The Keokuk County Attorney’s Office has filed a pair of charges against a 15-year-old driver accused in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident in What Cheer in September. Adam Gragg, who turns 16 on Thursday, faces charges of violating the conditions of a minor school license and leaving the scene of an accident. The license violation was [...]

The Iowa State Patrol is planning to meet with the Keokuk County attorney next week to discuss its findings and possible charges in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident in What Cheer last month. What Cheer resident Christine Smith, 36, died Sept. 2 after being hit by a minivan in the small Keokuk County community. Adam Gragg, [...]

A What Cheer resident died after being struck by a minivan Sunday night in the small Keokuk County town, authorities said. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Adam Gragg, 15, of What Cheer, was traveling east on West Washington Street around 9:20 p.m. Sunday when he struck 37-year-old Christine Smith, who was walking east in [...]