FMAAA sets up auction for needed funding
BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – Ft. Madison Area Arts Association…
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Chamber releases holiday event schedules
Submitted article FORT MADISON — Kick off the holiday season in Fort Madison this weekend…
Holidays taking shape at FM Public Library
BY SARAH CLENDINENGFort Madison Public Library Director FORT MADISON – We have a variety of…
Old Fort Players offers patrons fall comedy skits
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – Vintage comedy at its best! In order…
FMAAA November exhibit to help finalize roof fundraiser
BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Area Arts Association…
Wine & Beer Walk will be held this month
Submitted articleFORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Wine & Beer Walk will, in fact, take…
Hitchcock plays set for Oct. 11 in Old Settlers Park
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – The folks at Old Fort Players are…
Donnellson Marine home after five-month COVID battle
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Jerry Krogmeier is a 71-year-old Marine who just fought…
Hayes’ new podcast gaining steam with “YouTubers”
2019 FMHS grad welcomes newsmakers, leaders for 30-minute YouTube show. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT…
Hawk seniors preserve graduation moments in video
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Gov. Reynolds is moving about as fast as she…
Bakers bike messages into Fort Madison streets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A surprise visit turned into a creative morning…
Froggy Bottom art reception Friday at FMAAA
BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – Jim and Sheryl McLain rule…
Kingsley Inn shows off wedding chops
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For about three hours Sunday, the Kingsley Inn…
FMAAA February exhibit looks at the “Sands thru the Hourglass”
BY BRIAN RIGGSFMAAA Director FORT MADISON – As the Fort Madison Area Arts Association approaches…
Veteran cast brings “Drinking Habits” to OFP
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOLD FORT PLAYERS FORT MADISON – Old Fort Players announces the cast for…
Marsden says he plans to reopen fishery
Elks fish fry fundraiser this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fort Madison…
OFP players slap a little funk on ’12 Days of Christmas’
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The nostalgia that traditionally accompanies most renditions of…
West Point to take a Wine Walk Friday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Get your glasses out and get ready for…
OFP looking for players for “Drinking Habits”
BY DOLORES SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – Old Fort Players, Fort Madison’s community theater…
SCC’s monthly Live in Concert continues Tuesday
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College’s music program will host its monthly Live in Concert Series event…
OFP prepping for 12 Days of Christmas
BY DOLORES SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – Rehearsals these past few weeks have been…
Sondheim brings “Once” to stage Nov. 14
FAIRFIELD – ONCE, emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, draws you in from the very first note…
Goeckner’s colors take over FMAAA for November
BY BRIAN RIGGSFORT MADISON AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION FORT MADISON – FMAAA is always humming with…
Hoenig, Helenthal selected for All-State cheer squad
AMES – Fort Madison High School Senior, Chloe Hoenig was selected for the Iowa All-State…
Expect something different with OFP’s latest show
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Go in with no expectations, except that someone’s…
Red Flag Carriage tour rolls through Fort Madison
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The gorgeous vista of the Fort Madison riverfont…
Family is coming to the fall Old Fort Players production
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – Expect some good entertainment the next time…
Reid, Chesnut take to air for local Special Olympics athletes
Jump is at 4 p.m. on Oct. 12 just west of Cobblestone Inn & Suites…
For Bohnenkamp, Bees are a slice of life
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – Fort Madison’s John Bohnenkamp used to go to the…
Old Settlers group brings in Richie Lee for Friday concert
Des Moines native highlights park concert with dinner from Lee County Pork Producers RICHIE LEE…
Local youngsters try to defy “The Rules of Comedy”
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOLD FORT PLAYERS FORT MADISON – The Young Fort Players Summer Theater Program…
“Ham” hobbyists tuned in for 24-hour drill
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They slide into their cramped trailers filled with…
FMAAA’s Garden Tour to dot city Sunday
BY BRIAN RIGGSDirector Fort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Area Arts…
First Summer Market gets a perfect day, big crowds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The summer’s first Downtown Summer Market went off…
Farmers unite in wake of Faulkner tragedy
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC STAFF DONNELLSON- The goal for every generation and every human being should…
50th anniversary of recitals is music to their ears
Top Hatters holding 50th anniversary of dance recitals this weekend in Keokuk’s Grand Theatre BY…
OFP unveils more summer fun events
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Old Fort Players is gearing up for some summer fun!…
FMAAA features local shutterbugs in June
BY BRIAN RIGGSFMAAA Director FORT MADISON – June always offers a view from different lenses…
135 FMHS grads told to “embrace the mess”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School Principal Greg Smith told…
City Band to kick off concerts Sunday in Central Park
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Band will kick off their…
Former Daily Democrat staffer will shoot Stanley Cup finals in St. Louis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A former reporter and editor of Daily Democrat…
Fort Madison loses 2nd generation ‘Vinnie’
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – He kept music alive in Fort Madison. That’s…
Riverfest’s Battle of the Bands Sunday at Vinnie’s
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s gonna get rowdy in the Santa Fe…
Barley Hops this Friday at Baxter Sports Complex
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Southeast Iowa is gearing up for the 4th Annual…
Youth project adds color to the LCCD building
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A drive by the Lee County Conservation District offices…
Beta Sigmas make P.O.R.T. pledge payment
Chuck Osmanski (PORT Committee member), back right, accepts the 4th installment of a $2,500 pledge,…
Neaves building a “small grand thing”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – If you head south of West Point on…
Quilts take over FMAAA in May
BY BRIAN RIGGSFORT MADISON AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION FORT MADISON – Ft. Madison Area Arts Association…
Bonaparte man takes to the sky to help capture burglar
BY ETHAN LILLARDPEN CITY CURRENT BONAPARTE – Area law enforcement officers have a new friend…