Two weeks ago, Eastern Iowa was buried under two feet of snow. While snowfall this last week hardly rivaled two weeks ago, cold weather continued to be a problem.
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Jacob Lane
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1/24/24
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Jan. 8
Traffic stop at W Wate Street and Parkview Street. Driver was given a written warning.
Observed a revoked driver on Liberty Street. Trey Harris of Wilton was charged …
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1/24/24
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Jan. 8
Assisted Durant Ambulance with a medical call on 6th Avenue.
Intelligence information in the 2200 block of Hwy 927 was handled by the officer.
Illegal dumping in the 100 block …
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1/24/24
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PUBLIC NOTICE : Durant City Council will meet in regular session at 402 6th Street City Hall, Monday January 22, 2023 at 6:00 PM. A budget work session will follow council meeting.
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1/18/24
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About two inches of new snow will begin falling Thursday afternoon, according to today's National Weather Service update.
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1/18/24
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The Muscatine County Fair will be holding a Pizza, Puzzle, and Pub night on Feb. 3. at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
Sign up by emailing
muscatinecountyfair@gmail.com or call- …
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1/17/24
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The weather quickly took a turn for the worst in Wilton and Durant last week, with nearly two feet of snow fall and temperatures dipping to nearly 40 below due to wind chill.
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Jacob Lane
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1/17/24
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The Wilton Chamber and Development Alliance held its annual member luncheon Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the Wilton Community Center.
“We thank all of you for your support and the great …
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Jacob Lane
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1/17/24
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Nearly $180,000 in traffic fines has been collected by the City of Durant over the past nine months thanks to the city’s three-year commitment to a moveable automatic traffic enforcement (ATE) …
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Tim Evans
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1/17/24
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Reestablishing board policies, setting committees and approving meeting dates was all on the agenda for the initial meeting of 2024 for the Durant City Council Monday night at City Hall.
After …
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Tim Evans
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1/17/24
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Although waiting for federal funding, the Wilton City Council approved a resolution to borrow as much as $8.3 million to help fund creating a turning lane on U.S. Route 6 (Fifth Street) at their …
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Tim Evans
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1/17/24
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Terry Goerdt, of Tipton, was honored at and presented the prestigious award of "Building Official of the Year" for the State of Iowa at the annual meeting of the Iowa Association of Building …
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1/17/24
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The Durant Fire Department received a matching grant from the Cedar County community foundation to purchase nine new sets of turnout gear.
Turnout gear has greatly improved over the years. The …
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1/17/24
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The Wilton Community School District had a regular board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Business included a new bus and a new district activity calendar.
Present at the meeting were four of the …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/17/24
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1/17/24
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Secretary Pate spoke to hundreds of students, grades 3-12, in the Durant High School gymnasium, during which he emphasized voter education with the young generation.
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Jacob Lane
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1/11/24
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A seemingly simple task of cleaning out a used tank turned into an emergency odor dilemma that had Durant residents scrambling for answers early last week.
The Durant Fire Department sent two …
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Tim Evans
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1/11/24
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The Wilton Public Library is starting out the New Year with a Book club for fourth through eighth graders.
Participants will be reading “I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/11/24
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The Cedar River reached an all-time low of just five feet this last month, following a record drought that has struck the State of Iowa.
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Jacob Lane
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1/11/24
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Snow reaching Eastern Iowa by 6 p.m. Thursday is expected to blanket the region again with a high probability of another six to 10 inches, according to today's National Weather Service report from Davenport.
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1/10/24
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