On his last day as principal of Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School, Michael Sheerin shared his thoughts on his time with Holy Trinity.
Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized the entire housekeeping department as the September Employees of the Month. This team of dedicated employees have been instrumental in the fight agai…
The Sts Peter & Paul God’s Portion Day Committee is sponsoring the 7th annual Sts. Peter & Paul Cash Dash.
Old Settler’s Park was decked out for Halloween.
The first reading of a resolution prohibiting parking on the south side of Avenue E, between Second and 24th Streets, will be considered tonight by the Fort Madison City Council.
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FORT DODGE — Austin Miller of Fort Madison High School finished 35th in the Class 3A boys state cross country meet Friday at Lakeside Golf Course.
ARLINGTON, Texas — When Scott Marshall grew up in Fort Madison in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had visions like many other boys of playing in the big leagues and going to the World Series.
Due to a scheduling confusion the Class 1A state volleyball tournament opened Monday night at Shottenkirk Gymnasium instead of the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids as originally scheduled.
GRINNELL — Fort Madison High School’s football team’s strong suit this year has been its pass defense.
OTTUMWA — Holy Trinity Catholic High School’s Mitchell Pothitakis qualified for the Class 1A boys state cross country meet last Thursday, finishing ninth in a district meet at Ottumwa, hosted …
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President Donald Trump joked about not paying the people who set up his Monday evening rally on the eve of the election in Kenosha, Wisconsin after an audio problem caused him to have to change microphones multiple times. (Nov. 3)
I recently read the article about the Fort Madison City Council meeting of Oct. 20, and got to wondering about a couple of things.
I’m not even going to pretend that I in any way liked PE when I was in school. Recess at St. Mary’s was bad enough ( I never dodged when they threw the ball, hit me and let me sit at the wall)…
It’s time to take our heads “out of the sand,” and realize the agenda of both major political parties.
A warning about Senator Rich Taylor. While many of you may already know this; I fear that many of you do not.
I voted for kindness, for politeness, for truth, for decency, for respect and for integrity.
The holiday season is one that – even during the coronavirus pandemic – will be sure to include plenty of calorie-rich goodies.
With winter fast approaching, Troop Ben Gardner is expecting the unexpected, as he says all motorists should when there’s snow and ice on the roadways.
Wade P. Jones, 50, of Fort Madison, passed away at 1:47 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at his home.
There’s no question about it: the last several months have been different, to say the least.
As challenging as the pandemic made spring and summer, it promises to make flu season significantly more difficult than usual, some in the medical community are saying.
