Submitted article FORT MADISON – Students in both the Burlington Community Public School District and Holy Trinity Catholic School District are gaining a fresher look this school year with the help of Kempker’s True Value [Read More…]
Jared John “Jed” Matlock, 34, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was born on January, 15, 1984 in Keokuk, IA the son of Mark and Wendy Ryland Matlock. On October 1, 2005 [Read More…]
Betty Frances Walker, 77 of Montrose, IA died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, IA. She was born February 9, 1941 in Wever, IA the daughter of Maurice, Sr. and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The best thing that can be said about Friday’s Bloodhound football game is that the Solon Spartans are on a bus headed out of town. It was [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Historic river towns have their share of haunts and the paranormal, and Fort Madison is no different! The Fort Madison Main Street’s Ghost Hunt allows visitors to document the paranormal [Read More…]
Art in Central Park Sept. 21-23 – The Fort Madison Area Arts Associations’s annual Art in Central Park will be held this year as part of the bigger “Bridging the Arts in Lee County” program [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in southeastern Iowa for open office hours. Jared Hershberger, Loebsack’s District Representative, will be at the locations listed below. Hershberger will be [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – Holy Trinity is going into Saturdays’ Southeast Iowa Superconference tournament title with a little bit of revenge on their minds. The 3rd-ranked Class 1A Crusaders blew through pool [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Tucked back in the fertile farmland of rural Lee County is about 40 acres of land owned by Ken and Judy Sanders. The two dabble in chestnuts [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report No report received Lee County Sheriff’s Report 09/18/18 – 2:40 p.m. – Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John Richard Jones, 36, of Keokuk, at the Adams County Jail in Quincy, Ill., [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report for southeast Iowa lakes and rivers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the week ending Sept. 26. Big Hollow Lake The unstable weather [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Every game the Hounds have played this year has been a shut out. Twice the Hounds held their opponents scoreless and twice the tables were turned. Fort [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa women on multiple Felony drug charges. Lindsay Riddle, 32, of Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on September 20, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Authorities have identified the body of a man found near the Mississippi River on Tuesday as Jared Matlock, 34, of Montrose. A release from Clark County Sheriff Shawn [Read More…]
Michael David Sheets, 40, of the Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 7:08 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at his home in Nauvoo. Born December 28, 1977, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Leroy Melvin [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the Des Moines Register. This is the sixth time since the program began FMCH has [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The daughter of a property owner in the 900 block of 15th Street is asking for the city’s help in cleaning up the former Town & Country [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Two qualifying rodeos for the Iowa High School Rodeo Association and the Wrangler Junior High Rodeo Association will be held on Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Fort Madison freshman Katie Dennis is quickly establishing herself as one of fastest girls cross country runner in the area. Dennis took 3rd place in the large class run [Read More…]
KEOKUK – The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa couple. Dakota Cheyanne Mercer, age 25, of Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on September 18th, 2018 on the following charges: possession [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound volleyball squad rebounded from a 2-2 performance at Monday night’s Holy Trinity Classic with a straight set win over Mt. Pleasant on the road Tuesday [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – Holy Trinity Catholic junior runner Matt Hellige took first place in the small class 5K at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday evening. Hellige’s 18:05.62 was the best time of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group tore the seam off the group’s next five-year fundraising campaign with a goal of $1.6 million Tuesday morning. LCEDG officials spoke [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 09/14/18 – 12:51 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 1700 block of Avenue H. 09/14/18 – 7:30 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Renegade Pigs don’t need you – but you just might need them. This Iowa chapter of the International Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club is very specific about [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – It’s an exciting time for Silgan Containers Corporation in Ft. Madison. The addition of a brand new quick-top lid production line is in full swing and represents an investment of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County could have a victim/witness coordinator in place next fall if all pieces fall into place. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Lee County Board of Supervisors, [Read More…]
Ft. Madison’s Art-in-Central Park has a decade of family fun Sundays under their belt since FMAAA brought the event back to town. Plenty of visual artists will be displayed under the shade trees of Central [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The beat goes on….and the beat goes on. The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team is marching to a steady tempo of wins, stacking up five more in [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Great River Regional Waste Authority (GRRWA) is bringing their Toxic Clean-Up Mobile Event to the city of Mt. Pleasant and rural areas. Residential household hazardous waste disposal will be [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…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – In an effort to “bridge the digital divide,” the Fort Madison Public Library now offers its patrons the ability to checkout WiFi hotspot devices. These devices will allow patrons to [Read More…]
BY ANIAH ROSS PCC INTERN FORT MADISON – Not even a hot, muggy Friday evening could break the spirit of support and determination in the fight against cancer. The annual North Lee County Relay for [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 09/13/18 – 6 :27 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 200 block of Crescent Lane. 09/13/18 – 11:28 a.m. – Fort Madison Police [Read More…]
James Ray Mitchell, 83, loving husband and father, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. Jim married Sadie Mary Rashid on July 4, 1962 in Carthage, IL. To [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity volleyball team breezed through the Keokuk Invitational tournament Saturday without dropping a set. The Crusaders, ranked 4th in Class 1A in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic [Read More…]
I’m going to recommend two books for fall-fest reading. One is “Vinegar Girl” by Anne Tyler, and the other is “Long Haul, A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road” by Finn Murphy. Anne Tyler [Read More…]
Submitted article WEST POINT – Lee County Conservation’s annual Monarch Butterfly program will take place Friday, September 21st, 2018 from 5:30-7:00pm at Pollmiller Park. Pollmiller is located on the east side of West Point along [Read More…]
I’ve been following the recent news where Western Illinois University has directed budget cuts at Tri-State Public Radio’s three radio stations and it’s Audio Information Services (AIS) as of March 1, 2019. It’s not a [Read More…]
Gene A. Gerhardt, 82, of Niota, Illinois passed away at 8:45 p.m. September 11, 2018 at West Point Care Center in West Point, Iowa. He was born on March 20, 1936 in Niota, Illinois, the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – On Friday night at Bracewell Stadium the Hounds ran into too much Taven Harris, too much DJ Pugh, and too much purple and gray. The Burlington Grayhounds threw [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Humans have a reaction when an assault seems imminent, it’s flight or fight. Joe Lestina just moved his Olive Branch Jiu Jitsu out of digs at the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity volleyball team battled through a tough 2nd set against 11th-ranked Class 2A Van Buren at Shottenkirk Gym Thursday. The Crusaders, still ranked #4 in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They had a couple days to put it together, but the Timm Lamb Invitational Cross Country Meet went off without a hitch after being moved from its [Read More…]
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to Bob Schierbach and the Fort Madison Community Hospital for the timely donation of a roll-out commercial refrigerator to the North Lee County Food Pantry. During the summer months [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Sharisha and Luke Goetz of Keokuk are proud to announce the birth of their son Chase Robert Goetz on Sept. 10, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. Chase is welcomed home by [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 09/12/18 – 12:36 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 1500 block of Avenue M. 09/12/18 – 2:57 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
HTC was honored to receive a $2000 donation from Pilot Grove Savings Bank at a recent volleyball game. The donation will go to our music and athletic programs. Pictured from left to right are: Stewart [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – August and Dillon Charbonneau of Fort Madison are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Emrie Jane Charbonneau on Sept. 10, 2018 at Fort Madison Community Hospital. Emrie joins Rowan and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The United Way of the Great River Region Fried Chicken Dinner fundraiser, scheduled for Sunday, September 16th at Charleston Board of Trade, has been postponed indefinitely. For those who pre-purchased [Read More…]
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