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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Early construction begins on the Orascom Fertilizer plant near Wever Iowa.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released its annual county health rankings for every state in the country.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited Fort Madison Tuesday for a town hall meeting on Lee County's recent economic development.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  The arrest stems from an investigation into the distribution of ice methamphetamine in the Fort Madison area.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  The Iowa Fertilizer Company is a one point four billion dollar project, which is considered to be one of the biggest the state has ever seen.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  A proposal in the State of Iowa could see changes in the way services are provided to victims of domestic violence and domestic abuse.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Investigator said plants valued between 500,000 and $750,000.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  The Lee County Iowa Sheriff says more women are being arrested for being a part of meth cooking conspiracies. That means more women are being put in jail and that is causing the jail to hit their capacity for the number of women who are in the certain cellblock.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  The Lee County Board of Supervisors has approved a $450 thousand plan to expand the women's cell block.

Monday, August 27, 2012  The Lee County Iowa Sheriff's Department has new Chevy Tahoes for some of the deputies who patrol the county roads.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  The Lee County Iowa Narcotics Task Force has arrested 10 people in the last 30 days on meth related charges.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Concrete-like ground extends burn ban in Lee County

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  A new county wide alert system in Lee County Iowa will allow messages to be sent via text or even to your e-mail inbox.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Twenty-two Lee County agencies benefit from Vision Iowa funds.

Monday, July 16, 2012  There is a plan being discussed in Lee County Iowa that could see the health department and the county conservation board to relocated all under the same roof.