BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local Rotarians are celebrating their 100th birthday in 2020 and to ramp up the celebration they’re launching a campaign to give a big facelift to Central Park. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Bloodhound boys track squad has some of the best numbers they’ve seen in quite a few years and co-head coaches Mike Schneider and Chad Hannum think the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The 2019-20 fiscal year budget for West Point may put an additional $70,000 in city coffers, according to a budget approved Monday night. The West Point City Council [Read More…]
Dennis Paul Feikert, 66 of Montrose, IA died Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born February 7, 1953 in Carthage, IL the son of Dale [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The John Bennett Center at the old Iowa State Penitentiary converted from outdated prison space to testing grounds on Monday and Tuesday. Handlers and K9 officers from [Read More…]
Juanita Maxine Gray, 89, of Farmington, Iowa, passed away at 11:44 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Born July 22, 1929, in LuRay, Missouri, the daughter of [Read More…]
Eileen Rose Clemons, 97, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 2:15 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019, at The Kensington in Fort Madison, Iowa. Born September 3, 1921, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of William [Read More…]
Only one district resident files papers to run against incumbents for two seats up for election BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With an April 2 bond referendum looming, two spots on the Fort [Read More…]
Eileen Clemens, 97, of Donnellson, Iowa passed away at 2:15 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019 at The Kensington in Fort Madison, Iowa. Services are pending with Schmitz Funeral Homes of Donnellson.
Juanita Gray, 89, of Farmington, Iowa passed away at 11:44 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019 at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa. Services are pending with Schmitz Funeral Homes of Farmington.
Carolyn Mae Rube, 76, of Ft. Madison died Sunday, March 10 at 11:08 AM at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. She was born on December 20, 1942 in Donnellson to Earl Manley and Lucille Irene [Read More…]
Roger W. DeBuhr, 85, of Holts Summit, Missouri, formally of Primrose, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Born on December 4, 1933 in Canby, Minnesota, [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Dwight Bernard Nelson, 75, of Keokuk, IA died March 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 18, 1944 in Keokuk IA the son of Bernard and Virginia [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 03/08/19 – 7:02 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 1300 block of 23rd Street. 03/08/19 – 7:15 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Some area youth are taking “I wanna be a fireman when I grow up” to whole new level. As part of the Boy Scouts of America Explorer program, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Engineer Ben Hull is concerned a proposed bill in in front of Iowa legislators could damage county bridges and roadways. Senate File 184 was passed out [Read More…]
Mayhem struck the Empty Nest Farm. I was a little late doing the morning chores. It wasn’t until 11:00 or so before I got out to feed Blossom and take care of the hens. Before [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department has two K-9 officers, is in the middle of transitioning to digital radios, and is now thinking a rescue/patrol boat should be [Read More…]
Margaret “June” Schroeder, 79, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Ft. Madison passed away on Saturday, March 09, 2019 at 12:05 AM at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. She was born on April 4, 1939 [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Zachary Kite and Taylor Calhoun, of Keokuk, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Keelyn Rose Marie Calhoun on March 4, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Keelyn is joined at [Read More…]
WEVER – Mr. and Mrs. Craig and Sara Meller are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Marie Meller on March 3, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Marie is joined at home by [Read More…]
Genevieve E. Hunsaker, 90, of Ft. Madison, formerly of Waterloo passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 10:35 AM at The Madison. She was born on June 3, 1928 in St. Paul, IA to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Four city service groups in Fort Madison are cooking up something again for the Elliott Test Kitchen. On April 6, beginning at 8 p.m., the second annual Glo [Read More…]
John G. “Jack” McCannon, 99, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 2:40 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born on May 11, 1919 in Fort Madison, IA [Read More…]
Deanna Sue “Dee” Pealer, 81, of rural Denmark, Iowa passed away at 8:17 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 in the Emergency Room at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa. Born on July 5, 1937 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG BURLINGTON – High school science students took over most of the health science wing on the campus of Southeastern Community College Thursday morning. It was a full day of biofuels, worms, bats, [Read More…]
Because of the forecast for snow and freezing rain that will make for unsafe travel, the Lee County Storm Spotters Class scheduled for tomorrow evening, March 7th, has been postponed until April 3rd and will [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 03/06/19 – 2:11 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a gas drive off in the 1700 block of Avenue H. 03/06/19 – 3:00 p.m. – Fort Madison [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk from 12 noon until 4:30pm. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR FALLS – The 2019 version of the Bloodhound boys’ track season got underway Tuesday at a loaded A.D. Dickinson Relays where the top runners in the state gathered to [Read More…]
Larry George Rounds, 77, of Fort Madison, IA, died the evening of March 4, 2019 at Unity Point Health in Keokuk, IA. Friends may greet the family from 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday, March [Read More…]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per hundredweight, triggering the first payment for eligible dairy producers [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Do you remember the days where you wanted to be a firefighter? Riding around on a firetruck, serving your fellow citizens, running into burning buildings. The Fort Madison Fire Department [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Since 1989 Lee County Health Department-Hospice has been providing hospice services to the surrounding area. Also since that time the Hospice program requires that a percentage of the direct care to clients [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the second time since 2017, Alliant Energy, will be asking the Iowa Utilities Board for a rate increase. Alliants’ Iowa electric utility, Interstate Power and Light Company [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 03/05/19 – 6:31 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a vandalism on Sunnyside Drive. 03/05/19 – 9:14 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of [Read More…]
William M. Kryzak, Jr., 57, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 3:52 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. He was born on September 15, 1961 [Read More…]
Vicki L. Stinson, 70, of Ft. Madison passed away on Wednesday, March 06, 2019 at 6:05 AM at her home. She was born on September 24, 1948 in Milton, IA to Walter and Mildred Pender [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Plans are underway for a tri-county event to raise funds for emergency responders in the Lee, Des Moines, and Henry counties this summer in Fort Madison. Cale Heitmeier, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A sitting Fort Madison City Councilman will be allowed to sever his property from city limits after he requested it be annexed into the city just over [Read More…]
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that high school students in the Iowa’s Second Congressional District may now begin to submit their original artwork to be considered for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. [Read More…]
BURLINGTON – Nikki Herren and Dalton Berry are proud to announce the birth of their son, Krew Berry, on Jan. 21, 2019 at Great River Medical Center. Grandparents are Joey and Kim Herren, of Wever; [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Department 03/04/19 – 6:01 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 1600 block of Avenue M. 03/05/19 – 6:31 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A change in county code that would make it legal to ride ATVs and side-by-sides on county gravel roads is one step away from becoming a reality. At Tuesday’s [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Misti Carroll and Devin Spurgeon are proud to announce the birth of their son, Davarian Spurgeon on Dec. 4, 2018 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Grandparents are Tonya L. Horton of Hamilton, [Read More…]
Carl J. Kraus, 90, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 9:19 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. He was born on February 25, 1929 [Read More…]
Flora Patton Odom, 93, of West Point, died Monday March 4, 2019 at 4:30 PM at the Klein Center. Flora was born on July 21, 1925 in the Green Bay Bottoms, IA to Joseph and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF KEOKUK – A pretrial conference has been set for July 1 in the case of a 25-year-old Fort Madison man charged with fatally stabbing a woman in a mall parking lot [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Jacob Mohrfeld took three titles and set a state YMCA record over the weekend. Mohrfeld’s just a couple weeks out from placing at the Iowa High [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of Christopher Farnett of St. Paul IA, and Brett Montgomery of Fort Madison IA on felony drug charges. Christopher Farnett, 40, of St. [Read More…]
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