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Lee County Supervisors wait to accept bids Thursday afternoon on the Lee County Health Department/EMS facility project. About 12 contractors bid on the work that could begin this fall.
LCHD/EMS FACILITY
LCHD/EMS facility bids come in at $4.7 million
HERREN
ELECTION 2024
Herren jumps into District 1 Supervisor race
The building housing the Newberry Center in downtown Fort Madison is owned by the county, and is now part of the county's deep dive into its property holdings. The Board of Supervisors is looking at possibly selling the building on a recommendation from a building study committee.
COUNTY NEWS
County wants input on Newberry Center building
Obituaries

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SPORTS
ALL-CONFERENCE
Nine area athletes named SEISC first-team
From left to right: 1st Place - Anthony Barnes, Fort Madison; 2nd Place - Rob Needem, Kirksville, Mo. 3rd Place & Big Bass - Ryan Culbertson, West Point; 4th Place - Jeff Eaves Fort Madison. 2nd Big Bass – Kritter Hayes, Keokuk, IA.
BASS FISHING
Barnes takes 2nd straight bass title
HAWKS SOFTBALL
Hawks already looking to 2025
Central Lee's Aubrey Bunnell (3) slides in underr a high throw at second base taken by the Demons' Leighton Salazar (1) in the top of the third inning Saturday in Washington.

Lady Hawks rally to regional championship

WASHINGTON – The education of softball came into sharp focus as the Central Lee girls staged a wild comeback to advance in Class 3A Region 8 softball action Saturday at No. 12 Washington. A …
Kylie Lumino looks to her first base coach after reaching base on one of her two hits in Thursday's 18-7 win over Keokuk in Class 4A regional softball action at Joyce Park in Keokuk. The Hounds pounded out 16 hits in the win.

Lady Hounds get to Chiefs in regional semis

KEOKUK – Fort Madison was looking to change things up a bit in the post-season after dropping two of three regular season games to Keokuk. Thursday’s Class 4A Region 5 quarterfinal showed …

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Holy Trinity's Emily Ross connects on a pop fly single in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday at South Park in West Point. Ross went 3-5 on the night with two runs scored.
WEST POINT – There’s so many things to say about the Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ softball comeback win Wednesday night over Winfield-Mt. Union. HTC head coach Loren Menke said he …
BENDLAGE
FORT MADISON - Mary Kate Bendlage added one more award to end her high school career. The Holy Trinity High School graduate was named the Female Student-Athlete of the Year by Quincy TV station KHQA …
LEE COUNTY NEWS
Lee County News
Area veterans gathered around Ellie Lepper, a 10-year-old from Abingdon, Illinios who raised $1,100 at a bake sale to send more veterans on an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Lepper donated the money at West Point's Freedom Rock. Her grandfather, Ron Fedler, recently went on the Honor Flight and Lepper decided to help raise funds after hearing about the trip from Fedler.

Illinois girl raises $1,100 for Honor Flights

WEST POINT – Never underestimate the power of a child. Lee County has seen several efforts lately of children getting behind fundraising efforts and bringing home the bacon. On Monday, a …

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For the Record

For the Record - Thursday, July 25, 2024

Fort Madison Police Report 07/23/24 – 9:36 a.m. - Fort Madison Police responded to a report of a larceny/theft in the 2400 block of Avenue I. 07/23/24 – 11:23 a.m. - Fort Madison Police …

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Opinion

Library wraps great summer reading program

FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison Public Library had a great summer reading program this year thanks to many people in our community.  Thank you to United Way of the Great River Region for …

Politicians in Iowa also avoid tough questions

For the past couple of years, Republicans often accused Joe Biden of dodging the media — refusing to sit for extended interviews, declining to be questioned in regular White House press …
EMPTY NEST - By Curt Swarm

Carol Remick's Belted Galloways

You might know, Carol's husband, Joe, was gone, the temperatures outside were soaring, and Carol was home alone when her first three Belted Galloways (Belties) calved.  She was excited, nervous …

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Education News
BUSINESS NEWS

OCI again resets public school lunch accounts

WEVER, Iowa (July 2, 2024) – For the second consecutive year, OCI Nitrogen Iowa (formerly Iowa Fertilizer Company) donated funds to eliminate all school lunch deficits students in Lee …

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 …

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LATEST NEWS
HAMILTON - The 57th annual Western Illinois Threshers Bee and Antique Show will begin on Friday, Aug. 2, near Hamilton, and continues with three days of demonstrations and activities on Aug. 3 and 4. …
FORT MADISON - The water has finally started to recede, so we are able to reschedule the 2024 Fort Madison Independence Day Fireworks display for this Saturday night July 27th with a launch time of …
BREITENSTEIN
Larry Eugene Breitenstein, 85, of Farmington, Iowa passed away at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2024 at his home. Born on July 2, 1939 in Farmington, Iowa, the son of Walter Virgil and Sara Katherine …
SMITH
John “Skillet” Smith, 71, of Hamilton, IL, died Thursday, July 18, 2024 at the Carthage Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. He was born on September 19, 1952 in Keokuk, IA, the son of …
COWLES
Floyd E Cowles , 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:50 pm Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  He was born May 1, 1932, a son of …

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Health News
 Immunization clinic set for Thursday in FM
FORT MADISON - Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, July 25th, 2024   from 1:00 pm until 4:30pm at Lee County Health Department, #3 …
Teams needed for JDRF golf outing
FORT MADISON – For the first time ever, a local group is putting together a golf outing for juvenile diabetes. The group, spearheaded by Allison Arevalo, has set July 27 at Sheaffer Memorial …
Media representatives question Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, and Kelly Garcia, the director of the Iowa Dept. of Health and Human Services, Friday at the ADDS center in downtown Keokuk. The two were in town for a private roundtable on mental health and substance use disorders.
Reynolds talks substance abuse at Keokuk ADDS
KEOKUK – Just months after the Lee County Health Department conducting a countywide survey of substance abuse disorders, Governor Kim Reynolds and other state officials made a quick trip to …

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Business News
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.
FM's Eid named Iowa Pharmacy Tech of the Year
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 …
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 …
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 …

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