St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Wilton recognized veterans with a blessing by Father Robert “Bud” Grant during mass. The fourth grade Religious Education students then presented all veterans with a flag. more

Mary Adaline Hansen, age 93, of Walcott, formerly of Durant, passed away Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Bentley Funeral Home, Durant.  A visitation was held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, at the funeral home.  Burial took place in the Melpine Cemetery, rural Durant. Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church or the Durant Ambulance in her memory.  Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. more

Lainey Shelangoski is picking up right where she left off. more

The Wilton Beavers rolled into their home girl’s wrestling invitational on Saturday, November 18 already with one meet under their belts.  more

Jay and Jean (Hammes) Semsch are celebrating 50 years together on Nov. 17, 2023. They were married in Jean’s hometown of Richland, Iowa, at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church. more

Wilton police reports, Nov. 12-18 more

Durant police reports, Nov. 12-18 more

Two residential neighborhoods in Wilton are being considered for the National Register of Historic Places, the main topic of discussion during a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Wilton Public Library. more

Nearly all of Iowa’s corn and soybean fields have been harvested, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s final crop update about the state this year. more

Another massive flock of egg-laying hens in Iowa was recently found to be infected by a very transmissible and deadly version of avian flu, which has pushed the total number of affected birds this fall beyond last year’s casualties for the same time period. more

The Wilton Parks and Recreation Department is seeking requests for proposal from individuals, organizations and businesses that are interested in providing seasonal concession services at Cherrydale Park, City Park and West View Park. more

The Wilton girl’s wrestling team traveled to Iowa County where Belle Plaine is located to take part in the Plainsmen Girl’s Wrestling Invitational last Saturday.  more

The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has released their 2023 All-State football teams after holding a meeting on Sunday, November 19.  On the list was Wilton junior Jordan Dusenberry.  Dusenberry was picked for the first-team defense in Class 1A as a defensive back. more

Durant’s girls’ wrestling team turned in another solid result last Monday (Nov. 20) after taking seventh place in the West Liberty Girls Invitational before the Thanksgiving holiday break. more

The Wilton Beaver girls’ basketball team opened the 2023-24 season last week with two ball games.  more

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Francis William “Bill” Koppenhaver, age 82, of Wilton, died on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at the Wilton Retirement Community. more

Iowa’s most popular hunting seasons are less than two weeks away when more than 100,000 blaze orange clad hunters will be walking, posting, sitting and standing in Iowa’s timber and field edges hoping to tag an Iowa deer. The first deer gun season is Dec. 2-6; the second deer gun season is Dec. 9-17. more

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) recently received more than $875,000 in grants designed to expand and enhance the college’s truck driving program. more