Thomas “Slim” Hartley, age 67, of Wilton, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at UnityPoint Health Trinity, Bettendorf.  A visitation was held from 4-7 p.m. Monday, March 24, at … more

David “Swede” Sterner, age 79, of Wilton, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Lutheran Living in Muscatine. Cremation rites have been accorded.  A memorial gathering … more

Charles “Chuck” LeRoy Herrold, 83, of West Liberty, passed away peacefully March 22, 2025. Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday March 27 (today) at the Henderson-Barker … more

Thursday, March 27 Meeting: Sophomore Class Meeting with Mark Patterson at Wilton High School Auditorium, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.   Friday, March 28 School: End Of Third … more

Tuesday, April 1 V-GTF: Wapello CoEd Relays at Carl 'Mac' McGill Athletic Complex, 4 p.m. V-BTF: Wapello CoEd Relays at Carl 'Mac' McGill Athletic Complex, 4 p.m. more

The wrestling mats have been rolled up and the basketballs have been collected and racked. Spring sports season has officially arrived. With track and field meets starting their transition … more

As the temperatures rise, so does the intensity of competition. Spring sports season has arrived. Track and field, golf and soccer athletes have been training for this time of year and the … more

March is the 3 rd month of the year, having 31 days.   John Philip Sousa, now there’s a man who knew marches.   He wrote so many he was known as the March King.   A favorite … more

Rain and wind couldn’t stop the Muscatine County Fairgrounds team and its supporters from celebrating the new event center Wednesday afternoon with thunderous applause and golden shovels. … more

April 1 is right around the corner, but I’ve never been one for pranks. It’s not that I get offended, I’m just too much of a softie. I even think some of the dumb phone call pranks … more

“First They Came For” This poem, written as a confessional by Pastor Martin Niemöller in 1946 was his coming to terms with his failure to speak out against the Nazis during what … more

What kind of man bullies a Quaker? Berates a disabled retiree? Badgers a veteran? What kind of man stands in front of voters here at home and says, “Everybody knows glyphosate causes cancer” … more

A wine production facility just outside of Letts has approval from the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors for a Special Class C Retail Native Wine License and Outdoor Service Permit. Glasson … more

Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. more

The Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament has been played in Des Moines since 1963. more

Last week in the Legislature we spent a marathon day debating education bills.  We passed four pieces of Legislation from the Higher Education Committee that I serve on and four pieces of legislation for our K-12 public schools. All four higher education bills had the support of the Board of Regents and all four of the K-12 education bills had wide bipartisan support. more

The joy with raising chickens can span generations. Angie Flenker of Half Mile Down farm in Princeton was inspired by her grandmother, who raised chickens for over 60 years as a local egg dealer. more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund research projects that explore the highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, as well as novel vaccines and therapeutics to treat the bird flu, according to a Thursday announcement. more

USDA’s Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). These one-time economic assistance payments will help commodity producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. more

Josiah and Grace Taylor launched Juniper Grove Farms in Muscatine County one year ago to provide high-quality holistically raised goats, chickens and pigs. During the bird flu crisis, Juniper Grove Farms has been consistently selling out of farm fresh eggs. more