County creates panel to oversee stimulus money
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A five-person committee will oversee the spending of…
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Central Lee unveils Elementary upgrades
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The economic regression that’s followed the pandemic did not…
Deputies arrest Keokuk man on exploitation charge
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Keokuk man…
LCHD finishing up 65 and older vaccinations
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – For the past several weeks the Lee County Health Department…
Strange bubbles dot landscape southwest of Iowa Fertilizer
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEVER – Residents southwest of Wever in rural Lee County woke…
LCEDG gets $40K virtual welder grant
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group has secured a…
Authorities say fugitive probably no longer in area
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A fugitive being sought on charges out of…
County could get $6.5M in new stimulus funds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County to get a kick in the…
LCHD head hopeful county winning COVID fight
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Despite very low positivity rates and vaccinations increasing…
Area high schoolers sharpen interview skills
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Area students got a chance to see what industrial and…
Monroe man nabbed on felony meth charge
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Montrose…
HTC students able to showcase science
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – They had to work at it, but Holy…
WP Library gets large gift from Hoenig estate
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The legacy of a couple of former West…
Dems to award scholarships
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Democratic Party will award three $500 scholarships to graduating…
Democrats hold Caucus Thursday with speaker
KEOKUK – The Lee County Democratic Party will hold its Odd-Year Caucus in conjunction with…
Dam group wants historic turbine in Estes Park
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Representatives from the Keokuk-Hamilton Dam museum are asking…
Keokuk couple arrested on marijuana charges
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of…
FM YMCA considers adding Donnellson facility
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Fort Madison YMCA has set it’s sights on…
FM man arrested on felony sex abuse charge
DONNELLSON – The Donnellson Police Department arrested a rural Fort Madison man on a Felony…
Four injured in two-vehicle accident near Donnellson
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Four people were sent to area hospitals Saturday just after…
Auditor says new election bill will cost taxpayers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Auditor Denise Fraise said if the…
“Poorly drafted email” lets Kahoka man avoid vehicular homicide charges
Assistant Lee County Attorney placed on administrative leave for handling of case BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
State changes COVID data formula, but rates continue to fall
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – As the state positivity rates for the COVID…
Official says data still key in county broadband build-out
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds looking for a…
Kassmeyer hits second jackpot in six weeks
CLIVE, Iowa — A southeast Iowa woman has won a big lottery prize for the…
County to buy EMS assets for $442,500
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – After being delayed for several weeks, an agreement…
WP Mayor gets McCosh award for service
WEST POINT – At Monday’s West Point City Council meeting, Mike Norris, Executive Director for…
LCCB puts $100K toward Pollmiller trail rehab
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A project to rehabilitate the Pollmiller Park trail…
Alliant offers safety tips during cold snap
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy reminds customers about some common tips to help keep warm and…
State urging 80% vaccine usage in counties
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Iowa lagging behind 46 other states in…
Sheriff touts first responders actions during pile up
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Thursday afternoon pile up on Hwy. 218/27…
Iowa Wesleyan joins community college consortium
MT. PLEASANT – For the first time in its history, the Iowa Community College Online…
SCC gets state award for solar panel projects
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeastern Community College was presented with the Renewable Energy category Best Development…
County to combine emergency services posts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors approved combining the county’s Emergency…
Holy Trinity celebrates Catholic Schools Week
BY KATIE SCOVILLEPCC Intern LEE COUNTY – It’s that time of the year again; it’s…
County gets FEMA food, shelter grant funding
PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County, Iowa has been awarded federal funds made available…
United Way hands out agency funding awards
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The United Way of the Great River Region…
LCHD has 3,300 on 65+ list for vaccinations
Drive-up clinic planned for next week ONLY for 200 county residents 65 and over with…
West Point honors Shoup for 28 years with PD
WEST POINT – The City of West Point is honored to acknowledge James Shoup, of…
Avoid drinking, driving for the big game
FORT MADISON — The National Football League’s Super Bowl LV is on Sunday, February 7,…
Ambulance panel haggles over quality review process
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A retired Keokuk physician is asking for quality…
County proposes $14M in property taxes in 2021-22
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County taxpayers could be looking at a…
LCHD releases updated vaccine rollout sheet
(Editor’s Note: The following is a release from the Lee County Health Department regarding vaccine…
Task force gets Keokuk man on drug charges, warrant
KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk man…
Conservation board looking at Pollmiller trail options
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The Lee County Conservation Board is looking at…
IDPH director adds Capitol officials, staff to Phase 1b of vaccine rollout
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Iowa’s Interim Director of the Iowa Department of…
Budget still fuzzy for emerging county EMS service
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The financial picture of a county run EMS…
Education Center group taking fresh look at options
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The conversation about a joint education center has…
Vaccines easing pressure on health care providers
Officials still expect spike in local numbers after holiday season BY KATIE SCOVILLEPCC INTERN LEE…
Lee County health officials update vaccine protocols
(Editor’s Note: The following was received by the Pen City Current Wednesday afternoon and is…