Lee County releases candidates for Nov. 2 election
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Although there are many seats up for election in…
Lee County News
Area hospitals canceling some surgeries to free up resources
Outpatient and emergency procedures are still going on as scheduled BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
Records show remains were missing WP man
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Medical records of a missing West Point man…
United Way grant window now open
Grant request forms must be received no later than Oct. 18 LEE COUNTY – The…
Lee County broadband project awarded funding
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A $5.5 million expansion of broadband fiber optics…
Federal judge blocks state’s ban on school masking
Children make up 38% off all new positive cases in county in past seven days…
Human remains located in north Lee County
Search may be over for missing West Point man BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT…
County to add grant writer position
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The infusion of federal funds from the American…
County health teams seeking survey responses
PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health Department, Blessing Health Keokuk and Southeast Iowa…
Child seat safety week approaches
MONTROSE — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced today that it is working alongside the…
New anhydrous pipeline proposed for Lee County
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Texas company is looking to build a…
County approves $1.95M for broadband project
Approval represents county’s total allocation of ARPA funds to broadband expansion BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Central Lee close to wrapping up $13M facilities upgrade
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – You can now officially get lost walking through the…
State to change COVID data reporting again
Federal, state and local positivity rates still in stark contrast to each other DES MOINES…
CDC numbers have Lee County at 25% 7-day positivity rate
LCHD official says she’s “very worried” about the health of the community BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
County auditor says new election laws amount to voter suppression
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – New laws passed by the Iowa Legislator have…
Holtkamp, McCrabb added to LCEDG board
MONTROSE – The Lee County Economic Development Group has announced that Pat McCrabb and Bob…
Port Authority to request full ARPA broadband spend from county
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Southeast Iowa Regional and Economic Port Authority,…
Filing period underway for Nov. 2 elections
LEE COUNTY – The filing period for the November 2 City/School Election began Monday, August…
LCHD to begin offering limited boosters Aug. 25
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will begin offering booster…
Lee County down 6.4% in latest census report
Officials weigh in on numbers; Conservation director says it’s time to fund IWILL Trust BY…
State to start replacing Hwy. 2 bridge Monday
DONNELLSON – Replacement of the Iowa 2 bridge over Sugar Creek, 1.5 miles west of…
Conservation looks to build new pond near Wilson Lake
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Conversation District could be adding…
WP police still searching for missing man
Darren Bunnell, 54, of West Point last seen June 12 north of town BY CHUCK…
Iowa City runner makes Sweet Corn 5K part of state tour
Beautiful Saturday helps showcase full day of West Point festival events BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Box, Wilkens named Sweet Corn Festival royalty
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – After the pandemic forced the cancellation of the…
Supervisors get update from ARPA fund panel
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A panel created to oversee expenditures from the…
County makes strong mask recommendation at buildings
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A move by Lee County Supervisors to toughen…
Coffin, Bangert named to Central Lee Fine Arts Hall
DONNELLSON, IOWA — The Central Lee Community School District has announced the 2021 inductees to…
County to vote on new COVID personnel rules
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With Lee County listed as one of the…
Suspect arrested in Saturday Keokuk shooting spree
BY PCC STAFF ARGYLE- Officers with the Keokuk Police Department arrested a man in connection…
Lee County K9 program thriving in third year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s K9 program is in…
Gunfire results in crashes on 7th Street in Keokuk
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Keokuk police are looking for information in connection with…
Area schools put relief funds to work on new programs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Federal relief funds are being put to use…
County panel changes direction on ARPA funds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A panel formed to help figure out how…
Dems get glimpse of 2022 candidates over ice cream
BY ELIZABETH MEYERFor Pen City Current MONTROSE — It isn’t an election year for state…
LCEDG close to moving into new facility
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Economic Development Group logo hangs lonely…
Lee County Democrats hosting candidates at Sunday event
MONTROSE – The Lee County Democratic Party is having an Ice Cream Social on Sunday,…
SCC looking for Distinguished Alumni
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College (SCC) is accepting nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni…
Rural broadband partnership in the works
Danville Telecom offers to build $5.5M fiber optic network through Lee County with state, county…
LCCD plans Christmas in July at Pollmiller Park
WEST POINT – Lee County Conservation presents Family Fun Night at Pollmiller Park Campground in…
County approaching double digit COVID positivity rate
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County is now just a half a…
Sheriff sends proposed cattle ordinance to county attorney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A proposed ordinance that includes fines and possible…
Volunteers spruce up South Park playground
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The youth of Holy Trinity, organized by the West…
CenturyLink outages limit 9-1-1 service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – According to county officials, 9-1-1 service from some…
Man convicted of 1976 murder in Keokuk dies at ISP
FORT MADISON – According to officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, a 66-year-old man…
LCCD kick starts new playground at Chatfield Park
BY ELIZABETH MEYER MONTROSE — The Lee County Conservation Board on Tuesday agreed to contribute…
Local officials get a glimpse of Waterloo’s career ed center
By ELIZABETH MEYERSpecial to the Pen City Current WATERLOO — Lee County educators and business…
County COVID rates tick up, while vaccination rate stagnates
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus…
Lee County Fair back at it after pandemic pause
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Lee County Fair was bustling Thursday afternoon after…