SIRCC grant pushes “Places to Play” fund to $86,000
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A spring 2019 initiative is just $14,000 short of…
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HTC to strongly encourage masks when school opens
BY KATIE SCOVILLEPen City Current LEE COUNTY – Going back to school is supposed to…
Newly formed ambulance panel starts data gathering
LEE COUNTY – A panel born out of a contract to subsidize the Lee County…
Opposition surfaces to PORT’s 15th Street plans
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A $1.5 million proposed section of the P.O.R.T….
Wever man killed in DM car accident Saturday
BY PCC STAFFDES MOINES – An early Saturday morning vehicle crash in Des Moines has…
Task force makes two more arrests in Montrose
MONTROSE – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Montrose man…
Districts lay out some “Return to Learn” plans
State teacher’s union calls lack of a face mask mandate “obscene”. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
LCHD officials see spikes in COVID following holidays
Administrator urges residents to continue health safety measures while celebrating the 4th of July BY…
Task force arrests three on drug charges
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort…
Lee County sees three more positive COVID cases
LCHD closing in on 50 reported confirmed cases in the county LEE COUNTY – The…
Connection Bank to hold Keokuk groundbreaking
KEOKUK – Connection Bank will have an official groundbreaking ceremony for their new Keokuk facility…
Fraise, Millard tapped for Governor’s advisory board
LEE COUNTY – Lee County EDG’s President and CEO Dennis Fraise and Economic Development Project…
Area seniors get graduation after all
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – It’s been anything but a normal final year…
Task force gets Keokuk man on felony drug charges
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk…
County may bump property tax for ambulance service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County officials are leaning toward not putting an…
LCCD to sell off land for Hwy. 61 project
(Editor’s Note: Story corrected to reflect only .79 acres of land sold, not 7.9 acres…
Hy-Vee recalls bagged garden salad mix
WEST DES MOINES – Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling its…
LCHD reports second COVID-related death
LEE COUNTY – Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Lee County Health…
County sex offender sweep lands one in jail
Deputies say three additional offenders with active warrants will be in custody soon BY CHUCK…
Supervisors mull essential services ballot measure
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Several bills proposed in the state legislature this…
Motorola bids on county digital radio transition
Stand-alone proposal is over $10 million, but shared network could save taxpayers on project BY…
County, EMS reach deal for 12-month contract
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With just two weeks left in the current…
Sweet Corn Festival off for 2020
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The West Point Community Club voted 27-10 Monday…
Love Lee County tour planned for this weekend
LEE COUNTY – A group of rural Lee County shops, businesses, and gardens invite you…
Task force makes three county drug arrests
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrests…
LCHD to restart clinics, testing
LEE COUNTY – Starting on June 15th the Lee County Health Department will resume their…
County offices provide details on Monday soft openings
The following is a release from Lee County officials outlining office openings effective Monday LEE…
LCCB to open Pollmiller Beach with no admission
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Area residents will have access to the Pollmiller Beach…
West Point’s Little Scholars are becoming Little Sprouts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – She wants to the be “the top dog”…
County to offer services by appointment starting Monday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County residents will be allowed back into county…
County to audit primary election precinct, race
LEE COUNTY – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections announces that the…
Hancock County deputy, K9 make drug arrest
HAMILTON – On Friday, June 5, 2020 at approximately 1:00 a.m. a Hancock County Sheriff’s…
County schools cancel prom activities
(The following is a joint release from Dr. Erin Slater, Dr. Andy Crozier, and Jason…
Fedler holds Supervisor ticket; Reichman to face Taylor in general
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Jeff Reichman got his first political victory of…
Keokuk protest ends in handshakes, high fives
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A small black child gave a high-five to a…
Ambulance deal in front of investor group
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Supervisors Chairman Ron Fedler said Tuesday…
County gets $58K in coronavirus relief funding
LEE COUNTY – Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that Lee County has been awarded a…
Live Healthy Lee County looking for produce
LEE COUNTY – For the past two years Live Healthy Lee County (LHLC) has been…
West Point’s Story Walk™ starts Monday on the square
BY DARA SANDERSWest Point Public Library WEST POINT – The West Point Public Library, along…
Burglary case leads to task force drug bust
KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk man…
Catfish Bend Casino to reopen Monday
PointsBet Sports Book to remain closed until further notice Editor’s Note: The following is a…
Lee County Conservation to open more facilities this weekend
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Conservation will be reopening additional facilities this weekend, including cabin…
Merschman family gifts repaving to West Point
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – West Point city officials approved a plan to…
Two weekend searches point to needed radio upgrades
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A push to upgrade county emergency responder radio…
County buildings to stay closed for two more weeks
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – There was some talk about a soft opening…
Chambers want your ‘#Buy Lee County’ selfies
Local promo sells out in just two days. Another round planned for June LEE COUNTY…
Auditor to hold Saturday curbside voting May 30
LEE COUNTY – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections announced that the…
Deputies searching for missing Argyle man
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR ARGYLE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help…
Absentee mail-in, voter pre-registration deadline nears
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise announced that the deadline for pre-registration and…
Pollmiller Beach to stay closed for holiday weekend
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County Conservation will not open Pollmiller Beach for…