Central Lee singers get first notes in new fine arts space
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The dulcet tones of high school singers rang a…
Education
Rauenbuehler tapped for P.E.O award
FORT MADISON – The prestigious P.E.O. Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year was presented to Maria…
Central Lee to hold graduation parade, outdoor ceremony
DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Community School District will hold a graduation march parade and…
Cashman receives P.E.O. Star honor
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Kylee Cashman, daughter of Lee and Leann Cashman, and a…
Carl A. Nelson, DLR get contracts for Phase 1 school project
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School Board voted 6-1 to…
SCC’s Kidtek University registration open
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Registration for SCC’s popular Kidtek University learning program is…
Holy Trinity Catholic releases Q3 honor rolls
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools3rd Quarter Honor Roll 2020-20214.0 Honor Roll7th Grade: Chase Hemann, Addison Link,…
District, teachers union off $304K in initial contract proposals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison teacher’s union is asking for…
FMCSD preschool openings available
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District will be expanding its four-year-old preschoolprogram…
FMHS Post prom committee looking for donations
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School prom is May 1 and organizers of…
Central Lee looking HOF nominees
DONNELLSON — The Central Lee Community School District is seeking nominations for the 2021 inductees…
Lincoln PTG hosts online auction in lieu of annual carnival
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lincoln PTG will be hosting an online auction…
Class of 1961 donates to FMHS courtyard project
FORT MADISON – Greg Smith, principal at Fort Madison High School accepts a donation from…
Test Kitchen rolling out apprenticeship testing program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Six years ago Kumar Wickramasingha, known affectionately throughout…
SCC launches 30 Ways in 30 Days campaign
PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College will spend the month of April celebrating…
Hoenig gets OCI scholarship
FORT MADISON – The OCI Iowa Fertilizer Company donated $1,000 to the Ft. Madison FFA…
Beyer named HTC Teacher of the Year
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – This year’s annual Holy Trinity Catholic Blue and Silver Celebration…
Principal launches effort to rehab school’s courtyard
BY GREG SMITHFort Madison High School Principal FORT MADISON – In 1959 when the “new…
Central Lee students accepted to Bucksbaum Academy program
Submitted articleDONNELLSON – When our young people display firm commitments to excellence and promise to…
Caruso, Graham earn Belin-Blank awards
The Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa has announced the regional award recipients of…
FMHS alums set up $1,000 scholarship
PCC STAFF CHICAGO – Two former Fort Madison High School students, who are also brothers…
Dems to award scholarships
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Democratic Party will award three $500 scholarships to graduating…
Voters tell school district to move with SAVE funds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison School District voters overwhelmingly approved a…
Area college students named to fall academic lists
BY PCC STAFF Gelsthorpe makes WPU President’s listOSKALOOSA – William Penn University released the names…
Governor sets public school funding growth at 2.4%
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds got all but .1%…
Central Lee Middle School announces honor rolls
DONNELLSON – Central Lee Community Schools has announced its second quarter honor roll for the…
Holy Trinity announces academic honor rolls
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its second quarter and first semester…
KARE sets Black History month essay contest
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Keokuk Association for Rights and Equality (KARE) is sponsoring writing…
FMHS touts CTE programs on Reynolds’ southeast Iowa swing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Governor Kim Reynolds said Fort Madison High School’s…
Iowa Wesleyan joins community college consortium
MT. PLEASANT – For the first time in its history, the Iowa Community College Online…
Area legislators talk EMS, vaccines, and education
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Education, COVID vaccines, and ambulance services topped discussions…
School facility panels wrapped up Thursday
Ad Hoc committee to present findings to FMCSD board at Feb. 1 meeting BY CHUCK…
FM district beginning move away from “grades”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A shift may be coming in how your…
FM district still looking for input on facility plans
Two more community panels set for Wednesday and Thursday this week BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
SCC opens next round of foundation scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – The Southeastern Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for…
FMCH scholarship windows open
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital is now accepting scholarship applications for students pursuing…
SCC, Iowa Wesleyan form education alliance
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A new alliance that has been in the…
Area schools get aid from new round of stimulus
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A second round of federal funding has been…
District to vote on SAVE tax extension March 2
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison School District voters will be asked…
Denmark Church donates $1K to FMSCD schools
FORT MADISON – The Denmark United Church of Christ – Christian Ed Committee, presented a…
Richardson PTO launches campaign for Sensory Room
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Richardson Elementary PTO is excited to announce the…
$12M Central Lee upgrade moving along as scheduled
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The term ‘new and improved’ really can apply to…
Central Lee culinary class medals at Indian Hills contest
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – If you stuff an pork loin with some apples…
Central Lee to go back in classrooms Dec. 14
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Central Lee Superintendent Dr. Andy Crozier announced Wednesday evening that…
Red bag program supports Richardson school
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Richardson Elementary PTO has been selected as a beneficiary…
Central Lee sets structure for post-holiday attendance
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Central Lee School District announced late this afternoon…
Holy Trinity 1st quarter honor rolls announced
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its 1st quarter honor roll for…
Schools consider virtual learning for snow days
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – For several years now a small group of…
FM schools to go back to face-to-face starting Nov. 2
On-line learning still an option, but hybrid plans will phase out early. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
FMHS trades team takes another challenge title
BURLINGTON, Iowa — In recognition of Construction Week 2020, Carl A. Nelson & Company conducted…