The County Board of Supervisors has done the annual allocation of public library funding, and some library directors are not pleased. The West Liberty Public Library and the Wilton Public …
The City of Wilton is planning a $7 million overhaul of Fifth St., which will both widen and revamp the community’s main drag that doubles as an entrance from Hwy 38. Construction will …
"The hardest part is resisting the urge to speak," says Madison Smyser, "You definitely have to use your …
Learning at an early age she was “always comfortable around children,” Tammy Place knew when she was …
The Wilton Community Quilt is now on display at the Wilton City Council Chambers. In the Fall of 2023, …
A $3.6 million commitment of taxpayer dollars from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …
The Muscatine County Fair Event Center is receiving a major gift of $50,000 from the Joseph and …
Imagine transforming your outdoors into living space.
When Henry Bender first heard of the 50-yard challenge, he thought he might be doing some …
There are “in-form” golfers, and then there is Lauren Callison. In the span of 72 hours, the Durant junior won two tournaments and broke her school’s 18-hole low record which …
By Ross Shinberg Regional Sports Editor Even with the Drake Relays taking place last week in …
The Durant United soccer team tied with the Bellevue Comets on Tuesday, April 23rd, bringing the …
Wilton’s boys’ golf team dropped a nine-hole meet last Thursday to Mid-Prairie at Kalona Golf Course …
The Durant track and field program took their talents to Tiffin last Thursday for the Clear Creek-Amana …
The Wilton Beaver girls’ golf team had a nice tournament at the Mid-Prairie Invitational last …
It was a great day to be a Durant High School track and field fan as the girls’ and boys’ teams …
When golfers say that every shot counts, they really do mean it. Case in point was the Monday, …
The place to be on Saturday nights in the late 1940s and 1950s was downtown in Wilton Junction. Farmers came to town, town people gathered. Why? The band was playing, and there was shopping …
Laura Ingalls Wilder. You hear that name and think “Little House Books.” This book tells …
What sporting event in 1948 turned Wilton Jct. into a ghost town? Why, the girls’ basketball team …
Last week we passed a very robust education package dealing with school funding, raising teacher …
This week we took action on two major pieces of legislation – combating illegal immigration and …
A guide to the weird, wonderful and obscure, tells about things and places in Iowa you never knew …
This week we passed a substantial bill refocusing and reforming our Regent Universities. Finding …
In 1865, the attention of the people of Wilton was first called to the importance of building in …
Jo Anne Meincke, age 89, of Durant, died peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the Wilton Retirement Home after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. A visitation will be held from …
Leila M. Rekemeyer, age 80, of Walcott, Iowa, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Clarissa C. Cook …
Derwood Gail Keith died on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty. …
Hallie Hunt of Dixon will celebrate her 80th birthday with a party on April 27. Friends may call at the …
Rose Marie Wright, 94, of Bennett, died on Thursday, April 11 in Clarissa Cook Hospice House in …
Paul Birdsey Luethye, age 69, of Wilton, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Leland …
Helen M. Rider of Davenport, Iowa died on March 19, 2024. Celebration of life services were …
Darrell Lee Woodward, age 86, of Wilton, died on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Harmony Nursing Home, …
