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Hounds avenge road loss to Panthers

4 days ago | pencitycurrent.com | Kevin Wellman |John Bohnenkamp

HOUND SOCCER Posted Monday, May 12, 2025 10:26 pm So, you know, the last few games have been good. But honestly, I want to say — and this is going to sound cliche — but we've been practicing pretty well. We've had the right attitudes in practice.” FORT MADISON - Fort Madison’s boys soccer team needed some momentum heading into the postseason, and there was no better way to do that than knock off the Southeast Conference regular-season champion. The Bloodhounds closed conference play with a...
Lady Hounds rebound from loss with big win

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Teagan Snaadt |John Bohnenkamp

LADY HOUND SOCCER Posted Thursday, May 8, 2025 9:14 pm Burlington was a tough loss for us, so I feel like everyone came out tonight having the mentality that we want to beat this team, and we’re going to beat them bad.” FORT MADISON - It didn’t take long for Fort Madison’s girls soccer team to respond from its first loss in the season. The Bloodhounds scored seven goals in the first half on the way to a 9-1 win over Washington at the Baxter Sports Complex. Fort Madison (9-1-2 overall, 6-1-1...
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...
Lady Hounds drop first match of the season

1 week ago | pencitycurrent.com | Carrie Burken |John Bohnenkamp

"We couldn't get possession. Normally, we can figure it out a little bit where we can start having success, and we just weren't able to today.
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...