Fort Madison Daily Democrat

01/02/2026

The Fort Madison Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl.

12/30/2025

A large group of Fort Madison High School students filed into the school district’s board room at the central office.

12/29/2025

A former juvenile detention center officer was recently arrested after police say he took n**e photos, groped, and kissed a 16-year-old girl being held at the center after promising to pay to bail her out of the jail.

A former juvenile detention center officer was recently arrested after police say he took n**e photos, groped, and kissed a 16-year-old girl being held at the center after promising to

12/26/2025

The Lee County Board of Supervisors approved several orders of business during their meeting on Tuesday morning.

12/24/2025

The Fort Madison School Board had its annual organization meeting recently.

12/23/2025

Just a few short years ago, the Fort Madison Invitational was hanging on by a thread, a shadow of the former top-tier boys wrestling tournament it once was.

12/22/2025

Death and taxes might not always be inevitable, but the topic of taxes made the cut during a public Q&A event with local state legislators on Thursday night.

12/19/2025

A public hearing will be held Jan. 21 regarding a roofing project at the Fort Madison junior/senior high school.

12/19/2025

Even homes with only one pet can get bogged down in hair. Imagine what it must be like at Protectors of Animal Welfare (PAW) Animal Shelter, with hundreds of cats and dogs.

Even homes with only one pet can get bogged down in hair. Imagine what it must be like at Protectors of Animal Welfare (PAW) Animal Shelter, with hundreds of cats

12/19/2025

The Fort Madison High School girls wrestling team got four pins and five forfeits in rolling to a 54-18 victory over Mount Pleasant in a Southeast Conference dual Thursday at the Hound Dome.

The Fort Madison High School girls wrestling team got four pins and five forfeits in rolling to a 54-18 victory over Mount Pleasant in a Southeast Conference dual Thursday at

12/19/2025

The Mount Pleasant High School boys wrestling team registered six pins and edged Fort Madison, 45-35, in a Southeast Conference dual on Thursday at the Hound Dome.

12/19/2025

QUINCY, Ill. -- Brynn Williams scored 32 points to lead the Monroe City (Mo.) girls basketball team to a 53-21 victory over Central Lee in the John Wood Community College Rumble on the River on Thursday.

QUINCY, Ill. -- Brynn Williams scored 32 points to lead the Monroe City (Mo.) girls basketball team to a 53-21 victory over Central Lee in the John Wood Community College