The days of avoiding big-city crimes by living in small-town Iowa are long gone. Automobile thefts have been occurring in and around the Quad Cities at an alarming rate for the past couple years. The …
When the Durant school board held a work session Nov. 25, it was the first since the election Nov. 5, …
Volunteers are needed for sorting and distributing Christmas gifts for area families in need. On …
MUSCATINE — The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative …
The terms of two members of the Wilton Oakdale Cemetery board of trustees will expire at the annual …
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Jeffrey Bert as a district court …
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Laura Parrish as a district …
It was tough to have game flow when the Wilton girls’ basketball team opened the 2019-2020 season on …
Coming off a 2-18 season a year ago where four impact playing seniors graduated, an opening win to the …
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The River Valley Conference recently released its 2019 All-Conference teams. In total, Wilton and …
A total of 16 Wilton and Durant football players were named to their respective All-District …
For those who read this space consistently, readers know that I'm a struggling Detroit Lions NFL football fan. Being a Lions fans can tell you a lot about me. I'm loyal. I don't follow the …
Editor: As everyone knows, the year 2019 has been very difficult for area farmers because of the …
Veterans Day Nov. 11 was a special one here at the Advocate News. Starting in the morning, we got calls …
Editor’s note: The following editorial was written by Iowa Republican Chair Jeff Kaufmann and Iowa …
Editor: Each year in early April, folks from Wilton and the surrounding area head out to watch their …
Take a moment, if you haven’t already, and see our story on page 2 this week about Wilton High …
With no football games last Friday night for the first time in 10 weeks, I was left to reflect on …
In each of the past two weeks we've introduced readers to several area Cedar and Muscatine County …
Dale Thumma, 94, of Tipton, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at the Leland Smith Nursing Home in Wilton. Funeral services will be held at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton at 10:30 am Thursday, Dec. 5. Burial …
Twins Cael Ronald and Lane Jess DeMoss celebrated their first birthday on Thursday, Nov. 21. They are the …
Donald R. Jackson, 91, of Moscow died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 at the Wilton Retirement Community. Private …
Ardella Mae Woods, 75, of Blue Grass died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at Genesis Health System - East …
Sally J. Geurink, 87, of Durant, a resident of Courtyard Estates of Walcott, passed away Saturday, Nov. …
Bode Jerome is the name selected for the son born Nov. 10, 2019 to Michelle and Kyle Timmerman of …
Henry and Bev Bentley, owners of the Bentley Funeral Homes, Inc. of Durant and Wilton, will host …
A funeral service for Ardella Mae Woods, 75, of Blue Grass, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, …
