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Durant’s baseball team played as many games as ones that got cancelled last week. more
The Wilton softball team stunned Class 2A No. 8 Iowa City Regina last week, sweeping the ranked Regals by scores of 8-2 and 9-0. more
When Durant’s softball team began its season with five wins in its first seven games, everyone expected a rise in ranking position from No. 10 in Class 2A. more
The West Liberty School Board has unanimously approved a resolution directing its latest bond sale, declaring Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc from Milwaukee (WI) to be its winner with its bid of $10,741,337.66 after bond re-sizing. more
Lynn and Brenda Ochiltree of the Wilton Candy Kitchen, 310 Cedar Street, received an early business anniversary gift last Thursday when Senator Joni Ernst stopped by to give them her Small Business of the Week award. more
The West Liberty American Legion Post 509 has had a presence in the West Liberty community since the 1940s. With its members aging and not many new members joining, the legion is looking for ways to remain active. more
Congratulations to West Liberty Class of 2025 more
The Durant City Council adopted policy and procedures for the use of security cameras at the city’s public buildings and parks. The council adopted the “Security Camera Policy and Procedures” during its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 27. more
On Tuesday, May 13, students and families gathered at the West Liberty gymnasium for that evening’s Senior Awards Night ceremony. Students were recognized for their efforts in academic excellence, leadership, and resilience. more
On Wednesday, May 21, Durant Elementary’s 35 4th grade students visited the Tri-County Heritage & Genealogy Museum. more
June is bustin’ out all over-in rhyme.  For instance June/moon, June/croon, June/spoon,  “June/swoon, and that all leads to June/bride and groom, and June/honeymoon. more
On May 27, the Muscatine County Arts Council announced its winners of the 10th annual Wandering Words Sidewalk Poetry Competition. Among the winners was Kinley Boorn, a 7th grade student of Nicole Miller’s at Wilton Jr-Sr High School. Another Wilton 7th grader from Miller’s class, Lizzy Jones, was selected as an honorable mention. more
No matter what someone's looking for, the Bennett Yard Sale fundraiser will be the place to be! From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, a community yard sale will be held at 201 Main Street inside the former fire station behind Bennett City Hall. Only cash will be accepted at the sale. more
It’s not too late to register for this year’s Vacation Bible Camp, held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 16-20 at Zion Lutheran Church in Wilton. more
Raymond R. Kroeger, age 87, of Davenport, formerly of Bennett, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Silvercrest Garner Senior Living, Davenport.  A visitation was held from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, at Bentley Funeral Home, Durant.  A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 4, at the funeral home.  Burial took place in Durant Cemetery.  Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.   more
Randy Cole of Sahuarita, Ariz., formerly of Wilton, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the age of 53. more
As high school comes to an end, many seniors are looking back at their accomplishments and lessons learned throughout there time as a student. One student in particular has been weighing in on everything she cultivated. Silvia Garcia Vasquez became West Liberty’s first girls’ state champion and Free Style State Wrestling Champion. She has become a trailblazer and inspiration for many girls, especially in a male dominated sport. more
A public hearing was held to amend the budget for fiscal year 2025. Because unforeseen projects come up during the year, the budget must be amended to include these projects. more
After a brief delay, West Liberty’s Kimberly Park Pool will be opening to the public 4 p.m. Thursday, June 5. From June 6 through Aug. 18, the pool will be open for regular hours, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. more
There’s only a little over a month left until this year’s Muscatine County Fair, but the one of county’s 4H groups, the Goshen Gladiators, are already eager to do what they can to help the fairgrounds raise some extra funds. On Sunday, July 13 at 8 a.m., the Goshen Gladiators will be hosting a “Goshen Gallop” 5K Fundraiser at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds. more
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