CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Mr. and Mrs. Devin and Kayla Morris are proud to announce the birth of their son Oliver Morris on Feb. 19, 2019 at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. Grandparents [Read More…]
SALEM – Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Jessica Menke, of Salem, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Madaline Kate Menke, on Feb. 28, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Madaline is joined [Read More…]
Mary Ann Krogmeier, 91, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the West Point Care Center. Born August 15th, 1927 at home in Houghton, Iowa to Joseph and Eleanor (Merschman) [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The following is a list of events and happenings going on in Fort Madison as submitted to the Pen City Current. Community Blood Drives A blood drive will be held at the [Read More…]
On Fridays they bowl, at 1:00 p.m. No napping for them! They are part of the 55+ League at Champion Bowl in Ottumwa. There are 60+ members of the over 55 league. Teams are cleverly [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 02/27/19 – 10:56 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a gas drive off in the 5000 block of Avenue O. 02/27/19 – 12:43 p.m. – Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’ll be four days of rock spanning four decades of chart topping hits from the 80s to contemporary headliners. RiverFest organizer Charles Craft unveiled RiverFest 2019’s music lineup [Read More…]
April 2 referendum set to approve building new PreK-3rd grade school on Bluff Road campus BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Just two weeks ago, Fort Madison school board officials were looking at a [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Registration is now open for the 2019 Youth Baseball & Softball Leagues at Baxter Sports Complex. Last year was the inaugural season for the league through Baxter Sports Complex after [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Every month during the school year, WGEM News honors an outstanding Tri-States teacher and, this month, Charisse Purchatzke was awarded the television station’s Golden Apple Award. Charisse Purchatzke started her [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Just two weeks after giving a budgetary thumbs up to continue with the Amtrak depot relocation project, city officials are now moving in the direction of a Viking [Read More…]
DONNELLSON – The National Weather Service has a number of devices for detecting severe thunderstorms. Included in these are radar, satellite, and lightning detection networks. However, the most important tool for observing thunderstorms is the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Another post-season honor was handed down to FMHS’s Jayden Fedler. Fedler, a junior on this year’s Bloodhound basketball team, was named to the substate 5 bracket All-Substate team this week. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community Hospital Auxiliary will hosting a fundraiser this week featuring The Nutman Company. The Nutman Company will be onsite Thursday March 7, 2019 from 8 a.m. to [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their new monthly community health education series in March. This session entitled “Understanding Your Complex Knee” will take place on Tuesday, [Read More…]
BONAPARTE – Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and Tressa Troutman are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Gemma Isabelle Troutman on Feb. 21, 2019 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Gemma is joined at home [Read More…]
WEVER – Iowa Fertilizer Company recently donated $2,500 to support the Fort Madison High School “Cyberhounds” robotics team. The donation will help the team travel to area competition events and with additional improvements of the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – He threw about five passes a game in high school and somehow found himself runner-up in college football’s Heisman Award and headed to the NFL. University of [Read More…]
Gregory Lawrence Meierotto, 63, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in the Emergency Room at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, Iowa. Born on October 29, 1955, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds, who finished the conference wrestling season at 4-0 put three wrestlers on the 1st Team in the Southeast All-Conference list released Thursday. Those wrestlers included Sam [Read More…]
Charles Louis Kite Jr. 55, of Argyle, Iowa, passed away at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his home. He was born on September 6, 1963 to Charles Louis and Mary Louise (Wagner) Kite.Survivors include one [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Speech Team and Fort Madison High School speech students competed at IHSSA District contests on February 23 and 26 students advanced to the State Contest to be [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – This is your company’s next team-building exercise. Fort Madison Partners is again taking on homes for an April Paint-A-Thon in Fort Madison and Executive Director Tim Gobble said [Read More…]
Steven J. Harmeyer, 49, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 11:09 AM on Monday, February 25, 2019 at his home. He was born on January 12, 1970 in Ft. Madison to Norbert and Donna [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 02/25/19 – 8:27 p.m. – Fort Madison police cited Shawna Virgil, 44, of Fort Madison, in the 4800 block of Avenue O, on a charge of driving under suspension. She was [Read More…]
Leslie Leann Real Jones, 42 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, February 25, 2019 at her home. She was born July 22, 1976 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of William and LaNell Brackelsburg Real. Leslie graduated [Read More…]
BY LIN CRAMER Fort Madison Food Pantry FORT MADISON – If you attended the benefit for the Fort Madison Food Pantry sponsored by our local Eagles Chapter on Friday, February 8, 2019, you know what [Read More…]
Dear Editor; We’d like to extend a thank you to the following businesses, organizations, and individuals for their contributions to this year’s Bloodhound Booster Club Cake Auction. We appreciate your support! Ameriprise (Josh Denning); Appleberry [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 7th grade girls’ basketball teams finished their seasons undefeated last night with two wins at home against Washington. The ‘A’ team won by a score of 36-15 [Read More…]
WASHINGTON – Jamiah Williams poured in 18 points and pulled down four rebounds in a 55-47 loss to Washington in the 8th grade boys final ‘A’ game of the year Tuesday night. Kane Williams scored [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The county is just a couple weeks away from instituting an ordinance allowing the use of ATVs and UTVs on the county’s secondary roads. About 50 piled into [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Several area basketball players were named to their respective all-conference teams in lists released this week. Holy Trinity Catholic High School senior Emily Box was a first team Southeast Iowa [Read More…]
IOWA CITY – Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Moriah Rooney are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Emorie Rooney on Feb. 9, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa [Read More…]
Robert Dean Toops, 91, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 with his only son, Jeff, by his side at the Montrose Health Center. “Dean” was a life-long resident of Fort [Read More…]
Rhonda Kay Pitts, 47, of Denmark, Iowa, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. Born on July 1, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Beginning Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 7:00 a.m., Bridgeport Road (280th Ave) from Old Quarry Road (Lee County) to Skunk River Road (Des Moines County) will be closed for brush and debris [Read More…]
Gloria Giberson, 76, of Hillsboro, Iowa, passed away at 8:09 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Born on September 25, 1942, in Ada, Minnesota the daughter of Richard [Read More…]
Michael B Glenn born February 25, 1945 in Des Moines Iowa, passed peacefully on February 23rd2019 at the VA hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Mike enjoyed a rambunctious childhood with his twin brother and five [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A Keokuk man who led local authorities on a chase that exceeded 100 mph a week ago is now in custody. Steven Wesley Spoores Jr. 30, who’s last known [Read More…]
The Fort Madison city budget has hit the skids. Despite an increase in county valuations of almost 23%, the city is staring at a loss of almost $330,000 in sales tax in this current year [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With recent discussions surrounding the tightening of city finances, Fort Madison Public Library officials are finding themselves looking ahead to possible changes in staffing and hours. At Thursday’s [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Joshua R Denning, CRPC, CLTC a Private Wealth Advisor with Joshua Denning & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Fort Madison, Iowa, has qualified for the [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 02/21/19 – 1:54 p.m. – Fort Madison Police cited Bradley Robert Bohnenkamp, 32, of Burlington, in the 400 block of 14th Street, on charges of 5th degree theft and driving without [Read More…]
PCC STAFF WEVER – The Iowa Fertilizer Plant will be conducting safety drills Wednesday evening on the plant property just south of Wever. Officials said emergency crews will be on site from 6 p.m. to [Read More…]
David Stewart “Dave” Seeley, 67, of St. Paul, Iowa, passed away at 12:41 a.m. Sunday, February 24, 2019, at his home in St. Paul. Born on February 6, 1952, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the son [Read More…]
William H. “Bill” Buntin, 78 of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2019 in St. Francisville, MO. He was born on October 24, 1940 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Reverend Howard E. and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Supervisors will cast their first vote on a proposed ATV/UTV county ordinance at Tuesday’s regular Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The ordinance is being proposed to control the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With state education funding a bit better this year, but still pretty tight overall, partnerships with communities are a key part of growing high school CTE programs. With [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The following is the weekly fishing report for southeast Iowa provided by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Big Hollow Lake Ice is in pretty good shape; the edges might degrade this [Read More…]
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