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The communities of Wilton and Durant rocked the vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with mayoral, city council, and school board seats up for grabs.
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Jacob Lane, Advocate Editor
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11/16/23
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The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at 9 a.m. in the Wilton City Council room with the following present:
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11/16/23
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The term of one trustee on the Muscatine County, Wilton Oakdale Cemetery Board will expire at the annual meeting of all lot owners on Jan. 8, 2024.
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11/16/23
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The Durant Community Board will host its annual Hometown Holiday Events on Dec. 1-2, with activities taking place at the Durant Community Center from 2-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 and from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2.
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11/16/23
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The annual Muscatine County Fair “Trees for a Cause” event will take place Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Activity Center on the fairgrounds in West Liberty. More than a dozen trees as well as several hometown vendors participated in the event in previous years according to Kelsey Meyers, Fair Manager.
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11/16/23
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Wilton 7-12th-grade students participate in a ThinkFast Interactive assembly Friday, where they were quizzed on driving safety, pop culture, and even had a dance off.
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11/16/23
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About 1.2 million egg-laying hens in Taylor County will be culled because a highly transmissible avian flu was detected in their flock, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
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11/16/23
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Ken Ostofi was the big winner in this week’s Advocate News Football Contest, the only contestant to miss two. He will receive the $25 first prize.
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11/16/23
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The Wilton Historical Society will host its annual Christmas Tree Extravaganza at the Wilton Depot, Sunday, Dec. 3, in conjunction with the Chamber’s Window Walk.
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11/16/23
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U.S. House of Representatives member from Texas Wesley Hunt (R), travelled to Iowa for the annual Kaufmann Family Harvest Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 11.
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11/16/23
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Wilton police report
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11/16/23
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Durant Police report
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11/16/23
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The Durant American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 430, will host its annual Veteran’s Appreciation Pancake Breakfast from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 18, at the Durant Legion.
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11/16/23
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The governing body of Iowa’s public universities has changed its name and logo to better reflect its mission and duties.
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11/16/23
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The United Way of Muscatine will be hosting their annual “Giving Tuesday” event on Nov. 28 to benefit Wilton area families. Hygiene supplies and household items will be collected through November, then delivered to Wilton Community School District to be provided for those in need during the holidays.
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11/16/23
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Focusing heavily on national security, Iowa’s delegates introduced legislation allowing fingerprinting of immigrant children at the border and protecting cyber infrastructure from foreign attacks.
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Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/16/23
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Durant voters passed a series of measures that will allocate more than $13 million towards facility improvements of its public schools.
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By Jacob Lane
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11/8/23
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It all started out with just 25 flags about 10 years ago.
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Tim Evans, AN Reporter
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11/8/23
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Veteran journalist Jacob Lane has returned to his roots and been named editor of the Wilton-Durant Advocate News and West Liberty Index.
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Josh Byers, Eastern Iowa Communications Regional Publisher
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11/8/23
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Sprinkled with inside jokes and fun, Wilton High School’s Drama Club will present “Game of Tiaras,” a comedy play, to be unveiled Thursday and Friday, Nov. 16-17, beginning at 7 p.m. each night at the Wilton Auditorium.
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Tim Evans, AN Reporter
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11/8/23
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