BY PCC STAFF MONTROSE – On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lee County Sheriffs Office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – The 1st-degree murder trial of a 25-year-old Fort Madison man is in the hands of District 8B Chief Judge Mary Ann Brown. Prosecutors, who’ve charged Adam Golden McCain of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A compelling day of testimony opened the bench trial of 25-year old Adam McCain Wednesday in South Lee County Court. McCain, whose was last staying with his grandmother in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – The murder trial of a 25-year-old Fort Madison man is set to begin Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. in south Lee County Court. Adam Golden McCain, 25, is charged [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – In a regular update to the Lee County Board of Supervisors, county economic development officials told the board that today’s fast-moving economic development cycles mandate quick response and [Read More…]
MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the county Crimestoppers will once again be holding their annual No Tricks Just Treats event at the sheriff’s office in Montrose. The event will run from 5 [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the City/School Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 are now available in the Auditor’s Office. You [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Friday was National Manufacturing Day and the Lee County Economic Development group became the county’s largest cookie jar and delivered 4,250 cookies to Lee County Manufacturers – one for [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The county’s narcotics task force has moved it’s operations under the sheriff’s roof, and has named a new commander. Detective Chad Donaldson, a 17-year veteran with the Lee [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – An 8th District judge has ruled that a 25-year-old Fort Madison man wasn’t tricked into making incriminating statements to investigators after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder [Read More…]
DES MOINES – Today, the Offices of Governor Kim Reynolds and the Chief Information Officer announced that the application window for the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program has officially opened, making $5 million dollars [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force has arrested three individuals on unrelated felony and misdemeanor drug charges between September 7th and September 12th. Warren Bullard, 43, of Ft. Madison, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A new agreement was approved Monday that will provide for additional voting members to the regional mental health board to help with new state laws providing for children’s [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Economic Development Group’s President Dennis Fraise has been named one of the top 50 Economic Developers on the continent. Consultant Connect, a consulting agency that is [Read More…]
MONTROSE – Lee County Conservation has two exciting free programs set for Saturday, September 21st. The first, a paddle on the Mississippi, starts from Ortho Access Boat Ramp and will end at Heron Bend, where [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A Fort Madison man being held in connection with a February 2019 homicide in Keokuk said he was tricked by law enforcement officers into making incriminating statements after his [Read More…]
Two others arrested as part of investigation and searches BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR ARGYLE – A Burlington man has been arrested in connection with a chase and hunt that took place near Argyle Monday morning. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Motorists in and through West Point will have to check their speedometers a bit more frequently after city officials voted to slow down traffic on Monday night. At [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – During the week of September 9, 2019, the United Way of the Great River Region will kick off the Fall 2019 campaign with a goal of raising $200,000 to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who led officers on a chase and then fled on foot into the woods near Ambrosia Lane just after [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Voters will go the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of a $12.9 million bond referendum that will fund several large scale upgrades on the Central Lee School District [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and County Auditors across Iowa in encouraging all eligible residents to participate in National Voter Registration Month by registering to vote [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – The United Way of the Great River Region will soon be accepting grant applications for funding in 2020. The United Way of the Great River Region (UWGRR) partners with not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – In coordination with Emergency Manager David Drummond of Van Buren County and Stephen Cirinna, Lee County Emergency Coordinator, Milestones Area Agency on Aging will be providing weather radios and natural disaster preparedness [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Griffin Muffler & Brake Center of Fort Madison, IA is spearheading the Annual Diaper Drive for the month of September for the families of Lee County in need of an adequate amount [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Fort Madison City offices will be closed Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. All City offices will reopen Tuesday, September 3rd. Residents with Monday garbage pick-up will [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Fort Madison man charged with murder in the death of Keokuk woman earlier this year, wants statements made to police on the night of his arrest stricken [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Chad Alan Riddle, 36, of Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on August 24th, 2019 in the 3700 block of Main St. Keokuk, IA. This arrest resulted in felony drug charges being [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Kahoka man is in Lee County Jail on two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a June 9 accident that claimed the lives of a Farmington [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A rural parking ordinance that several Lee County Department heads said would be a useful tool in dealing with nuisance infringements on rights of way, was voted down by [Read More…]
Governor says she’s not giving up on more rural broadband funding BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – With Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds seated in the front of the room, Lee County Economic Development Group President [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Red Wing Access is closed indefinitely along the Des Moines River. The Lee County Conservation Board voted back in April to close this area as the access has suffered [Read More…]
CLIVE, Iowa — A Lee County woman has won a $10,000 lottery prize.Lena Dyer of Keokuk claimed the fifth of nine prizes of $10,000 available in the Iowa Lottery’s “$1,000 Loaded!” scratch game. She purchased [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – This year marks the first time that city and school Elections are combined. There will be no School Board Elections in September. The date for this combined Election will be [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Out of sight doesn’t necessarily have to mean out of mind. Ralph and Colleen Krogmeier of Donnellson have taken their first generation dairy farm and spun off a small, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A new law that could restrict parking in rural areas of Lee County moved to a final reading on Tuesday. However, at Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Lee County [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Workers will start installing solar panels on three Lee County properties in October, according to a company official spearheading the work. At Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Supervisors [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – If you build it they will come. That saying’s usually tied to the 1989 Field of Dreams movie, but a wave has started of late where the adage applies [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The contestant list is out for the annual Tri-State Rodeo’s Little Miss Rodeo and All-Around Cowboy contest. Canisters will be at each contestant’s location from Aug. 12-Aug. 27, 2019 and the contest [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Conservation Dept. is holding a couple final summer events for area outdoor enthusiasts. A fishing tournament will be held at Pollmiller Park just east of West [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the Special Central Lee Community School District Bond Election to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 are now available [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Sitting in the middle of about 16 tons of corn on a warm, sunny evening Jerry Wiggenjost is taken back to his childhood. He remembers his father, Burt [Read More…]
BY COLIN MAGNUSONRADIO KEOKUK NEWS DIRECTOR KEOKUK – As part of their regular educational programming, the Keokuk Public Library hosted Minnesota native and American History author Michael Eckers to discuss the role Keokuk played in [Read More…]
Submitted article KEOKUK – It’s that time once again, where the community unites to help students and families with their back to school needs. The 15th Annual Back to School Festival will be held on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Expanding high speed broadband access to the more rural locations in Lee County may be an issue of investment, technology and even just Father Time. But as with [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Youth Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization led by a volunteer board of directors, is pleased to announce the seventh year of grant funding for nonprofit organizations that have a emphasis [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – RSVP/United Way of the Great River Region is seeking volunteers to fill several volunteer positions at Southeast Iowa Bridges out of Poverty Initiative Lee County. The open position requires; [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – It was colorful, musical, pickle-al, and sometimes emotional, but a full day of road blocks and riders seven and eight abreast made their way through Lee County Friday [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEVER – Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFCo) recently completed its scheduled and routine maintenance period and plans to restart production in the coming days. The “turnaround” allowed for the successful cleaning and inspection [Read More…]
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