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Crusaders win SEISC-South title

FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls' volleyball team captured the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South title with a three-set sweep of Van Buren Thursday night on the road. The 5 th …
Fort Madison's Clifford Steward (60) seals off the Fairifield defensive line as quarterback Owen Huffman looks to the right side for a dump pass. The Hounds lost 40-14 to the Trojans on the road.

Trojan magical pro-T leaves Hounds with fourth loss

FAIRFIELD – The key to neutralizing a pro-T offense is disciplined gap assignments. And Fort Madison regularly failed their assignments Friday night with the menacing pro-T set of the Fairfield …
DONNELLSON — Crutches and walking boots were quite popular on Central Lee’s sideline Friday night. The Hawks, battered and bruised with injuries, are limping into the final week of the season …
MEDIAPOLIS – Drake Newton and Aubree Bunnell continue to shatter record books at Central Lee. The two set new school records at Thursday’s Mediapolis Invitational with Bunnell seemingly breaking …
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Keokuk man charged with delivering meth, mariuana

LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of Darnell Cochran, 45,  following an investigation involving the distribution of controlled substances in Keokuk, Iowa. …

For the Record

For the Record - Monday, October 19, 2026

Fort Madison Police Report 10/16/26 - 10:08 AM - Fort Madison police arrested Rick Keegan Tinder, 32, of Fort Madison in the 2800 block of Avenue L on a warrant for probation violation. He was held …

Opinion

Data center discussion deserves a bigger room

When a city plans something big, it should not check driver's licenses at the door. That is what happened Monday night in Woodward. The City Council cancelled its regular meeting and instead held …

Reader endorses Greenwald for Supervisor

Editor:   I am writing to express my support for Chris Greenwald for Lee County Supervisor. Having known Chris since 1997, I have had the privilege of working alongside him in …

Salem reader supports Bohannan

Editor: The Constitution of the United States is one of the greatest legal documents ever conceived as a protection of the liberty of a free people. Christina Bohannan, candidate for Congress …
Education News
CENTRAL LEE SCHOOL
MADSEN

Madsen named Regional Teacher of the Year

LEE COUNTY - The Iowa Department of Education today announced nine teachers from across the state have been selected as the 2027 Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year, following the inaugural 2025 …

HTC gets state support of early child program

FORT MADISON - The Iowa Department of Education recently approved 10 community-based providers to deliver services to young learners and their families through the Statewide Voluntary Preschool …

Solar panel work complete at high school

FORT MADISON – At the Fort Madison School District board meeting Wednesday last night, Director of Maintenance Nic Chiri said in his presentation several summer projects for the district have been …
LATEST NEWS
DES MOINES— Governor Kim Reynolds and her husband, First Gentleman Kevin Reynolds, today announced that the First Gentleman has been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer following a three-year …
Dear Editor, I went to the county building in Fort Madison today to vote and as I filled out my ballot, I filled in the oval for Matt Mohrfeld for State Representative.  As I was returning home, …
Editor: What does SE Iowa need? In my opinion, we need more/better employment options, an easier path to small business ownership, more/better housing options, lower taxes, more/better choices …
It seems President Donald Trump will be visiting Iowa to rev up the GOP base prior to the Nov. 3 general election. He’s planning a stop in Sioux City on Oct. 22 and then has an open-ended date of …
Lois Virginia Schau, 95, of Donnellson, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2026 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born on April 2, 1931 in …
Health News
Lee County Health Department Administrator Michele Ross talks with visitors of the department's Kids' Health & Safety Fair at the Meller Family Health Center Thursday evening.
Kids' Health Fair more than health fare
FORT MADISON – The Lee County Health Department showed off just a little bit Thursday afternoon at the Meller Family Health Center. LCHD staff and volunteers held the third-ever Kids’ Health …
Great River Health gets CMS notice
WEST BURLINGTON - Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Centers released information Wednesday about a broken link that led to a formal notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requiring …
Kaitlin Krueger, of Counseling Associates, signs a declaration of participation at Wednesday morning's Thrive Iowa launch at Quality Inn & Suites in Fort Madison.
Restore Hope helps kick off Thrive Iowa
LEE COUNTY – The Thrive Iowa effort is officially underway. After rolling out the basics of the program in February, a new grant-funded initiative to help those struggling to gain a foothold on …
Business News
CenturyLink to end landlines this month
LEE COUNTY – Per a spokesperson with CenturyLink (Lumens Technologies) the communication provider notified Iowa customers that they will be ending landline service on Oct. 18. The company sent …
State Sen. Jeff Reichman (R-Donnellson) speaks with fellow committee member Mike Bousselot (R-Ankeny) prior to a meeting of a subcommittee Friday at the capitol building in Des Moines.
Reichman "overjoyed" with MEGA bill passage
LEE COUNTY – As state legislators exhaled after a full special session at the Iowa Capitol Friday, and recover from the thorough beating the Hawkeyes took on Saturday, Sunday became a day of not …
Legislature to consider $1.3 billion in incentives for steel project
LEE COUNTY – The special session set for Friday morning could be considering tax incentives in excess of $1.3 billion dollars. According to a single slide shared with Pen City Current, Mesabi …