County could set maximum 2020-21 tax rates Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County supervisors will vote to approve the…
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County may sign on to workforce liability agreement
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Lee County Supervisor has asked the county…
RSVP volunteer mobile drivers needed
SUBMITTED ARTICLE LEE COUNTY – RSVP/United Way of the Great River Region is seeking Mobile…
County approves $775K in bridge repairs
Money to fund repairs comes from federal Farm-to-Table money, not county funds. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Fort Madison YMCA buys Donnellson daycares
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Fort Madison YMCA will be taking over operations…
West Point staring at 7.4% levy bump
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Taxpayers in West Point could see a substantial…
Lee County staffers get tips on handling active attacker
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – On the heels of a Lee County department head…
Buttigieg wins Lee County; still holds lead in state
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County voters said a man with no federal…
Buttigieg out in front of stalled Iowa caucuses
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The nation waited close to 21 hours to…
County Recorder pleads for increased security
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Recorder Nancy Booten wants the county supervisors…
Iowa fails to launch 2020 presidential season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It wasn’t the way Iowa wanted to start…
Supervisors to vote on hearing for Idol Rashid building
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Fort Madison Food Pantry is one step…
Group turns to waterway trails in next planning session
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – With area bike trail mapping completed, a three-county effort is…
County gets $15K in FEMA food, shelter funds
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County, Iowa has been awarded federal funds made…
Local union leaders say state can do more to help fill jobs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MIDDLETOWN – Students from around the area spent two days learning…
County still moving toward digital communications system
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County officials are moving ahead with plans to…
Republican caucus locations released
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Republican Party held its initial 2020…
County still winnowing $32M budget for 2020-21
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Budget Director Cindy Renstrom is threading the…
LULAC, Labor temple site of satellite caucuses
Franklin/Cedar/Marion/Harrison townships caucus location moved to fairgrounds BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Two satellite Democratic…
Port authority getting footing, visibility in region
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – We all have that favorite tool in the…
Democratic party releases Feb. 3 caucus locations
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Democratic Party committee has released the Feb. 3 caucus…
Regional Port Authority releases new 5-year plan
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Southeast Iowa Regional and Economic Port Authority (SIREPA) has…
Sheriff suspects carbon monoxide poisoning in Denmark death
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DENMARK – Area law enforcement suspect carbon monoxide poisoning may have…
Supervisors move forward with tanning, vaping ordinances
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – County leaders moved one step closer to additional controls…
CR man charged in connection with Monday chase, assault
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A 36-year-old Cedar Rapids man was charged Monday in…
Lee County EMS asks county for 18% funding increase
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Bill Young, the director of the Lee County Emergency…
Task force arrests Montrose couple
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Montrose…
Few suprises in initial county budget talks
Supervisors to continue initial budgeting session on Friday BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY –…
LCCD launches new reservation online portal
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – Lee County Conservation is launching a new campground reservation process…
State, local officials take aim at vaping, e-cigarettes
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Several efforts are underway to minimize the impact…
Conservation board OKs support for Pool 19 letter
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Conservation Board agreed to send a…
Graber named Lee County GOP ambassador for 2019
DONNELLSON – The Lee County Republican Central Committee held its annual Christmas Carry-in Party Monday,…
County could take over tanning inspections
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – With state health officials pulling inspections for tanning salons…
County may issue bonds for improvement projects
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – County building improvements totaling more than $650,000 could prompt…
Loebsack rep to hold local office hours
LEE COUNTY – Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in Southeastern…
Comp. board offers 3% raise to elected officials
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The state-mandated Lee County Compensation Board has recommended…
Lee County Ambulance looks at cuts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Reimbursement deficiencies are forcing some logistical cuts, at…
Reichman presents DAR group with 911 flag
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – In remembrance of Veteran’s Day and the 244th anniversary…
Task force arrests Keokuk man on multiple felonies
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk…
‘Caretakers’ bring in Hopp family harvest
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – “And on the 8th day, God looked down on…
Cooper project looks to bring islands, ecotourism back to Pool 19
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITORLEE COUNTY – In the late 1800s islands were as much a…
County reduces weight limits on 15 more bridges
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A recent inspection of county bridges has resulted in…
Lee County foundation changes name
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – At its 4th quarter meeting held last week The…
Hwy 218 bridge near Salem to close Saturday
Detour is a 56-mile run through three counties MOUNT PLEASANT – Local officials are concerned…
FM woman nabbed on felony possession charges
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort…
CrimeStoppers chili supper Tuesday night
FORT MADISON – Hy-Vee Food Stores in Fort Madison and Keokuk are hosting a chili…
LCCB to match up to $50K Pollmiller playground
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A project to put new playgrounds in at Pollmiller…
County to send letter to BNSF over 255th Street crossings
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A resolution is in front of Lee County…
McCann to talk prohibition at local libraries
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Linda McCann will be speaking at three libraries in…
County board talks livestock ordinance
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A plea from a rural Lee County woman…