Central Lee boys upset bid spoiled again
PCC SPORTS WEST BURLINGTON – Central Lee would win a hard luck award if one…
Year: 2021
Hounds overcome slow start in win at BHS
PCC SPORTS BURLINGTON – The Burlington Grayhounds gave Fort Madison’s girls all they wanted in…
Cardinal scores late win over Lady Crusaders
PCC SPORTS ELDON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls led the entire game until the…
Central Lee hangs around with No. 7 Falcons
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – Central Lee learned Friday night they can play…
Load rating increased for FM bridge
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – According to Fort Madison city officials, the load rating on…
Free throws do in Hounds in loss to Burlington
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Ryan Wilson said if his team shoots 70…
Pen City Current obituary – Leon Sieren, 72, Fort Madison
Leon “Nick” Sieren, 72, of Ft. Madison, formerly of the Hedrick-Ottumwa area, died at 9:05…
HTC junior high boys sweep WMU
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Luke Hellige poured in 23 points to lead the Crusaders…
Hounds take another dual meet
BY PCC SPORTS FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison lost two of the first three matches on…
Hospital foundation awards $138K in local grants
PCC STAFF The GRHS-FMCH Community Health Foundation is pleased to announce they have awarded funding…
Task force gets Keokuk man on drug charges, warrant
KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk man…
Pen City Current Birth Announcements
ROONEYFORT MADISON – Moriah and Joseph Rooney, of Fort Madison, are proud to announce the…
SCC opens next round of foundation scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – The Southeastern Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for…
FMCH scholarship windows open
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital is now accepting scholarship applications for students pursuing…
Historic Preservation group eyeing city’s brick streets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The city’s historic preservation group is now looking…
For the Record – Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Fort Madison Police Department01/12/21 – 7:29 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Bees partner with collegiate wood bat league
Submitted article BURLINGTON – When the Burlington Bees announced their release from Minor League Baseball,…
Contempt hearing set for Feb. 19 in Humphrey case
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A court hearing has been set for Feb….
Conservation board looking at Pollmiller trail options
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The Lee County Conservation Board is looking at…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Perry D. Meyer, 60, Keokuk
Perry Donald Meyer, 60, of Keokuk, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at Great…
SCC, Iowa Wesleyan form education alliance
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A new alliance that has been in the…
Holy Trinity boys put up 77 on WACO
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – John Hellige had a message to his Holy…
Lady Crusaders can’t finish in loss to WACO
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – It’s a search for an identity, and sometimes…
Central Lee boys down VB; eyes now turn to WB
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Central Lee Head Coach Evan Swanson said the Hawks’…
Late turnovers hurt Lady Hawks in 1-point loss
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON- Sometimes basketball comes down to knowing how to win a…
IDPH director adds Capitol officials, staff to Phase 1b of vaccine rollout
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Iowa’s Interim Director of the Iowa Department of…
Area schools get aid from new round of stimulus
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A second round of federal funding has been…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Rosanna M. Steffensmeier, 92, Fort Madison
Rosanna M. Steffensmeier, 92, of rural Fort Madison Iowa, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, January…
For the Record – Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report01/08/21 – 2:37 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Zaralynn R. Snider-Huston, newborn
Our little angel, Zaralynn, was called home to the Lord on December 29, 2020.Zaralynn Rose…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Jerome F. Lake, 79, Fort Madison
Jerome “Jerry” Francis Lake, 79, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Monday,…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Helen J. Huston, 81, Keokuk
Helen Joan “Grandma Joan” Huston, 81, of Keokuk, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Rita Hagmeier, 84, Keokuk
Rita Hagmeier, 84, of Keokuk, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Unity Point…
Dejong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Joanne Brisby, 81, Keokuk
Joanne Brisby, 81, of Keokuk, Iowa died at 1:30 am, January 7, 2021 at home…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Daniel P. Rector, 71, Nauvoo
Daniel “Dan” Patrick Rector, 71, of Nauvoo, Illinois, formerly of Keokuk, Iowa, passed away on…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Jeannette S. Williamson, 90, formerly of Keokuk
Accompanied by music and with family at her side, Jeanette Smith Williamson, 90, formerly of…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Joseph R. Lampe, 47, Augusta
Joseph Robert “Joey” Lampe, 47, of Augusta, Iowa, passed away at 9:43 p.m., Monday, January…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Leland H. Floyd, 77, Keokuk
Leland H. “Lanny” Floyd, 77, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the…
Ross hits 1,000th as Hounds roll to 8th straight
BY PCC STAFF DAVENPORT – Bloodhound point guard Malarie Ross passed 1,000 points for her…
Budget still fuzzy for emerging county EMS service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The financial picture of a county run EMS…
Education Center group taking fresh look at options
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The conversation about a joint education center has…
For the Record – Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report01/04/21 -7:52 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of…
Hounds take 6th place at Gary Curtis Invite
PCC SPORTS HIGHLAND – The Fort Madison Hounds wrestling team was a late entry into…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Duane R. Sherwood, 83, Fort Madison
Duane Ralph Sherwood, 83, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, January…
Fate lends Stormy a hand – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Thursday, December 31, New Year’s Eve Day: The Vintage Raven in Mt. Pleasant posted on…
As crazy as it sounds, I would’ve liked to have been at the Capitol
“Execute the traitors. I wanna see executions!” That’s a quote from an unidentified participant in…
Thurman goes for 22 as HTC boys snap 3-game slide
BY PCC SPORTS WINFIELD – Holy Trinity Catholic got 22 points from Vasin Thurman and…
FM holds Merschman in check for 8th win
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The zone defense never changed.There was no need.Fort…
Hounds fight off Central Lee for 3rd straight win
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Ryan Wilson was troubled by what he saw.His…
Lady Hounds 7-1 with road win at MP
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Fort Madison pulled away in the final quarter Friday…