City looking at options to ease virus’ budget impact
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison city officials are looking at possibly…
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For the Record – Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Fort Madison Police Report 04/01/20 – 5:46 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Siemens Gamesa to furlough 100 at FM plant
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the Siemens-Gamesa plant labeled an essential business…
City reopens parks; schools to keep facilities closed
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Public Works Director Mark Bousellot is…
City, schools shut down playgrounds, parks, and facilities
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison city officials have closed all parks,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Mary K. Sickels, 61, Fort Madison
Mary Kathryn Sickels, 61, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 6:21 a.m. on Sunday, April…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – David E. Soppe, 66, Fort Madison
David Eugene Soppe, 66, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 1:26 p.m. on Saturday, April…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Warren Barnum, 82, Fort Madison
Warren “Barney” Barnum, 82, of Ft. Madison passed away on Sunday, April 05, 2020 at…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Philomena R. Stephenson, 97, Fort Madison
Philomena Rose Stephenson, 97, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Friday, April…
Let’s be smart in lieu of shelter in place
My house smells like bleach. Not crazy bleach, but it just hangs in the air…
Lee County sees first COVID-19 positive
The following is a release printed in it’s entirety from the Lee County Health Department…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Garnet M. Hayes, 88, Fort Madison
Garnet M. Hayes, 88, of Ft. Madison passed away at 6:02 AM on Friday, April…
Governor keeps schools, businesses closed ’til April 30
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR JOHNSTON – Iowa schools will now be closed through the end…
City halts shelter rental, limits park facilities
The following is a notice from the City of Fort Madison printed in its entirety…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Leonard L. Rockhold, 71,
Leonard L. “Jeff” Rockhold, 71, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. He was born on June…
For the Record – Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Fort Madison Police Report 03/27/20 – 2:24 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Audrey A. Kipp, 86, of Fort Madison
Audrey A. Kipp, 86, of Ft. Madison passed away on Wednesday, April 01, 2020 at 3:50…
Outbreak throws chaos into city, county budgets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City and county officials are going back to…
State reports largest number of positive tests Monday
State also conducted largest number of tests over the past 24 hours BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Schmitz-Banks & Beals Funeral Home obituary – Celia Siegrist, 82, Fort Madison
Celia Siegrist, 82, of Fort Madison, passed away at 11:48 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2020 at…
Police make arrest in graffiti spree
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison police have arrested a Fort Madison…
Data shows 94% of state coronavirus tests are negative
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been…
Police, sheriff calls drop while area hunkers down
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With a good chunk of Fort Madison and…
Small fire breaks out at Siemens late Wednesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison firefighters were called to the Siemens…
On top of COVID-19, officials eyeing potential flooding
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – As emergency and health officials continue to battle…
Schmitz Funeral Home obituary – Vearl H. McCombs, 99, Farmington
Vearl Hatfield McCombs, 99, of Farmington passed away at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Carol K. Hardin, 76, Fort Madison
Carol K. Hardin, 76, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 9:43 p.m. on Tuesday, March…
Food pantry stocked and ready to help those in need
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Food Pantry may have had…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Doris Ditto, 85, Fort Madison
Doris Ditto, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 10:20 am Monday, March 23,…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Karen J. Cox, 67, Fort Madison
Karen J. Cox, 67, of Ft. Madison passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 1:47 AM…
Avenue H reconstruction begins with detours
FORT MADISON – The Avenue H from 2nd to 6th Street Reconstruction project has begun….
Cities, county scramble amid ambulance crisis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Officials throughout Lee County met in an emergency…
Henry County man one of 23 new COVID-19 positives in Iowa
DES MOINES – A Henry County man is one of 23 newly identified positive cases…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Mary Bailey, 90, Fort Madison
Mary “Lucille” Bailey, 90, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 8:43 p.m. on Friday, March…
City cemetery cleanup starts Monday
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Cemetery Department will begin Spring Clean Up at Sacred…
Denning honored as a Barron’s top advisor
FORT MADISON – Joshua Denning, CRPC®, CLTC®, a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial in…
County wants to talk with cities about ambulance funding
Emergency supervisors meeting Friday may include a county disaster declaration BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY…
FMSCD rolls out meal vans for residents Thursday
Other county schools gearing up for additional student meal programs BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT…
After 12 years city OKs depot platform project
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Nearly twelve years in the making – through…
IHSAA, IGHSAU making right moves with prep sports
Iowa was able to get its winter high school sports season finished last week despite…
Economic officials turn focus to data collection, information
Chamber execs reminding businesses to keep good records BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY –…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Jeneale J. Zumdome, 84, Fort Madison
Jeneale J. Zumdome, 84, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 8:22 p.m. on Monday, March…
Barr Memorial Home obituary – Gertrude J. Ketcham, 99, Fort Madison
Gertrude Julia Ketcham, 99 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 10:00 am Sunday, March…
Vigen Memorial Home obituary – Helen A. Lowenberg, 92, Fort Madison
Helen Ann Lowenberg, 92 of Ft. Madison, IA formerly of Donnellson, IA died Sunday, March…
State lab doubles coronavirus testing capacity
Local calendars in tatters as groups issue mass cancellations BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY…
City working with business partners on clean-up efforts
The following is the second article in a series looking at efforts citywide to clean…
Barr Memorial Chapel obituary – Edna M. Bentzinger, 102, Fort Madison
Edna Martha Bentzinger, 102 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday, March 12, 2020 at…
King-Lynk Funeral Home obituary – Keith J. Landis, 58, Fort Madison
Keith J. Landis, 58, of Ft. Madison passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 9:31…
New depot contract in front of council Tuesday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It could be a long night Tuesday as…
City turns eye to nuisance properties
The following is the first in a series of articles looking at efforts underway to…