Community Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that Lily Geiger has been promoted to an Ag/Commercial Lending Officer at the Wilton Office. more

Thomas Wegener of Cedar County was inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 20. Ninety-one Iowa counties participated this year and selected 127 inductees for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H. Inductees or their surviving family members were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4H Foundation President, David Bolte, and Interim State 4-H Program Leader, Mitchell Hoyer, as they were introduced on stage. more

August 30 marked join night for Cub Scouts Pack 153 in Durant. more

Rick “Turk” Steffens got his nickname as a hand-me-down from his brother, who was born around Thanksgiving. more

Bruce Rastetter, the influential co-founder of Summit Carbon Solutions, should be subpoenaed to testify to state regulators in support of his company’s carbon dioxide pipeline proposal, according to the daughter of a landowner who is affected by the project. more

FORT PIERRE, S.D. — Some landowners who’ve been fighting against a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline shed tears of joy Monday as South Dakota utility regulators denied a permit application from Summit Carbon Solutions. more

Crop conditions continue to decline in Iowa due to a lack of rainfall and available soil moisture, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday. more

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The noon Rotary Club of West Liberty will host an estimated 40 vintage cars this weekend at the Heritage Depot Museum on the southwest corner of West Liberty as an enhancement before the start of the 26th annual Children’s Festival weekend. more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the latest round of COVID-19 boosters, as public health officials brace for another cold and flu season. more

Wilton High School celebrates Homecoming this week. The court includes Lilly Shuger, Ava Barrett, Catie Hook, Calli Langley, Kaylee Coss, Abby Hugunin, and Cael Wagaman, Landyn Putman, Mark Clark, Brody Brisker, Charles Allison and Ben Marine. more

Ben Brown was the big winner in Week Two of the Advocate News Football Contest, the only entrant to miss two. He will receive the $25 first prize. more

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach service is holding two seminars for women in agriculture. more

The Muscatine County Parkinson Support Group will meet in the church parlor in the lower level of the Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave., Muscatine, 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21. more

Shirley Grimm of Muscatine County was inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 20. more

A decision on a proposed city/county police officer training/gun range may come down to a Muscatine County Zoning Board meeting in early October despite discussions at Monday morning’s meeting of the Muscatine Board of Supervisors at the County Administration building in Muscatine. more

The Atalissa Church of Christ is sponsoring a car show on the grounds of the church, 319 East Third Street in Atalissa more

Earlier this year, Oregon Democrats pushed through state legislation that allows local governments to require setbacks between neighbors and factory farming operations. The law prohibits farms from drawing unlimited amounts of free groundwater and requires farmers to apply for a permit before applying manure to their fields. more