Daniel “Dan” Tweedy, 65 of Montrose, IA died Monday, November 11, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born August 9, 1954 in Keokuk, IA the son of David and Elsie Senf Tweedy. [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – The following is a list of current events and happenings in Fort Madison and north Lee County as submitted to the Pen City Current. LCHD Hospice CelebrationThursday beginning at 3 p.m., Lee [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 11/08/19 – 7:10 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a hit and run in the 5800 block of Avenue O. 11/08/19 – 9:28 a.m. – Fort Madison [Read More…]
Austin R. Sandrock M.D., 84 years of Fountain Hills, Arizona passed away peacefully into God’s loving hands on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He served as senior class president and year book editor and was a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A resolution is in front of Lee County Supervisors about the conditions of railroad crossings on 255th Street and J50 west of the sheriff’s office. The resolution, which [Read More…]
BY BRIAN RIGGSFORT MADISON AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION FORT MADISON – FMAAA is always humming with activity in November on historic Avenue G. This year is no exception. Fritz Goeckner, equal parts scientist and artist, provides [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier is the 2019 volleyball recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Golden Plaque of Distinction. Freesmeier will be honored before the start of [Read More…]
James L. “Jim” Hartley, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 3:02 pm Sunday, November 10, 2019 at SunnyBrook in Fort Madison. He was born January 27, 1927 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report No report due to federal holiday Lee County Sheriff’s Report No report due to federal holiday Hancock County Sheriff’s Report 11/04/19 – James A Son, age 34, of Carthage, IL was [Read More…]
Rafael Mirelez Vela, 88 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 4:15 pm Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born December 25, 1930 at Progreso, Texas, the son of [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ANKENY – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Matt Hellige captured 15th at the Iowa Association of Track Coaches All-Star meet Saturday. Hellige, who finished 24th at the Iowa High School State Cross Country [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Mary Kate Bendlage went off for 18 as the 8th grade Lady Crusaders rolled to a 49-5 win over Central Lee on Thursday night. Six other girls got in [Read More…]
Dolores Anderson, 89, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson, Iowa. She was born on December 3, 1929 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Omar and Beatrice [Read More…]
WASHINGTON – Marcus Guzman scored 10 points to lead Fort Madison’s 7th Grade Little Hounds boys basketball team to a 35-16 over Washington Tuesday night. Caden Barnes had eight points and led the Hounds in [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – Donnellson resident, and founder of Rebuild Nepal Education Foundation, Ernie Schiller is putting together an art exhibit to display and sell art work from Nepalese children. Schiller has made [Read More…]
November 3, 1989, a day I shall never forget. I had fallen drunk through the glass top of my coffee table, cut myself to smithereens, and nearly bled to death. November 3, 2019, to celebrate [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – You’d think after 30 years things would change a lot, but Lee County Health Department’s Hospice program has stuck to its core values for three decades. Former LCHD [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ten in a row… and counting. This year’s squad of Holy Trinity Crusaders, almost to a person, said at the beginning of the season they didn’t know what [Read More…]
WEST BURLINGTON — Southeastern Community College’s Culture on Campus Committee will host a Visiting Writers Series event Saturday, November 23, at 8 p.m. on its West Burlington campus. Scheduled to appear are poets Joseph Emanuel and [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 11/07/19 – 9:39 p.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Sheldon Shanta Robinson, 32, of Fort Madison, in the 1800 block of Avenue J. 11/07/19 – 11:22 a.m. – Fort Madison Police [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – ‘Tis the season for pies, cookies, breads, and cakes! Lee County Health Department would like those who bake holiday goodies to follow the proper guidelines when it comes to selling items. A [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Linda McCann will be speaking at three libraries in Lee County at the end of November about Prohibition in Eastern Iowa and Iowa’s WWII POW Camps. Linda has done [Read More…]
CLIVE — An Illinois man has won a $250,000 Iowa Lottery prize on a ticket he purchased in Fort Madison. Brandan Beach, 34, of Dallas City, Ill., won a top prize in the “Aces High” [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A space heater on the first floor of a home in the 1500 block of Avenue E is being blamed for a fire that heavily damaged the home [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Parks board may launch a program aimed at recruiting volunteers, specifically high school students, to help with city projects. At Wednesday’s regular meeting of the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison city officials have an early Christmas present for some property owners. It’s a big orange sticker for your abandoned vehicle. And if you can’t move the [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 11/06/19 – 11:21 a.m. – Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 1900 block of Avenue J. 11/06/19 – 12:45 p.m. – Fort Madison Police responded [Read More…]
Eileen M. Peitz, 93, of Houghton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Pacific Springs Village in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born December 3, 1925, the daughter of Henry and Eleanor (Holtkamp) Groene, in West [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community Hospital Auxiliary will hosting a fundraiser featuring The Nutman Company. The Nutman Company will be onsite Thursday, November 7th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Read More…]
PCC STAFFFORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Cory Schmitt as their September Employee of the Month. Schmitt works in the FMCH Laboratory. She has been with FMCH for 2 years. Cory was recognized [Read More…]
Submitted articleFORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. This session entitled “Navigating End of Life Decisions” will [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Family YMCA is happy to announce a brand new program for our area youth. ‘Intro to Ballet & Tap’ is an hour-long combination class specifically designed to introduce girls [Read More…]
Percy Franklin “Pooch” Ames Jr., 86 of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born September 6, 1933 in Dekoven, KY the son of Percy Franklin and Martha [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Gemini made an encore appearance at the Elliott Test Kitchen Tuesday night. The robotic team member of the Fort Madison Cyberhounds helped the team to a strong finish [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – LCHD-Hospice has been helping families honor and remember their loved ones with their Tree of Love since 1992. The 2019 ornament is “Hummingbird, What is your message?” designed by Mystic [Read More…]
Fort Madison Police Report 11/06/19 – 12:36 a.m. – Fort Madison Police arrested Michael Robert Scott, 40, of Fort Madison in the 1200 block of Avenue H, on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. Scott [Read More…]
Mr. James Rae Nixon, 93, of rural Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home.Rae was born January 14, 1926 near Dallas City. He was the son of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A plea from a rural Lee County woman Tuesday morning created a clearer picture for the supervisors that something needs to be done about wandering livestock. At the [Read More…]
Hope, DiPrima, Ross all hold seats; Hotop ousted BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The closest race of the night was for the fourth and final board seat on the Fort Madison School Board. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Current city councilman Matt Mohrfeld will move three seats to his right in January and pick up the gavel as the city’s next mayor. Mohrfeld garnered 819 of [Read More…]
HTC opens Nov. 13 as 7th seed vs No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The 10th consecutive trip to the state tournament for Holy Trinity’s volleyball team is [Read More…]
Joan M. Bentler, 90, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019 at The Kensington. She was born on March 21, 1929 in St. Paul, IA to Stephen & Rosine Pollmiller [Read More…]
BY PCC SPORTSWINFIELD MT. UNION – Holy Trinity girls junior high basketball team split in it’s season opener The 8th grade girls won 40-18 behind 16 points from Natalie Randolph. Mary Kate Bendlage had 13. [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The City of Fort Madison Fire Department will allow the controlled burning of leaves only from November 9 to December 8, 2019 without application for a temporary burning permit, subject to the [Read More…]
Several board members say policy was violated in committee taking action without board approval BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School Board was updated Monday night on the progress of a [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF OTTUMWA – The Fort Madison High School Career Education Training programs have put another feather in their cap. On Nov. 1st, the FMHS Iron Chef team competed in the 2019 Southeast Iowa [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Voters in Lee County will go to the polls Tuesday in a heavy field of candidates for area city and township elections, along with school board seats. For [Read More…]
Dear Editor: If I was a smart businessperson I would stay out of local politics, no matter what you do you could alienate a portion of the population. I guess I’ve never been too bright [Read More…]
Stephen Ray Folker, 68, of Keosauqua, Iowa, formerly of Farmington, passed away at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua.He was born on January 26, 1951, in Burlington, Iowa, [Read More…]
Carolyn Kay Bohnenkamp, 76, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019 at her home. She was born on November 18, 1942 in Fort Madison, IA to Waldo & Eloyce Carrell [Read More…]
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