BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Masons have nominated Brian Mendez, a teacher at Fort Madison Middle School, for the Iowa Masonic Teacher of the Year. Masons are strong supporters of education and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After about eight hours of counting and scanning ballots from the April 3 Fort Madison School District’s bond referendum election, the results stayed the same and the referendum [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic schools released the 3rd quarter honor rolls this week. Pen City Current congratulates all the students below on their academic achievements. 3rd Quarter Honor Roll 2017-2018 [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Carve out a little time this Saturday for the annual Lincoln and Richardson Elementary School Fun Fest being held from noon to 3 p.m. at the Fort Madison High [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The West Point Public library will be holding upcoming kids programs on the next two Wednesdays in April. The first program, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., the library will celebrate [Read More…]
The following is the 3rd quarter honor rolls for the Fort Madison Middle School. The Pen City Current congratulates all these students for their academic achievements. Middle School Honor Roll – 2017-2018 Q3 Principal’s Scholar: [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A lifelong Fort Madison student, teacher, and advocate has been elected to directorship with the National Education Association. At a delegate assembly this weekend at Prairie Meadows [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Richardson Elementary School opened its doors and its heart Thursday night to showcase how the district works with students struggling with autism. The district’s two autism teachers [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison school board will be asking for a recount of Tuesday’s failed $30 million school bond referendum. The vote failed to reach the state-mandated 60% [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Voters in southeast Iowa shot down two attempts to improve school facilities for area students on Tuesday. The third time wasn’t charming for Fort Madison School district [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF IOWA CITY – Two Holy Trinity Catholic students were honored last month by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for outstanding art submissions. HTC sophomore Claire Graham and her sister Lucy, a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – After nearly 14 months of fundraising and planning, Dorothy and other Wizard of Oz characters helped usher in a new era of learning at the Holy Trinity [Read More…]
Submitted article Dr. Sara Stuefen, a 2003 graduate of FMHS, has been promoted by the University of Iowa College of Dentistry to Associate Clinical Adjunct Professor. She has been instructing senior dental students during their [Read More…]
BY AVA PEITZ PCC HTC Intern FORT MADISON – The annual Holy Trinity Blue and Silver Celebration was held Saturday night, and was full of Irish dancing and delicious desserts. After the festivities had concluded, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was standing room only at Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday with grandparents pouring through the halls with their grandchildren in a wildly successful day of sharing. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Children’s author Jill Esbaum is in town talking with Fort Madison elementary students about lonely Bigfoots and cows that jump off cliffs. The Iowa native visited with [Read More…]
ANIAH ROSS PCC FMHS INTERN FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School’s Marching Bloodhounds returned Sunday night from Chicago. The parade was a long wait but a quick march. A lot of people were at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In a two-hour morning tour of two Fort Madison schools, two area lawmakers saw the impact of the state’s 1-cent local option sales tax. State Rep. Dave [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – More than 300 Lee County and Danville students invaded the southeast portion of Southeastern Community College on Wednesday to hear about career paths as they get ready [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Sam Avery, a junior on the Holy Trinity speech team, has been selected as an “All State” Outstanding Performer by Iowa High School Speech Association judges in the area of [Read More…]
BY ANIAH ROSS PCC FMHS INTERN FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s very own Marching Bloodhounds have the privilege of marching in a national parade once again this coming weekend. 90 students will be marching in [Read More…]
BY ANIAH ROSS PCC FMHS Intern FORT MADISON – In the wake of the recent school shootings that have taken the lives of many students, local officials continue to drill lock-down procedures at Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG Sitting at a table Friday night at the Elliott Test Kitchen eating some of Kumar’s fresh-smooshed guacamole with chips, some hors d’oeuvre meatballs, and finger sandwiches with about 60 members of the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Got plans for dinner tonight? The Fort Madison Music Department has you covered. The group’s Spring Taco Supper/Trivia night is being held in the high school’s Multi-Purpose Room with [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison school officials are close to setting the levy rate for the upcoming year, but the rate will include the cost of the new elementary building [Read More…]
Submitted article WASHINGTON – 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 2018 Congressional Art [Read More…]
Members of the Central Lee High School Student Council, Superintendent Andy Crozier and others visited with Representative Kearns, Senator Taylor and other legislators this week. Madison Kearns, granddaughter of Representative Kearns, who [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – More than 183 students took over Westland Mall on Thursday morning as part of the 38th annual Southeast Iowa Superconference Science Fair. Junior and senior high students [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The HTC newly renovated hallways were packed Monday night with a wide range of students peddling some very interesting science projects. The annual science fair at the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School District’s elementary schools are holding a Taste of Kindergarten as a prelude to the annual round-up. On March 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Speech team delivered stellar performances at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s District Contest on Saturday at Tri-County High School, earning nine “Superior” ratings along with [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Sandy Brown receives a donation on behalf of PAWS from FMMS students Emily Eaves and Rylee Zimmerman accompanied by Principal Todd Dirth. The two eighth graders spearheaded a candy cane [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Plans for the fourth annual Blue & Silver Celebration is under way and sponsors are needed to help pull off another successful fundraiser for the Holy Trinity Catholic teachers’ [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Central Lee school officials will be holding community meetings starting this week to talk about a $9.8 million referendum to update district facilities. Projected improvements in the district [Read More…]
BY SARAH CLENDINENG Fort Madison Public Library Director FORT MADISON – Cook the Book met at the Fort Madison Public Library Tuesday evening to share food prepared from the cookbook Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook by [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Whether they were trying to help locate ladybugs, extend the life of drone batteries, or even finding which acne medicine in the best – about 30 seventh [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF Holy Trinity Catholic middle and high schools have announced their honor rolls for the 2017-2018 1st semester. Pen City Current joins our family of advertisers in congratulating these hard working students for [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its 2nd quarter honor rolls for its middle and high school students for the 2017-2018 school year. Pen City Current and our family of advertisers congratulate [Read More…]
BY AVA PEITZ PCC INTERN WEST BURLINGTON – On February 10th, SCC in West Burlington was bustling with activities. STEMFest takes science, technology, engineering, and math and makes them fun! This year’s festival was the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON –A local bank has donated a financial literacy program to be used at the Fort Madison Middle School as part of an ongoing commitment to local students and educators. Pilot [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – On Monday, February 12th, the Fort Madison Middle School will host its 2018 Science Fair in the Middle School MPR. The science fair is a culmination of five months of work [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Extending a local sales tax option, state supplemental aid, and other issues were on the agenda as area superintendents met with area legislators on Wednesday in Des [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic new elementary school fundraising efforts are still a bit short of the goal and officials are looking to raise $250,000 to finish off [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the 2nd quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. Pen City Current and our advertisers congratulate these students on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Saturday reception at the Fort Madison Area Artists Association showcasing the fall artwork of local elementary students was standing room only for the first hour. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School board accepted 193 signatures Monday night and quickly voted 7-0 to add a question to an April 3 ballot to build a new [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic seniors Collin Thornton and Maya Rashid were named Homecoming King and Queen during Friday night’s coronation ceremonies prior to the varsity boys and girls basketball games against WACO. Pen [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Volunteers are currently seeking signatures to have a referendum put on an April ballot to construct a new preK-3rd elementary school in Fort Madison. The effort to [Read More…]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – January 9, 2018 – Alliant Energy is seeking applications for its 2018 Innovation Scholarships. Twenty-five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the winners. To qualify, applicants must be age 24 or [Read More…]
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