Local Rotarians’ weekly meeting consisted of a field trip of sorts – moving its lunch gathering to Birkwood Village so as to get a tour of the assisted and independent living complex connected…

Despite Iowa legislators having not settled the question of how much state supplemental aid (SSA) schools will be getting within their’ self-imposed timeframe, school districts were required t…

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Tenderloins and French fries will be served 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the Fort Madison Eagles Club. For carryouts, call 319-372-6928.

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110 years ago, March 19, 1914

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Tater tot casserole with garlic Texas toast and salad or country fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy veggies and side salad will be served 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the Fort Madison E…

A recent law change requires county auditors to mail a statement to county taxpayers by March 20 with state-specified information related to proposed local government budgets and proposed prop…

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A recent law change requires county auditors to mail a statement to county taxpayers by March 20 with state-specified information related to proposed local government budgets and proposed prop…

Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage will open for the season Tuesday, April 2. The free museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Special g…

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Vice President of the Lee County Labor Chapter Carrie Duncan told the large group at the East Palestine, Ohio Country Club on Saturday that “Nothing great is ever accomplished without obstacles.”

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Brightly-colored Easter eggs were scattered throughout sections of the prairie next to Lee County Conservation’s Heron Bend Conservation Center Saturday.

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It has been a little more than a year since a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, forever changed the lives of many of the residents who live there. Many are still contending with health…

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The Fort Madison High School mock trial team is now in its second year of existence and on Wednesday, member Charley Huebner, a freshman, gave a demonstration of what it’s like to present open…

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Fort Madison City offices will be closed Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday and will reopen Monday, April 1.

I have lived in Iowa for just over five years and if there is one thing I have come to know, it’s that Iowans can appreciate severe weather season. There is a subtle appreciation, fear, and aw…

DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in February, down from 3.0 percent in January and equal to the rate one year ago. Meanwhile, despite widespre…

NAUVOO, Ill. – The Nauvoo City Council, along with 16 in the audience, met Tuesday, March 13, in the council chambers at the Nauvoo City Center on a pleasant evening. Acting Mayor Tacy Nelson …

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The members of the Fort Madison Christian Church invites everyone to a special vespers-type communion service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. The service will consist of hymns. Christian s…