BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC STAFF PELLA – Saturday night against Pella High School, Fort Madison baseball wrapped up regular season play with a 3-1 win, finishing with a record over the .500 mark for the first time in over a decade. The Bloodhounds started the game by getting lead-off hitter Reed Fehseke on when he was hit by a pitch. Back-to-back outs followed, but a double from Brandon Reichelt brought in […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON – Energy. By the time the dust settle on Wagner Field at Burlington High School, energy was the one word both teams used to describe the outcome of Fort Madison softball’s 11-1 loss to the Greyhounds after six innings in the Iowa Class 4A Region 6 post-season bracket. “Our attitudes were different coming into the game,” Fort Madison senior Cassie Powers said was the difference […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS IOWA CITY- Fort Madison’s baseball team got to experience something not many will ever get the chance to. Wednesday the Bloodhounds traveled to Iowa City to play on the Iowa Hawkeye’s home field at Duane Banks Field, at the University of Iowa. Making things even more special was the fact Fort Madison came away with a 10-0 shutout victory of Denison-Schleswig to bump the Hounds one […]
Walker takes field in honor of father who died earlier in the day BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- The little yellow lineup card that holds Fort Madison’s starting roster doesn’t change much, but Tuesday night it adorned a simple message on the back that meant everything– That was 4 U pops!! I love U! Fort Madison Head Coach Ron Walker lost his father just hours prior to the Bloodhounds’ […]
BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- It happened. With most of the season now in the rearview, Fort Madison's baseball team pushed one game over the .500 mark on the season, coming out with a 9-4 win against Van Buren at home Tuesday night. With the win, the Bloodhounds move to 13-12 on the year and have now won four-straight games. The last time Fort Madison recorded more than […]
Fort Madison's Jason Thurman puts a tag on Keokuk's Colton Atterburg who slid wide of 2nd base trying to avoid a tag in the third inning. The Hounds swept Keokuk Monday night in a doubleheader for a sweep of the season. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC
Concerned community members met again last night concerning the care and condition of Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery in Keokuk. The meeting, led my Kathie Mahoney, took place the Keokuk Labor Temple with a large majority of the gatherer's from the first meeting returning. Since the first meeting took place last month, progress has been made within the group on what the next steps are and how to go about getting […]
One person has perished after an apartment building caught fire Saturday evening. Keokuk Fire Department received the call of a fire at 317 Concert Street at 8:50 pm Saturday night after smoke was reported coming from the building. Upon arrival the KFD observed flames shooting from the roof of the building. Crews attempted to reach the attic after being told there was a person possibly trapped inside but could not […]
In conjunction with April being Sexual Assault Awareness month, nonprofit organization RVAP (the Rape Victim Advocacy Program of the University of Iowa) in conjunction with the Lee County Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault is conducting the movement “Teal Out The Town”. Area businesses in Keokuk are joining the campaign with teal colored signs on their windows and displays, with messages of support to victims and survivors. Sexual violence statistics […]
