Chuck Vandenberg

Fort Madison

Editor and Publisher at Pen City Current

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County wants feasibility study on court consolidation

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

COUNTY NEWS Posted Thursday, May 8, 2025 2:50 pm LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Supervisors wants more information on the feasibility of closing the North Lee County Courthouse.
City doubles down on Block building

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

JAMES BLOCK BUILDING Posted Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:25 am FORT MADISON – The James Block building is going to get some more city funding to try to preserve the historic building for future development. At Tuesday’s regular Fort Madison City Council meeting, the council voted 6-0 to invest another $270,000 in the building to get it a new roof and shore up a deteriorating wall. The funds will come from a $100,000 state emergency catalyst grant, a $100,000 low interest loan for a local match...
Landowners hear more on ITC transmission project

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

COUNTY NEWS Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:31 pm FORT MADISON – Officials with ITC Midwest met with Lee County property owners Tuesday afternoon regarding a large transmission line that is being planned to run through a good chunk of the county. Construction on the 345 kilovolt transmission line is set to begin in late 2028, but the group needed to meet with property owners for an informational meeting that was overseen by the Iowa Utilities Commission at Quality Inn and Suites in Fort Madison...
City to start deeper budget dive

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

CITY NEWS Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 2:55 pm FORT MADISON – Fort Madison city officials are looking to start discussions already on the 2027 fiscal year budget due to changes in funding streams impacting the city. City Manager Laura Liegois and City Finance Director Peggy Steffensmeier will be leading a discussion at Tuesday’s regular council meeting about future city budgets. The discussion Tuesday is what the two called a starting point in a report to the Fort Madison City Council. “The...
City staff wants to put $270K into Block building

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

JAMES BLOCK BUILDING Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 12:00 pm FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison City Council will hear a proposal from city staff to put a quarter million dollars into the James Block Building downtown. According to a report issued to councilmembers last week, City Building Director Doug Krogmeier and City Manager Laura Liegois are recommending that the council put the money into the building to extend its life and increase the chances for getting the building in the hands of a...
FM District offers 3-year deal to Wolter

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community School District has offered a three-year contract to the district’s newest superintendent. The district offered former Fort Madison instructor Mike Wolter the position on Thursday and, Monday morning in a special meeting of district’s board of directors, voted unanimously to offer Wolter the 3-year deal and a $190,000 annual salary, which amounts to $15,833.33 per month for 12 months.
Fort Madison has off night in loss to BHS

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Kevin Wellman |Chuck Vandenberg

BLOODHOUND SOCCER Posted Monday, May 5, 2025 9:20 pm We had a lot of things that we didn't do well. We didn't connect passes - we chose to go backward more than we chose to go forward. We didn't have a lot of awareness to see when we should turn to go forward. It was just a really off night in a lot of different ways.” FORT MADISON – It just wasn’t the Hounds’ night. Fort Madison Head Coach Kevin Wellman didn’t have a lot to say other than that after the Bloodhounds dropped a crucial...
Cruisers set mark with Saturday car show

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

A FULL WEEKEND Posted Sunday, May 4, 2025 1:50 pm It turned out great. It’s a little chilly, and we didn't know what to expect our first year, but with our Mexican heritage, we really wanted to start doing more things with it.” FORT MADISON – The Pen City Cruisers are quickly becoming one of the largest philanthropic hobby groups in the area. The Club held one of their annual car shows Saturday at the Fort Madison Riverfront pavilion with more than 100 cars on display, 78 of which were...
Herren leaves legacy as Hannum steps in

2 weeks ago | pencitycurrent.com | Joey Herren |Chuck Vandenberg

CITY NEWS Posted Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:15 pm We got 70% approval on that and you just don’t get that. It tells me we’ve done a good job. It’s a stamp of sorts.” FORT MADISON – If Joey Herren had his way Wednesday, he would have gone out the back door of the Fort Madison fire station, got into a personal vehicle with his wife, and went home. Any other day, that would seem like a relatively normal occurrence, but on Wednesday it was after Herren received a ceremonial call out from LeeComm...
Two FMCSD administrators placed on administrative leave

2 weeks ago | pencitycurrent.com | Chuck Vandenberg

FMCSD NEWS Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2025 8:50 pm FORT MADISON – Two Fort Madison elementary principals have been placed on administrative leave.

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