Zoning commission looks at commercial vehicles, parking
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Fort…
Month: December 2016
For the record Dec. 27, 2016
Fort Madison Police Report 12/27/2016 – 9:10 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Deep wind chills cause little problems for IFC site.
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEVER – On the heels…
Weber to monitor inmates on leave
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Inmates at…
Hy-Vee makes donation to local Crime Stoppers
PEN CITY CURRENT FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Hy-Vee donated $700 to the Lee…
County inks consulting agreement for building renovations
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Board…
Dodd Printing rolls past 140 years in FM
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A friendly,…
Supervisors approve site for health department
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – If approved it’s…
For the Record Dec. 27, 2016
Fort Madison Police Report 12/21/2016 – 6:36 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Veterans give thanks to FMHS
A great big THANK YOU to all who took part in and attended the “Holidays…
Pigskin Pick ‘Em Challenge Week 2 Results
PEN CITY STAFF FORT MADISON – You’d think when the editor takes undefeated Cleveland and…
Officials: More start-up activities planned this week
BY PEN CITY STAFF WEVER – With construction of the…
Fort Madison theater sold
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – A…
Health dept. referendum tentatively set for May 2
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – ‘Tis the season to be…
For the record 12/20/2016
Fort Madison Police Report 12/19/2016 – 4:10 a.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Ashley Ann…
Supervisors mull county building improvements
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – MONTROSE – The referendum…
Task force nabs FM woman on felony drug charges
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of…
Firefighters get state-of-the-art airpacks
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Sometimes the…
Wapello shuts down HTC on perimeter in win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WAPELLO – Someone told Wapello…
HTC just misses at Wapello
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WAPELLO – Holy Trinity put…
City Council takes steps to update zoning codes
updated with correction to Doug Krogmeier’s title. The Pen City regrets…
For the Record 12/21/16
12/19/2016 – no time reported, Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kaleb Michael Finton, 26, of…
Leadership program lifting FM school board
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Community School…
Foecke has high hopes despite loss in NCAA Final Four
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – Just two years into…
Residents line up for food pantry holiday giveaway
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Well, ‘Ole Man Winter’…
Ryan Wilson leads Pigskin Pick ‘Em
PCC STAFF After our first week of the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest, Fort Madison YMCA…
For the Record 12/20/2016
Fort Madison Police Report 12/16/2016 – 1 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to property…
Residents could see another school bond issue by Sept.
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School District continues to…
School district owed $100K for meals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After writing off close to $60,000 in…
Rump, Kirk get engaged
Katherine Rump, formerly of Wever, and Lt. Christopher Kirk, USAF, formerly of Burlington, are engaged….
Fareway demolition about complete
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON -Big moving equipment, trailers and a lot of…
Winter kiss leaves area with cancellations
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – You hear all over the place,…
City council set to take out loan for sewer work bonds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council will vote…
Steffensmeier pins the bracket; Hounds place 8 of 13
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Harlan Steffensmeier continues to dominate…
For the record 12/18/2016
Fort Madison Police Report 12/14/2106 – 7:33 a.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Travis Cody…
Retired Central Lee teacher funding Nepali students
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Nestled between the northeast corner of India…
Hawaii trip leaves fond memories with FMHS music dept.
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With just little over a week gone…
FMHS wrestling invitation is still on for today
FORT MADISON – Snappy cold weather and Friday’s precipitation that resulted in cancellations across the…
HTC nips FM in junior varsity boys action
FORT MADISON – If junior varsity action is indicative of things to come, Holy Trinity…
FMHS grapplers split at Mount Pleasant
PEN CITY CURRENT MT. PLEASANT – The Bloodhound wrestling team got a little fight from…
Beside the Point
By CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR In heavy contemplation as we decided to roll out this…
For the record 12/15/16
Lee County Sheriff’s report 12/14/2016 – 9:50 a.m. – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tyrell…
Local student shows value of Test Kitchen
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The only really true way to see…
Holy Trinity to test Danville Friday
FORT MADISON – Sometimes in sports a win hinges on catching someone at the right…
Branstad gets education on Test Kitchen
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Current Iowa governor, and newly nominated Ambassador…
For the Record 121416
Fort Madison Police Report 12/13/2016 – 9:37 a.m. – FM Police responded to a report…
Lady Hounds looking for spark from guards
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG FORT MADISON – Strong first half performances and subsequently lackluster third quarters…
Carpentry champions setting bar early
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Measure twice, cut once. It’s what your…
FMHS wrestlers set for Invitational Saturday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – The FMHS wrestling team will take to the mat…
FMHS students build peanut butter tree for food pantry
PEN CITY CURRENT Peanut butter. That crazy comfort food that sticks to the roof of…