Durant

Dodgeball, Durant style

The Annual Durant PTO Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser Saturday, March 8 drew 132 students and a cheering crowd to the Bennett Elementary School Gymnasium. The tournament has taken place since …

Local news

$9.69M bid for Durant schools

Durant Community School District’s addition and renovations project, Project No. 23272000, has been over seven years in the making. On March 10, the Durant School Board took the next step …

Sports

McQuillen and Hull are pickleball champs

On Friday, March 14, Wilton High School hosted its first school-wide pickleball tournament in the high school gym. Senior Carter Hull and junior Kale McQuillen (pictured at left) won the …

Opinion

Wilton’s Fifth Street turn lane is ‘totally irresponsible’

A few months ago I wrote a letter regarding the fact that we can’t seem to afford the upkeep on our pool or decent streets but now we’re getting a third lane on 5th Street for a turn …

Family News

Irma Lorber

Irma Lucille (Chayka) Lorber, 93, of New London, passed peacefully in her sleep on March 5, 2025. She was born in Muscatine, to Edward Bernard (Bernie) Chayka and Nella (Dyche) Chayka on Jan. 12, …

  • Jean King

    Jean M. King, age 92, of Wilton, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Wilton Retirement Community.  …

  • Kevin Stammer

    Kevin D. Stammer, age 67, of Wilton, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his …

  • Gerri Ratzlaff

    Gerri Lynn Ratzlaff, age 58. of Coralville, formerly of Wilton, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at …

  • Joyce Jepson

    Joyce E. Jepson, age 88, of Durant, passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at her home surrounded by her …

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