HTC boys get road win over Van Buren
BY PCC STAFF KEOSAUQUA – Holy Trinity got a season-high 17 points from senior Mikey…
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Police pitch council on city K9 program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Police Department pitched city officials…
Fry to leave AD spot at FMHS
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Less than one year into his position as…
LCEDG adds new administrative assistant
MONTROSE – Carmen Salazar of Fort Madison has joined the Lee County Economic Development Group…
Area basketball round-up
Central Lee boys fall to West BurlingtonDONNELLSON – Kegan Damico had 10 points to lead…
Lady Hawks rally past Falcons to move to 9-4
BY PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Makayla Morrison exploded for 14 second half points including three…
Central Lee boys fall to WB on Senior Night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Brayden Wyrick led Central Lee with 10 points as…
FM gets industrial site certified by IEDA
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – On Tuesday the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)…
Police looking into shots fired Monday night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison police are looking into gun fire…
Residents want county to take closer look at Denning property
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – More than a year into the Lee County…
School district adopts CDC guidance on COVID exposures
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison school district has adopted new…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Frank H. Gillett, 91, Fort Madison
Frank H. Gillett, 91 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:17 am Sunday, January…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Harry Loffler, 84, Fort Madison
Harry “Joe” Loffler, 84,of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Sunday evening, January 16, 2022 at…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Robert J. Myers, 82, Fort Madison
Robert J. “Bob” Myers, 82 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:10 am Sunday,…
Rivalry not diminished with Saturday’s rout
John Hellige played on the Bloodhound side of the Fort Madison-Holy Trinity rivalry.He coaches on…
Supervisors to vote on ARPA fund spends
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Four county projects that are recommended to be…
Board seats open on city commisssions
FORT MADISON – The City of Fort Madison has openings on four boards and commissions…
Mt. Pleasant’s Musician Master – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
On a table in front of Dr. Joel Brown’s picture window is a large Nativity…
Smith knocks off No. 4 Hermann to win title at J-Hawk Invite
Hounds finish just .5 point out of top three in Cedar Rapids Saturday BY CHUCK…
Governor’s proposals more partyline politics
If nothing else was learned from Tuesday’s Condition of the State address, it’s this –…
No. 2 Bloodhounds roll Holy Trinity
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The speed. The length. The experience.It was, Holy…
Hounds dismantle Fairfield on senior night
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison gave up just two matches in a…
OFP sets cast for Savannah Sipping Society
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOFP Director FORT MADISON – In the delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, “The Savannah Sipping Society,”…
Meller to donate former Iowan property to county
Family to donate close to eight acres valued at about $117,000 BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Group Benefit Partners becomes an AssuredPartners Agency
FORT MADISON – Group Benefit Partners (GBP) is excited to announce effective January 1, 2022,…
Iowans to benefit from Navient settlement
Some Iowan borrowers could see restitution, or even debt cancellation DES MOINES — Attorney General Tom Miller announced…
Central Lee’s Wellman plays role at Governor’s address
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Anyone from Central Lee paying attention to Gov….
Pen City Current – Birth Announcements
BERRYDENMARK – Faith and Dilon Berry, of Denmark, are proud to announce the birth of…
County EMS forging through difficult first year
COVID, staffing, billing woes plague ambulance operations through first six months BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
HTC girls get back on track at WACO
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS WAYLAND — Tony Johnson didn’t even look at the video from…
Strong 1st half fades as Crusaders fall
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS WAYLAND — Forget about the second half, Holy Trinity boys basketball…
Senate change won’t better inform Iowans
Typically, in the days leading up to the start of a new session of the…
ISP officer back home after Friday assault
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – According to an Iowa Department of Corrections official,…
Bloodhounds rocket to No. 2 in latest state poll
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Almost out of the blue, your Fort Madison…
Dem says it’s time to reclaim former Republican party – Letter to the Editor
I’ve felt for some time that there is a big difference between The former Republican…
County COVID positivity rates surging again
County to drop Burlington Fire Department billing for ambulance service BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
Meller, county in talks for former Iowan property
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Discussions of a new Lee County Health Department…
For the Record – Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
Fort Madison Police Report01/18/22 – 1:33 a.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Sean Michael Raines,…
Amandus, Schultz to run for open supervisor seat in 2023
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Two sitting Fort Madison City Council members will…
Hounds go 1-2 at Lepic Duals in Iowa City
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR IOWA CITY – The Bloodhounds knocked off 6th-ranked Iowa City West,…
Burlington’s Schier tapped as next district 8B judge
DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Joshua Schier as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 8B. …
Iowa official says state will not enforce OSHA mandate
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES – Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments related…
ISP officer taken to UIHC after Friday assault
Prison on modified restricted movement as of Friday FORT MADISON – On the evening of…
MP, Ottumwa native has Miss America playthings – Empty Nest
Sharon Bortz of Mt. Pleasant, formerly Sharon Smith of Ottumwa, watched the Miss America pageant…
Bloodhound boys move to 9-0 with win over Central Lee
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Central Lee coach Kritter Hayes said the Fort Madison…
Streaky Lady Hounds keep finding a way
Central Lee’s Baldwin surpasses 200 wins Friday at Cardinal BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON –…
My wife and daughter are becoming Wing Nuts – Beside the Point
This holiday was a short one. It seems like it came and went very fast….
HTC girls put up 70 in win at NL
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – Mary Kate Bendlage put up 22 points in HTC’s…
HTC boys outgunned at New London
BY PCC SPORTS NEW LONDON – The New London Tigers put up 35 points in…
Knipe sparks Lady Hounds in home win
Ross goes for 23 as Fort Madison girls move to 6-2 on the year BY…