Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point – Harold B. Wellman, 96, West Point
Harold B. Wellman, 96, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Friday, April…
Month: April 2022
Schmitz-Banks & Beals Funeral Home obituary – Donald Clyde Wilkens, 77, Nauvoo
Donald Clyde Wilkens, 77, of Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 27,…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Harold “Dean” Seltzer, 87, Montrose
Harold “Dean” Seltzer, 87, of Montrose, IA, died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Sunset…
FM girls earn weekend off with Thursday win
James scores on assist from Snaadt to secure 1-0 win over Washington BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC…
Pen City Current-Lee listings for Thursday, April 28, 2022
Sunday Brunch at Green Acres Golf Club – Now serving Sunday brunch 10am-2pm every week….
King-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory obituary – Carolyn Marie Pohlpeter, 59, Fort Madison
Carolyn Marie Pohlpeter, 59, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 12:41 a.m. on Thursday,…
LC3 Thunderbirds rookie runner-up at International event
Lee County team has highest first-year score of any team in their division LEE COUNTY…
FMAAA High School gallery art award winners released
BY LORI ILLNER GREENEFMAAA Director FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Area Arts Association is…
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness month
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety…
Attempt to save a baby fox – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Lorrilee McCall-Miller heard something outside their door as she was getting ready for bed. It…
For the Record – Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report04/25/22 – 3:02 p.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report…
Fort Madison boys drop two conference matches
Tennis team working with inexperience, chilly weather BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort…
Knipe leads Lady Hounds to win over MP
Fort Madison falls to Keokuk 1-6 Tuesday FORT MADISON – Junior Molly Knipe held off…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Debra A. Woodley, 66, Donnellson
Debra “Debbie” Ann Woodley, 66, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, April…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Larry R. Ballard, 69, Fort Madison
Larry Ray Ballard, 69 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 1:50 am Tuesday, April…
Coaches prayer time now in front of Supreme Ct.
I’m confused. Some of our political leaders seemed to be talking out of both sides of…
FMAAA goin’ fishin’ during May exhibit
BY LORI ILLNER GREENEFMAAA Director FORT MADISON – The FMAAA welcomes Michael Ericson and Steve…
Beanstack a “fitbit” for readers
Fort Madison Library implements new reading tracker in April BY SARAH CLENDINENGFort Madison Public Library…
FMCSD, teacher’s union settle on 4% package
Groups settle on 3.37% increase across base salary, insurance bump BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT…
Lady Hounds rally in win at Central Lee
Randolph, Kruse provide second half offense as Fort Madison wins 3rd straight BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC…
Nine cancers added to VAs service-connected disabilities list
WASHINGTON — As part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda commitment to support the nation’s Veterans,…
County to reassess IT needs within departments
ISAC tech team to visit county and evaluate county’s IT status BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
HTC board votes to create onsite daycare in West Point
Program would be welcome in a county critically short of day care slots BY CHUCK…
For the Record – Monday, April 25, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report04/22/22 – 10:26 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report…
Wellman suffers knee injury in Hound’s 5-0 win
Bloodhound junior’s status unknown after going down in second half BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT…
FMCSD students take part in Earth Day work
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District celebrated Earth Day…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Reverend Jerald Wayne “Jerry” Bown, 67, formerly of Keokuk
Reverend Jerald Wayne “Jerry” Bown, 67, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Keokuk, IA died Thursday,…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Jody Dean Oppenheimer, 61, Fort Madison
Jody Dean Oppenheimer, 61 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died 11:18 am Saturday, April 23,…
Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington obituary – Kenneth Archie McCoy, 68, Farmington
Kenneth Archie McCoy, 68, of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 12:49 p.m. Saturday, April 23,…
For the Record – Thursday, April 22, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report04/20/22 – 12:36 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report…
Printy Funeral Home in Warsaw obituary – Steven “Steve” Kent Brownlee, 69, Warsaw
Steven “Steve” Kent Brownlee, 69, of Warsaw, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022,…
Lady Hawks fall to Notre Dame; down Tipton
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Tigers went 1-2 last week with…
Bohannan looks to unseat Miller-Meeks in new 1st District
Freshman Iowa legislator sets eyes on Iowa’s 1st District Congressional seat BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
SIREPA is no “Mickey Mouse” organization – Beside the Point
I wanted to write this week about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ spitting match with Disney…
Vouchers, budget, parent bill of rights holding up session
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With legislators running back and forth between Des…
Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home obituary – Alexis Marie Long, 18, Burlington
Alexis Marie Long, 18, of Burlington, died at 9:43 PM Monday, April 18, 2022, at…
Kiddie Parade committee to meet Sunday in FM
FORT MADISON – A meeting to continue planning for the 110th annual Charlie Korschgen 4th of…
Hounds set 4×100 meet record at Demon Relays
Foursome, and Johnson qualify for Drake Relays starting Wednesday BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WASHINGTON –…
Fort Madison area awarded three Tourism awards
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES — Fort Madison received two awards at the Iowa…
Hounds shutout streak extends to three
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s boys soccer team had another big…
Printy Funeral Home of Warsaw obituary – Richard Lee Barber, 82, Warsaw
Richard Lee Barber, 82, of Warsaw, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at…
SIREPA finalizes deal on broadband project
Inks contracts with Lee County, Danville Telecom to produce 57 miles of new fiber optic…
Warsaw man killed in Wednesday accident
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A 69-year-old Warsaw man was killed Wednesday as a…
Prugh-Thielen Funeral Service Committal Notice – Helen, 94, and Bill Reynolds, 69
The graveside committal service for Helen L. Reynolds, 94, and her son Bill L. Reynolds,…
For the Record – Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report04/19/22 – 9:48 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report…
City to move ahead with solar plans
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City officials have decided to move forward with…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Travis Weigand, 62, Warsaw
After a valiant battle with colon cancer, Travis Weigand of Warsaw, IL passed away in…
Abby’s rhetoric was embarrassingly misguided – Randy Evans
A common refrain from Democrats during Donald Trump’s years in the presidency was that he…
LCC hosting Habitat Work Day on Saturday
Work to be done at Heron Bend, Trumpeter Marsh from 8 a.m. to noon MONTROSE…
For the Record – Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report04/13/22 – 10:30 a.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Bradley Robert Bohnenkamp,…