Wilton School District Transportation Director Rich Creamer says he wishes he had 10 more bus drivers just like Charlie Paustian.
“He’s dependable. Dedicated as hell,” says …
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Tim Evans
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5/7/24
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"There’s no piece of paper that can prepare you for life! You just have to buckle up and enjoy the ride.”
That’s what retiring Wilton Elementary School teacher Laurie Sabers …
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Tim Evans
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5/7/24
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Come on over to the Wilton Public Library and check out all the new books. Here are some that have recently arrived!
Adult Fiction:
“Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen: A Culinary View of …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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5/7/24
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The County Board of Supervisors has done the annual allocation of public library funding, and some library directors are not pleased.
The West Liberty Public Library and the Wilton Public …
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Stephanie Vallez
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4/30/24
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"The hardest part is resisting the urge to speak," says Madison Smyser, "You definitely have to use your facial expressions a lot."
Smyser played the role of a mute Ariel on April 17 and 21, …
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Jacob Lane
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4/30/24
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Learning at an early age she was “always comfortable around children,” Tammy Place knew when she was in high school, she would pursue a teaching career.
“I enjoyed babysitting, …
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Tim Evans
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4/30/24
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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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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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For the first time in history, Wilton High School students got a chance to use the Wilton Observatory for the purpose of viewing a solar eclipse.
Now in its fourth year of helping educate …
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Tim Evans
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4/16/24
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The Wilton Community School District had a regular board meeting on Wednesday, April 10th. Present at the meeting were four of the five members, board members Sam Wilson, Tommy Fitzer, Tara Oien and …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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4/16/24
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Durant’s School Board of Education heard administrative reports, set public hearings on budgets and school calendars, and made a number of personnel moves at their Monday, April 8 meeting held …
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Tim Evans
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4/16/24
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Looking to the Future, Honoring the Past
“It didn’t take long to get here,” jokes Bruce Rabedeaux, Class of 1974. “It’s hard to believe that 50 years have gone by …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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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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The Wilton Community School District had a regular board meeting on Wednesday, March 13.
Present at the meeting were board members Tom Fitzer, Robert Metzger, Sam Wilson, President Tim Barrett …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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3/27/24
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Nancy Stockwell has been working with the elderly since the early 2000s. She seems to have a knack for relating to the elderly.
“I was the only child of older parents,” …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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3/27/24
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The Durant High School Robotics team looks to improve every year, but this past season may have been their biggest success story yet in the short history of the program.
Seven members of the …
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By Tim Evans, Advocate News
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3/20/24
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The Wilton Community School District had a regular board meeting on Wednesday, March 13th. Present at the meeting were board members Tom Fitzer, Robert Metzger, Sam Wilson, President Tim …
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By Rebecca Bovenmyer, Advocate News
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3/20/24
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A pair of contracts were awarded to firms Monday, March 11, by the Durant School District Board of Education.
This progress on improvements to the district campus follows a November 2023, …
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By Tim Evans, Advocate News
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3/20/24
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On Thursday, Feb 29, skeptics and believers alike gathered at the Wilton Public Library for the Iowa City Ghost Hunters (ICGH) presentation.
Kent Andersen, of ICGH, educated the 26 participants …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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3/6/24
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