August 20, 1874, on a hot and dusty day, a blaze started at Reed and Dow’s grain elevator on Railroad Street. First a spark and the whole complex began to burn. The fire was born, …
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Anita Heartley
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2/7/24
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Local farmer Adam Maurer recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Wilton Hustlers 4-H Club. Wilton Hustlers 4-H Club will use the funds to improve …
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2/7/24
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Warren Orven Voss, age 77, of Muscatine, formerly of New Liberty, died surrounded by family on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.
Warren was born on …
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2/7/24
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Derby Lee Babcock, age 66, of Wilton, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
A visitation was held Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at Bentley Funeral Home in …
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2/7/24
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Deborah Joyce Norton, age 70, of Wilton, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at Bentley Funeral Home, …
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2/7/24
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Wilton’s Girl Scout Troop 3046 considers themselves “over achievers.”
The seven members of the sixth-grade troop are hoping to sell as many as 3,000 boxes of the popular Girl …
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Tim Evans
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2/7/24
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Have you ever wondered what events will be organized by the Wilton Chamber and Development Alliance in the community? Well, wonder no more!
Following is a list of all the events they have …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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2/7/24
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Two Wilton girls’ wrestlers represented the Beaver wrestling program last Thursday and Friday at the girls’ state wrestling tournament.
The wrestlers were Audra Coss and …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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2/7/24
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One great day and one bad day — Wrestling can be a cruel sport.
While Friday did not go the way Durant senior Lainey Shelangoski had planned, it does not take away from a stellar season …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The Wilton boys’ wrestling team continues to prove it is one of the top dual teams in the state. With a 23-1 record in duals this season and a third-place finish at the state dual team …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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Last week, Durant’s girls’ basketball team split a pair of home games with a 46-42 win over West Liberty and a 56-35 loss to Calamus-Wheatland.
Against the Comets on Friday, the game …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The stellar Durant girls’ bowling season continues to get even better.
After qualifying for bracket play at the Lancer Invite at the end of January, the Wildcats did so again for the …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The Wilton girls’ basketball team had a busy four-game week last week with a mix of non-conference and conference games.
The Beavers came into the week off of a three-game win …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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2/7/24
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In the second year of sanctioned girls’ wrestling in the state of Iowa, both Wilton and Durant are sending two girls to Coralville.
Beavers Audra Coss and Kaydence Boorn, and Wildcats …
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Ross Shinberg and Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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Impacting lives in the name of her late daughter Emily, former Durant elementary school teacher Suzy Bohnsack takes a lot of pride in hosting a special “Green Out” night every year at …
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Tim Evans
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1/31/24
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The Wilton City Council met Monday, Jan. 22, in the council chambers, where they discussed Oakdale Cemetery, the last major snow event, incentive grants and road use tax.
To begin, the council …
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Jacob Lane
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1/31/24
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Marcia Ann Hetzler, age 60, of Wilton, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, after a twenty-year battle with breast cancer.
A visitation was held Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the United Methodist Church …
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1/31/24
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Dolores and Reed Schlapkohl of 1206 11th Avenue in Durant celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Friday, Jan. 26 at a special dinner held at Thunder Bay Grill in Davenport on Jan. 26, exactly …
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1/31/24
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Twenty years ago, Connie Brown asked the librarian at the Wilton Public Library if there were any book clubs in town. Little did she know what that innocent question would lead to.
“Well, …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/31/24
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Wilton Public Library
Join us at the Wilton Public Library for the following activities in February.
On Monday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. Nancy Stockwell from the Beacon of Hope Hospice …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/31/24
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