FMCSD rolls out new district logo
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison has chopped down its apple tree….
Education
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…
Sixth grader’s letter makes Holtkamp HTC’s top teacher
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fourteen-year veteran Holy Trinity Elementary teacher Teri Holtkamp…
Students get glances at possible careers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – Holy Trinity eight graders were part of a…
Three take out papers for school board
Only one district resident files papers to run against incumbents for two seats up for…
Science students get practical at regional fair
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG BURLINGTON – High school science students took over most of the health…
Purchatzke gets Golden Apple award
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Every month during the school year, WGEM News honors an…
IFC boosts “Cyberhounds” robotics efforts
WEVER – Iowa Fertilizer Company recently donated $2,500 to support the Fort Madison High School…
FM schools send 26 to state speech contest
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Speech Team and Fort Madison High School…
Partnerships boost FMHS’s CTE programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With state education funding a bit better this…
SCC scholarship deadline approaches
WEST BURLINGTON – The Southeastern Community College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for students who…
HTC announces first semester Honor Roll
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its first semester Honor Roll for…
HTC announces second quarter Honor Roll
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its second quarter Honor Roll for…
FM school officials revamp current school calendar
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The nasty artic snap that made going to…
Schools could save $1.3M on FMMS school bonds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School district is considering…
FMHS to celebrate career, technical education efforts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – National data shows that students taking career and…
STEMFest returns to SCC on Feb. 23
WEST BURLINGTON – The sixth annual Southeast Iowa Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Festival…
Johnson makes Simpson Dean’s list for fall semester
INDIANOLA – Leigh Johnson, a 2018 graduate of Fort Madison High School has been named…