BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who led officers on a chase and then fled on foot into the woods near Ambrosia Lane just after [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A Kahoka man is in Lee County Jail on two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a June 9 accident that claimed the lives of a Farmington [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Sandy Brown is probably the foremost advocate for animal care in this part of the state. And despite the director of Fort Madison’s P.A.W. animal shelter having her [Read More…]
Local candidates eliminated prior to panel interviews BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison City Manager David Varley said the city could have a new police chief selected by the end of the [Read More…]
Editor’s note: Due to some discrepancies in information received on Friday, the Pen City Current is running this release in it entirety without edit out of respect to the family, emergency responders and those close [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 05/30/19 – 8:40 p.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Johnny Rhoer, 50, of Fort Madison in the 3900 block of Bluff Road, on a warrant for assault. He was taken to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It took an impassioned commentary from City Manager David Varley to get it done, but the Fort Madison City Council has agreed to let him use the Lee [Read More…]
County Attorney welcomes deal and reveals frustrations with police department BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A proposed deal to allow a Lee County Sheriff’s Department captain to serve as interim Fort Madison Police Chief [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A county resident pleaded with Lee County officials Tuesday to do something about the intersection near Charleston Board of Trade. Jeff Buford, of Donnellson, told Lee County Supervisors at [Read More…]
PCC STAFF MONTROSE – A man who led southeast Iowa law enforcement on chase from Des Moines County into Lee County on March 14, has been arrested after a second chase through the area today. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department has two K-9 officers, is in the middle of transitioning to digital radios, and is now thinking a rescue/patrol boat should be [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of Christopher Peak of Evansdale IA on a felony drug charge. Christopher Peak, 28, of Evansdale, Iowa was arrested on February 21st, 2019 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After several weeks of deliberation, the Lee County Emergency Management Agency has changed the way it gathers local funding. At a meeting Monday afternoon, the board voted 5-2 [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 12/10/18 – 5:41 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of burglary in the 600 block of 11th Street. 12/10/18 – 9:34 p.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Andre [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A morning foot chase has resulted in one arrest and another suspect being sought in connection with a theft from a local auto service station. According to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A two-vehicle accident on Hwy 2 west of Fort Madison has claimed the lives of two motorists. Emergency crews responded to the accident near Appleberry Orchard about [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber issued a warning Thursday afternoon to motorists regarding large rocks being left in the middle of Hwy 61. Weber said he wasn’t sure [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Area law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for two cars that were stolen in the past 24 hours. A third vehicle that was also stolen locally [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies received new weapons this month. But these weapons are aimed at keeping deputies on the streets longer by creating efficiencies in their daily routines. [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 09/04/18 – 2:33 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of 27th Street and Avenue M. 09/04/18 – 3:17 p.m. – Fort Madison Police [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison businessman Eric Freitag will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the Turbo Wash Dog Wash on the west side of Fort Madison to the Lee County [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEVER – A truck driver suffered minor injuries as a result of a single-vehicle semi-trailer accident on Highway 61 Wednesday afternoon. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies, Iowa State Patrol, Lee County EMS, Iowa [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A new state law that went into effect on Sunday, now makes it a moving violation if motorists don’t move over for any vehicle on the side [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Sheriff was given the nod by Lee County Supervisors Tuesday morning to go ahead with plans to equip vehicles with on-board computers that will [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Sheriff’s office says driver fatigue may have been to blame in the cause of an accident Thursday afternoon on the Hwy. 61 bypass. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A two-vehicle accident on the Hwy. 61 bypass late Thursday afternoon has sent a Keokuk family to area hospitals. According to Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber, a [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 06/20/18 – 8:19 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report of a stolen bicycle in the 1200 block of 14th Street. 06/20/18 – 2:35 p.m. – Fort Madison police [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE -An 18-year-old Fort Madison man is in a Missouri jail after he was apprehended in Palmyra, Mo., for stealing a truck in La Grange and a jeep from Donnellson. [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 05/14/18 – 8:40 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 1100 block of 48th Street. 05/14/18 – 11:29 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 04/18/18 -12:47 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 2900 block of Avenue L. 04/18/18 – 3:39 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY -A Keokuk man is facing eight drug charges including three felonies as a result of Lee County Task Force investigation. Tab Andrew Bottger, 45, of 516 S 5th Street, Keokuk, [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa man on felony and misdemeanor drug charges. Courtney Allen Kellum, 34, of 868 Johnson Street Road [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fort Madison man at about 12:40 p.m. Friday north of Fort Madison. The sheriff’s department received information through a CrimeStoppers tip [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A replacement for the Lee County correctional officer spurred a hot debate among supervisors as to how to go about controlling spending. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 03/26/18 – 11:35 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 700 block of Avenue G. 03/27/18 – 11:30 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
Tuesday turned into a not-so-normal day for a reporter who’s covered just about every beat and every type of story in journalism. Nothing has really intimidated me in this business until Tuesday afternoon when I [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 03/09/18 – 1:00 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Dymond Dakar Green, 24, of Burlington in the 800 block of Avenue G on a warrant service. He was taken to Lee [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR ST. PAUL – The Lee County Sheriff’s department is asking for assistance in a break-in that occurred early Friday morning in rural St. Paul. At approximately 1:42 a.m. deputies were [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A new program to provide reduced cost meals to jail inmates was throttled back by Lee County supervisors Tuesday. Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber was genuinely surprised when, [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 03/02/18 – 2:35 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of burglary in the 1900 block of Avenue I. 03/02/18 – 1:52 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is looking at doubling their staff this year, but it’s only going to cost to taxpayers a maximum of $13. The Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa couple on felony and misdemeanor drug charges. Joseph Allen Akers, 34, of 1302 Carroll Street, Keokuk, Iowa [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – According to Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber a Central Lee High School student has been arrested this afternoon after an investigation into a threat to commit an assault [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police report 02/06/18 – 11:16 a.m. – Fort Madison police responded to a report of a property damage accident in the 300 block of Old Denmark Road. 02/06/18 – 4:17 p.m. – Fort [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 01/30/18 – 7:51 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a hit and run in the 700 blok of Avenue E. 01/30/18 – 8:01 a.m. – Fort Madison [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 01/22/18 – 4:52 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 400 block of Avenue A. 01/22/18 – 8:49 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 01/11/18 – 10:58 p.m. – Fort Madison police arrested Heather Marie Gadau, 42, of Fort Madison, in the 1200 block of Avenue H, on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking at taking advantage of a lower cost service provider for meals to inmates being housed at the jail. During Tuesday’s county [Read More…]
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrests of two Keokuk, Iowa men on felony and misdemeanor drug charges. Michael Lee Hawkins, age 64, of the 1500 block of Des Moines Street, Keokuk, Iowa [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 12/07/17 – 6:17 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 2600 block of Avenue L. 12/08/17 – 1:12 p.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested [Read More…]
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