King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Darrell W. Miller, 88, Fort Madison
Darrell W. “Tony” Miller, 88, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022…
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Cost of proposed new city buildings on the rise
Estimates on new public works and fire station buildings surpass $20 million combined. BY CHUCK…
Cape Air files intent to end service at SEI Regional airport
Pilot shortage to blame struggles of several EAS providers in Iowa BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
FM boys 3rd, girls 4th at Southeast Conference meet
BY PCC SPORTS MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison boys Bloodhound team won five events…
FM girls push Burlington for conference title
Lady Hounds beat Grayhounds to tie the Southeast with one game left BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC…
Hounds earn second straight Southeast title
Goldie, Boeding score as Fort Madison sweeps Burlington in conference play BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
FMAAA’s Expressions auction set for May 13th
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Area Arts Association will be having…
LCEDG adds three more board members
BY PCC STAFF MONTROSE – Lee County EDG has added three additional board members, Jason…
Barr Memorial Chapel – Matthew P. Myetich, 64, Fort Madison
Matthew P. Myetich, 64 years of Fort Madison, Iowa and formerly of San Francisco, California…
City Council delays increases in sewer rates
Staff had proposed 10% increases each year for the next three years starting July 1…
Dop earns CPCU at Fullenkamp Insurance
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – Please help us congratulate Erin Dop on receiving the…
Crazytown a hodgepodge of not-so-common antics
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – You’ll get just a bit of everything with…
This lawsuit needs some sunshine – Randy Evans
The legendary U.S. Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis once observed, “Sunlight is said to be…
Central Lee girls knock off Canton
Four different Lady Hawks score in win BY PCC STAFF CANTON, Mo. – The Central…
Hounds keep winning despite injuries
Hounds knock off conference foes Keokuk and Washington to move to 8-0 in loop play…
County supports changes to inspector’s manual
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – After hearing from a resident concerned with the…
City extends slogan, flag contest
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An effort to replace the city’s flag and…
Supervisor rolls out plan for future property
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s very much a hurry-up and wait as…
Shorthanded Bloodhounds 2nd at WACO
Central Lee’s Eschman and Fort Madison’s Rhoer, Barnes, and Jenkins all earn titles at Ekstrand…
City Council to consider sewer rate increases
Ordinance calls for 10% increases each of the next three years starting July BY CHUCK…
Farewell to Nohema Graber and More- Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
Ginnie and I participated in the First Annual Walk for Nohema in Chautauqua Park in…
Life is the prize – Beside the Point
Life is the prize. Sometimes we ask ourselves, unfortunate as it may seem, why we…
FM girls earn weekend off with Thursday win
James scores on assist from Snaadt to secure 1-0 win over Washington BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SIREPA finalizes deal on broadband project
Inks contracts with Lee County, Danville Telecom to produce 57 miles of new fiber optic…