Board hears funding options for new school
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In very preliminary discussions, the Fort Madison Community…
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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…
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…
FMCH groups award annual scholarships
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital Foundation and the FMCH Auxiliary award…
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…
P.E.O. Sisterhood awards two local scholarships
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Two local scholars have been awarded scholarships from the…
Keokuk elementary has 7th highest reading bump in Iowa
BY COLIN MAGNESUNRadio Keokuk News Director KEOKUK – Mike Marsden arrived in Keokuk just under…
FMHS Hall of Honor to recognize Eichacker
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School Alumni Hall of Honor was established to…
Locals get Lee County Dems scholarships
FORT MADISON – The Lee County Democrats have awarded two Scholarships this year to local…
Hoyer graduates Magna Cum Laude at Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (5-20-19) – Caroline “Carly” Hoyer, daughter of Gary & Lynn Hoyer of…
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…
HTC’s Hellman to study Báifàn as Chinese Shíxí shēng
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Holy Trinity Catholic student is becoming a…
Young gets posthumous SCC honor
Cook, Young Named SCC 2019 Distinguished Alumna WEST BURLINGTON – A former Fort Madison Community…
Pothitakis, Hall get Great River Friends scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – Twelve $1,000 scholarships were given in two categories. Scholarships for high school…
FMMS announces honor rolls
Principal’s Scholar 8th Grade Ivy Arnold, Robin Bahl, Mylah Blanchard, Isabella Boeding, McKenna Cashman, Carly…
HTC schools announce honor roll
4.0 Honor Roll 7th Grade Mary Kate Bendlage, Michael Chapman, Taegan Denning, Connor Gehling, Jenna…
Climax Moly donates equipment to area schools
Submitted articleLee County Economic Development Group DONNELLSON – Lee County schools had the opportunity to…
FMHS trades team wins SCC competition
PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison High School building trades program continues to…
FMHS showcases special needs transition programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In an effort to help prepare students with…
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…
AFSCME, FMCSD make first wage proposals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The union that represents Fort Madison School District…
New elementary falls short of votes for fourth time
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the fourth time in almost as many…
Scholarships available for SCC’s Kidtek U camps
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Economic Development Group is now accepting scholarship applications for…
HTC sends science, quiz bowl kids off to state
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic had a multiple program state send off on Wednesday….
SCC’s “Great Tastes” at Pzazz April 12
WEST BURLINGTON – The annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Foundation Great Tastes event is scheduled…