Pen City Current – Birth Announcements
Pen City Current congratulates all the families below on the wonderful news of additions to…
Chuck Vandenberg
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For the Record – Sunday, July 25, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report07/19/21 – 7:29 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Sandra Briggs, 77, Keokuk
Sandra Briggs, 77, of Keokuk, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Blessing Hospital…
Schmitz-Banks & Beals Funeral Home obituary – David K. Koechle, 80, Nauvoo
David K. Koechle, 80, of Nauvoo, Illinois passed away at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, July 22,…
Strange Summer- Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
I couldn’t believe it. I’d been watching some young “punkins” growing on the vine in…
Fiesta marks 100th year
Jamie Mesecher, a descendant of the storied Prado family, wants a red, white, and green…
Bloodhounds land three on 1st team
Johnson, Jason Thurman and Kane Williams all get top nods in Southeast play BY PCC…
Hawks, Crusaders named to SEISC South 1st teams
PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Central Lee’s Alex Sandoval and Dylan Stuecker have been named to…
Volunteers spruce up South Park playground
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The youth of Holy Trinity, organized by the West…
Spots now open for OFP’s fall production
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – It’s official. Open the curtain and hit…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Bobbie D. Mead, 89, Fort Madison
Bobbie Dean Mead, 89, of Ft. Madison, IA, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 at The…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Roberta L. Stice, 66, Keokuk
Roberta Lynn Stice, 66, of Keokuk, IA died Monday, July 19, 2021 at the Pearl…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – James E. Toole, 76, Keokuk
James Edward “Buck” Toole, 76, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, July 20, 2021at the Southeast…
CenturyLink outages limit 9-1-1 service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – According to county officials, 9-1-1 service from some…
Some normalcy returns to Big 10 media days
INDIANAPOLIS — “Have you stayed here before?” the woman said as she checked me into…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Mardema K. Corns, 58, Montrose
Mardema Kaye Corns, 58, of Montrose, IA, passed away at 1:31 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Janice M. Clough, 91, formerly of Fort Madison
Janice M. Clough, 91, formerly of Ft. Madison, Burlington, and West Point, IA, died (Tuesday),…
Youth take over stage at OFP this weekend
Editor’s Note: OFP staff has postponed The Wizard of Oz due to unforeseen circumstances and…
Smith goes 2-2 at National Freestyle wrestling championships
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FARGO, N.D. – Anyone watching Fort Madison freshman Teague Smith wrestle…
For the Record – Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report07/12/21 – 1:21 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Link gets Ameriprise advisor designation
FORT MADISON – Steven W. Link with Ameriprise has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth…
Iowa’s universities need to learn important lesson
In recent years, Republicans and Democrats in the Iowa Legislature often agree on little.But they…
Man convicted of 1976 murder in Keokuk dies at ISP
FORT MADISON – According to officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, a 66-year-old man…
FM home raided for stolen property, weapons, drugs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local authorities are on the scene of raid…
Marina work will close east half of Riverview Park for a year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Dredging of the city marina is set to…
For the Record – Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report07/09/21 – 11:59 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Danny L. Gilbert, 67, Donnellson
Danny L. Gilbert, 67, of Donnellson Health Center, passed away at 12:05 a.m. Saturday, July…
FM school board gets update on facility ‘pre-design’
BY ELIZABETH MEYERSpecial to Pen City Current FORT MADISON — The Fort Madison school board…
Squirrels and Thistles – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Surrounded by corn, soybeans, and pasture, our two-and-a-half acre Empty Nest Farm was devoid of…
Barr-Holtkamp Funeral Home obituary – Francis Mertens, 85, formerly of Fort Madison
Francis Mertens, 85 years, of Sacramento, California died Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in California as…
Schmitz-Banks & Beals Funeral Home obituary, Emerald J. Stevenson, 92, Nauvoo
Emerald Josephine “Em” Stevenson, 92, of rural Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 8:13 p.m. Saturday,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Darrol G. Gaylord, 67, Fort Madison
Darrol G. Gaylord, 67 of Ft. Madison, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at…
Historian tells tale of Zephyr that ran through FM
BY ELIZABETH MEYERSpecial to Pen City Current FORT MADISON — Library Director Sarah Clendineng put…
Central DeWitt freshman ends FM season
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s hitters couldn’t rattle the freshman pitcher…
Peace, quiet, and a family fishing derby – Beside the Point
I have a headache. I think it’s oxygen induced. I’ve spent the last four days…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Norma J. Brasfield (Enger), 88, Wever
Norma J. Brasfield (Enger) age 88 of Wever, went home to be with her beloved…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Andrea D. Marshall, 50, Niota
Andrea D. Marshall, 50, of Niota, IL and formerly of Ft. Madison, passed away on Wednesday,…
Williams sparkles in opening round of substate
Hounds roll Panthers 9-2; get Central DeWitt Monday BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON –…
LCCD kick starts new playground at Chatfield Park
BY ELIZABETH MEYER MONTROSE — The Lee County Conservation Board on Tuesday agreed to contribute…
Local officials get a glimpse of Waterloo’s career ed center
By ELIZABETH MEYERSpecial to the Pen City Current WATERLOO — Lee County educators and business…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Jim Inghram, 74, Montrose
James “Jim” T. Inghram, 74, of Montrose, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 2:25…
Government cuts corners on public participation – Randy Evans
Several times a week, someone contacts me because they had difficulty learning about a government…
County COVID rates tick up, while vaccination rate stagnates
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus…
For the Record – Sunday, July 11, 2021
Fort Madison Police Report07/08/21 – 3:00 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
DeJong-Greaves-Printy Funeral Home obituary – Laroy E. Mortimer, 88, Keokuk
Laroy “Jack” Eugene Alford Mortimer, 88, of Keokuk, Iowa passed away surrounded by loved ones…
Derecho Scarecrow – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Part of our garden this year is doing spectacularly, part of it isn’t. The peaches-and-cream…
Schmitz Funeral Homes obituary – Michael C. “Cisco” Menke, 67
Michael C. “Cisco” Menke, 67, of Mt. Hamill, Iowa, passed away at 10:22 p.m. Friday,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Russell Gordan Diaz, 64
Russell Gordan Diaz, 64, of Newton, Kansas formerly of Fort Madison passed away at 9:49 pm June…
Cool July weekend was just what the doctor ordered – Beside the Point
I think this weekend may have been the most beautiful July weather I’ve experienced in…
Tripp named new warden at ISP
From Iowa Department of Corrections FORT MADISON – The Iowa Board of Corrections voted today…