FORT MADISON - City officials say news of the closure of the Old Fort in Fort Madison may be premature. On Wednesday afternoon, the Old Fort Facebook page said the Fort staff had been informed that they were closed permanently and the Fort would be demolished.

FORT MADISON - At 106 she sauntered quickly into the chapel to sit down and talk. On Wednesday Mildred "Millie" Schulz turns 107. She's the first to tell you she probably won't be around next …

FORT MADISON - A large group of Fort Madison High School students want to start farming land near the Fort Madison Middle School. A group of  Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from …

FORT MADISON - A preliminary budgeted city levy increase of $2.73 has been reduced by a dollar in discussions for the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. At a budget workshop held on Tuesday night, City …

Although it may be cold and blustery outdoors, now is the time when gardeners start dreaming about the vegetable or flower gardens they will be planting in just a few more short weeks. It’s the …

FORT MADISON -  A Fort Madison school board member is advocating for a full-throated unified effort against a school choice bill that's being touted as a priority in the Iowa …

LEE COUNTY - A perceived lack of understanding on the part of the public has the county board of supervisors concerned about the upcoming special election to enact a levy to help pay for county EMS …

LEE COUNTY - A bill being sponsored and ushered through the Iowa House of Representatives by Fort Madison's Martin Graber could create a pathway to an emergency medical facility in Keokuk. The …

FORT MADISON - Fort Madison city officials will begin to mull over a proposed $7.06 million 2023/24 budget on Tuesday. The standout portion of the budget is the proposed increase in the city's …

FORT MADISON - A home in the 1600 block of 33rd Street was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. Fort Madison firefighters were called to 1623 33rd Street for a house that was burning in the …

DES MOINES - Governor Reynolds today announced a total of $4 million in grant awards to assist the communities of Burlington, Grinnell, Keokuk, Mason City and Washington in the rehabilitation of a …

FORT MADISON - Representatives of two generational farms parried with pipeline officials for close to two days to stop eminent domain proceedings to take their property. The Iowa Utilities Board …