DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development, as part of its required annual review of unemployment insurance (UI) wages, announced that the maximum weekly benefit for unemployed Iowans will increase ...

Ronald H. Leonard , 91, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2025 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, Iowa. He was born on October 8, 1933 at his home in Corning, Adams County, ...

FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds have strung together three straight wins and got just their second doubleheader sweep of the season Monday night with a couple wins over Washington. Fort ...

Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Young, 66, of Colusa, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Cindy was born July … ...

MEDIAPOLIS — Kenna Sandoval was asked to grade the work of Central Lee’s acting head coach on Monday night. “He did well,” she said with a laugh. “He did well.” There was a new voice in the third-base ...

BURLINGTON — The big innings went against Fort Madison High School’s baseball team in Monday’s doubleheader loss to Burlington at Community Field. Bloodhounds coach Albert Schinstock would like to ...

The current Des Moines Terminal/Rack Prices are $1.92 for U87-E10, $2.28 for Unleaded 87 (clear), $2.35 for ULSD#2, $2.59 for ULSD#1, and $1.84 per gallon for E-70 prices. Heating Fuels Natural gas ...

Alice Rovene Cochran, 90, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 5:52 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at her home. Rovene was born on February 3, 1935 in rural Scotland County, MO to Earnest & Viva (Stehl) ...

Necko “Billie Jo” Mears, 57, of Burlington, IA and formerly of Ft. Madison, IA, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Ft. Madison. She was ...

FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison softball team was shut out by Burlington Thursday night in a Southeast conference game after a six-run top of the 6th. The Lady Hounds downed Danville 17-2 on Wednesday ...

She then challenged the graduates to take the opportunity of a new beginning and make the most of it, whether it be a new job, vocational school, military, or college. She said the constant in new ...

LEE COUNTY – National Weather Service storm evaluators are in the area today surveying damage done from Tuesday’s early evening storm that left parts of the area without power into the night. The ...