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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FM county administration building closed due to COVID
FORT MADISON – Due to a positive known COVID case at the Lee County Treasurer’s…
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 to Limit Attendance at Athletic, Extracurricular Events
District implements temporary measure in response to surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lee County…
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…
Reynolds closes bars in six Iowa counties
Lee, Des Moines and Henry counties left out of new round of closures despite surging…
Board of health again urges cancelling all large events
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Health released a…
LCHD turns to state as COVID surges locally
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Lee County seeing an additional 35 new…
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….
COVID impacting fall prep sports preseasons
Central Lee athletics uninterrupted as of Sunday morning. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON –…
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…
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…
Lee County sees surge in positive COVID cases
The following is a release from the Lee County Health Department in the wake of…
Lee County hits 65 positive COVID-19 cases
County has a 2.6% positive rate on tests compared to state’s 9.3% BY PCC STAFF…
County to open offices under restrictions
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Supervisors voted to open the North…
Supervisors support Board of Health COVID statement on county events
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A statement from the Lee County Board of…
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…
Tri-State Rodeo will still thrill in 2020
Steering committee nixes all pre-rodeo activities due to COVID pandemic concerns BY PCC STAFF FORT…
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…
LCHD reports second COVID-related death
LEE COUNTY – Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Lee County Health…
Lee County sees first COVID-related death
From Lee County Health Department FORT MADISON – Today the Iowa Department of Public Health…
Reynolds lifts 50% capacity rule starting Friday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Most state businesses can go back to full…
FMCH revises pandemic visitor restrictions
FORT MADISON – As Fort Madison Community Hospital moves toward increasing access to patient care,…
First Lee County youth tests positive for COVID
LEE COUNTY – Lee County has seen its first child test positive for the COVID-19…
Reynolds opens race tracks, casinos on Monday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – With Iowans returning to movie theaters last week, now…
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: Test Iowa ready to test anyone who asks for it
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – The state’s $26 million Test Iowa program should be…
Reynolds makes sweeping openings around state
Lee County sees 20th confirmed COVID-19 case with 16 listed as recovered. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
ISP staffer recovering from COVID-19
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A state Department of Corrections official confirmed Tuesday…
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…
Great River Health-Keokuk expands hours
New location set up temporarily for patients suffering from respiratory symptoms KEOKUK – Great River…
Test Iowa validation should lead to increased testing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – The Iowa State Hygienic Lab has validated more than…
LCHD’s Ross says county can’t let its guard down
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Health Department (LCHD) continues to work closely with the…
FMCH reopens some services this week
The following is a release from Fort Madison Community Hospital printed in its entirety. FORT…
Supervisors to keep buildings closed until June 1
Ambulance service still dominates agenda as groups prepare for Thursday night meeting. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Governor opens salons, barber shops across the state
Reynolds also eases restrictions in other 22 counties despite rising case and death counts BY…
Two COVID cases confirmed at FM post office
LCHD official declines comment, but provides greater detail on how contact tracing is conducted BY…