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Derwood Gail Keith died on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.
Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the West Liberty …
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4/30/24
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The Muscatine County Fair Event Center is receiving a major gift of $50,000 from the Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust. The Ryan Trust is going to sponsor the Kitchen, which will be named after the trust.
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4/30/24
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There are “in-form” golfers, and then there is Lauren Callison.
In the span of 72 hours, the Durant junior won two tournaments and broke her school’s 18-hole low record which …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/30/24
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By Ross Shinberg
Regional Sports Editor
Even with the Drake Relays taking place last week in Des Moines, athletes across the state still had opportunities to improve their standing ahead of …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/30/24
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The Durant United soccer team tied with the Bellevue Comets on Tuesday, April 23rd, bringing the Wildcats’ season record to 2-2-1.
In the first half, sophomore Nolan Williams scored …
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Royce Richman
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4/30/24
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Wilton’s boys’ golf team dropped a nine-hole meet last Thursday to Mid-Prairie at Kalona Golf Course 167 to 196.
There was no stopping the Golden Hawks on their home course as they …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/30/24
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The Durant track and field program took their talents to Tiffin last Thursday for the Clear Creek-Amana Co-Ed Pacha Relays.
There, the girls recorded a fourth-place finish out of eight schools …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/30/24
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Imagine transforming your outdoors into living space.
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Mark Ridolfi
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4/24/24
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When Henry Bender first heard of the 50-yard challenge, he thought he might be doing some sprinting.
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Tim Evans
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4/24/24
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The City of Wilton is planning a $7 million overhaul of Fifth St., which will both widen and revamp the community’s main drag that doubles as an entrance from Hwy 38.
As for that entrance …
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Jacob Lane
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4/23/24
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“You fellas, you’re creatures of habit,” says Mary Carpenter. “You get into the habit of going to one place and you never change until you croak.”
The owner of …
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Jacob Lane
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4/23/24
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On Thursday, April 18, the Wilton Public Library had a very special visitor.
Nadie the Owl came with her friend, Luke Hart. Hart is a Naturalist from the Environmental Learning Center at …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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4/23/24
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On Saturday, April 20, the Wilton Public Library hosted an Edible Book Contest. What is an Edible Book you might wonder? Basically, you pick a book and make something edible to represent that book.
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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4/23/24
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If you like trivia and supporting your local food pantry, then the second Durant Iowa Food Pantry Trivia Night might be a great place to be on Saturday, May 4.
To be held at the Durant Community …
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Tim Evans
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4/23/24
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Hallie Hunt of Dixon will celebrate her 80th birthday with a party on April 27. Friends may call at the Dixon American Legion, 604 Davenport St., Dixon, starting at 4 p.m.
She is the mother of …
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4/23/24
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Rose Marie Wright, 94, of Bennett, died on Thursday, April 11 in Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 9-11 a.m. followed by her …
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4/23/24
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Wilton Public Library
The month of May at the Wilton Public Library won’t be quite as busy as usual.
We will be working on our programming for the Summer Reading Program. So, be on …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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4/23/24
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Since 2000, the Iowa State University Extension Office has considered Bonnie Reeb a Master Gardener, but it wasn’t until this year the 77-year-old nature enthusiast was awarded the first-ever …
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Tim Evans
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4/23/24
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The Wilton Beaver girls’ golf team had a nice tournament at the Mid-Prairie Invitational last Friday. There, the Beavers placed third out of seven scoring teams.
There were nine …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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4/23/24
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It was a great day to be a Durant High School track and field fan as the girls’ and boys’ teams both turned in great performances at Northeast High School’s Rebel Relays.
On …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/23/24
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