Once used just for administration purposes, the City of West Liberty will soon be offering a place for different groups to work and gather. During the May 20 city council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Cara McFerren said the open house event for the City Administration Building, 111 West 7th Street, will be held June 8. This event will give members of the community the chance to meet with city staff and walk through the building. more

In spite of some minor delays and some weather interference, Wilton’s 5th Street road construction project is still on track to be completed before the end of 2025. more

Approving a new historical sign, the Nichols City Council learned more about the city’s transportation history May 14 at the regular monthly meeting. more

The Nichols City Council set Wednesday, June 18, as the community’s annual “Big Trash” clean-up day for residents and businesses at its May 14 meeting held at Nichols City Hall. more

The Atalissa City Council set the official Spring Clean Up Day for Thursday, May 29, at its May 12 meeting at Atalissa City Hall. more

Over the next five years, the City of West Liberty will need to make significant rate increases to its water rates and steady increases to its sanitary sewer rates to keep both utilities in operation and to fund upcoming projects related to the utilities. more

A public hearing was held on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. The tax levy amount per $1,000 is $13.94. Revenues and other sources total 9.35 million. Expenditures total 12.5 million. The expenditures comprise several capital projects, including the 5th Street Project, the Cedar Street water main replacement, the new fire truck, and the ambulance rebuild. There were no further questions or comments. The hearing closed, and the council approved the budget. more

The West Liberty City Council has officially approved its Fiscal Year 25-26 budget. This unanimous approval was done during a special council meeting held 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, after the council was received confirmation that the budget had been balanced. more

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors tabled indefinitely a pending ordinance that would have, in part, allowed private burial sites in the county. more

Water and sewer usage rates will increase in Atalissa, the City Council decided Monday, April 14, at their regular meeting at city hall. more

The City of Nichols Council worked on details in transitioning the newly appointed Chief of Police Dominic Wheeler, a Sergeant with the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, in replacing retiring veteran Chief Jeff Jirak. more

The Durant Community School District may see a shortage of school bus drivers in the 2025-2026 school year if more drivers are not hired and trained before then. This is according to … more

Wilton Police Chief Dave Clark gave an overview of Wilton’s Police Department and EMS service for calendar year 2024. During these 12 months, the department logged over 5,000 calls for service, … more

As of 2025, the Wilton Community School District Board of Directors has requested reports on its Instructional Support Levy Program or ISP budget on a quarterly basis. School Business Official … more

The Durant City Council on Jan. 13 approved a new financial software company for the city due to changes to current software pricing and issues with support from its current company gWorks. The … more

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has approved a contract between Muscatine County and Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc. for management of a correctional healthcare contract for the … more

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has set a public hearing, 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, on the updated comprehensive plan. Supervisors voted Jan. 13 for the hearing to be held at the … more

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has set a public hearing, 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, on the updated comprehensive plan. Supervisors voted Jan. 13 for the hearing to be held at the … more

By Tamara Browning Reporter The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has elected Nathan Mather, district four representative, as chairperson of the board for 2025. The board also … more

By Tamara Browning Index Reporter The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors have authorized Chairperson Jeff Sorensen to execute the July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, agreement regarding the … more