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February 18, 2019

Fort Madison News

City pulls Avenue G sidewalk project from Tuesday agenda

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A public hearing on a $1.55 million project to redo the sidewalks and curbing has been pulled from the city’s Tuesday City Council meeting agenda. According to Mayor [Read More...]
Lee County News

Trumpeters in midst of big comeback in Iowa

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The population of Lee County’s trumpeter swan is low compared to other areas of the state such as Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Atlantic, but the dedicated marsh just [Read More...]
Guest Authors

Polar vortex challenges the farmer – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm

Tough winter. I’ve fallen twice now doing chores, the first time breaking the eggs I had just gathered—that upset me more than the fall. I laid there for a couple of seconds on the ice, [Read More...]
Sports

Lady Chiefs close book on Hounds season

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – If there were points given for disrupting offenses, the Fort Madison girls basketball team might have made it game Saturday night. But since points are only given for the [Read More...]
Sports

Settles captures 8th in second trip to state

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – It wasn’t the same match Danen Settles had with Jacob Murry a week ago at districts, but despite the outcome, Settles is now the 8th best heavyweight in [Read More...]

Hayes rolled with all the punches

February 17, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – The best stories are those that come with happy endings, but sometimes stories deserve to be written even when the end is met with heartbreak. Fort Madison’s Sam [Read More...]
Lady Chiefs close book on Hounds season

February 16, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – If there were points given for disrupting offenses, the Fort Madison girls basketball team might have made it game Saturday night. But since points are only given for the [Read More...]
Settles captures 8th in second trip to state

February 16, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – It wasn’t the same match Danen Settles had with Jacob Murry a week ago at districts, but despite the outcome, Settles is now the 8th best heavyweight in [Read More...]

City pulls Avenue G sidewalk project from Tuesday agenda

February 17, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A public hearing on a $1.55 million project to redo the sidewalks and [Read More...]
Depot lease docs ready as city shakes loose funding

February 16, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – As city officials scour state and federal funding options to keep the Amtrak [Read More...]

OFP players bring a believable “Harvey” to FM

February 12, 2019 0

BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A veteran ensemble almost brings to life the 6 foot (possibly 6 and half) white rabbit “Harvey” this weekend at Old Fort Players in Fort Madison. With [Read More...]

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