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…
Mama Knows group to hold ofrenda in pocket park
Offering part of Sunday vigil in Fort Madison honoring slain soldier Vanessa Guillen FORT MADISON…
Connection breaks ground on new Keokuk bank
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – With a 20-foot hole about 60 feet across and…
Barkers to open Marina for outdoor summer fun
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Barker Financial has taken another step to help…
Self-taught groomer opens Shampooches downtown
BY KATIE SCOVILLEPen City Current FORT MADISON – Melissa Monroe has always loved animals. This…
PORT path may prompt city to revise sidewalk codes
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An amendment to the Fort Madison City Code…
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….
DM Police identify Wever man killed in auto accident
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – The Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office has released…
FM man captured after Monday chase
Editor’s Note: Story updated to show suspect was captured at about 11:25 p.m. walking along…
Wever man killed in DM car accident Saturday
BY PCC STAFFDES MOINES – An early Saturday morning vehicle crash in Des Moines has…
Donnellson man dies in river accident near Sandusky
SANDUSKY – The 4th of July holiday turned tragic for a Lee County man Saturday,…
Abandoned home burns in Fort Madison early Thursday
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Another abandoned home has been destroyed by fire in…
Food Pantry to go back to inside service on July 6
FORT MADISON – Since mid March the Fort Madison Food Pantry has been operating on…
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…
Retiree trying to start monthly lunch for first responders
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Who said there’s no such thing as a…
Hwy. 61 repaving project hits small snag
Crews had to pull 200 feet of new concrete due to plan errors BY CHUCK…
Lee County sees three more positive COVID cases
LCHD closing in on 50 reported confirmed cases in the county LEE COUNTY – The…
Niota man pleads guilty in felony sexual assault case
BY PCC STAFF CARTHAGE – Hancock County Sheriff Scott Bentzinger reported last week the conviction…
City fireworks display to go off as planned
Police issue reminder for 4th of July parking and safety guidelines FORT MADISON – Fort…
Canine Corral officially opens at Rodeo Park
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison officials and volunteers held a ribbon cutting at the new…
Museum holds rich history of Sheaffer family’s impact
Museum at 627 Ave. G returns to normal hours of operation BY JAN GARZASheaffer Pen…
Officials looking for Burlington escapee
BURLINGTON – Jacob Andrew Rauscher, convicted of Kidnapping 3rd Degree in Wapello County, failed to…
Area seniors get graduation after all
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – It’s been anything but a normal final year…
Grayhounds sweep Lady Hawks
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Central Lee girls softball team dropped its third game…
Green Team makes donation to tree effort
FORT MADISON – The Green Team, a high school club under the direction of The…
Hy-Vee expands salad recall
WEST DES MOINES – Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling an…
MP alum bouncing around the world – Empty Nest, by Curt Swarm
He’s 6’9” tall. When Bobby Quayle (pronounced “Quail”) was in grade school in Mt. Pleasant,…
Police chase lands one in Lee County Jail
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A high speed chase Thursday afternoon has resulted…
Despite sparse help, volunteers spruce up three city homes
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Partners’ annual Paint-A-Thon is winding down…….
FMAAA’s annual Garden Tour Sunday
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The annual stroll through the neighbor’s gardens is this…
Korschgen Parade will be just a bit different this year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The 108th annual Charlie Korschgen 4th of July…
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…
Reynolds impressed with area’s COVID efforts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds climbed up on the…
Garden undergoes a Chipmunk funk – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
I did not know that chipmunks, also known as “squinneys,” can destroy a garden. They’re…
Gov. Reynolds to stop in Fort Madison Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will be stopping in…
County sex offender sweep lands one in jail
Deputies say three additional offenders with active warrants will be in custody soon BY CHUCK…
Southwest Chief to go to three days per week Oct. 1
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – As Iowa Bridge and Culvert literally makes its…
RiverFest lease prompts council to reassess fees
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A dust up at the Fort Madison City…
FMCH Foundation cancels golf outing
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital has cancelled the 2020 Golf Classic event currently…
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…
Photography on display for June at FMAAA
Taiwan native to bring homeland to life in photos BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts…
Love Lee County tour planned for this weekend
LEE COUNTY – A group of rural Lee County shops, businesses, and gardens invite you…
Did Congress define a living wage at $22/hour?
I’m trying to be a little more edgy in my editorials. I think the readership…