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Dignitaries toss dirt as part of the ground breaking ceremony Friday at the Keokuk National Cemetery.
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Keokuk rolls dirt on new cemetery road
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County board wants more talk on utility regulation
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County gigged by auditor on opioid transfer
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SPORTS
HAWK BASEBALL
Hawks extend win streak to six
HOUNDS BASEBALL
Cresswell comes up big in Hounds upset of MP
Bloodhound senior Lauryn Helmick takes a cut at a rise ball in the first inning of Wednesday's 13-1 Fort Madison win over Danville in Fort Madison. The Hounds have now won four in a row.
BLOODHOUND SOFTBALL
Lady Hounds blow by Danville
Central Lee junior Kayden Calfee jumps out of the way of an inside pitch Monday eveningg at the Field of Dreams movie site baseblall field in Dyersville. The Hawks would get the win 12-2 over Pekin in only the second high school game played at the historic movie site.

Hawks walk off Field of Dreams with memories and a win

DYERSVILLE — It’s one thing to see the baseball field in a movie. It’s another thing to step on its pitching mound and deliver your own masterful performance, or step up to its home …

Lady Hawks rolling with four straight

DONNELLSON – The Central Lee softball team has won four in a row after a loss to Class 3A, No. 8 Washington four days ago. The Lady Hawks have racked up wins over Hillcrest, two over Holy …

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FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 win over Burlington Thursday night. The Hounds put up six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to …
MUSCATINE – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds spotted Muscatine a 7-0 lead before battling back in an 8-5 loss Wednesday in Muscatine. The loss is the eighth in a row for the Hounds after starting …
LEE COUNTY NEWS
Lee County News

U.S. Marshals run sweep in southeast Iowa

BURLINGTON - From Apr. 29 – May 31, members of the U.S. Marshals Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force - including the USMS, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, Burlington Police Department, …

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For the Record

For the Record - Thursday, June 27, 2024

Fort Madison Police Report 06/26/24 – 1:54 a.m. –  Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 2600 block of Avenue L. 06/26/24 – 8:27 a.m. – …

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Opinion

Time to fill my role in Tennessee

I’m headed on a getaway in memory of Mom. We used to rent a home in the Smoky Mountains every couple of years just to re-engage with each other. Usually a four-night, five-day affair where the …

Rules optional for some, mandatory for others

You know how some memories stick with you for no logical reason? One such memory involves my dad in the 1960s when I was a teenager. After World War II, my father worked for the City of Bloomfield, …
EMPTY NEST - By Curt Swarm

North to Alaska - The Last Frontier

On our cruise ship, the rugs in the elevators have the day of the week imprinted on them.  What a hoot!  Is it because there are so many seniors on board that the ship is like a floating …

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Education News

Holy Trinity Schools announce 4th quarter honor rolls

FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its 4th quarter honor rolls for the 2023-2024 school year. Pen City Current joins our advertisers and readers in congratulating these …

Central Lee High School announces 2nd semester honor rolls

DONNELLSON - The following is the 1st semester honor roll for Central Lee High School. Pen City Current and our family of advertisers congratulates the following students on their hard work and …

FMHS announces 3rd trimester honor rolls

FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High Schools has announced its third trimester honor roll for the 2023-2024 school year. Pen City Current joins our advertisers and readers in congratulating these …

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LATEST NEWS
FORT MADISON - Contestants are being sought for the annual Little Miss Rodeo & All-Around Cowboy contest. This year’s event is to be held on Monday, Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-State …
Rhonda Eid, a certified pharmacy tech from Fort Madison was honored last week as the state's Pharmacy Tech of the Year by the Iowa Pharmacy Association.
CORALVILLE - The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award is Rhonda Eid, CPhT of Fort Madison, IA. The award was …
SCANLAN
Paul Wayne Scanlan, 71, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2024 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Paul was born March 24, 1953 in LaHarpe, …
Sarah Clendineng, Jordan Prado, Kristy Shaw and Angela Salazar show off some of the new books added to the Fort Madison Public Library thanks to a grant from Lee County Youth Services, Inc. that was …
ROSE
Joseph Anthony Rose, 91 of Keokuk, IA passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton, MO. He was born on November 23, 1932 in Keokuk, IA the son of Wesley and Evelyn Long …

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Health News
 County balks at filling LCHD specialist spot
LEE COUNTY – Replacing a family social worker at the Lee County Health Department rekindled a little animosity that exists between the group and Lee County Supervisors. LCHD Administrator …
Pictured, left to right: Teague Dentino, Stryker Sustainability Solutions, and Matt Little, Nurse Manager, Surgical Services-SEIRMC, West Burlington
GRHS receives environmental excellence award
WEST BURLINGTON – Great River Health announced it has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions. This designation is reserved for select …
County to roll out opioid fund applications
LEE COUNTY – The movement to start combatting opioid disorders in Lee County took another step forward Thursday night. A committee formed by the Lee County Board of Supervisors to delve into …

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Business News
Michael Mohrfeld, of MM Real Estate, talks with the Fort Madison Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night about the company's Jefferson Apartments proposal.
Mohrfeld rolls out Jefferson Apartment project
FORT MADISON – A city panel approved a rezoning request Wednesday that sets the stage for a multi-unit housing project on the former Jefferson Elementary School property. The Fort Madison …
Fifth Annual Love Lee County Tour returns this weekend
There is a lot to love about Lee County. Celebrate it all on the Love Lee County Tour! Take a rural road trip to 18 locations featuring demonstrations, sales, history, art, samples, flowers and …
The staff at Dana Bushong Jewelers continues to greet and serve customers in Fort Madison as the business has more than 100 years serving the community.
Two Bushongs make it right
FORT MADISON – There’s probably not a lot of people who really know who Dana Bushong was, or more specifically, were. The relevant part of that query is they ultimately laid the …

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