Fort Madison News

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant has dedicated an addition to its Eagle Park Memorial with the name of Matthew Parrott.

A basement fire caused about $30,000 worth of damage to a Fort Madison home late Friday night, but no injuries were reported.

Fox News is complaining about the White House "declaring war" on its news team. The White House merely observed what is obvious to any intelligent observer: Fox News is about as fair and balanced in its coverage of current events as a Bobby Knight review of the referees after a game he had just lost.

Mokotsi Butare Rukundo, 23, of 2631 Rushmore Drive in Iowa City was arrested for possession of marijuana at 5:08 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Being green is easy in small communities, thanks to the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development.

The family of an Iowa man says it's overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. J.D. Simmons died in an A.T.V. accident during a benefit poker run in August.

Harold Davis, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Des Moines and former pastor of Second Baptist Church in Fort Madison, spoke at the NAACP Burlington Branch's annual meeting Saturday.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. Ft. Madison, IA -- Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack hopes that a critical federal investment for the Tri-states will bring jobs and boost the local economy.

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of more than 91,000 pounds of Armour-brand canned chili with beans due to a labeling error.

Twenty-eight members of Community 1st Credit Union's Golden Opportunity travel club recently vacationed in Australia and New Zealand.

When Fort Madison residents go to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, and reach the section of the ballot marked mayor, they must choose between a political newcomer and a man hoping for a third term as the city's chief executive officer.

The Centerville Redettes advanced to the next round after defeating Ft. Madison 3-0 on Monday night.

Another $4 million has been included in a federal appropriations bill to replace the BNSF bridge over the Mississippi River at Fort Madison.

There's good news and bad news with the pilot sewer program getting under way in Fort Madison this winter.

The state budget cuts ordered by Iowa Governor Chet Culver will have a big impact on staffing at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Sixteen-month-old Natalie Wibbell of Dallas City, Ill., under the watchful eyes of her parents, John and Tiffany, gets a shot from Peggy Moreland of Lomax, Ill., the Lee County Health Department's Maternal Child Health coordinator, Wednesday during a H1N1 vaccination clinic offered by the Lee County Health Department at ...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. FT. MADISON, IOWA -- The following is a news release from the Lee County Iowa Health Department; Due to the very limited amount of H1N1 vaccines/nasal mist received, Lee County Health Department has scheduled two small public health clinics to administer H1N1 vaccines/nasal mist to the following high risk ...

After more than three decades of waiting, the new Argyle sewer system is up and running.

John Raymond Nicol, 57, was booked Wednesday on charges of receipt of precursors and purchase of more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in a 30-day period.

Des Moines golfer Mike McCoy has won the Iowa Golf Association's Iowa Amateur of the Year for an unprecedented ninth time.