BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Fort Madison commission is recommending several changes to city code that further defines what constitutes a commercial vehicle for purposes of [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/27/2016 – 9:10 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of larceny/theft in the 3000 block of Avenue H. 12/27/2016 – 9:16 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEVER – On the heels of the announcement Monday indicating the Iowa Fertilizer Company’s Wever, Iowa facility is 98% complete, the company’s president said Wednesday [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Inmates at the Lee County Correctional Center may be wearing monitoring devices on authorized leaves starting in January. Lee County Sheriff-Elect Stacy [Read More…]
PEN CITY CURRENT FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Hy-Vee donated $700 to the Lee County Crime Stoppers Wednesday morning. The funds were part of a chili supper held at Hy-Vee on Dec. 8th. Customers [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Board of Supervisors entered into an agreement with Midwest Construction Consultants to start the process of getting county buildings up to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A friendly, youthful gaze from behind a narrow pair of glasses and a welcoming smile nestled between a neatly trimmed mustache and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – If approved it’s likely the new Lee County Health Department will be located on property adjacent to the Lee County Juvenile Detention Center [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/21/2016 – 6:36 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 200 block of Avenue G. 12/21/2016 – 2:42 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
A great big THANK YOU to all who took part in and attended the “Holidays With The Veterans” assembly that was put on by the Student Government of Fort Madison Community High School on December [Read More…]
PEN CITY STAFF FORT MADISON – You’d think when the editor takes undefeated Cleveland and a poor San Francisco team to win and they do, he’d be in a better position. The Pen City Current [Read More…]
BY PEN CITY STAFF WEVER – With construction of the Iowa Fertilizer plant nearly 98 percent complete, the facility will reach another critical milestone as the company begins ammonia plant [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – A run past the old Fox Theater in Fort Madison shows plenty of activity and a “sold” sign in the window. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – ‘Tis the season to be thinking of referendums. At Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Supervisors, board members heard discussion on putting a referendum on the [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/19/2016 – 4:10 a.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Ashley Ann Erb, 33, 1516 Ave C, Fort Madison, in the 300 block of 15ht Street on a warrant for 5 counts [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – MONTROSE – The referendum to build a new centrally located courthouse was soundly defeated in November and now Lee County Supervisors are looking at [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort Madison, Iowa woman on felony and misdemeanor drug charges. Lisanne Marie Morton, 27, of 1804 Avenue D, Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Sometimes the best way to protect the people of your community, is to make sure you’re safe first. The Fort Madison Fire [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WAPELLO – Someone told Wapello coach Ken Spielbauer that Holy Trinity has some shooters. The Crusaders traveled to Wapello last night to face the 30-year [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WAPELLO – Holy Trinity put three girls in double figures including a 27-point performance from senior Ali Randolph but came up short 62-65 on the [Read More…]
updated with correction to Doug Krogmeier’s title. The Pen City regrets the error. BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Planning and Zoning Director Doug Krogmeier wants to [Read More…]
12/19/2016 – no time reported, Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kaleb Michael Finton, 26, of Main Street in Warsaw, Ill. was arrested on a charge of voluntary absence. He was taken to Lee County Correctional [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Community School boards usually operate from a warm room a couple times a month, obey Robert’s Rules of Order, handle personnel issues, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – Just two years into her collegiate volleyball career, Mikaela Foecke, a national high school volleyball standout, is dripping with humility. Fresh off the University [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Well, ‘Ole Man Winter’ may have thrown a curve ball at the Fort Madison Food Pantry’s Holiday food handout last week, but volunteers at [Read More…]
PCC STAFF After our first week of the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest, Fort Madison YMCA Director Ryan Wilson is in first-place going a perfect 7 of 7 on the week. Wilson didn’t even give Cincinnati [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/16/2016 – 1 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to property damage accident in the 2200 block of Hwy. 61. 12/16/2016 – 2:03 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School District continues to set their gaze upon a new elementary school in the near future. At Monday’s meeting of the district’s school board, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After writing off close to $60,000 in unpaid meal bills at the end of the 2015-16 school year, the district is already $35K in the hole to [Read More…]
Katherine Rump, formerly of Wever, and Lt. Christopher Kirk, USAF, formerly of Burlington, are engaged. Rump is a 2012 graduate of St. Ambrose University, Davenport Iowa, with a B.A. in Marketing and a Minor in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON -Big moving equipment, trailers and a lot of dirt are taking up about four square blocks on the southwest corner of 18th and H, but it’s all in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – You hear all over the place, ‘It’s the polar vortex’…’Global warming?’ and the Fort Madison area caught a glimpse of a good ol’ fashioned winter blow [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council will vote on a resolution to take out a $20 million loan to begin the next phase of work on the sanitary [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Harlan Steffensmeier continues to dominate mat opponents this year as he pinned his way through the 138 lb. bracket at Saturday’s Fort Madison Invitational. After [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/14/2106 – 7:33 a.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Travis Cody Nabors, 34, 1310 Avenue D Fort Madison, on charges of Domestic Abuse, Reckless use of a firearm, possession of drug [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Nestled between the northeast corner of India and under the southwest belly of China is Nepal, an elongated country with a rich history of labor, temples and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With just little over a week gone by since their long flight from the Hawaiian Islands, Fort Madison High School’s band students look back on their trip [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Snappy cold weather and Friday’s precipitation that resulted in cancellations across the area has not impacted today’s wrestling event at Fort Madison High School. The FMHS Invitational is still taking place this [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – If junior varsity action is indicative of things to come, Holy Trinity Catholic and Fort Madison High School are setting the stage for some battles. In Thursday night’s action, the HTC freshman [Read More…]
PEN CITY CURRENT MT. PLEASANT – The Bloodhound wrestling team got a little fight from West Hancock on Thursday night, but got a lot more from Mt. Pleasant as Fort Madison split a three-way wrestling [Read More…]
By CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR In heavy contemplation as we decided to roll out this new crazy digital product, one of the things (among many seemingly insurmountable things) I told myself I was going to [Read More…]
Lee County Sheriff’s report 12/14/2016 – 9:50 a.m. – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tyrell Devon Smith, 23, of Washington St. in Keokuk, on a charge of disorderly conduct. Smith was jailed at the Lee [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The only really true way to see the meaning of something is to try it…or as the old adage goes, the proof is in the pudding. That’s [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Sometimes in sports a win hinges on catching someone at the right time of the schedule. Both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams may be looking at that scenario come Friday [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Current Iowa governor, and newly nominated Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad paid a visit to the Elliott Test Kitchen this morning and saw first-hand how the program [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/13/2016 – 9:37 a.m. – FM Police responded to a report of larceny/theft in the 6100 block of Ortho Way. 12/13/2016 – 12:12 p.m. – FM Police responded to a report [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG FORT MADISON – Strong first half performances and subsequently lackluster third quarters are hindering the Fort Madison Bloodhound varsity girls basketball team as they dropped another close game 49-40 Tuesday night against [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Measure twice, cut once. It’s what your dad and grandpa always taught you in the garage. But for a group of Fort Madison High School students, this [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – The FMHS wrestling team will take to the mat again this week starting tomorrow with a three-team primer before 11 teams roll into town for Saturday’s Fort Madison Invitational. [Read More…]
PEN CITY CURRENT Peanut butter. That crazy comfort food that sticks to the roof of your mouth and can realistically be worked into any recipe is now a sense of pride for local high school [Read More…]
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