YMCA director addresses COVID-19 case at facility
The following is a letter from the leadership at the Fort Madison YMCA regarding a…
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FMHS to limit attendance at Friday’s football game
Vouchers given to band students, cheerleaders, and football players for two guest admissions each BY…
Reynolds closes bars in six Iowa counties
Lee, Des Moines and Henry counties left out of new round of closures despite surging…
P.A.W. kicks off campaign for new facility
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Officials with the P.A.W. animal shelter in Fort…
Board of health again urges cancelling all large events
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Health released a…
Donnellson man charged with vehicular homicide
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – A Donnellson man has been charged with two counts…
Pothitakis Dentistry purchases LaHarpe practice
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Pothitakis Dentistry is expanding it’s services into western Illinois….
FMCH tightens visitor rules as COVID surges locally
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – In an effort to protect the health and safety…
Activities still brewing at Fort Madison library
BY SARAH CLENDINENGFort Madison Public Library Director FORT MADISON – There haven’t been many programs…
USDA offers programs to help derecho recovery
DES MOINES – Iowa agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the Derecho, and the…
Supervisors OK additional full-time jail staffing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – As state mandates continue to put pressure on…
LCHD turns to state as COVID surges locally
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Lee County seeing an additional 35 new…
City looking for volunteers to fill commission posts
FORT MADISON – The City of Fort Madison is accepting applications for vacancies on all…
One killed in Saturday collision on 218
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A Keokuk resident was killed late Saturday in a…
Five children positive for COVID in latest LCHD report
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With the county surpassing 200 positive COVID-19 cases…
FM man killed in Wednesday motorcycle accident
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Iowa State Patrol officials released the name of a…
State DOC halts IMCC admissions as COVID cases rise
Lee County Jail officials say move could hamper operations locally BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
Police looking for suspect in Wednesday stabbing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison police are actively searching for a…
County hits new high with 22 positives reported Wednesday
The following is a press release in it’s entirety from the Lee County Health Department….
Final Buy Lee County offering sells out in half an hour
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A program that is infusing county businesses with cash,…
Downtown business has council, residents ire
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A new business that has opened in the…
School board approves district’s health protocols
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School Board approved a long…
LCHD says county now at “Moderate” transmission risk
IDPH and Lee County identify 26 new coronavirus cases over the weekend LEE COUNTY –…
Pilots program moves PAW deaf Dogo to New Jersey home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Hermes, in Greek mythology was, among other things,…
Lee County Dems collecting relief supplies for storm ravaged Cedar Rapids
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Iowa Democratic Party is collecting relief supplies for both…
Park running a new outlet for MP man – Empty Nest by Curt Swarm
“It doesn’t need to be your personal best. It doesn’t need to look pretty. It…
ISP officer hurt during skirmish with two inmates
FORT MADISON – A correctional officer was assaulted by two inmates at approximately 6:30 p.m. last…
LCHD reports one death, six more positives Friday
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Today the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and…
County sees 11 new COVID cases Thursday
LEE COUNTY – According to the Lee County Health Department’s daily data release on the…
Elected officials weigh in on Return to Learn mandates
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County’s state elected officials are split along…
LCHD sets back-to-school immunization clinic
FORT MADISON – The Lee County Health Department has scheduled a Back-To-School Immunization clinic for…
Fourth death confirmed in county related to COVID-19
LEE COUNTY – Today the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Lee County Health…
YMCA needs volunteers for remote learning centers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A move from the Fort Madison YMCA to…
Alliant grant application window now open
Fort Madison’s Elliott Test Kitchen’s STEM Lounge receives $1,000 in last round of grants. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa…
SCC rolls out new early childhood degree program
WEST BURLINGTON — This fall, SCC will offer an Early Childhood Education Associate of Applied…
FM man charged with felony heroin possession
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort…
Huebner named new HTC high school principal
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Michael Sheerin, Chief Administrative Officer of Holy Trinity Catholic…
Reynolds: State has more than 10 million acres impacted by storm
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The major storm that blew across the state…
South Lee boiler cost overruns frustrate board
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors bristled Tuesday at a $116,679…
Nelly to replace Hardy at 2020 Tri State Rodeo
FORT MADISON – Unfortunately Hardy will not be at the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison…
LCHD sites 13 new COVID cases over weekend
The following is a statement issued on Monday, Aug. 10 from the Lee County Health…
County hits all-time high with 8 positives Thursday
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – According to state coronavirus reporting on Sunday, Lee County…
Driver’s License official says county office holding it’s own
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Treasurer services are going strictly by…
Victims identified in Tuesday Hwy. 2 accident
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The victims of an accident near Donnellson on Tuesday…
Bagcraft to close doors Oct. 22
Novolex official says demand in wake of COVID created need for efficiencies BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Cardinal educators speak at governor’s update
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – As part of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds biweekly update,…
FMAAA August exhibit features Nepalese art work
BY BRIAN RIGGSFort Madison Area Arts Association FORT MADISON – The feature exhibition for August…
County treasurer moves to appointment-only service
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lee County officials have done away with any walk-in…
YMCA goes forward with fall soccer leagues
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Family YMCA will proceed with their Fall 2020 Youth…
Kempker’s still holding true value after 50 years
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fifty years and five communities later, Kempker’s True…