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The Wilton Beaver wrestling team dominated the field at the River Valley Conference meet by racking up 224 team points to win the tournament on Saturday.
The Beavers had six individual …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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By Ross Shinberg
Regional Sports Editor
At last Saturday’s boys’ varsity River Valley Conference tournament at Bellevue High School, Durant took 10th place out of 15 competing …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/31/24
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Durant’s varsity basketball teams were busy last week with six games between the two teams.
The girls were the lone group to find a win when they defeated West Branch last Wednesday, Jan. …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/31/24
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The Wilton Beavers enter this week on a season-high three-game win streak after collecting victories over Prince of Peace, West Liberty and Mid-Prairie.
The Beavers are inching close to …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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Wilton Police Department
Jan. 21
-Took a report of fraud it is still under investigation.
-Took a report of a no contact order violation that occurred in the 100 block of Vine Street. …
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1/31/24
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The Muscatine County Fair is about to embark on its biggest project since it began upgrading the grounds in 2015, a $2 million Event Center which will replace the Activity Center.
“It will …
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Jacob Lane
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1/31/24
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By Jacob Lane
Index Editor
Over 325 head gathered Saturday, Jan. 27, for the Muscatine County Cattlemen’s Association 10th Annual Banquet in the Activity Center of the Muscatine …
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Jacob Lane
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1/31/24
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Scott, Cedar and Muscatine County landowners have more power than legislators to stop carbon waste pipelines planned through the counties, said two state legislators eager to see Iowa eliminate …
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Mark Ridolfi
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1/31/24
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Most people will tell you good health is important. Many take good health for granted. I’ll be the first to admit, I was one of those, despite the fact I’ve had a lot of eye problems …
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Tim Evans
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1/31/24
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Jerry Hilgenberg died Jan. 14, 2024, leaving this world to be with his family in heaven. Jerry lived his life with compassion and caring, always putting the well-being of his family above all else. …
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1/26/24
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Jerry Hilgenberg, three-year starter for the Iowa Hawkeyes, assistant coach on Iowa's 1958 national championship team and pivotal member of Wilton’s first high school football team, died Jan. …
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Dave Selvig, Quad City Times and Jacob Lane, Advocate Editor
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1/24/24
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From a young age, Bobby Jo Salm faced the burden of chronic disease, the loss of her mother and the painful experience of abuse and addiction.
She describes her life as a series of uphill …
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Jacob Lane
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1/24/24
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The main topic of the night was a major schedule change, Jan. 8, during the Durant Community School District Board meeting.
Principal Joel Diederichs reported that students in seventh grade …
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Tim Evans
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1/24/24
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Former president Donald Trump dominated the Republican Caucus in Iowa, earning 51 percent of the vote, netting him over 56,000 votes across the state on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
In what has been …
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Jacob Lane
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1/24/24
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For nearly four years the Wilton Parks and Recreation Board hasn’t been active, but that all changed last Wednesday, Jan. 17, when a new board was named in a special meeting at Wilton City …
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Tim Evans
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1/24/24
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The Wilton School District will be holding enrollment for preschool and kindergarten for the 2024/25 school year at Wilton Elementary School.
For preschool, online enrollment will begin …
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1/24/24
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Both the Wilton and Durant American Legions would like to invite community members to bring tattered and faded flags to one the various locations listed below for proper retirement.
Flags can be …
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1/24/24
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If you have never read the books by Patrick McManus, you should, and you will laugh out loud sometimes. He tells of his childhood exploring the mountains, forests and waters of Idaho. …
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Anita Hartley
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1/24/24
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The Cedar County Fair Board is in the midst of a yearlong campaign to raise around $850,000 to build a new Cedar County Farm Bureau Agriculture Center on the fairgrounds in Tipton.
Calling it a …
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Tim Evans
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1/24/24
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The Cedar County Fair and its facilities will both benefit from the third annual 4-H Endowment Gala on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Mathews Building on the fairgrounds in Tipton.
A pit beef dinner …
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Tim Evans
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1/24/24
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