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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Durant FD orders new gear, new fire truck won't see service until February
Edition: Jan. 19, 2023
By Garrett Ammesmaki
Durant’s new fire truck will be delivered this week, but it …
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1/3/24
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Donavan Lee Telsrow, 67, of Moscow, Iowa, passed away at his home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. A memorial gathering will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. …
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1/3/24
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January
Jan. 4: David Roy Treimer, 68, Bettendorf (Durant)
Jan. 4: Leo Dale Lange, 94, Durant
Jan. 12: Frances Jeanette Nelson, 94, Davenport (Wilton)
Jan 12: Darel D. Hein, 86, …
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1/3/24
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Kimberli Kay Blumer, 59, of Davenport and Durant, died surrounded by her family after a brief battle with Mucosal Melanoma on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 11 …
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1/3/24
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Marian K. Neumann, 65, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Durant, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m., …
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1/3/24
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Lorin L. Fox, 86, of Durant, Iowa, went to be with his heavenly Savior on Dec. 31, 2023, after a brief illness. A visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, at Bentley Funeral Home, …
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1/3/24
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Robert B. "Bob" Thede, 76, of Wilton, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton after a 16 year battle with COPD. A celebration of life will be held from Noon-3 p.m., Sunday, …
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1/3/24
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Dec. 17
-Traffic stop Hwy 38 and Division Street. Driver was given a verbal warning for the violation.
-Traffic stop W 6th Street and Liberty Street. Driver was given a verbal warning for …
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1/3/24
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Dec. 17 -Assisted Durant Ambulance with a medical call on 5th Street. -A report was initiated for a burglary in the 500 block of 5th Street. Dec. 18 -A business alarm in Durant was handled by the …
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1/3/24
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Marvin Krause, former instrumental music instructor of the Durant Community Schools, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Jan. 6, 2024. Marvin and his family were residents of Durant from 1957 to …
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1/3/24
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And here we are, at the beginning of a brand-new year!
It’s time to buy a new historic calendar at the Candy Kitchen, get the year wrong when writing the date for the next month, and be …
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1/3/24
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Dec. 10
-Traffic stop 1100 block Hwy 38 driver was given a verbal warning.
-Traffic stop in the 1000 block of W 3rd Street. Jamie Ewart of Wapello was arrested for operating while …
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12/27/23
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