USDA school meal program coming to an end
Central Lee to transition back to paid school meals outside of free and reduced program…
COVID-19
LCHD to hold 2nd booster clinic
FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department (LCHD) will have a 2nd COVID-19 booster clinic…
County COVID positivity rates surging again
County to drop Burlington Fire Department billing for ambulance service BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
FEMA offering COVID-19-related funeral assistance
Federal agency offering assistance for COVID-related funeral expenses starting Jan. 20, 2020 BY PCC STAFF…
Children’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic set for Nov. 30
FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will be hosting a pediatric COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine…
County to vote on new COVID personnel rules
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With Lee County listed as one of the…
LCHD schedules Johnson & Johnson clinic for Saturday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will be hosting an…
We battled more than one pandemic – Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor Here’s what I learned over the last several years, and my greatest fear…
County sees slight uptick in positive COVID cases
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – County health officials are reporting 86 new positive…
LCHD to open COVID hotline Friday for 350 appointments
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will be opening up their…
LCHD to open hotline to next tier for vaccines
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health Department will be opening up their COVID Hotline number…
FMCH fully reopens indoor track Monday
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will no longer require an appointment for…
Iowa lab detects more U.K. COVID variant
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed 38 additional cases…
All Iowans may be eligible for vaccines starting April 5
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said during her weekly…
LCHD finishing up 65 and older vaccinations
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – For the past several weeks the Lee County Health Department…
LCHD head hopeful county winning COVID fight
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Despite very low positivity rates and vaccinations increasing…
Reynolds gets COVID vaccine during press conference
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds took a Johnson &…
State changes COVID data formula, but rates continue to fall
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – As the state positivity rates for the COVID…
Reynolds says state could see 16% bump in vaccines next week
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Iowa got some good news from the Biden…
States shorted on vaccine allocations
DES MOINES – According to a late release from the Iowa Department of Public Health,…
Area care centers fighting stiffer battle with COVID
Several administrators say federal agencies were more help than state BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
Lee County COVID rate back over 20%
Seven-day positivity rating is 4th highest in the state. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY…
Former Iowa State Senator Gene Fraise dead at 88
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Former southeast Iowa State Senator Gene Fraise has passed…
Moving forward is better than alternative
I get it.If you’re the parent of a high school athlete, I understand if you’re…
Reynolds makes passioned plea for Iowans help
Governor takes more limited steps to try to rein in rampant virus DES MOINES –…
FM schools to revert to virtual learning Wednesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With more than 130 new cases of COVID-19…
COVID forces changes to community Thanksgiving
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The committee that puts on the annual Community…
FMCSD central office closed due to COVID
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District administration office…
Virus activity continues to climb in Lee County
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Coronavirus activity is almost at an all-time high…
FM schools to go back to face-to-face starting Nov. 2
On-line learning still an option, but hybrid plans will phase out early. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Domestic violence data bumped by COVID shutdown
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County has seen an uptick in calls…
County hits 700 positive cases over weekend
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Positive COVID tests in Lee County surpassed the…
Donnellson Marine home after five-month COVID battle
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Jerry Krogmeier is a 71-year-old Marine who just fought…
School districts seeing variety of COVID impacts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The two public schools in Lee County are…
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…