Service clubs Glo Run this Saturday night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The 2nd Annual Glo 5K Crazy for…
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HTC kids bring flytrap to life in “Little Shop of Horrors”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ok …so… there’s like this really big 7-foot…
FMAAA fundraiser auction Saturday
BY BRIAN RIGGS FMAAA Executive Director FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Area Arts Association has…
FMHS Key Club to hold 50th Anniversary celebration
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The longest running service club at Fort…
Area youth getting early look at firefighting
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Some area youth are taking “I wanna be…
City service groups’ next Glo-Run set for April 6
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Four city service groups in Fort Madison are…
Show Choir’s 30th year brings Chapman back
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A familiar face graced the ever-buzzing rooms of…
Students get closer look at jobs during IT Day at SCC-Keokuk
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Students from Lee and Des Moines counties, as well as…
OFP players bring a believable “Harvey” to FM
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A veteran ensemble almost brings to life…
Watercolors on display in February at FMAAA
From Brian Riggs Fort Madison Area Arts Association Director FORT MADISON – Best of the…
Gibb bringing 11,000 lb. coal fire oven to Coal Haus 337
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Not quite a year after bringing his wildly…
Burner opens used furniture outlet downtown
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After being in the family business for close…
Smith slides out of Rodeo saddle after 43 years
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – He started hocking food in 1975 at the…
“Harvey” in the works for OFP’s February show
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – “Harvey,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy was also…
Students art work on display at FMAAA in January
BY BRIAN RIGGSFMAAA Director FORT MADISON – January means kid’s art at FMAAA gallery with…
Special “elf” brings gifts to Richardson students
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Students are Richardson elementary got a special…
Scouts spend holidays spreading cheer
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – On December 11th, scouts from Pack and Troop 7 of…
Veterans honored by FMHS staff, students at assembly
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local and area veterans were honored Friday…
Pen City Cruisers make school donation
Pen City Cruisers Car Club of Ft. Madison recently donated to the Ft. Madison Elementary…
Second graders take reading to the dogs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a bit ‘ruff” at the…
Sheaffer’s holding Chuck Long event in February
Tickets going fast for evening with Iowa Hawkeye All-American and Heisman Trophy runner-up BY CHUCK…
Potowonok Circle makes Eichacker donation
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Potowonok Circle of King’s Daughters donated $1,000 to the…
Shields takes over as Montrose Police Chief
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – It’s a windowless room in the old Montrose…
Making God Laugh kicks off Friday at OFP
FORT MADISON – The Old Fort Playhouse is kicking off its December production of “Making…
P.A.W. averaging more than 200 animals daily
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In this season of giving, the P.A.W….
OFP sets auditions for February “Harvey” production
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Sure, you’re a respectable citizen now, holding down a job…
RiverFest 2019 brings in hardrocking Puddle of Mudd
FORT MADISON – It was a bit ironic that the Fort Madison Riverfest 2019 committee…
Area teachers join in effort to help Nepalese students
BY ERNIE SCHILLER Special to the Current LEE COUNTY – Plans are to leave mid-May…
City readies for 2018 Annual Parade of Lights
FORT MADISON – As the streets of Fort Madison’s Main Street District get ready to…
FMHS opens doors Thursday for annual Community Thanksgiving
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – There’s still time left to request a…
Community helps blow out candles on Kensington’s 30th birthday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was full-on party at The Kensington…
After Wine Walk, stop in for super soups
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Elks Lodge Soup Supper will be held…
FM Main Streets wine and beer set for Nov. 16
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Main Street 9th Annual Wine & Beer Walk will…
Armour “Stars” donate $20K to United Way
The Armour Star Food Plant United Way Campaign has raised a total of $19,616 for…
Guldberg is November FMAAA featured artist
BY BRIAN RIGGS FMAAA Director Annie Swarm Guldberg is the feature artist at Ft. Madison…
Plans for 2018 Community Thanksgiving meal well underway
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the…
Holy Trinity entertains with “Leaving Iowa”
ANIAH ROSS PCC INTERN FORT MADISON – HTC has yet again put on a fantastic…
Main Street brings Sensational Chefs back to the table
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For close to a decade, Fort Madison’s…
Fundraiser gives P.O.R.T. a Boooo-st
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A kangaroo with a joey in its…
HTC God’s Portion Day this weekend
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The 44th annual Holy Trinity God’s Portion Day is…
Pen City Current One-on-Ones – District 3 Supervisor – Jim Steffen
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With deep ties and time in the…
Pen City Current One-on-Ones – District 3 Supervisor – Rich Harlow
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – For years, Rich Harlow used his voice…
Loebsack says Green Oak project exudes community spirit
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Congressman Dave Loebsack made an afternoon stop…
Pen City Current One on Ones – 83rd House District – Jeff Reichman
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Making his first run for public office,…
Pen City Current One on Ones – 83rd House District – Jeff Kurtz
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – He was just settling into retirement when…
Pen City Current One on Ones – 84th House District – Jason Moats
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – A base approach to politics and a…
Pen City Current One-on-Ones – 84th House District – Joe Mitchell
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – He’s probably the most politically seasoned candidate…
Roberts retires after 30 years in banking
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Three decades of local banking has brought…
Lawhorn’s ceramics on display at FMAAA in October
BY BRIAN RIGGS FMAAA Director FORT MADISON – Feature exhibition at Ft. Madison Area Arts…