

Ceremony marks new road to Iowa’s only national cemetery

(Radio Iowa) – A four-year effort to get the road to the Keokuk National Cemetery repaired culminated with a ribbon cutting Monday. Keokuk Mayor Kathie Mahoney took office four years ago, and made it a priority to resurface the street to Iowa’s only national cemetery after years of patching left it in poor shape. “This road leads to where you rest, and it stands as a lasting symbol that you gave,” she says. The road to the place where so many wh…