FMCH taking apps for medical scholarships
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital is now accepting scholarship applications for…
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SCC Foundation accepting scholarship applications
BY PCC STAFF The Southeastern Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for…
School district to put levy in front of voters
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local school officials have taken the next step…
Great River Friends offers health care scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – Applications for Great River Friends scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year are available….
12 Plus students roll out fall projects
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – A Lee County program that gives area students an…
Fort Madison Middle School announces first trimester honor roll
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Middle School has announced its honor roll for the first…
Area school gets added STEM funds
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council directed additional support for…
HTC Releases 1st Quarter Honor Rolls
Fort Madison – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools released the first quarter student honor rolls for…
Central Lee carpentry team takes 1st at Iowa competition
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES — On Friday, students from Central Lee High School in…
FMHS students collect 616 jars of peanut butter
FORT MADISON – The annual peanut butter drive at Fort Madison High School generated 616…
Schiller holding local exhibit for Nepalese art works
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – Donnellson resident, and founder of Rebuild Nepal Education Foundation,…
SCC Writer’s Series welcomes University of Iowa poets
WEST BURLINGTON — Southeastern Community College’s Culture on Campus Committee will host a Visiting Writers…
CyberHounds make pitch for 2020 season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Gemini made an encore appearance at the Elliott…
FMHS Iron Chefs win fall SE Iowa fall competition
BY PCC STAFF OTTUMWA – The Fort Madison High School Career Education Training programs have…
Hope talks STEM; Smrt wants improved specialized learning
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Dianne Hope is looking to build on her…
Eligible FMHS students get registered to vote; break for Trump at 26%
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A straw poll conducted of potential student voters…
Graham named to 2019 All-State Band
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lucy Graham, of Holy Trinity Catholic High School, has…
School creates new website for better communication
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A new, more dynamic website for the Fort…
CL Science Club hosting comedy night fundraiser
SUBMITTED ARTICLE MONTROSE – On Friday November 1st at 9 p.m. the Central Lee High…
FMHS construction students win Nelson Challenge
BURLINGTON, Iowa – The Fort Madison High School building and trades students have added another…
Board hears funding options for new school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In very preliminary discussions, the Fort Madison Community…
Carl Nelson & Co. to hold high school skills event
Submitted article BURLINGTON – Students in building trades programs at five Des Moines and Lee…
FMHS gets huge donation from Milwaukee Tools
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School students received the donation of a…
FMCSD looking for SIAC volunteers
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District is looking for…
SCC hosts college fair Oct. 8 at WB campus
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College will host College Representative Day on Tuesday, October 8…
HTC students named in National Merit program
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Jason Woodley, principal of Holy Trinity Catholic High School announced…
Register names Central Lee as a top Iowa workplace
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – The Des Moines Register has named the Central Lee Community…
Directors chat about allowing student rep on school board
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A very brief discussion that sifted out from…
State board sets new test standards
DES MOINES – The State Board of Education this week approved performance levels that determine…
Fort Madison Elks Club awards scholarships
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Elk’s Club recently awarded annual scholarships to seniors Faith…
School sees smooth rollout of ‘Here Comes the Bus’ system
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A new system for the Fort Madison Community…
Loebsack tours FMHS career training programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With a pronounced skills gap in Lee County,…
HTC christens new elementary school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF WEST POINT – Without a cloud in the sky on a…
YMCA, school district ponder after-school solutions
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the current shortage of bus drivers impacting…
LCEDG’s 12-plus helps ready students for worklife
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A program underway in Lee County is giving…
FM Class of 1969 celebrates 50th reunion
The Fort Madison Senior High class of 1969 held its 50th class reunion July 5th…
FMCSD rolls out new district logo
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison has chopped down its apple tree….
FMCSD gets “clicking” with computer science initiative
District using $50K award to rollout new K-12 computer science initiative BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Central Lee to host two bond information meetings
District also setting up three satellite voting locations prior to Sept. 10 vote on $12.9…
SCC needs feedback for accreditation evaluation
Submitted article WEST BURLINGTON — Southeastern Community College is seeking comments from the public about…
HTC transitions to new leadership structure
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – “This is the greatest show.” The affable HTC…
Holy Trinity releases final honor rolls
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its fourth quarter and second semester…
SCC Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Alumni
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College (SCC) is accepting nominations for the…
Kiwanis Back-to-School fair moved to earlier date
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Kiwanis Back to School Fair will…
School district to roll out “Here Comes the Bus” app
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The wheels on the bus go round and…
Central Lee to put $12.9M bond issue to vote
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Central Lee school board voted Monday night to…
Lee County Bank awards 2019 scholarships
FORT MADISON – The J. Patrick Koellner Scholarship is given annually by Lee County Bank…
ISP hands out $10K in scholarships
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Iowa State Penitentiary hosts various fundraisers to raise money for…