LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Supervisors had a deeper conversation around ordinances preventing smoking and vaping in county parks. Kris Rankin, of Fort Madison Strive, approached the …
FORT MADISON - Looking for some place for lunch or something to do this Saturday after the Tri-State Rodeo Parade? Old Fort Madison Preservation, Inc. (OFMP), the local nonprofit dedicated to …
Charles R. “Chuck” Kempker, 66, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa regional Hospice House in West Burlington, IA surrounded by his …
Pinky is 10 years old and has been at the PAW Shelter for almost 8 of them. She is an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier who loves children and car rides. She will sit patiently, just …
The heat was scorching but the participants at the Special Kids' Rodeo certainly were all smiles with their families and cool down and get some lunch at the lunch station in between all the …
BUTLER COUNTY – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed new actions from the Trump administration to stand with …
DENVER - Ryan Bowen spent 14 seasons as an NBA assistant coach before taking a head coaching job in the NBA’s G League last season. The Fort Madison native is back for his second season coaching …
FORT MADISON – When opportunities knock, you open the door. Or in the case of Farmers Savings Bank, you buy a building. The Wever-based bank is currently contracting with Schickedanz Construction …
FORT MADISON – A move to enhance the city’s rental inspection program failed in a weird vote last night at the Fort Madison City Council meeting. The city was aiming to put a little more teeth, …
Everyone needs a third place: a spot outside of home and work to connect, build community, feel known, and be a regular. Hope Wehrman, a transplant from Kansas, starts most of her mornings making …
FORT MADISON - An auditor through and through, Democratic candidate Rob Sand wants to be a government watchdog for the people as Governor. “I’m happy to piss off powerful people in either political party …
BOONE - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the initial results of the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program during the Farm Progress Show in Boone. The first phase was …
