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. more

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.  more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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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. more

The governing body of Iowa’s public universities has changed its name and logo to better reflect its mission and duties. more

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.  more

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. more

Durant voters passed a series of measures that will allocate more than $13 million towards facility improvements of its public schools. more

It all started out with just 25 flags about 10 years ago. more

Veteran journalist Jacob Lane has returned to his roots and been named editor of the Wilton-Durant Advocate News and West Liberty Index. more

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. more

This will be the 17th year that the Wilton Christmas Angel program has been helping families in the Wilton School district that need assistance during the Christmas season.  Last year 40 families were involved in the Christmas Angel Program.  more

The Wilton Junior High Student Council collected 150 pounds of food for the school pantry. more

Troy Harmel was the big winner in the Advocate News’ Football Contest this week. He was the only contestant to miss one, and will receive the $25 first prize. more

Durant School District students will host a salute to local Veterans on Friday, Nov. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Durant High School gym. Anyone is welcome and local veterans are highly encouraged to attend. Veteran’s Day is Nov. 11. The high school National Honor Society, guided by advisor Jeff Trask, is hosting the event while the high school band and choir will perform. Guest speakers include senior student Kierra Hahn as well as high school English teacher Steve Sands.  more