Wilton Police
March 24
-Assisted Wilton FD on a call in the 600 block of W Wate Street.
-Responded to a report of suspicious activity in the 100 block of S Sycamore Street. Issue was …
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4/2/24
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Spring golf season has arrived and both the Wilton boys' and girls' teams hit their opening tee shots last week in two matches against Tipton.
The Beaver boys lost by 12 strokes, 173 to 185, at …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/2/24
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Mother Nature tried its best to make the Durant track teams indoor ‘Cats. But nothing was stopping them once they were let loose.
With top-three finishes at the 12th Annual Healy-Mattis …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/2/24
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In response to the ongoing drought conditions plaguing Iowa, Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared 24 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas.
The proclamation addressed to …
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Jacob Lane
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4/2/24
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Nichols residents, Gene & Vickie Hammons have given $10,000 for storage at the Muscatine County Fair Event Center Project.
The Hammon’s have a hobby farm right outside of Nichols. They …
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4/2/24
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As Stephanie Peterson of Calamus-Wheatland and Colin Telsrow of Durant were looking for a place to host the reception for their wedding in October 2019, there “weren’t a lot of good …
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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It didn’t take long for Durant Elementary School counselor Kristen Milott to implement a new idea she discovered at a state school counselor’s conference in November, putting into place …
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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Come on over the Wilton Public Library and check out all the new books. Here are a some titles that have recently arrived!
Adult Fiction: A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
Debut …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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4/2/24
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Last week we passed a very robust education package dealing with school funding, raising teacher salaries, and the AEA’s.
I was very clear about my position on the AEA bill when I wrote …
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Representative Bobby Kaufmann
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4/2/24
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What sporting event in 1948 turned Wilton Jct. into a ghost town? Why, the girls’ basketball team while playing for the state title, as one of the Sweet Sixteen.
Supporters …
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Anita Hartley
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4/2/24
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In a busy session, the City of Durant approved a contract to build a new shelter in Feldhahn Park, discussed a request by a local restaurant to build an ADA-compliant entrance and heard about several …
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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The Durant Volunteer Ambulance Service (DVAS) had the ultimate high of delivering a baby.
On scene the crew of Andy Gruman, Dan Sterner, and Brent Whitlock thought they had time to transport the …
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4/2/24
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As a humble Kiley Langley waited for the announcement of the Muscatine Fair Queen, she wondered which one of the five other girls in the contest would be crowned.
Little did she know, the Wilton …
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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In what’s being proclaimed as the “social event of the spring,” the 126th annual Wilton High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, April 6, at the Wilton Community Center.
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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Easter Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of a historic tornado outbreak that occurred Friday, March 31, 2023, in eastern Iowa. More than 150 tornadoes touched down across the state and the …
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Jacob Lane
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4/2/24
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The one singular thought running through the heads of Beavers athletes, parents, coaches and fans last week — ‘Well, it’s about time!’
Wilton’s boys’ track …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/9/24
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‘Wildcat winners’ has a nice ring to it.
The rain couldn’t postpone this celebration as the Durant boys’ track team stood tall and scored 150 team points to win its home …
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Ross Shinberg
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4/9/24
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If your kid is into nature, the Muscatine County Conservation Board welcomes area youngsters from preschool to eighth grade to participate in one of six summer nature camps slated to begin in June at …
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Tim Evans
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4/9/24
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“I don’t do anything halfway,” says Sakir Alimoski with determination in his eyes; a Wilton man who is as much an entrepreneur as he is a restaurateur.
“We took this on …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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Get ready to be swept away under the sea as the talented students of Durant Jr. High Choir take you on an enchanting journey with their production of "Little Mermaid Jr."
“We would like to …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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