BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Las Vegas is a place for the lucky, but sometimes you go out there and earn some good fortune. Fort Madison High School Associate Principal Patrick Lamb is [Read More…]
Finish 24th out of 50 without even touching plumbing segment of national competition BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The best building trades students in the country lined up in the West Wing of [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The following link is a video preview of tonight’s FMHS girls softball game against Washington at home. First pitch is at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Hounds suffered [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A current Fort Madison High School coach has shed light on alleged interference from Superintendent Dr. Erin Slater on behalf of her son, who just finished his junior [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Burlington may have recorded the first run of Tuesday’s nights softball contest between Fort Madison and the Grayhounds, but it was the Bloodhounds who would get the runs [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Fort Madison dropped two games of a double header on the road at Mt. Pleasant Thursday night 6-4, 9-2 in girls softball action. In the first game, Maycee Featheringill [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School district will once again by offering a free summer meal program at Fort Madison High School, the ECC and Richardson Elementary. Meals will be provided to all [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WATERLOO – Jason and Vasin Thurman are just shots away, literally, from an eventual medal at the Iowa State Doubles Tennis tournament. The two sophomores from Holy Trinity Catholic, who play [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WATERLOO – Sam Avery had about as tough a path to try and place at the Iowa State Tennis Tournament as any unseeded player in the draw. But the senior from [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS WEST BURLINGTON – Three games into the 2019 baseball season and Fort Madison already has almost half the wins it had over the course of a 25-game season last year. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – It was a short-lived affair and the Fort Madison Bloodhound keepers had their hands full as Cedar Rapids Xavier ended the Bloodhounds season 10-0 in Class 2A District [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School Alumni Hall of Honor was established to recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves based upon elements of academic excellence and achievement, career accomplishments, community service, personal excellence, [Read More…]
FMHS’s Hellige takes 12th in the mile run BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Keokuk’s Miracle Ailes and Fort Madison’s Matt Hellige wrapped up the final day of the 2019 Iowa State Track meet [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Senior Alyse Schmidt was the only Fort Madison’s girls tennis player to advance in Wednesday’s individual regional competition at Fairfield High School. Out of the two singles matches and the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The first-ever Fort Madison High School Color Run is set for this Saturday at Fort Madison High School. The event is set to raise funds for the University of Iowa [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys soccer team is even on the year at 7-7 with a 2-1 loss to Fairfield on a chili Thursday evening. Javier Trejo put up a [Read More…]
Robu ties for 6th in SEISC girls meet BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – Fort Madison junior Blake Algrim shot an 88 and carded and tied for the second best score on the back nine at [Read More…]
EDITOR’S NOTE – The following story has been edited to reflect Fort Madison played Washington and not Fairfield as previously reported. Pen City Current regrets the error and apologizes to readers and coaching staff. BY [Read More…]
PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison High School building trades program continues to stack up awards. On Friday, the Bloodhound Construction won the SCC regional skills competition with a team consisting of Elton [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison won their fourth match without a loss to open the tennis season. The Bloodhounds made quick work of Keokuk 7-2 at home Monday night taking five of six [Read More…]
PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Nike soccer juggernaut rolled over Fort Madison 10-0 Tuesday night in Burlington. Javier Trejo was busy at the net recording 15 saves in the game, while allowing 10 goals. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls tennis team swept six singles matches to open the season Tuesday night on Fort Madison’s courts. The Lady Hounds took down Burlington-Notre Dame 8-1 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison boys tennis team is off to an impressive 2-0 start after knocking off visiting Muscatine 7-2 Monday night at the Fort Madison High School tennis [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It took about 10 minutes for the Lady Hounds to get their soccer legs, but Fort Madison opened the soccer season with a 3-1 win over Canton [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With Fort Madison Head Football Coach Tony Shiffman announcing his resignation on social media this morning, school officials are already in full recruitment mode. Fort Madison High School [Read More…]
Submitted release FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School Student Government is coordinating a Color Fun Run for the community. Proceeds will benefit the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the FMHS student government. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Packed coffee houses and sandwich shops in Lee County were the springboard of a national news cycle introducing Beto O’Rourke to the 2020 Presidential race, as well as [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Bloodhound boys track squad has some of the best numbers they’ve seen in quite a few years and co-head coaches Mike Schneider and Chad Hannum think the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A familiar face graced the ever-buzzing rooms of the Fort Madison High School Music Department Thursday night. With the 30th edition of the FMHS Show Choir Invitational this [Read More…]
William “Bill” Hoskins, 85, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 10:38 a.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at The Madison. He was born on October 29, 1933 in Kansas City, MO to Frank & [Read More…]
DES MOINES – It wasn’t the same match Danen Settles had with Jacob Murry a week ago at districts, but despite the outcome, Settles is now the 8th best heavyweight in the state. In the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fairfield Lady Trojans capped the season for the Lady Hounds with a 74-35 loss on the road Friday. The loss sets the regular season mark for the Lady Hounds at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds didn’t come away with a title at the district state qualifying meet on Saturday, but the Hounds will be sending Elton Kruse, Sam Hayes, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was the last night for seniors on the black and red wrestling mat at the HoundDome, and all four seniors got wins, as Fort Madison put away [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – For the first time since 2013, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds will put some numbers on the wrestling conference champion banner hanging in the HoundDome. Despite taking advantage [Read More…]
FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhound wrestling team moved one step closer to a conference title with a lopsided 66-6 win over host Fairfield on Thursday night. The Hounds battled their way to several close [Read More…]
This article was updated at 7 p.m. Sunday to reflect Fort Madison’s dual win over Mediapolis. The results were inadvertantly omitted from the story and Pen City Current apologizes for the omission. PCC STAFF IOWA [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Senior Anna Kester led the Lady Hounds with 16 points as Fort Madison just missed getting their first win of the year Friday night in Southeast Conference girls high school [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – It wasn’t the same team that pulled away from Danville earlier this week when Fort Madison junior Jayden Fedler hit a career high 41 points. The Bloodhounds boys [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – Fort Madison Head Coach Todd McGhghy said with a smile after his Lady Hounds dropped a 60-42 loss to Burlington Notre Dame Saturday night, “We’re close.” When pushed [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A title match at 195 lbs pitting the Nos. 3 and 5 wrestlers in the state highlighted the 17-team Fort Madison Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Bloodhounds’ senior [Read More…]
PCC STAFF HAMILTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound girls basketball team is still searching for its first win of the year after dropping a 51-27 loss on the road to West Hancock on Tuesday night. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A partnership could be in the works that could result in some properties in Fort Madison getting a rehab. Fort Madison Mayor Brad Randolph and Fort Madison [Read More…]
PCC STAFF DES MOINES – The FMHS Bloodhound Construction Crew took home yet another state carpentry championship for the third year in a row. The crew consisted of two returning members (Elton Kruse & Brandon [Read More…]
PCC STAFF INDEPENDENCE – Fort Madison senior Sam Hayes rolled through a high-octane Cliff Keen Independence Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Independence. Hayes, rated 5th in the state at 195 in the most recent [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Despite 12 points from junior Anna Kester, the Fort Madison girls basketball team couldn’t recover from a dismal start and lost on the road Friday to Keokuk 51-28. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls high school basketball team got 13 points from sophomore Maddie Rashid in a 66-30 loss on Wednesday. Braxtyn McGhghy converted a couple 3-pointers to finish with [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Coming off a year where the Fort Madison girls varsity basketball squad won just one game, first year Head Coach Todd McGhghy said it’s back to the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite the loss of two first-team all-conference picks last year, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds boys basketball team may be in a better position to compete for a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, the Fort Madison Community Thanksgiving Dinner Committee is busy finalizing last minute details. With over 900 meals served to [Read More…]
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