School districts seeing variety of COVID impacts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The two public schools in Lee County are…
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County’s COVID positivity rate slides for second day
State shows 0 positive cases for the county for Tuesday, but LCHD shows 28 over…
Supervisors broach idea of county mask mandate
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County officials are carefully eyeing a potential…
“The Virus” is very real to area woman – Empty Nest, by Curt Swarm
Families gotta start back getting together for Sunday dinner and family reunions…not just funerals. –…
Central Lee’s pod classes are unique in Return to Learn
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – With the state of Iowa now reporting more than…
YMCA director addresses COVID-19 case at facility
The following is a letter from the leadership at the Fort Madison YMCA regarding a…
FMHS to limit attendance at Friday’s football game
Vouchers given to band students, cheerleaders, and football players for two guest admissions each BY…
Board of health again urges cancelling all large events
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Health released a…
FMCH tightens visitor rules as COVID surges locally
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – In an effort to protect the health and safety…
LCHD turns to state as COVID surges locally
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Lee County seeing an additional 35 new…
Few glitches as fall sports season opens this week
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the kick off of fall sports starting…
Five children positive for COVID in latest LCHD report
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With the county surpassing 200 positive COVID-19 cases…
State DOC halts IMCC admissions as COVID cases rise
Lee County Jail officials say move could hamper operations locally BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
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….
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…
Fourth death confirmed in county related to COVID-19
LEE COUNTY – Today the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Lee County Health…
LCHD sites 13 new COVID cases over weekend
The following is a statement issued on Monday, Aug. 10 from the Lee County Health…
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…
County treasurer moves to appointment-only service
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lee County officials have done away with any walk-in…
Reynolds outlines penalties for non-complying schools
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday afternoon that schools not…
Lee County loses another to COVID-19
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Iowa Coronavirus website has reported a third death…
Social media shows all sides of local pandemic response
Whew! The emotion of the COVID-19 pandemic certainly is playing out on social media. The…
State to start issuing penalties for health guideline violations
Governor to resume biweekly news conferences on state’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Area health providers issue statement on COVID-19
Lee County sees another four positive cases Wednesday for a total of 83 LEE COUNTY…
Supervisors move forward with plans to reopen offices
County to purchase masks to hand out to residents entering county offices BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
HTC showcases distancing efforts at elementary
BY KATIE SCOVILLEPen City Current WEST POINT – They say a picture is worth a…
County sees 9 more COVID cases in past three days
Hospitalization, ICU rates have more than doubled since June 28. BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY…
Lee County sees surge in positive COVID cases
The following is a release from the Lee County Health Department in the wake of…
County to open offices under restrictions
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors voted to open the North…
LCHD says holding 2020 Rodeo is “ill-advised”
FORT MADISON – Lee County Board of Health has a responsibility to address the health…
IHSAA director says state learning from COVID
Keating says state won’t flip sports season unless they are told fall sports can’t happen…
Central Lee to open year with off-site pods
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON, IOWA — The Central Lee Community School District will implement…
HTC to strongly encourage masks when school opens
BY KATIE SCOVILLEPen City Current LEE COUNTY – Going back to school is supposed to…
Districts lay out some “Return to Learn” plans
State teacher’s union calls lack of a face mask mandate “obscene”. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
LCHD officials see spikes in COVID following holidays
Administrator urges residents to continue health safety measures while celebrating the 4th of July BY…
Lee County sees three more positive COVID cases
LCHD closing in on 50 reported confirmed cases in the county LEE COUNTY – The…
This summer isn’t flawless, but the lights are on
I was leaving Iowa City, heading south as the sun was setting, when I saw…
LCHD reports second COVID-related death
LEE COUNTY – Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Lee County Health…
Reynolds lifts 50% capacity rule starting Friday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Most state businesses can go back to full…
County gets $58K in coronavirus relief funding
LEE COUNTY – Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that Lee County has been awarded a…
Burlington lands $76K for coronavirus efforts
IOWA CITY – Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that the City of Burlington has been…
Lee County Fair to be 4-H/FFA junior show only
Grandstand, entertainment and halls closed for 2020 LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Fair Inc….
First Lee County youth tests positive for COVID
LEE COUNTY – Lee County has seen its first child test positive for the COVID-19…
Lee County Conservation to open more facilities this weekend
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Conservation will be reopening additional facilities this weekend, including cabin…
County buildings to stay closed for two more weeks
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – There was some talk about a soft opening…
Great River Health to open COVID-19 testing site May 27
Residents must complete assessment at www.testiowa.gov to get an appointment WEST BURLINGTON – In partnership…
Reynolds makes sweeping openings around state
Lee County sees 20th confirmed COVID-19 case with 16 listed as recovered. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
IDPH confirms post-infection disease hits two state children
Lee County sees 19th confirmed COVID-19 case; 16 listed as recovered BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Test Iowa validation should lead to increased testing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – The Iowa State Hygienic Lab has validated more than…