The Durant Music Boosters are pleased to have received support from several local groups to make instrument upgrades possible. more

Members of four neighboring Legion auxiliaries came to the West Liberty Legion on Saturday, Oct. 14.  more

Mary “Jerry” Williams, 83, of Wilton, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. A visitation was held from 4-7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 16, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Wilton.  A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the church.  Burial took place in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or the Wilton Public Library.  Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. more

Gordon Charles Voeltz, 90, passed on Oct. 11, 2023, at Addington Place, Clinton.  Gordon was born near Lebanon, S.D., on June 28, 1933, the son of Ivan and Mata (Kindt) Voeltz. Gordon graduated in 1951 from Verndale High School in Minnesota. more

Cindy Austin won Week 7 of the Advocate News Football Contest, the only contestant to miss two. She bested 12 other contestants to take the $25 first prize. more

Area residents in the market for a new vehicle had the opportunity to help Durant high school athletes on Oct. 11. more

The Wilton School District is looking for ways to make parent/teacher conferences more “user friendly.” more

The city of Durant has accepted a donation of 0.7 acres of land north of Feldhahn Park from IGW Trust. more

The Wilton Community Pool identified a series of items to be classified as surplus. more

Several Durant junior high and high school students participated in the RVC Honor Choir, held Oct. 2 at Wilton High School. more

On Saturday, Oct. 7, seven Wilton HS Choir basses participated in the RitterSing Tenor/Bass Choir Festival at Wartburg College. The guys got to sing with about 500 other tenors and basses from Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, as well as one of the best vocal jazz groups in the world, “m-pact.”  more

Durant police chief Orville Randolph is recuperating at home, feeling much better, and lucky to have survived his 911 call as a heart attack patient. more

David Frank Dvorak, 62, of West Liberty, died on Oct. 19, 2023, after a brief illness. The family is deeply saddened by David’s sudden death. more

The Muscatine County Zoning Board shot down a request to create a gun range for police training in Muscatine County on Friday Oct. 7, voting 4-1 to deny the 28-E agreement proposed by the county sheriff’s department and the City of Muscatine. more

Wilton police report more

Nearby trick-or-treat times more

This week’s Football Contest winners each missed three, but it was Ken Bland who took the top prize of $25 after winning the tiebreaker. more

Oh, the chaos, the confusion, bitterness, anger, hatred, ineptness, threats of violence, not to mention the failure to do what they were elected to do, and what we are paying them to do, but enough about the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. We have seen this coming for a few decades with a rapid acceleration since the descent down the golden escalator by the GOP’s new leader, thanks to the capitulation by mainstream and moderate Republicans. Can’t say I feel sorry for you since you asked for it. more

It is with a heavy heart that I have decided not to continue the Wilton/Durant Community Thanksgiving Dinner this year. It has been a pleasure to serve you over the years. more

I’ll be voting yes for the Nov. 7, 2023, Durant Community School Bond.  Our community deserves our school to have these updates.  Our community continues stronger with this support.  more