City moves forward with traffic changes
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council moved forward with…
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Partners’ Wine & Beer Walk is back again for 2021
Presale will be held at Corks and Barrels Nov. 12th BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON…
Police identify victim of Tuesday stabbing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Authorities have identified the man killed in a…
Bridge to stay closed through Oct. 26
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad are indicating…
Walk raises $20,000 for local PTGs
Kids get perfect day to walk off sponsorship donations BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON…
Suspect sought in Tuesday murder
Male in mid-20s was stabbed to death in downtown apartment building BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Contrasts abound in new school board candidates
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three candidate previews for the Fort Madison Community…
Tactical team executes warrant on FM home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Members of area law enforcement shut down part…
God’s Portion Day to have different look this year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – God’s Portion Day for Holy Trinity Catholic will…
Auditions set for next two OFP productions
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Old Fort Players will be multi-tasking next week (October…
Veteran takes over newest Mohrfeld offering
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An area veteran has a new home thanks…
P.O.R.T. trail gets $1.26 million more from GRHS-FMCH foundation
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – The GRHS-FMCH Community Health Foundation has donated $1.26 million…
Huffmans grows into regional, global player in 50 years
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – There’s no better definition of a family-owned and…
Joint Exploration Center budget gets cool marks from Central Lee board
Fort Madison board to discuss at Monday’s meeting BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The…
FM Elks scholarship window now open
FORT MADISON – The Elks Most Valuable Scholarship program for 2022 student graduates is accepting applications on or…
No cause yet on Thursday night house fire
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison firefighters battled a house fire in…
New faces looking for spots on FM school board
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With most incumbents running unopposed in the upcoming…
Hospitalist program begins at SEIRMC-Fort Madison campus
WEST BURLINGTON – Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center’s Hospitalist Program expanded services to its Fort Madison…
Iowa DOC C.E.R.T. teams drill at old ISP
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – State officials were happy to trek to the…
Pipeline group to start land negotiations
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Now that the mandated public information meeting is…
October brings Houdini and history of trains to FM library
BY SARAH CLENDINENGFM Public Library Director FORT MADISON – Duffy Hudson brings Harry Houdini to…
Council moves on traffic changes at 15th Street
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council is close to…
Green Team helps spruce up Old Settlers Park
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Last weekend, the Fort Madison High School Green Team…
Judge Brown announces retirement at end of year
District 8B commission to conduct replacement interviews Nov. 8 BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES…
Anhydrous pipeline meeting Tuesday night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – A public information meeting about the anhydrous ammonia…
OFP puts out freakin’ funny fall folly
Farcical whodunnit takes the stage this weekend in downtown FM BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT…
Schools issue warnings on TikTok licks
New viral challenges focus on “slapping” teachers BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Recent…
City to consider firm to design new buildings
Council looking at constructing new public works and fire department buildings BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Sheriff looking for Keokuk man after sex offender checks
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – As a result of a sex offender compliance check…
Bassler to join Pothitakis Family Dentistry
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For Ali Bassler, what started with an intrigue…
Park board gives support to pickleball plans for Victory Park
FM Pickleball Association wants to raise funds to replace lighted tennis courts with six pickleball…
Parade of Lights work begins Monday
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Parade of Lights committee will begin working on…
Barnes, ‘Justice’ place 13th nationally
BY PCC STAFF CAROLINA BEACH – ISP K9 Sgt. Mike Barnes and his K9 partner…
FM home hit with gunfire Sunday night
FORT MADISON – A home in the 1400 block of Avenue I, just south of…
FMAAA announces Art-In-Central-Park winners
BY LORI ILLNER GREENEFort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Area Arts…
Library to bring in another train historian
BY SARAH CLENDINENGFort Madison Library Director FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison and Keokuk Public…
Fiesta committee turns eyes toward Cinco De Mayo
Committee thanks sponsors and vendors for making 100th Fiesta one to remember BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Lee County releases candidates for Nov. 2 election
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Although there are many seats up for election in…
City takes more steps to improve traffic flow on 15th Street
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Permanently pulling stop signs from 15th Street south…
Seniors hear real talk on federal medical coverage
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Patrons at the Newberry Center in Fort Madison…
OFP kicks off fall season with wedding who-dunnit
DOROTHY SCHULTEOld Fort Players FORT MADISON – This October 8th Old Fort Players’ kicks off its 2021-2022…
Area hospitals canceling some surgeries to free up resources
Outpatient and emergency procedures are still going on as scheduled BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
FMCSD launches new mobile friendly website
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School district is thrilled to…
We are officially the Jetsons
Space Tourists? Did yoouuu seee thaaaat? Elon Musk is a whack job and a total…
City unveils plans for next phase of Bus. 61 rehab
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Drawings were unrolled and laid out on tables…
Marching Classic returns this Saturday
Richmond Stadium to host 17th Annual Fort Madison classic starting at noon BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Group wants to turn Victory Park tennis courts to pickleball
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A move is underway to convert the tennis…
Federal judge blocks state’s ban on school masking
Children make up 38% off all new positive cases in county in past seven days…
Human remains located in north Lee County
Search may be over for missing West Point man BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT…
2021 Tri State Rodeo parade lineup
FORT MADISON – The following is this year’s lineup for the Tri State Rodeo Parade…