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Hounds end football sharing deal with HTC

 FORT MADISON – Officials at Fort Madison High School have announced the sharing program with Holy Trinity Catholic, specific to the Bloodhound football team, will not be renewed for the …

Morrison, Bendlage, and Hellige named 1st team All-SEISC South

LEE COUNTY – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Luke Hellige led the list of SEI Superconference South All-Conference student athletes released this week. Hellige was the only area player to be …
FORT MADISON - Camille Kruse added an all-state honor to go with her postseason awards on Tuesday. The Fort Madison High School senior was named a third-team Class 3A all-state selection by the …
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison hauled in a wheelbarrow full of post-season Southeast Conference all-conference honors this week.In the first-ever sanctioned girls wrestling program, the Lady …
LEE COUNTY NEWS
Lee County News

Legislators weigh-in on carbon capture pipelines

LEE COUNTY – Several area legislators spent most of Friday’s monthly local update talking about the current status of hazardous liquid pipeline legislation. The monthly legislative …

For the Record

For the Record – Monday, March 27, 2023

Fort Madison Police Report03/24/23 – 8:23 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report of a property damage accident at the intersection of 27th Street and Avenue G.03/24/23 – …

Opinion

Give thanks even for the fleas

I've been reading about Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie, Calvinist Christians in Holland who believed in giving aid and shelter to the Jews during World War II.  For their efforts they …

Instincts were on full display Tuesday

Instincts. The innate, quick, natural reaction to a stimulus. Training and repetition helps develop those reactions. It’s the repetition that’s beginning to bother me. Every day we …

Treating big whales a little differently

On a late summer afternoon in Bloomfield 40 years ago, the people of Iowa learned about an unofficial government principle we have seen repeated in recent weeks.Although this has played out in …
Education News

Reynolds responds to IWC closure

DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds released the following statement in response to the announced closure of Iowa Wesleyan University:   “Today, my thoughts are with the students, faculty, …

Central Lee quiz bowlers roll to title

CENTRAL LEE – The Central Lee Quiz bowl team wrapped up a banner year with a Southeast Iowa Superconference championship. The team, under first year sponsor Ryan Van Ausdall, went 15-2 in …

Central Lee students snag EISEF awards

DONNELLSON - On Saturday, March 18, 45 Central Lee Middle School students and 11 High School students participated in the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair in Cedar Rapids. Alicia Schiller …
LATEST NEWS
FORT MADISON – The search for a military veteran from Fort Madison continues to puzzle Fort Madison police. Christopher Golliher, Jr., 37, of Fort Madison has been missing since Feb. 3, 2021 …
MACOMB, Ill. — A Macomb man has been charged in connection with a shooting near Western Illinois University’s campus that left one person dead and 10 others injured. Donell D. …
FORT MADISON - The City of Fort Madison is accepting applications for vacancies on all appointed boards, commissions and committees.  Applications can be found at www.fortmadison-ia.com or …
WEST POINT - Richard and Diane (Peitz) Jennings are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They were married on April 7, 1973 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in
MACOMB - One person is dead and several others have been injured as a result of a shooting incident in Macomb early Saturday morning. According to a release from Macomb Interim Police Chief Jeff …
Health News
Voters to decide EMS levy Tuesday
LEE COUNTY - A critical levy vote will take place on Tuesday in a special election in the county. Voters will go to the polls to decide whether the county will be able to assess a levy to help …
SEIRMC sets Continuous Glucose support group
WEST BURLINGTON - Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center’s Diabetes Education program is starting a quarterly Continuous Glucose Meter (CGM) Support Group.This support group is designed for …
Griffin joins Great River Women's Clinic
WEST BURLINGTON - Kenzie Griffin, Physician Assistant, has joined the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Women’s Health Clinic in West Burlington, Iowa.Kenzie received her Master of …
Business News
Aspiring business owners building Dreams
FORT MADISON – DreamBuilding is once again underway in Fort Madison. Fort Madison Partners and the American Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are midway through another year of the …
Great River Health, Heritage to open pharmacy in FM
FORT MADISON – Heritage Pharmacy, part of Great River Health, will open a new retail pharmacy in Fort Madison at 3302, Avenue L.  Heritage Pharmacy-Fort Madison will be uniquely …
Pilot Grove helps out Hoerner YMCA
KEOKUK - Pilot Grove Savings Bank donated $2,500 to Hoerner YMCA. Scott Piper, Market President from Pilot Grove Savings Bank in Keokuk said, “There have been a lot of good things happening at …