Pen City Current-Lee listings – Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
HTC Kindergarten Information NightWEST POINT – The Holy Trinity Catholic Kindergarten Information night will be…
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Coffman named FMCH January top employee
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Dawn Coffman as their January…
Four injured in two-vehicle accident near Donnellson
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Four people were sent to area hospitals Saturday just after…
Area college students named to fall academic lists
BY PCC STAFF Gelsthorpe makes WPU President’s listOSKALOOSA – William Penn University released the names…
Swed grinding out new downtown business
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – This corner coffee shop is everything it should…
Auge resigns in wake of botched plea agreement
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Attorney Ross Braden confirmed Friday morning…
Much lost – but much to be gained next hoops season
It doesn’t take long to start looking ahead after the prep basketball season ends.There is…
Auditor says new election bill will cost taxpayers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise said if the…
For the Record – Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report02/23/21 – 1:23 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
“Poorly drafted email” lets Kahoka man avoid vehicular homicide charges
Assistant Lee County Attorney placed on administrative leave for handling of case BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Harmony’s Boudreau carries rural Iowa culture to D1 hoops
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS MACOMB – The lure, Chad Boudreau said, was to work with…
Governor sets public school funding growth at 2.4%
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds got all but .1%…
State changes COVID data formula, but rates continue to fall
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – As the state positivity rates for the COVID…
Library gearing up for spring activity
BY SARAH CLENDENINGFort Madison Public Library FORT MADISON – Spring is coming and soon plants…
FM Beautification group looking for input
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Beautification Foundation is a new 501c3 nonprofit corporation that…
Sports Briefs – Feb. 23, 2021
FMMS boys suffer first lossFORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade boys A team…
Banks and Beals Funeral Home obituary – Eldon E. Snyder, 74, Wever
Mr Eldon Edward Snyder, 74, of Wever, IA. passed away at 7:20 p.m. Monday, February…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Mark L. Peterson, 75, Keokuk
Mark Lewis Peterson, 75, of Keokuk, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Jim Meinhardt, 73, Keokuk
Jim “Pinky” Meinhardt of Keokuk passed away Saturday February 20, 2021, at the age of…
Official says data still key in county broadband build-out
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds looking for a…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Donald I. Hotop, 69, Fort Madison
Donald Irvin Hotop, 69, of Fort Madison, IA, entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Adam D. Steffensmeier, 37, Ankeny
Adam David Steffensmeier, 37, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of West Point, Iowa, passed away at…
FM Partners sets Paint-A-Thon for end of April
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Paint-A-Thon is set for 2021: the week of April…
For the Record – Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report02//22/21 – 2:56 a.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Jacob Daniel Cochran,…
FM man arrested in Illinois on burglary charges
BY PCC STAFF NAUVOO – Nauvoo Police Department Chief of Police Mike Boley reports the…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Sharon M. Bell, 77, Keokuk
Sharon Marie “Maw Maw” Bell, 77, of Keokuk, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021,…
Barr-Holtkamp Funeral Home obituary – Kay Wellman-Peel, 77, West Point
Kay Wellman-Peel, 77 years, of West Point, Iowa died Saturday, February 20, 2021 at her…
Rally falls short as Hounds go one and done
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon’s is a pretty one-dimensional team. Set…
Kruse gets 8th step on podium
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – One of the most telling statements out of…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Jerry Arnold, 83, Kahoka
Jerry Arnold, 83, of rural Kahoka, Missouri passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at…
These changes won’t improve election security
Iowa’s 2020 election was one for the record books — with 1.7 million people marking…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Paula A. Graham, 88, Farmington
Paula Anita Graham, 88, formerly of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 8:32 a.m. Sunday, February…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Robert C. Cullen, 65, Fort Madison
Robert “Bob” C. Cullen, 65 of Ft. Madison passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at…
Holy Trinity announces academic honor rolls
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its second quarter and first semester…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Bill Sheppard, 84, Fort Madison
Bill Sheppard, 84, of Ft. Madison passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 5:20 AM…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Martha J. Barclift, 82, Keokuk
Martha Jane Barclift, 82, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Blessing Hospital…
Banks and Beals Funeral Home obituary – Andrew J. Harl, 50, Colusa, Ill.
Andrew James “Andy” Harl, 50, of Colusa, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday, February 19, 2021…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Betty Lou Schroeder, 79, West Point
Betty Lou Schroeder, 79, of West Point, formerly of Burlington, passed away at 4:32 p.m….
Judge gives city access to Humphrey building
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the unexpected death of former Fort Madison…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Margaret L. Deere, 93, Farmington
Margaret Louise Deere, 93, of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, February 18,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Bryan J. Humphrey, 64, Fort Madison
Bryan John Humphrey, 64 of Ft. Madison, passed away at 9:21 AM on Friday, February 19,…
Where Were You When… Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
There have been three major “Where were you whens…” in my life. I was born…
For the Record – Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report02/18/21 – 10:48 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Today, nothing is Beside the Point
Sorry, but Beside the Point’s a little late this morning. Saturday was a bittersweet day…
Poor shooting leaves Hounds out of state tourney
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Tony Sargent wasn’t about to find excuses for…
Curtain falls on Hawks as Jackson goes for 30
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – West Burlington senior Marvion Jackson scored early and often…
Kassmeyer hits second jackpot in six weeks
CLIVE, Iowa — A southeast Iowa woman has won a big lottery prize for the…
Kruse to wrestle for 7th Saturday at 126
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – A little bitter with the sweet came for…
Sport briefs – Feb. 19, 2021
FMMS 7th graders get wins FORT MADISON – Thursday night Fort Madison the 7th grade…
FMCH clarifies walking path limitations
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital announced Thursday that it will be opening its…