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Durant High School choir students Ellasyn Clark and Jada Jones traveled to Luther College, Jan. 7-8, in Decorah, Iowa, to participate in the 74th annual Dorian Vocal Festival Over 900 high school …
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1/24/24
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Alan Jay “Charlie” Whitmore, 73, died on Jan. 7, 2024. He was born on the Fourth of July, 1950, to Francis and Donna (Smith) Whitmore in Logan, Iowa, the youngest of six children. He grew …
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1/24/24
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Thomas "Tom" William Schemmel, age 86, of Durant, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at …
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1/24/24
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No wrestlers have stopped Durant senior Lainey Shelangoski yet this season, and that was not changing during last Friday’s conference tournament at Anamosa.
With two more wins, the …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/24/24
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The inaugural River Valley Conference girl’s wrestling tournament was held last Saturday at Anamosa High School.
12 of the 14 conference members had teams at the event.
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/24/24
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The Wilton Beaver boy’s wrestling team wrapped up an unbeaten run in the RVC dual season this year and claimed the conference title.
The Beavers completed the undefeated run with …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/24/24
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The Wilton boys’ basketball team got back to work this week after navigating weather issues to play a pair of River Valley Conference games.
The Beavers beat Tipton 51-44 in …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/24/24
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On any other day, a score of nearly 3,000 would have been enough. But against one of the top teams in the state, Durant’s boys’ bowling team it ended up just short.
Despite shooting …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/24/24
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By Ryan Stonebraker
Advocate Sports Writer
The Wilton boy’s wrestling program has a good problem with so many athletes out this year.
That depth showed last Saturday …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/24/24
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Durant’s girls’ basketball got a double whammy last week.
Not only were they playing their first game in 12 days, but it was against the Class 2A No. 4 Regals.
It ended …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/24/24
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Two weeks ago, Eastern Iowa was buried under two feet of snow. While snowfall this last week hardly rivaled two weeks ago, cold weather continued to be a problem.
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Jacob Lane
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1/24/24
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Jan. 8
Traffic stop at W Wate Street and Parkview Street. Driver was given a written warning.
Observed a revoked driver on Liberty Street. Trey Harris of Wilton was charged …
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1/24/24
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Jan. 8
Assisted Durant Ambulance with a medical call on 6th Avenue.
Intelligence information in the 2200 block of Hwy 927 was handled by the officer.
Illegal dumping in the 100 block …
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1/24/24
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PUBLIC NOTICE : Durant City Council will meet in regular session at 402 6th Street City Hall, Monday January 22, 2023 at 6:00 PM. A budget work session will follow council meeting.
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1/18/24
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About two inches of new snow will begin falling Thursday afternoon, according to today's National Weather Service update.
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1/18/24
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The Muscatine County Fair will be holding a Pizza, Puzzle, and Pub night on Feb. 3. at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
Sign up by emailing
muscatinecountyfair@gmail.com or call- …
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1/17/24
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The weather quickly took a turn for the worst in Wilton and Durant last week, with nearly two feet of snow fall and temperatures dipping to nearly 40 below due to wind chill.
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Jacob Lane
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1/17/24
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The Wilton Chamber and Development Alliance held its annual member luncheon Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the Wilton Community Center.
“We thank all of you for your support and the great …
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Jacob Lane
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1/17/24
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Nearly $180,000 in traffic fines has been collected by the City of Durant over the past nine months thanks to the city’s three-year commitment to a moveable automatic traffic enforcement (ATE) …
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Tim Evans
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1/17/24
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Reestablishing board policies, setting committees and approving meeting dates was all on the agenda for the initial meeting of 2024 for the Durant City Council Monday night at City Hall.
After …
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Tim Evans
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1/17/24
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