County primary polling locations changed
Submitted by Lee County Auditor’s Office LEE COUNTY – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise announces…
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Reichman, Amos tangle in GOP primary for 42nd District
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Two southeast Iowa Republicans will be battling for…
County extends building closure, full pay through April
Auditor announces new polling locations for June 2 primary BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY…
Auditor outlines upcoming primary ballot options
FORT MADISON – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise announces that due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
County puts out plea for primary voting by mail
County shrinks polling locations for primary to just Keokuk, Fort Madison and Donnellson BY CHUCK…
County looking at options for 2020-21 ambulance service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County officials today are looking at what…
Des Moines County COVID-19 positive added to state site
Update: Governor Kim Reynolds’ daily press release listed the Des Moines County resident in the…
County may provide more ambulance funds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Despite some released funds on an IRS lien,…
Keokuk duo arrested after Monday chase
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Monday morning chase has resulted in the…
United Way suspends all volunteer programs indefinitely
The following is a Monday, March 23 press release from the United Way of the…
West Point moves to shut down status
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – For all intents and purposes, the City of…
Still no positive COVID-19 tests in Lee County
The following is Monday, March 23 press release from the Lee County Health Department printed…
Cities, county scramble amid ambulance crisis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Officials throughout Lee County met in an emergency…
SCC’s Great Tastes moved to May 1 at PZAZZ complex
WEST BURLINGTON – The annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Foundation Great Tastes event is rescheduled to take place Friday, May…
County wants to talk with cities about ambulance funding
Emergency supervisors meeting Friday may include a county disaster declaration BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY…
Lee County cities close buildings to public
The following are press releases from the cities of Fort Madison, Montrose, Donnellson, and West…
Supervisors close all county buildings to public
County courthouses to remain on schedule with the exception of trials BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Democrats postpone county conventions
DES MOINES – On Friday, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement…
Task force, G.H.O.S.T team make four felony arrests in Lee County
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest…
Central Lee’s Crozier says school to continue
The following is a letter from Central Lee School District Dr. Andy Crozier regarding planning…
Severe Weather Awareness activities planned for March
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – March 23-27, 2020, is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa. …
SCC holds to regular operations for now
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Officials at Southeastern Community College have implemented a plan…
County takes a step with roadside management
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A joint venture to kick start a county…
Supervisors voice concern over rail crew moves
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Lee County Supervisor is asking the public…
West Point to consider bidding trash service
Clarification: The Keokuk trash hauling company listed as Kohlmeyer has been corrected to reflect the…
United Way spaghetti dinner March 23 at Yacht Club
LEE COUNTY – It’s Spaghetti Time!! United Way of the Great River Region is hosting…
Weber, Fraise want to keep serving county
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Two Lee County elected officials want to continue…
Filing window for June primary started Monday
Township, soil and water candidates must also file now PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Monday,…
State still has no confirmed coronavirus cases
Local official advises basic hygiene, health practices going forward BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY…
Supervisors offer support to Keokuk Library park
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A group of Keokuk volunteers spearheading the ongoing work…
Strike team hits ground in Lee County
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A federal and state supported grant has put a…
County could set maximum 2020-21 tax rates Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County supervisors will vote to approve the…
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…