Dear Editor: I am writing to express my wholehearted support for Melinda Blind as she seeks election to the position of mayor for the City of Fort Madison. Throughout her years of service, …

Dear Editor: The interest shown in mayoral candidate positions in both Keokuk and Ft. Madison is very encouraging to me. I believe it is important that voters have a choice in picking their community …

I call Richard Russo the male version of Elizabeth Strout.  He writes with sensitivity, brashness and feeling, deals in family/human issues, and writes a complicated plot, like life itself. I …

Dear Editor; I am writing this letter in support of Melinda Blind's candidacy for Mayor of Fort Madison, Iowa. I have known Melinda since she was a high school office education student at the …

Fort Madison voters are blessed with five fellow residents willing to take on the mayoral role to lead our city. All five love this community and vow to act in its best interests. However, if this …

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect fall week to get outside, this is it! The leaves have been fashionably late to the color party this year, but they’re finally showing off in shades …

Dear Editor; I am writing to support for the Mayor of Fort Madison, Melida Blind, who worked for the City of Fort Madison for 29 years. She started in the Fire/Building/Planning department. Then …

Dear Editor: As a recently retired educator with over 36 years in the Fort Madison Community School District, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside incredible students, staff, and …

Saturday was a different day for me. If you remember the cartoon Peabody and Sherman, it felt like a little whip through the “Way-back machine”. We planned a daytrip to Dubuque to watch …

Dear Editor: I am writing to express my full support for Melinda Blind in her candidacy for Mayor of Fort Madison. I have had the privilege of knowing and working alongside Melinda since 2006, when I …

The weather is finally cooling down, which means it’s time to dust off the cobwebs (for decoration this time), find the perfect costumes for the kids, and pick out a pumpkin big enough to …

Ah, Halloween.  My memory flies back to small town Monroe where I grew up.  The local yokels (me included) loved to go about town tipping over outhouses, moving farm machinery to the town …