The value of popcorn – Beside the Point
I miss going to the movies. I wanna see the epic-reboot Top Gun: Maverick. I…
I miss going to the movies. I wanna see the epic-reboot Top Gun: Maverick. I…
We’re just seven days from ending what is undoubtedly the worst year generationally of our…
With this week’s announcement that Farm & Home Supply is coming to the city’s west…
Walking into New London High School Saturday morning, I forgot to put my mask on….
So… how are the leftovers? I read a lot before Thanksgiving about people celebrating in…
It’s late Saturday night and I’m stuck fighting that anxiety of the darkness… again. It’s…
I ventured up to the Canine Corral dog park just south of the Rodeo arena…
A strategic goal of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is to represent the…
There’s a lot of chat right now about extra taxes being assessed on city residents,…
Whew! The emotion of the COVID-19 pandemic certainly is playing out on social media. The…
I found out from Holly Howard Friday afternoon that a group of girls were gonna…
I’m trying to be a little more edgy in my editorials. I think the readership…
It was sprinkling Friday morning and I went out to pull in some patio furniture…
If you haven’t been paying attention to the recent scramble for the county to find…
Could 2020 possibly get any worse? Murder Hornets?… Really?… Have you seen these things? They…
My house smells like bleach. Not crazy bleach, but it just hangs in the air…
It’s been a week full of press conferences, press releases and literally a minute-by-minute news…
I stopped in for breakfast with the movers and shakers of Lee County Wednesday morning….
The Fort Madison Community School District is putting another referendum in front of district tax…
Yes, as Fort Madison’s Joe Little reminded me Monday night, caucuses were born of the…
In Iowa, you’re primary votes are cast with your feet. Seriously. You walk into a…
Budgeting’s tough business. This is our fourth year digesting city and county budgets to turn…
A message of sorts was sent to city residents late Friday afternoon. Mayor Matt Mohrfeld…
Proceeds for fund will come from user service taxes We’ve been keeping a close eye…
Christmas gifts don’t always have to come wrapped in a package with some ribbon and…
They say when you climb a ladder quickly, about half the time you’re dangling in…
I walked onto the property of Bruce and Jill Hopp Monday morning and about 23…
With the final results being tallied and most everyone at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course…
We watch sports for various reasons… entertainment, loyalty, certainly vicarious longings of days gone by….
After consuming this past week’s candidate forums hosted by the Fort Madison Partners, I’ve come…
The Stead Family Children’s Hospital was our place of residence for about three days last…
I’ve never been happier to type a byline as I was Sunday morning when I…
Lee’s heading off to watch tennis for 12 days in Ohio, It’s easy for her…
There’s a whole lot going on in this town right now- good and bad –…
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR Well, as you can probably gather from the pictures of your…
Spring storms have wreaked havoc on communities up and down the river this year, but…
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – The best stories are those that come with…
Most of the time in newspapers, when a reporter/editor or balding owner makes a mistake,…
I woke up at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, actually I was up at like 5…
Seven hundred sixty-three days and counting. Pen City Current will enter its third year of…
I can’t drive 55…or 65 for that matter, there’s just too much to do. This…
Pen City Current Photos by Chuck Vandenberg
People have been at the door knocking a couple times a week. Democrats mostly, trying…
Lee County Supervisor Gary Folluo rubbed his head in frustration at Tuesday’s board meeting as…
In my generation, a four-year degree was the path often taken. “Get your degree” my…
I’ve been following the recent news where Western Illinois University has directed budget cuts at…
Randy Miller, a retired editor at the Burlington Hawk-Eye and former employee at the Daily…
Watching thousands of people crowd around the majestic riverfront that serves as the front yard…
So it’s news literally heard across the world that Pen City Current is seeking visual…
A nice story of locals pulling together to keep a local business alive unfolded right…