Charter schools must have sunshine, too
The 2021 session of the Iowa Legislature will end in a few weeks, and one…
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Explosive device found on Avenue O Monday night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The State Fire Marshal’s office is looking into…
FMHS Post prom committee looking for donations
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School prom is May 1 and organizers of…
Majority of poll responses support using city funds for marina
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A poll placed on Pen City Current for…
Supervisors vote to hold onto mask mandate
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors voted on Monday to continue…
Legislators outline session’s final weeks
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – State Rep. Martin Graber said during a regular…
Anne Frank pen pal story in Danville – Empty Nest, by Curt Swarm
The little brown sign on Highway 34 is easy to miss, just like the significance…
Things are gettin’ outta hand – Beside the Point
Things are a little crazy in the world right now. My brother and I were…
High School exhibit on at FMAAA
Riggs to step down as Director citing funding shortage BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts…
Father/son scuffle leads to Stand Your Ground shooting Wednesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A 28-year-old Missouri man was charged with simple…
Lincoln PTG hosts online auction in lieu of annual carnival
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lincoln PTG will be hosting an online auction…
LCCD to restructure staff in 2021
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An effort of find more efficiencies and outreach…
“Our PROMise” to help teens prepare for prom
FORT MADISON – A group of Fort Madison locals have pulled their resources together to…
Governor calls vaccine pause “sudden and surprising”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds called Tuesday’s temporary suspension…
LCHD reschedules Saturday clinic with Moderna vaccines
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health Department has cancelled their Saturday April…
Class of 1961 donates to FMHS courtyard project
FORT MADISON – Greg Smith, principal at Fort Madison High School accepts a donation from…
Volunteers still needed to fill out Paint-A-Thon crews
BY TIM GOBBLEFort Madison Partners FORT MADISON – The Paint-A-Thon has proven to be successful…
LCHD cancels Tuesday Johnson & Johnson clinics
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health officials have cancelled clinics scheduled…
“Leaving Iowa” … arriving in Fort Madison
BY DOROTHY SCHULTZOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – If Iowa is a state of mind,…
LCHD schedules Johnson & Johnson clinic for Saturday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will be hosting an…
FMFD pulls swamped boaters off Mississippi
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison firefighters pulled a stranded boat off the…
Supervisors to hear pitch on FM Marina
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Supervisors will get a turn to…
Author meet-and-greet April 24 – Empty Nest, by Curt Swarm
It is with great pleasure I announce a book signing and “Meet the Author” for…
Pandemic recovery plan includes lightening up
Gearing up for my second Moderna vaccination on Monday has me going through the filing…
Rodeo adds Cole Swindell to reboot of 2020 lineup
FORT MADISON – The Tri-State Rodeo Chairman, Tony Johnson, stated “For over seventy years, the…
Barker group takes a look at Humphrey building
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A familiar face has entered the fray to…
Council gives nod to $1.5M for marina
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A resolution in support of a $1.5 million…
Scouts donate 1,000 lbs of food to pantry
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Cub Scout Pack 7 and Boy Scout…
New community police position a “work in progress”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Karl Judd wasn’t ready to retire from the…
Mayor to ask council for $1.5M at special meeting
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With plans in full swing on a new…
Police make second arrest in downtown shooting
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A second man has been arrested in connection…
Fertilizer plant to have onsite safety training in April
BY PCC STAFF WEVER – The Iowa Fertilizer Company will be holding safety training response…
Uncanny Kansas – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
I’m in a mad dash across Kansas on I-70. My brother in Canon City, Colorado,…
No anhydrous released in Sunday semi fire
BY PCC STAFF WEVER – A semi tractor hauling anhydrous ammonia caught fire Sunday evening…
Things are cooking again for Easter – Beside the Point
I was rummaging through the rec room Saturday night looking for a bottle of white…
Next phase of Avenue H rehab may start April 12
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The next phase of the city’s rehabilitation of…
Test Kitchen rolling out apprenticeship testing program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Six years ago Kumar Wickramasingha, known affectionately throughout…
FMPD launches distracted driving campaign
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – On April 8, 2021, in support of the annual…
Settles named February FMCH top employee
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Brandi Settles as their February Employee of…
Federal agents descend on Rashid Pharmacy
Voice message at pharmacy indicates customers should call back Wednesday morning BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Beyer named HTC Teacher of the Year
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – This year’s annual Holy Trinity Catholic Blue and Silver Celebration…
New stimulus opens up health care savings
Advisors recommend getting agent to help navigate new stimulus health benefits BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
County attorney says March 20 shooting justified under Iowa code
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After more than a week of investigating a…
K9s, handlers certify on old ISP grounds
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the second time in three years, canine…
Principal launches effort to rehab school’s courtyard
BY GREG SMITHFort Madison High School Principal FORT MADISON – In 1959 when the “new…
Pepperoni pizza and politics – Beside the Point
I’ve been thinking a lot about my political leanings lately. But to avoid being boring,…
County sees slight uptick in positive COVID cases
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County health officials are reporting 86 new positive…
City outlines spring leaf burning regs
From City of Fort Madison FORT MADISON – The City of Fort Madison Fire Department…
Registration open for United Way golf outing May 7 in FM
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The United Way of the Great River Region will be…
City spring clean-up April 26-May 8
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Public Works Department announces residents who…