Fareway building vandalized overnight
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – During the overnight hours of June 29-30 2017 a…
Month: June 2017
Ottumwa blanks Lady Hounds twice
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Sometimes you don’t know the answer to…
Holy Trinity full speed ahead on high school renovations
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With school just about four weeks into…
Schmitz Funeral Home Obituary – Robert “Bobby” Witmer, 67, of Farmington
Robert “Bobby” Witmer 67, of Farmington, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Saturday May 27, 2017…
Schmitz Funeral Home – Delores Carol Rea, 78, Niota
Delores Carol Rea, 78, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 10:45 A.M. Thursday June 29,…
Great River Health Systems latest to add to fireworks campaign
Great River Health Systems has recently signed on as a partner to the Light Up…
Barr Memorial Obituary – Karen Lee Wilson, 78, of Fort Madison
Karen Lee Wilson, 78 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 8:44 pm Wednesday, June…
LCHD sets July 3 TB testing
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Health Department has temporarily moved their…
Area man arrested on misdemeanor drug charges
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of…
Little Miss Rodeo & All-Around Cowboy Contest contestants sought
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – It’s that time of year! Contestants are being sought…
Artist Trax hosts grand opening
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The walls are home to some very…
Fireworks recall announced
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Keokuk Fire Department is warning residents of some faulty…
FM boys break losing skid with win over HTC
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison baseball team got their…
Lee County Fair keeps expanding
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Starting Wednesday, the 176th Lee County Fair will…
For the Record – June 28, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 06/27/17 – 8:22 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a…
Two more chip in for Light Up The Sky campaign
BY PCC STAFF Shottenkirk, Inc has recently signed on as a partner to the Light…
FMHS boys drop two to Muscatine
BY PCC STAFF – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds dropped two games at home Tuesday night…
Lady Hounds split with No. 2 Fairfield
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The record may not indicate it, but the FMHS softball…
After 25 years, Pothitakis just getting started
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With his parents and grandparents building the…
HTC softball program in reboot
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the recent success of the HTC…
District gets majority vote, but not enough to build new school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison school district voters again failed…
For the Record – June 27, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 06/26/17 – no incidents to report for June 26 Lee County…
Lee County enters tri-county medical examiner agreement
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After more than a year spent looking for…
Second attempt at new elementary in front of voters today
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Voters will decide today again, if the…
McCormick receives Scott Bryant Award from state
BY PCC STAFF Iowa State Penitentiary has participated in the Law Enforcement Torch run for…
HTC knocks off Columbus Junction on Senior Night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Incoming freshman Vasin Thurman stepped up on…
New building can fuel FM growth
Dear Editor; The Slaters moved to Fort Madison because of the potential. There were many…
For the Record – June 26, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 06/23/17 – 8:27 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a…
Nothing’s going to rain on my parade, except maybe the IRS
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG I’m in a really…good…mood. This weekend was an especially beautiful couple of…
New school puts our children first
Dear Editor; I have been associated with the Fort Madison Community School District for over…
VOTE YES for KIDS! – Letter to the Editor
Vote Yes for KIDS! Quality public education is a key component in the economic health…
GRRWA’s Rocky shows up at Kempker’s
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The P.A.W. Patrol sent one of their heros to…
Local educators talk about need for new school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A glimpse at the past six decades…
Old Fort looking for volunteers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A holiday weekend gone bad has the…
FM hosts Rally4Trains event Friday
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – About 40 residents showed up at the Amtrak depot in…
DNR deer hunting draw results available
Hunters who applied for the 2017 draw can now view results online by logging into…
King-Lynk Funeral Home Obituary – Mildred Guenther, 102, formerly of St. Paul
Mildred Guenther, 102, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Life Care Center in…
For the Record – June 23, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 06/22/17 – 11:13 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Impacting our future – Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor Impacting Our Future Undertaking construction of a new school is a once in a…
HTC junior high girls win again
BY PCC STAFF ELDON – The HTC junior high softball squad improved to 6-2 on…
FMHS wrestling Camp of Champs set for July
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Registration is now open for the annual Fort Madison…
Kempker’s family line creates solid Fort Madison legacy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON -There’s a saying that goes something like, “They…
Crusaders take Cardinal into 10 innings
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Three hours of pretty darned good baseball…
For the Record – June 22, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 06/20/17 – 9 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Victim of Wednesday fall dies from injuries
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison police have released the name of the…
AG rules deputy justified in June 12 shooting
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR Editors Note: A video of the incident prior to the…
North Scott pitchers shut out Hounds twice
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Bloodhounds have had some problems at…
Stigall named Annual Kiddie Parade Grand Marshal
PCC STAFF The Fort Madison 4th of July Kiddie Parade Committee is ready to launch…
Southeast Conference mulling expansion
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – According to Fort Madison Activities Director Andy…
King-Lynk Obituary – Glen Wayne Howell, 89, Fort Madison
Glen Wayne Howell, 89, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday,…