PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team dropped two of three games to Edward Stone on Thursday. Jamiah WIlliams poured in a dozen points for Fort Madison in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A $1.5 million project to put in new sidewalks and curbing, and improve stormwater drainage on Avenue G downtown, is getting closer to becoming a reality. At [Read More…]
PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison varsity girls again found scoring difficult as they fell 69-12 Thursday night to the Lady Bulldogs on the road. Maddie Rashid hit a three-pointer in the first quarter [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF The Fort Madison 7th grade girl’s basketball teams opened up their season with two wins over Edward Stone Thursday night. In the A game, Fort Madison won 39-4. Aija Jenkins led all [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local animal officials and authorities are trying to catch a large German Shepherd that escaped from the PAW Animal Shelter this week, and are asking for residents [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the Main Street Iowa flag pulled in downtown Fort Madison, a group of business and property owners are trying to jump start the battery of Riverfront [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After close to two decades working with the Tri-State Rodeo, Fort Madison’s Tony Johnson will slide into general chairman’s saddle for the next three years. Johnson is [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force conducted a search warrant at a Fort Madison home that led to felony charges. Chad Michael Vice, 43, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the potential for another substantial winter storm hitting the area beginning Friday, city officials are asking property owners to help with getting streets cleared by following [Read More…]
Lola Mae Boyer, 88, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 9:58 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at The Madison. She was born on February 7, 1930 in Fort Madison, IA to George H. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team has won four in a row and five of their last six including a 63-34 win at New London on Tuesday night. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council spent about two hours after Tuesday’s regular council meeting grinding out ways to possibly begin to rebuild the city’s general operating fund. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a lengthy discussion last week about city budget planning, the Fort Madison City Council will be holding a budget workshop after its regular meeting on Tuesday. According [Read More…]
Mary Elizabeth Sweezer, 90 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 7:05 am Monday, January 15, 2019 at The Madison. Mary was born April 30, 1928 in Marceline, Missouri, the only child of Homer and [Read More…]
Louise Marie (Walkowiak) Listebarger Shultz, 90, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday morning, January 15, 2109 at her home. She was born on June 6, 1928 at Elba, Nebraska, a daughter of Michael J. and [Read More…]
Donald Dean Johnson, 88, of Troy, Missouri formerly of rural Argyle, Iowa passed away at 9:35 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019, at his home. Born on May 6, 1930, in Farmington, Iowa, the son of [Read More…]
John Edward Kraft, 75, of Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Born January 27, 1943, in Nauvoo, Illinois, the son of [Read More…]
It is with contrite spirit and a broken heart, that the family of Terry Lee Hamelton, Sr. announces his passing on Friday, December 28, 2018. He will be sadly missed and warmly remembered by all [Read More…]
PCC STAFF CEDAR RAPIDS – Seniors Elton Kruse and Dayne Cordray, and junior Diego Lozano all captured second place finishes for the Fort Madison Bloodhound wrestlers at Saturday’s J-Hawk Invitational at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. The [Read More…]
Residents have until Thursday at 6 a.m. to have public walkways cleared of snow BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The city of Fort Madison is enacting a snow abatement ordinance in addition to [Read More…]
On Friday, the Fort Madison High School inducted four well-deserving men into the Bloodhound Hall of Fame. Dick Burch, Jim Allen and Jay Skinner were brought into the Hall for their contributions to the athletic [Read More…]
Fort Madison Elks Lodge will host two comedians Saturday, January 19 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 the day of the show. Limited seating is available. Call 319.372.3724 or stop by the lodge [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A winter storm that blew through the area dumped the first heavy snow on Fort Madison since November, sending kids into “snow angel” mode and city crews to [Read More…]
PCC STAFFFORT MADISON – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary at approximately 11:52 a.m. Friday. Staff were alerted to a fire alarm triggered in a living unit at the prison. As they [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Jayden Fedler just has the Keokuk Chief’s number on the basketball court. The junior post player scored 23, including knocking down two free throws with 1.1 [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…]
The voice on the phone was of an elderly man. I could hardly understand him. “My name is Tommy Sinnott. I’m from Nauvoo, Illinois. I read your column. Have you ever read the book, ‘The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A proposal to switch emergency radio frequencies in Lee County from UHF to digital was handed over to the Public Safety Answering Point board Wednesday night. At a [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 01/07/19 – 8:48 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of vandalism in the 300 block of 3rd Street. 01/07/19 – 12:53 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEVER – Officials at the Iowa Fertilizer Company said a power outage on Wednesday will cause a restart and the plant will have high flaming and noise levels over the [Read More…]
Loren Michael “Mike” Rahn, 74 of Keokuk, IA died Monday, December 31, 2018 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. He was born June 9, 1944 in Ft. Madison, IA, the son of Loren Earl and Norma [Read More…]
Jason T. Cramblit, age 39 of Ft. Madison passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 6:45 PM at Ft. Madison Community Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1979 in Iowa City to Thomas [Read More…]
Dixie M. Lair, 83 years, of West Point, Iowa died at 10:30 am Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Donnellson Health Center, Donnellson, Iowa. She was born November 22, 1935 in Del Norte, Colorado, the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Area youth wrestlers competed in several tournaments over the weekend beginning on Friday Jan. 4th at Van Buren where Bo Brecount, Rainer Johnson, Wyatt Day, Bo Herdrich and Shawn Watkings [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Senior Emily Box was held scoreless for three and a half quarters Tuesday night, but the Holy Trinity girls basketball team rallied for a 29-26 win over [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 01/02/19 – 10:57 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 1400 block of 34th Street. 01/02/19 – 12:50 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the tragic passing of Fort Madison school board member Gayla Young on Dec. 31, the Fort Madison school district is under a pretty tight timeline to [Read More…]
BURLINGTON – Kristie Bornsheuer and Mark Hull are proud to announce the birth of their son Brian Marcus Hull, on Dec. 12, 2018 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Mark is joined at home by Brianna, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF CEDAR RAPIDS – Several Lee County swimmers helped the Burlington High School swim team to a 6th-place finish at the highly-regarded Linn-Mar Invitational on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Central Lee’s Blake Wyrick has [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The Holy Trinity Catholic Debate Team had great success at the State Debate Tournament on January 4th and 5th. Every student from HTC earned awards. Sam Pothitakis received the award for Top [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An early morning fire has destroyed an unoccupied house in the 1400 block of Avenue I. City firefighters were called to 1418 Avenue I at about 5:15 [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School honored it’s 2017-2018 All-State performers between the varsity girls and the varsity boys basketball games Friday night. Eight athletes were honored with drawn renderings from Fort [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Christmas break has been good for the Holy Trinity boys basketball team. The Crusaders ended the first half of the season with a win over Cardinal of Eldon prior [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…]
Fedler leads Southeast Conference in scoring and rebounds, Rashid tops in assists PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison freshman Dayton Davis scored 19 points and 17 points, respectively in Friday and Saturday losses by [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders got five three-pointers from senior Taylor Boeding in the second half, but couldn’t catch up to Central Lee, falling 50-46 Friday night at home. Boeding, who [Read More…]
PCC STAFF WEVER – Earlier this week, Iowa Fertilizer Company and its employees donated winter coats and other winter clothing items to students attending Richardson Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School in Fort Madison. Through [Read More…]
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Fort Madison, Iowa woman on a felony drug charge. Kristina Nicole Boe, 32, of Fort Madison, Iowa was arrested on Jan, 2nd, 2018 on [Read More…]
Charles “Chod” Coppage, age 91 of Ft. Madison passed away at 7:15 PM on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 8, 1927 in Niota, IL to Percy and Ruth [Read More…]
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