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Lone Tree ends Lady Crusaders year
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMP PCC SPORTS LONE TREE — Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team grew throughout…
15th Street rollover sends two to hospital
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A two-vehicle accident on 15th Street in front of…
City to set general fund levy rate for 2020-21
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City officials will hold a hearing and then…
UPDATE: Stolen cars reported seen in area
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Police has received several eyewitness reports…
Police suspect theft ring in Jim Baier break-in
FORT MADISON – An overnight break in at Jim Baier Ford in Fort Madison has…
Voted PPEL isn’t a bond consolation prize
The Fort Madison Community School District is putting another referendum in front of district tax…
DFC Educators Foundation built by struggling student
Little Johnny was a bad boy. In the third grade at Elm Grove District Number…
Councilwoman to host discussion on downtown
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A downtown business owner and a Fort Madison…
County may sign on to workforce liability agreement
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Lee County Supervisor has asked the county…
FMHS one of nine state Catt award winners
SUBMITTED ARTICLE DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowa high…
Pontoosuc man charged with killing father Monday
BY PCC STAFF PONTOOSUC, Ill. – On February 10, 2020 at about 8:30 a.m. the…
Fort Madison YMCA buys Donnellson daycares
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Fort Madison YMCA will be taking over operations…
Kingsley Inn shows off wedding chops
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For about three hours Sunday, the Kingsley Inn…
Procedure good for mind, body- Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
My wife and I mark our time together by Colonoscopies. Yup. You see, we had…
Local health officials keeping eye on corona virus, influenza
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health Department continues to work with the Iowa…
Buttigieg wins Lee County; still holds lead in state
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County voters said a man with no federal…
Council looks at roads, franchise tax at budget workshop
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City officials have found a way to add…
Buttigieg out in front of stalled Iowa caucuses
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The nation waited close to 21 hours to…
Iowa fails to launch 2020 presidential season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It wasn’t the way Iowa wanted to start…
FM man nabbed on felony meth charge
FORT MADISON – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort…
Democrats gear up for Monday caucuses
Biden & Co. make last-minute play for support at Quality Inn & Suites BY CHUCK…
Absentees for FM school levy election available
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Denise Fraise, Lee County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots…
ISP brings microgreens to prison greenhouse
Submitted article FORT MADISON – A random trip to a St Louis Farmer’s Market resulted…
Bid on phase 1 of Hwy. 61 rehab comes in $900K lower
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A bid from the same firm that was…
Man struck by vehicle on city’s west side
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 68-year old Fort Madison man suffered possible…
HTC students share goodies, more during Catholic Schools Week
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Being a part of any educational system in…
Parishioners kick off Catholic Schools Week
Large all-school mass set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON…
Green Team selling bracelets for tree program
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Green Team is holding a fundraiser for…
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…
SCC to commemorate 100 years with Stories Project
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON — 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of Southeastern Community College. To…
Chamber seeks nominations for annual awards
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for…
County still moving toward digital communications system
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County officials are moving ahead with plans to…
Legislators talk new proposals for 2020
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A winter storm that swept through most of…
TEAM Staffing cuts ribbon on new downtown office
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – TEAM Staffing Solutions moved into new digs in…
City initiates court action against building owner
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld announced Friday that…
ConAgra announces $32M Lee County expansion
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Conagra Brands facility announced today that…
FMEDC gets behind FMHS welding students
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Economic Development Corporation (FMEDC) presented a check for $1000.00…
City to transfer Rashid building to county
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After about eight months of deliberating on what…
Next winter “storm” headed for area Friday
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – With last week’s winter storm fizzling out for the…
Cattermole, Lee County bank projects garner state honor
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Iowa City firm that resurrected the rehabilitation…
Students deck the walls at FMAAA
Reception for students to be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. BY BRIAN RIGGSPCC…
OFP looking for a Babe and her sister for May production
BY DOROTHY SCHULTEOLD FORT PLAYERS FORT MADISON – Old Fort Players, Fort Madison’s community theater…
FM City Council gets first look at next budget
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison residents could see a drop in…
Chamber’s lunch with legislators starts Friday
Event moved to River Rocks Bar and Grille in downtown Fort Madison FORT MADISON –…
Historical society helping Old Fort raise needed funds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The flooding of 2019 took a toll on…
No injuries in Friday crash
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – No injuries were sustained when a red Jeep plowed…
FMHS releases activity cancellations
From Fort Madison High School FORT MADISON Due to the threat of inclement weather, we…
Wintry mess to begin Friday evening
Winter storm watch changed to warning Friday morning BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Just…
Area bracing for possible winter storm
NWS reports freezing rain and up to 8 inches of snow possible BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…