For the Record – Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
Fort Madison Police Report 12/20/19 – 11:19 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
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For the Record – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019
Fort Madison Police Report 11/18/19 – 8:22 p.m. – Fort Madison Police cited Robert Lavern…
County board talks livestock ordinance
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A plea from a rural Lee County woman…
Suspect leads law enforcement on hunt Monday morning
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a…
Kahoka man charged with vehicular homicide in Faulkners’ deaths
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Kahoka man is in Lee County Jail…
Little pig survives by the hair on it’s chinny chin chin
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Sandy Brown is probably the foremost advocate for…
City may have new police chief by week’s end
Local candidates eliminated prior to panel interviews BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort…
Sheriff releases new information on dog attack
Editor’s note: Due to some discrepancies in information received on Friday, the Pen City Current…
For the Record – May 31, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 05/30/19 – 8:40 p.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Johnny Rhoer,…
City approves using sheriff as interim police chief
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It took an impassioned commentary from City Manager…
Supervisors defer to city on police chief deal
County Attorney welcomes deal and reveals frustrations with police department BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE…
County to address dangerous intersection
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A county resident pleaded with Lee County officials Tuesday…
Man arrested after second chase this month
PCC STAFF MONTROSE – A man who led southeast Iowa law enforcement on chase from…
Sheriff eyeing boat for department
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department has two…
Task force gets Evansdale man on local meth charge
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of Christopher Peak…
LCEMA shifts local funding to county levy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After several weeks of deliberation, the Lee County…
For the Record – Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 12/10/18 – 5:41 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Police foot chase Monday ends with arrest
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A morning foot chase has resulted in…
Saturday morning accident kills two
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A two-vehicle accident on Hwy 2 west…
Sheriff issues warning on boulders on Hwy. 61
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber issued a warning…
Police looking for two stolen vehicles; a third recovered
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Area law enforcement agencies are on the…
Deputies armed – with new computers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies received new weapons this…
For the Record – Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 09/04/18 – 2:33 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
K9 fundraiser underway this week
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison businessman Eric Freitag will be donating 100%…
Truck driver injured in Hwy. 61 semi crash
BY PCC STAFF WEVER – A truck driver suffered minor injuries as a result of…
New state law requires vehicles to move over
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A new state law that went into…
Supervisors approve new sheriff vehicle computers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Sheriff was given the…
More details of Thursday accident released
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Sheriff’s office says driver…
Thursday accident sends Keokuk family to hospital
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A two-vehicle accident on the Hwy. 61…
For the Record – June 21, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 06/20/18 – 8:19 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a…
FM man nabbed in Missouri vehicle theft
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE -An 18-year-old Fort Madison man is in a Missouri…
For the Record – Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 05/14/18 – 8:40 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
For the Record – Thursday, April 19, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 04/18/18 -12:47 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report…
Task force gets two more on felony drug charges
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY -A Keokuk man is facing eight drug charges including three…
Traffic stop results in felony drug bust
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest…
Sheriff’s dept. nabs man wanted for assaulting officer
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fort…
Supervisor says county’s deficit spending has to stop
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A replacement for the Lee County correctional officer…
For the Record – Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 03/26/18 – 11:35 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
First-hand shooting simulation shapes editor’s perspective
Tuesday turned into a not-so-normal day for a reporter who’s covered just about every beat…
For the Record – Monday, March 12, 2018
Fort Madison Police report 03/09/18 – 1:00 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Dymond Dakar…
Knife-wielding intruder chased from St. Paul home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR ST. PAUL – The Lee County Sheriff’s department is asking…
Supervisors tap brakes on new jail meal program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A new program to provide reduced cost meals…
For the Record – Monday, March 5, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 03/02/18 – 2:35 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
Sheriff’s department looking at 13 new reserves
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is looking at…
Task Force arrests duo on multiple charges
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of…
Central Lee student arrested after school threat
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – According to Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber a…
For the Record – Thursday, Feb. 8, 2017
Fort Madison Police report 02/06/18 – 11:16 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a…
For the Record – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 01/30/18 – 7:51 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
For the Record, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 01/22/18 – 4:52 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a…
For the Record – Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Fort Madison Police Report 01/11/18 – 10:58 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Heather Marie…