LCCB gets 162 acres from Keokuk family
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Conservation District just expanded it’s…
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For the Record – Monday, Sept. 14, 2020
Fort Madison Police Report09/11/20 – 2:54 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
County ambulance service could get state aid early
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A state program that helps prop up public…
DHS files 15 complaints against two Donnellson child care facilities
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Two day care facilities in Donnellson are facing the…
Supervisors defer to city on police chief deal
County Attorney welcomes deal and reveals frustrations with police department BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE…
County files injunctions against four Powdertown property owners
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Attorney Ross Braden has filed four injunctions…
County may add health savings option to employee benefits
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County is looking at adding an option…
Winter taking toll on city, county snow budgets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With chances of snow around 30% each day…
LCEMA shifts local funding to county levy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After several weeks of deliberation, the Lee County…
LCEDG brings branding expert to the table
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A brand marketing specialist told a group…
Argyle residents wants county to clean up shed or sell it
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Residents in Argyle are asking the county to…
Dependencies and obesity cited as county’s top health concerns
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – About 33 county health administrators, officials, and advocates…
Resident asks for same abatement county gave Keokuk
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A Keokuk resident told Lee County Supervisors he…
County attorney wants to add victim’s advocate in 2019
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County could have a victim/witness coordinator in…
DNR fishing report – week ending Sept. 5
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The following is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources…
County leaning toward bonding septic contractors
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Health Department wants to make…
Supervisors to vote on insurance premium bump Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Supervisors will vote on increasing health…
County employees can get in wellness plan or pay higher rates
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County employees could face a significant bump…
Workforce center vacating county building
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County supervisors are looking at options…
Conservation board to consider permanent blind proposal
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In what can only be considered bucking…
Supervisor says county’s deficit spending has to stop
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A replacement for the Lee County correctional officer…
Sheriff’s deputies snatch up another suspect after high-speed chase
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – An early morning high speed chase through central…
Details released on Monday morning accident
BY PCC STAFF MONTROSE – A 75-year old Burlington man was taken to Fort Madison…
Supervisors to discuss new sheriff on-board computers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Supervisors heard a brief update on…
Resident asks officials to muscle up on trash control
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A Lee County resident has had it with…
Bridges program gets $10K to kick off fundraising
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – In a symbolic gesture from economic groups in…
FM man nabbed after high-speed chase Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An early morning high speed chase through…
Conservation board takes step closer on bylaws
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Conservation Board took another step…
For the Record – Monday, March 12, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 03/09/18 – 1:00 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Dymond Dakar…
Knife-wielding intruder chased from St. Paul home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR ST. PAUL – The Lee County Sheriff’s department is asking…
FM man faces felony drug charge
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest…
Supervisors tap brakes on new jail meal program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A new program to provide reduced cost meals…
Larkin wants to hold supervisor seat
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Four-term Lee County Supervisor Rick Larkin announced…
For the Record – Monday, March 5, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 03/02/18 – 2:35 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Sheriff’s department looking at 13 new reserves
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is looking at…
Task Force arrests duo on multiple charges
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of…
County to leave winter road protocols in place
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After several weeks of discussion and a review…
WP to make $1.5M upgrade to waste water facility
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – West Point residents may soon see an…
Central Lee wants to bond for facility, security upgrades
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Central Lee school officials will be holding community…
LCHD starts hospice volunteer training
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Volunteering can be defined in many ways. A volunteer assists an organization with…
Owl Prowl taking place February 17th
Join a Lee County Conservation naturalist for an Owl Prowl adventure! This all-ages program will…
County puts PSAP money back in budget
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After settling on a $158,000 shortfall in the…
ISU Extension council names new officers
DONNELLSON – Four officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Lee…
Former FM councilman Rich Harlow to seek supervisor seat
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG – Montrose resident Rich Harlow announced this week that he will be…
County officials settle budget $158K short
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In a mid-Friday afternoon budget strategy session,…
For the Record – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 01/30/18 – 7:51 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Lee County departments continue budget trimming
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County officials continue to trim proposed numbers…
Tickets available for Lee County Pheasants Forever 25 Gun Raffle
LEE COUNTY – Raffle tickets for Lee County Pheasants Forever 25 Gun Raffle are available…
Nelson killer gets 50 years
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – A Burlington man told a Lee County judge how,…
For the Record – Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 01/11/18 – 10:58 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Heather Marie…