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CL Science Club hosting comedy night fundraiser
SUBMITTED ARTICLE MONTROSE – On Friday November 1st at 9 p.m. the Central Lee High School Science Club will be sponsoring a Comedy Night at Fat Jimmy’s Smokehouse in Montrose. The Comedy Night event will [Read More…]
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FMHS construction students win Nelson Challenge
BURLINGTON, Iowa – The Fort Madison High School building and trades students have added another feather to their caps. The Fort Madison team took first place at the Carl A. Nelson & Company HIgh School [Read More…]
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Board hears funding options for new school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In very preliminary discussions, the Fort Madison Community School District is listening to other options for funding a new elementary school. Voters in the school district have repeatedly [Read More…]
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Carl Nelson & Co. to hold high school skills event
Submitted article BURLINGTON – Students in building trades programs at five Des Moines and Lee county high schools will gather Oct. 10 in the warehouse at Carl A. Nelson & Company, 1815 Des Moines Ave., [Read More…]
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FMHS gets huge donation from Milwaukee Tools
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School students received the donation of a pallet of tools from Milwaukee Tools. The tools are a great thing for the students and they will be used [Read More…]
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FMCSD looking for SIAC volunteers
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District is looking for volunteers to sit on the school’s School Improvement Advisory Committee. The committee reviews district goals and objectives and makes recommendations [Read More…]
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SCC hosts college fair Oct. 8 at WB campus
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College will host College Representative Day on Tuesday, October 8 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Loren Walker Arena on the West Burlington Campus. Area high school juniors, seniors, and [Read More…]
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HTC students named in National Merit program
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Jason Woodley, principal of Holy Trinity Catholic High School announced today that Wyatt Hellman and Samantha Pothitakis have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A [Read More…]
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Register names Central Lee as a top Iowa workplace
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – The Des Moines Register has named the Central Lee Community School District as one of its 2019 Iowa Top Workplaces. The state’s largest newspaper recognized 135 businesses, organizations and agencies [Read More…]
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Directors chat about allowing student rep on school board
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A very brief discussion that sifted out from a myriad of policy reviews, has left a door open to possible student representation on the Fort Madison School board. [Read More…]
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State board sets new test standards
DES MOINES – The State Board of Education this week approved performance levels that determine how many students met expectations on Iowa’s new state test, the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) The board [Read More…]
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Fort Madison Elks Club awards scholarships
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Elk’s Club recently awarded annual scholarships to seniors Faith Diephuis and LilliAnna Scott. Diephuis was awarded a $1500 vocational scholarship awarded by the Southeastern District of the Elks. She [Read More…]
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School sees smooth rollout of ‘Here Comes the Bus’ system
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A new system for the Fort Madison Community School District’s transportation department is getting good marks from the Superintendent. The new system called “Here Comes the Bus” was [Read More…]
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Loebsack tours FMHS career training programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With a pronounced skills gap in Lee County, career training education is floating to the top of state school priority lists and U.S Rep. Dave Loebsack visited Fort [Read More…]
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HTC christens new elementary school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF WEST POINT – Without a cloud in the sky on a perfect summer morning, the bummer of heading back to school was wiped away with a blessing, a song and welcome [Read More…]
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YMCA, school district ponder after-school solutions
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the current shortage of bus drivers impacting transportation issues in the Fort Madison School District, after-school programs such as the YMCA are looking at ways to get [Read More…]
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LCEDG’s 12-plus helps ready students for worklife
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A program underway in Lee County is giving students an inside look at the body of work that awaits them after graduation. Going on it’s fourth year, the [Read More…]
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FM Class of 1969 celebrates 50th reunion
The Fort Madison Senior High class of 1969 held its 50th class reunion July 5th and 6th at Comfort Inn and Suites in Fort Madison with a mixer Friday night and buffet and DJ on [Read More…]
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FMCSD rolls out new district logo
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison has chopped down its apple tree. The former district logo featuring a tree with apples has been replaced effective today with a new logo design that [Read More…]
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FMCSD gets “clicking” with computer science initiative
District using $50K award to rollout new K-12 computer science initiative BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A focus on a district-wide computer science learning model is underway at Fort Madison schools after Richardson [Read More…]
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Central Lee to host two bond information meetings
District also setting up three satellite voting locations prior to Sept. 10 vote on $12.9 building referendum BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON — The Central Lee Community School District will hold two community forums and three [Read More…]
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SCC needs feedback for accreditation evaluation
Submitted article WEST BURLINGTON — Southeastern Community College is seeking comments from the public about the college in preparation for its periodic evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), its regional accrediting agency. The team [Read More…]
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HTC transitions to new leadership structure
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – “This is the greatest show.” The affable HTC Elementary Principal Michael Sheerin compares Holy Trinity Catholic’s transition to split leadership at the HTC High School and brand-new elementary [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity releases final honor rolls
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its fourth quarter and second semester honor roll for the 2018-2019 school year. Pen City Current joins our advertisers and readers in congratulating these students on [Read More…]
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SCC Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Alumni
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College (SCC) is accepting nominations for the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations are due online by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 1. “I look forward to reading nominations [Read More…]
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Kiwanis Back-to-School fair moved to earlier date
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Kiwanis Back to School Fair will be held earlier this year, on July 27 from 10 – 12 at the Fort Madison High School. Forms are [Read More…]
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School district to roll out “Here Comes the Bus” app
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The wheels on the bus go round and round, but now you’ll know when there getting close to you. Not only will a new app that is being [Read More…]
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Central Lee to put $12.9M bond issue to vote
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Central Lee school board voted Monday night to put a $12.9 million bond referendum in front of district voters on Sept. 10, 2019. At the board’s regular meeting [Read More…]
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Lee County Bank awards 2019 scholarships
FORT MADISON – The J. Patrick Koellner Scholarship is given annually by Lee County Bank to a graduating senior from Fort Madison High School and from Holy Trinity Catholic High School. This $1000.00 scholarship is [Read More…]
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ISP hands out $10K in scholarships
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Iowa State Penitentiary hosts various fundraisers to raise money for its scholarship fund. $10,000 was awarded this year to students attending college in the fall. Children of ISP employees are [Read More…]
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FMCH groups award annual scholarships
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital Foundation and the FMCH Auxiliary award annual scholarships to area students who are pursuing healthcare careers. The following students were recipients of this year’s FMCH scholarships: [Read More…]
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United Way’s RSVP wraps up year’s school reading program
Submitted article LEE COUNTY RSVP/UNITED WAY OF THE GREAT RIVER REGION Literacy Program has held end of year wrap-up parties at all three schools enrolled in the program. Our Literacy Program targets students in 2nd [Read More…]
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P.E.O. Sisterhood awards two local scholarships
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Two local scholars have been awarded scholarships from the local chapter of the P.E.O Sisterhood. The group was formed in 1869 at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant as [Read More…]
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Keokuk elementary has 7th highest reading bump in Iowa
BY COLIN MAGNESUNRadio Keokuk News Director KEOKUK – Mike Marsden arrived in Keokuk just under four years ago. The upstate New York native had been hired as the Assistant Principal at Hawthorne Elementary school to [Read More…]
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FMHS Hall of Honor to recognize Eichacker
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School Alumni Hall of Honor was established to recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves based upon elements of academic excellence and achievement, career accomplishments, community service, personal excellence, [Read More…]
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Locals get Lee County Dems scholarships
FORT MADISON – The Lee County Democrats have awarded two Scholarships this year to local graduates. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage graduates to continue on to higher education and to encourage them [Read More…]
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Hoyer graduates Magna Cum Laude at Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (5-20-19) – Caroline “Carly” Hoyer, daughter of Gary & Lynn Hoyer of Fort Madison, Iowa, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Lynch School of Education with a double major [Read More…]
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HTC grads start stopwatch on the rest of their lives
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The keynote speaker at Sunday’s Holy Trinity Catholic’s graduation ceremony challenged the class to not procrastinate….the stopwatch has started. Matt Mohrfeld, a 1974 graduate of Marquette High School [Read More…]
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HTC’s Hellman to study Báifàn as Chinese Shíxí shēng
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Holy Trinity Catholic student is becoming a Chinese “Shíxí shēng”…or intern over the summer and will be studying agriculture centered around the Chinese mainstay Báifàn… or rice. [Read More…]
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Young gets posthumous SCC honor
Cook, Young Named SCC 2019 Distinguished Alumna WEST BURLINGTON – A former Fort Madison Community School District board member is being honored posthumously with a Southeastern Community College Distinguished Alumnae honor on Thursday. West Burlington [Read More…]
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Pothitakis, Hall get Great River Friends scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – Twelve $1,000 scholarships were given in two categories. Scholarships for high school seniors were awarded to: Grace Dupuis, Notre Dame High School, pre-pharmacy, University of IowaJamie Gerhardt, Burlington Community High School, nursing, [Read More…]
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FMMS announces honor rolls
Principal’s Scholar 8th Grade Ivy Arnold, Robin Bahl, Mylah Blanchard, Isabella Boeding, McKenna Cashman, Carly Fedler, Paige Hathaway, Gage Langrill, Emma Lurvey, Lila Miller, Lauren Otte, Kay Quittem, Ellie Schulte, Tanner Stoermer, Dalaney Walker, Marquel [Read More…]
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HTC schools announce honor roll
4.0 Honor Roll 7th Grade Mary Kate Bendlage, Michael Chapman, Taegan Denning, Connor Gehling, Jenna Hellman, Natalie Randolph, Maddox Rung 8th grade Kayla Box, Laura Mehmert, Brianna Wright 9th Grade Abby Holtkamp, Jack Malinski, Mitchell [Read More…]
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Climax Moly donates equipment to area schools
Submitted articleLee County Economic Development Group DONNELLSON – Lee County schools had the opportunity to get new equipment to prepare their students for future careers thanks to Climax Molybdenum. Central Lee Ag Instructor Tom Boeck [Read More…]
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FMHS trades team wins SCC competition
PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison High School building trades program continues to stack up awards. On Friday, the Bloodhound Construction won the SCC regional skills competition with a team consisting of Elton [Read More…]
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FMHS showcases special needs transition programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In an effort to help prepare students with special needs for high school and beyond, the Fort Madison High School brought six groups in Wednesday to speak with [Read More…]
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CyberHounds take big step at F.I.R.S.T.
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – According to astrology, Gemini don’t get buried in the past and instead focus on the future and optimism. A Fort Madison robotics team comprised of high school students [Read More…]
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AFSCME, FMCSD make first wage proposals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The union that represents Fort Madison School District non salaried associates and employees is asking for a $1.50 per hour increase in pay for the upcoming school year. [Read More…]
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New elementary falls short of votes for fourth time
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the fourth time in almost as many years, Fort Madison School district voters have shot down an attempt to build a new elementary school. Results from the [Read More…]