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  1. Homeland Security Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report for 7 December 2009Read the original story

    34 min ago | War on Terrorism

    Top Stories According to the Associated Press, a fire in the basement of the DuPont chemical plant in Fort Madison, Iowa caused about $30,000 to $40,000 in damage on December 3. The building was evacuated.

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  2. Dual Santas make Fort Madison parade doubly jollyRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Hawk Eye

    Santa Claus waves at people from the bucket of a Fort Madison fire truck during the Home for Christmas event Saturday on Avenue G in Fort Madison.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, William Smith

  3. Free H1N1 clinic planned Monday in Fort MadisonRead the original story

    Saturday | Hawk Eye

    Lee County Health Department will have an H1N1 clinic from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church Roling Hall, 2210 Avenue I, Fort Madison.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Lee County, IA, Medicine, Influenza

  4. Blaze causes up to $40,000 in damage at DuPont plantRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Hawk Eye

    jpigee@thehawkeye.com FORT MADISON -- A fire caused about $30,000 to $40,000 in damage Thursday at the DuPont plant in Fort Madison. The fire was reported at 11:15 a.m., and the plant, 801 35th St., was evacuated. No one was hurt. The Fort Madison ...

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  5. Fire at Fort Madison DuPont plant causes $30,000 to $40,000 damageRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Hawk Eye

    jpigee@thehawkeye.com FORT MADISON -- A fire caused an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 in damage Thursday at the DuPont plant in Fort Madison. The fire was reported at 11:15 a.m., and the plant, 801 35th St., was evacuated. No one was injured. The Fort ...

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  6. Fire crews called to Dupont plant in Ft. Madison

    Thursday Dec 3 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    KHQA has confirmed that Fort Madison fire crews have been called to the Dupont manufacturing plant.

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  7. Bypass construction hours increasingRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Hawk Eye

    Contractors working to finish the construction season on the U.S. 61 bypass of Fort Madison will be increasing their hours and hauling dirt at night, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Mount Pleasant construction office.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, IA

  8. Lee considers combining conservation, health depts.

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Hawk Eye

    nbergin@thehawkeye.com FORT MADISON -- Like a salmon and cream cheese sandwich, pairing the Lee County conservation and health departments may seem a little odd, but officials hope the two offices will go well together. Instead of lunch, department ...

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    Related Topix: Lee County, IA, Montrose, IA, Keokuk, IA, Houghton, IA

  9. 'Beautiful' holiday parade

    Saturday Nov 28 | Hawk Eye

    John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Ashley Benbow of Fort Madison, dressed as Glenda the Good Witch, waits to march along with the Fort Madison Community Hospital's float, during Fort Madison's 19th annual Parade of Lights Friday along Avenue G in Fort Madison.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas

  10. Holiday favorite to haunt the stage at Indian Hills Community College

    Friday Nov 27 | Newton Daily News

    ... portrays Scrooge, and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future are being played by Shaye Wilson of Fort Madison, Joe Nikas of Knoxville and Thomas Ready of Pella. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, is played by Mitch Bean of Columbus Junction, and ...

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    Related Topix: Charles Dickens, Vocal, Ottumwa, IA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Knoxville, IA, Pella, IA

  11. Parchment stayed in first manager's heartRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Kalamazoo Gazette

    ... Clarence, of Parchment. Born Feb. 27, 1922, Flamm was the oldest of five children in a family that moved from Fort Madison, Iowa, to Parchment when he was 2. A few days after his 16th birthday and while still a junior in high school, Flamm began ...

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  12. Christmas tree causes fight

    Thursday Nov 26 | Hawk Eye

    ... tree will hold a new meaning for a 41-year-old man. Earlier this week, local police arrested Kevin Lee Shrum of Fort Madison, charging him in an initial police complaint with simple domestic abuse assault. He allegedly used a part of a Christmas ...

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    Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law

  13. Board approves purchasing new aerial photographsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Hawk Eye

    The bird's-eye photos of the county were last taken in February 2001, so any structure or road built since then simply isn't there, such as the expansion of U.S. 61 to four lanes between Fort Madison and Keokuk, 20 new subdivisions, 570 new houses, 200 new agricultural buildings, as well as building projects by Roquette, Siemens, Fastenal and ...

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    Related Topix: Keokuk, IA, Lee County, IA, Real Estate

  14. Lee Co. E-911 dispatch centersRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    ... County could be open by October 2010. There are currently three dispatch centers in the county. One in Keokuk, Fort Madison and one in the sheriff's department. The consolidated dispatch center was discussed at the Lee County board of supervisor's ...

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  15. Fees increase at city-owned cemeteriesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Hawk Eye

    ... in life, it seems inevitable that year after year they get more expensive. Costs associated with burial in Fort Madison city-owned cemeteries will go up effective Jan. 1, 2010. City council members unanimously passed a resolution last week ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  16. 2010 pet licenses available in F.M.Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Hawk Eye

    Pet licenses for 2010 are available at the Fort Madison municipal building. The annual fee is $5 for all altered dogs and cats and $15 for unaltered animals over the age of six months.

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  17. One of biggest holiday showsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    ... jewelry and even some specialty foods to sample and even buy. One of those is Sweet Sue's Homemade Fudge from Fort Madison, Iowa. They've been a regular at the show for about 10 years serving up dozens of kinds of fudge including cranberry, rum ...

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    Related Topix: Quincy, IL

  18. Church notes

    Saturday Nov 21 | Hawk Eye

    ... a.m. service Sunday. He will give the sermon, "Alpha and Omega." Community of Christ Church, 2931 Avenue L, Fort Madison, will hear Kevin Tripp speak on Sunday. He will give the sermon "Alpha and Omega." Des Moines County Catholic Parishes are ...

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    Related Topix: Religion, Community of Christ, Des Moines County, IA, Mediapolis, IA, Middletown, IA, Manning, IA

  19. Fort Madison Parade of Lights

    Friday Nov 20 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    Fort Madison will once again offer it's Parade of Lights. Friday, November 27, 2009 you can come watch a lighted holiday parade with over 50 lighted floats.

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  20. Smelser leaves IWC staffRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Hawk Eye

    ... transition," Hampton said. "Both of them, or maybe one of them, may be interested in the position." Jennings, a Fort Madison native, joined the coaching staff in January 2008 and has served as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. Stubbs played ...

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