Fire guts garage on city’s west side
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Firefighters were…
Month: April 2018
BNSF wants safety language in agreements
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council will have…
Birth Announcement – Dreyleigh Ivanna Mendonca of Fort Madison
FORT MADISON – Aubrey Mendonca and Chelsea Smith of Fort Madison have announced the birth…
For the record – Monday, April 30, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 04/26/18 – 1:24 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Rylan Lee Bihn-Hattan, 1 month, Farmington
Rylan Lee Bihn-Hattan, one month old, of Farmington, Iowa, entered Heaven on Friday, April 27,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Edward Joseph Noll, 63, of Wever
Edward Joseph Noll, 63, of Wever, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 5:20…
HTC girls drop three at tough Adidas tourney
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team got a…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Steven James Gates, 66, of Keokuk
Steven James Gates, 66 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, April 23, 2018 at UnityPoint Health-Keokuk….
HTC spikers host Pajama Run June 2
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The 2018 Holy Trinity Catholic Volleyball team will be…
Johnson, Larson/Shirai take titles at BHS Invite
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – Kearstyn Johnson continued her hot tennis for the Fort Madison…
Three is not a charm on the farm – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Ginnie’s been having a rough go lately. The other night she was delivering a dozen…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Shirley Thornton, 94, Fort Madison
FORT MADISON – Shirley Thornton, 94 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:28 pm…
Neighborhood watch group anxious about signs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After nearly four years of activity, three…
Kearns says tax bill is tailored for Iowa’s wealthiest
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Retiring State Rep. Jerry Kearns (D-Keokuk) said…
FMHS combines for eight firsts at WACO
BY PCC STAFF WAYLAND – The Fort Madison boys and girls high school track team…
FM falls to Mt. Pleasant in boys tennis
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison boys tennis team fell in a…
Primary election early voting starts May 7
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor, announces that early voting…
Liberty kicks past FMHS boys
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison boys soccer team fell to Iowa City Liberty Friday…
Hound racquets perfect Friday night
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound girls swept Mt. Pleasant Friday night for the…
Keokuk gets $200K for Elkem Carbide site
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Keokuk city officials were notified on Friday that they had…
Schneider runs 400 hurdles at Drake
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Brett Schneider runs track…
Candidates talk state budgets, education, and pot
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Three candidates for the Iowa House District…
Cruisers bring in auto show May 5th
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – More than 70 cars were part of…
For the Record – Thursday, April 26, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 04/25/18 – 11:22 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Housing study points to need for incentives, senior housing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A countywide housing study has given local economic…
Iowa DNR fishing report – week ending May 2, 2018
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The following is the weekly southeast Iowa fishing report…
Lady Hounds take 5th at Keosippi Relays
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – FMHS’s Brett Schneider had the best finish at Tuesday’s Keosippi Relays…
American Legion Post 82 to meet May 1
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Post 82 The American Legion will meet 7 P.M….
De Kraai cancer benefit May 12
FORT MADISON – Friends of Paula De Kraai will be holding a cancer benefit on…
Birth Announcement – Eric Tylor Johnson
FORT MADISON – Caitlin and Gordon Johnson of Montrose have announced the birth of their…
For the Record, Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 04/23/18 – 6:56 p.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a…
HTC’s Alfred earns James Madison fellowship
BY AVA PEITZ HTC Intern/PCC FORT MADISON – Ryan Alfred, Holy Trinity Catholic’s 2018 Teacher…
Hellige earns two firsts at Mepo. Invite
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison boys track team took fourth place at…
Conservation board to consider permanent blind proposal
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In what can only be considered bucking…
The Kensington taps Morrison as new director
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Kensington senior living community in Fort Madison, Iowa, welcomes…
FMHS Students Walkout for Gun Control
ANIAH ROSS PCC INTERN FORT MADISON – Last Friday a couple dozen FMHS students walked…
FMHS girls topple undefeated Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite facing some very tough high seed…
Central Lee’s Moeller takes Lee County Golf tourney
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s Isaac Moeller was medalist at the Lee…
HTC girls off to 4-1 start
BY PCC STAFF COLUMBUS JUNCTION – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team got four…
FMHS boys win on the road at Fairfield
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison boys tennis team won their second match…
County boosts self insurance to hold employee premiums
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – County employees won’t see an increase in their…
Siemens recalling more than 100 laid off employees
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After revealing that the Siemens, Dresser-Rand facility…
Commission to interview for judge’s seat
BY PCC STAFF OTTUMWA – The District 8B Judicial Nominating Commission, comprised of five lawyers…
Mendez named Masonic Teacher of the Year
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Masons have nominated Brian Mendez, a teacher…
Lincoln School put on early morning lockdown
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Lincoln Elementary students and staff were put…
Recount doesn’t change school bond issue
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After about eight hours of counting and scanning…
Residents get first glimpse at city’s new trash program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It started with a bang as residents…
For the Record – Monday, April 23, 2017
Fort Madison Police Report 04/20/18 – 2:33 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Fort Madison boys are 3-3 after win over Mt. Pleasant
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison boys tennis team edged Mt. Pleasant…