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Reynolds wants to ban cellphones from classrooms
Central Lee School District Superintendent Dr. Andy Crozier points to some financial data during an update Tuesday morning at district offices outside Donnellson.
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Central Lee mulls 2025-26 calendar
Lee County Supervisors Tom Schulz, far left, and Garry Seyb, second from left, discuss proposed utility ordinances with about 40 people Thursday night at the sheriff's office in Montrose.
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Supervisors hear frustration with wind farm project
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SPORTS
CRUSADER BASKETBALL
HTC gets big second half in win over Danville
LADY CRUSADERS
Danville rallies to down Lady Crusaders by one
HAWKS BASKETBALL
Central Lee girls move into 2nd in SEISC

Hounds take 5th at Gary Curtis Invite

HIGHLAND – The Fort Madison Hounds took 5th place at the Gary Curtis Invitational at Highland on Saturday. Aaron Warner led the way for the Bloodhounds with a 1st-place finish at 285 lbs. The …

Crusader boys regain traction

WINFIELD – Luke Hellige converted on seven three-point attempts Saturday to lead the Crusaders to a 63-48 win over Winfield-Mt. Union Saturday in an afternoon contest. Junior Layne Rung had one …

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WINFIELD – Teagan Snaadt scored 13 to lead the Holy Trinity girls to a 37-22 win over Winfield-Mt. Union in a SEI Superconference matchup Saturday to highlight area girls' basketball action. …
Fort Madison reserve Adalyn Lampe posts up in the lane against Central Lee Saturday afternoon in a weekend matinee with the Central Lee Hawks in Fort Madison.
FORT MADISON – It was a matinee of sorts Saturday for the Lady Hounds, and the good thing is, everyone got to enjoy some of the show. Fort Madison built a huge lead in its 54-27 win over …
LEE COUNTY NEWS
Lee County News

Koch Fertilizer will continue to make natural gas payments

LEE COUNTY – A question that’s been heating up of late around natural gas consumption at the fertilizer facility in Wever has been answered. In a statement from Koch Fertilizer Wever …

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For the Record

For the Record - Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025

Fort Madison Police Report 01/13/25 – No activity reported. Keokuk Police Report 01/10/25 – 12:30 a.m. – Keokuk police responded to a report of burglary in the 1000 block of Morgan …

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Opinion
EMPTY NEST - By Curt Swarm

First full moon of 2025 is the Wolf Moon

The first full moon in 2025 arrived on Monday, January 13 th at 6:22 p.m., CST.  It is called the Wolf Moon, because wolves were wont to prowl and howl (“ululate,”) on cold January …

A throw-your-hands-up moment

Today we’re going to take a look at something near and dear to my heart. Newspapers. What the heck is going on with people’s impressions of newspapers? And, if you were sitting next to me …

Never put off what you might later regret

I have been kicking myself since being reminded that procrastination comes with a price. This lesson arrived the week before Christmas when I spotted a small obituary in the Bloomfield Democrat. …

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Education News
HALL OF HONOR

FMHS extends Hall of Honor app. deadline

FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison High School Alumni Hall of Honor Committee has announced an extension of its application deadline to April 15th. The prestigious recognition program honors …

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Three inducted into Central Lee's Fine Arts Hall

DONNELLSON, IOWA — The Central Lee Community School District has inducted three new members to its Fine Arts Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024. This year, the Hall of Fame honors a …

Hawk boosters launch sports facility campaign

DONNELLSON — The Central Lee Sports Boosters Club has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $300,000 for renovations to the high school’s baseball and softball complex, with support …

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LATEST NEWS
Fort Madison welcomed Jaxtyn, son of Breanna Coppler and Jessica Tzenevrakis from Keokuk, Iowa, as the hospital’s first baby born in 2025. Jaxtyn was born at 10:48 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
FORT MADISON - Great River Health got the New Year off to a great start with the birth of New Year’s babies at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Women and Family Center in West Burlington, …
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center with campuses in West Burlington and Fort Madison has been surveyed by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and has …
DAVIS
Marcus J. Davis, 51 of Keokuk passed away, January 11, 2025 at his home. He was born February 15, 1973 in Keokuk the son of John and Mary Helen Sandidge Davis. He graduated from Keokuk High School …
MOELLER
Robert Bernard “Bob” Moeller, 89, of West Point, Iowa died Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison, Iowa.  Bob was born October 10, 1935 …
HERRIMAN
Sarah Anne Herriman, 27, of Denmark, Iowa passed away Thursday January 9, 2025 at her home. She was born November 19, 1997 at Fort Madison, Iowa the daughter of Scott and Marilyn (LaRose) …

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Health News
 Memorial Medical to delay Monday services
HANCOCK COUNTY - Due to pending winter storm warnings, Memorial Medical Clinics will delay opening until 10:30 AM on Monday, January 6, 2025. Locations include: Bowen, Broadway, Carthage, Colchester, …
Jason Hutcheson, Executive Director of the Great River Health Foundation; Michael Yost, Chief Human Resources Officer of Great River Health; Dr. Michael McCoy, President & CEO of Great River Health; and Dr. Michael Ash, President of Southeastern Community College, proudly accept the Outstanding Business and Industry Award on behalf of Great River Health & SCC. Photo courtesy of Community Colleges for Iowa
Brown, Steffen, GRHS honored by college group
WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa - Two SCC employees and a novel public-private partnership initiative were honored at the annual Outstanding Community College Awards at the Community Colleges for Iowa Annual …
GRHS shifts records software
WEST BURLINGTON - Great River Health (GRH) will be switching its electronic health record (EHR) platform from Oracle (Cerner) to Epic.  This decision was unanimously approved by the Great River …

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Business News
BENJAMIN
Fedele expands workforce role to LCEDG
LEE COUNTY — The Greater Burlington Partnership and Lee County Economic Development Group are excited to announce a new partnership with the appointment of Telisha Fedele as the Regional …
Siemens Gamesa lands Texas wind farm contract
FORT MADISON - The Siemens Gamesa wind blade facility in Fort Madison was given good news this week as Champion Wind, a 127 megawatt wind farm in Texas, announced that it is going to repower the …
Wind farm land agents meet with property owners
WEST POINT - Land agents representing Canadian Energy Company Cordelio Power and Dallas-based Tenaska Energy met with Lee County landowners Monday night in a barn northwest of West Point. About 30 …

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